The Community Team chat takes place the first Thursday of every month.
This meeting is meant for all contributors on the team and everyone who is interested in taking part in some of the things our team does. Feel free to join us, even if you are not currently active in the team!
Asia-Pacific / EMEA friendly meeting: Thursday, 1 June at 12:00 PM UTC
Americas friendly meeting: Thursday, 1 June at 21:00 PM UTC
You will find a preliminary agenda for the meeting below.
If you wish to add points to discuss, comment on this post or reach out to one of the team reps: @leo, @nukaga, or @mysweetcate. It does not need to be a blog post yet, the topic can be discussed during the meeting nevertheless. We use the same agenda for both meetings.
Check-ins: Deputies Community Program Supporters (formerly Deputies) are a team of people worldwide who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about program supporters in our Program Supporter Handbook. / Mentors Event Supporter (formerly Mentor) is someone who has already organised a WordCamp and has time to meet with their assigned mentee every 2 weeks, they talk over where they should be in their timeline, help them to identify their issues, and also identify solutions for their issues. / Contributors
- What have you been doing and how is it going?
- What did you accomplish after the last meeting?
- Are there any blockers?
- Can other team members help you in some way?
Highlights to Note
Here are a few things everyone should be aware of.
- Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship for WordCamp US 2023 – Spread the news! Check out the requirements and remember to apply no later than Monday, June 12, 2023 at 11:00 pm Eastern Time
- Announcement: Increasing Meetup Venue Support Funds – To help continue to revitalize meetups Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook., WPCS The collection of PHP_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) used to format and validate PHP code developed for WordPress according to the WordPress Coding Standards.
May also be an acronym referring to the Accessibility, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, etc. coding standards as published in the WordPress Coding Standards Handbook. will be increasing Meetup Meetup groups are locally-organized groups that get together for face-to-face events on a regular basis (commonly once a month). Learn more about Meetups in our Meetup Organizer Handbook. venue fund guidelines from $5 USD/person per event to ~$10 USD/person per event.
- SiteGround Joins the 2023 Global Sponsorship Program – Read on to see all of the 2023 sponsors. If you know of a company who might be interested in the program, share the link to more information found in the post.
- Notes of Community Team Discussion on May 25, 2023 – Not able to attend the WordPress Community Team Discussion #9: The Next Generation of WordCamps? Find out what was discussed, and share any questions or concerns you have in the comments or with the Community Team on Slack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/..
Open Posts
Check out these new and ongoing discussions needing review, feedback, thoughts and comments.
- The Next Generation of WordCamps – Through this change, we, the Community Team, want to celebrate community by accelerating 21st-century skills, professional opportunities, and partnerships for WordPressers of today and tomorrow. We’re looking for new ideas on howWordPress events can spark even more innovation and adoption by way of accessible training and networking for users, builders, designers, and extenders. Add your ideas to the conversation!
- Idea generation: Next Gen WordCamps! – While the Next Generation of WordCamps post focuses on the idea of changing and innovating our event formats, this post opens the door to more focused community brainstorming. Please leave your new event ideas either in tomorrow’s discussion on Slack, or directly on the post as a comment.
Announcements / Newsletters
Open Floor
This is your chance to discuss things that weren’t on the meeting agenda.
We invite you to use this opportunity to share anything that you want with the team. If you currently have a topic you’d like to discuss, add it to the comments of this post and we will try to update the agenda accordingly.
Hope to see you on Thursday, either in the Asia-Pacific / EMEA (12:00 UTC) or Americas-friendly version (21:00 UTC) of the meeting!
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