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Here is where we have policy debates, project announcements, and assist community members in organizing events.
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Get Involved
If you love WordPress and want to help us do these things, join in!
Between the COVID-19 pandemic and organizer burnout, our meetupsMeetupMeetup 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. were struggling. Worldwide, at least 470 groups were dormant. It was a daunting task to tackle, but many of you came forward to answer the call.
With your help, in 12 months the Community Team was able to reactivate 268 meetups on 6 continents. That’s 57%!Â
For those who’d like to see those numbers broken down further, that information is provided at the end of the post.
Transitioning the Project
One thing we learned from this effort is that some meetups were dormant even BEFORE the pandemic hit. In fact, some meetups had never held a single event. This means that even when there isn’t a pandemic we still need to check for and in with our dormant meetups.
To maintain our momentum on this project and continue supporting our meetups, which are the life force of the WordPress community, we’re adding a Dormant MeetupMeetupMeetup 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. Check-in task to the new Event SupporterEvent SupporterEvent 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. (formerly MentorEvent SupporterEvent 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.) role. You can learn more about that in this post: Updates to the Community Team Mentor Program.
If you are a Meetup Reactivation supporter who would like to continue helping with the Dormant Meetup Check-in process, email us at support@wordcamp.org for further instructions on applying.
A Mighty Thank YOU!
Finally, we want to thank everyone who has given their own personal time to this project. We have been grateful to work alongside you and get to know you better. Your help was invaluable and directly contributed to the success of this project.
