🌍 WCEU 2025 Contributor Day: Community Team Agenda

WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They're one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. Europe 2025 is almost here, and so is Contributor DayContributor Day Contributor Days are standalone days, frequently held before or after WordCamps but they can also happen at any time. They are events where people get together to work on various areas of https://make.wordpress.org/ There are many teams that people can participate in, each with a different focus. https://2017.us.wordcamp.org/contributor-day/ https://make.wordpress.org/support/handbook/getting-started/getting-started-at-a-contributor-day/., one of the most energizing and collaborative moments of the whole week. If you’re planning to join the Community Team table, here’s what to expect and how to prepare.

Whether you’ve never contributed before or you’re a long-time organizer, you are more than welcome to join us. Our table is open to everyone interested in supporting WordPress communities around the world — from local meetupsMeetup 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. and WordCamps to new initiatives like Campus Connect.

🕘 Contributor Day Schedule

09:15 Opening and welcome
10:00 Contributing to WordPress – Community Team welcome and onboarding
12:15 Group photo
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Contributing to WordPress – Let’s keep collaborating
16:30 Teams summaries and wrap-up

💡 What we’ll be working on

We want this to be a practical and inspiring day. Bring your ideas, questions, and curiosity, and let’s turn them into actions together. Here are some topics we’ll be exploring:

• Onboarding for new contributors: First time here? Don’t worry, we’ll help you get started, understand what the Community Team does, and find your place.
• Campus Connect: Help us shape this new initiative to bring WordPress to universities and student communities. Got academic contacts or ideas? Let’s talk.
• Women’s Day 2026: Let’s reflect on the 2025 edition and start planning how to grow the impact of next year’s events.
• Reach new audiences: How can we connect with people who haven’t heard of WordPress events yet? Let’s brainstorm ideas and campaigns that can work globally, and locally.
• GatherPress: Have you heard of this new tool for managing events in the WordPress ecosystem? Join the discussion and help us test it in real-world meetups.
• Process Q&A and hands-on tasks: If you’re planning to organize a WordCamp, a 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., or just want to understand how the team works: bring your questions!
  For more experienced contributors, there will be space to:
  • Vet Meetup and WordCamp applications
  • Triage HelpScout conversations
  • Answer questions from newer supporters and organizers

🤝 Want to help?

This year, the table will be facilitated by Juan Hernando, but we’d love to have more voices and perspectives. If you’re a Program ManagerProgram Manager Program Managers (formerly Super Deputies) are Program Supporters who can perform extra tasks on WordCamp.org like creating new sites and publishing WordCamps to the schedule., Program SupporterProgram 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., or Event SupporterEvent 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. attending Contributor Day, step up and help onboard people, guide discussions, or take notes.

📣 Note takers are very welcome! We want this day to end not just with good ideas, but with clear takeaways and action points. Think:

Come with an idea, leave with a team to help you make it happen.

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