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We are currently updating the names of our contributor roles throughout our resources. The new role names are Community Team 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.), Community Team Program SupporterProgram SupporterCommunity 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. (formerly DeputyProgram SupporterCommunity 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.), and Program ManagerProgram ManagerProgram 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. (formerly Super DeputyProgram ManagerProgram 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.).
Welcome to the Community Team Supporters and Managers Handbook!
This page introduces you to three of the Community Team’s contributor roles. If you have any questions along the way you can ask for help in the #community-team channel in Slack.
Community Team Supporters and Managers are a team of people from all over the world who support WordPres event organizers, like WordCamps, 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., do_actions, and the new Next Generation events.
Event Supporters (formerly WordCampWordCampWordCamps 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.MentorsEvent 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.) are a great role to kick off contribution to the Community Team. They check on our dormant meetups to see if they can be reactivated, are available to mentor meetups and Next Generation events as needed, and those who qualify can
Program Supporters (formerly Community DeputiesProgram SupporterCommunity 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.) review applications, interview lead organizers, and generally keep events moving forward. The goal is to keep new and returning organizers from overworking themselves and assure the code of conductCode of Conduct“A code of conduct is a set of rules outlining the norms, rules, and responsibilities or proper practices of an individual party.” - Wikipedia is being followed, all while making positive contributions to the open sourceOpen SourceOpen Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL. project.
Program Managers (formerly Super DeputiesProgram ManagerProgram 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.) are veteran community members who have extensive experience across community events, and have a trusted reputation through out the global WordPress community. They work alongside the Event and Program Supporters in answering difficult questions, establishing guidelines for the Community Team program to follow, and help with more sensitive tasks.
The original Deputy program was started in an effort to both decentralize management of the overall Community program and help with the large volume of daily emails. It started with a small pilot program in October of 2014 and has grown from there.
In 2023, as we rebounded from the pandemic, the decision was made to update the program to better fit the community it was serving. Roles were shifted to make room for new contributors, particularly those who had helped with the 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. Reactivation.
These changes to the program should enable future flexibility as our events and community evolve.
First, read this in-depth Tuesday Trainings article on the formerly called Community Deputies!
Then, if you’d like to discuss becoming a Community Team Event or Program Supporter, you can join us during the monthly Community Chat, held the first Thursday of every month, or any time in the #community-team channel on Slack.