Community Team Meeting Agenda for 4 January 2024

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, 4 January 2024 at 12:00 PM UTC
Americas friendly meeting: Thursday, 4 January 2024 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:@peiraisotta, @Shusei, @leo, or @nukaga. 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: DeputiesProgram Supporter 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. / MentorsEvent Supporter 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.

• Announcing the New WordPress Events Page – The brand new WordPress Events page was announced during State of the Word. @devinmaeztri has announced the details.
• Community Team Reps for 2024 – @nukaga announced the four team reps for 2024. If you have any thoughts, concerns, or questions, let them know!
  We will try this new structure for a year (based on the Proposal for Reps Structure), and since two years is a long time, we decided on a four-person structure to allow for departures along the way.
• Reminder: Annual Meetup Survey – The deadline for the MeetupMeetup 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. survey is January 14.

Open Posts

Check out these new and ongoing discussions needing review, feedback, thoughts and comments.

• Recap of the Contributor Working Group’s Mentorship Chat on December 21, 2023
  – Submitted by @harishanker. The schedule for Mentorship Cohort #2 for 2024 is discussed. Check out the details from the most recent Contributor Working Group’s Mentorship.
  • Contributor Working Group: Mentorship Chat Agenda | December 21st 07:00 UTC (APAC/EMEA) and 16:00 UTC (AMER)

Announcements / Newsletters

• Meetup Organizer Newsletter: December 2023

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!