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This team helps the community with official events like:

As well as,

Deputy and Mentor development
Diversity initiatives
Growing the WordPress community

If you love WordPress and want to help us do these things, join in!

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Discuss: Here we have policy debates, project announcements and status reports. Everyone is welcome to comment on posts and join the discussion.

Plan: Want to organize 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. in your community? Excited to host a 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.? Check out one of our handbooks to get started.

Assist: Participate in the Meetup Reactivation project, apply to be a Community DeputyDeputy Community Deputies are a team of people all over the world who review WordCamp and Meetup applications, interview lead organizers, and generally keep things moving at WordCamp Central. Find more about deputies in our Community Deputy Handbook., or help out as a WordCamp MentorMentor 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..

Discover: Any skill level can find a way to be involved in our Team Projects.

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Office HoursOffice Hours Defined times when the Global Community Team are in the #community-events Slack channel. If there is anything you would like to discuss – you do not need to inform them in advance.You are very welcome to drop into any of the Community Team Slack channels at any time. are held on Slack in #community-events

Mondays & Wednesdays 22:00 UTC,
Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 UTC.

Team Meetings are held the first Thursday of every month at 12:00 UTC and 21:00 UTC on Slack in #community-team (same agenda).

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Meetup Organizer Handbook

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Group Management Topics

Topics

At what point should someone be given different admin levels of access to the group?
I run a separate meetup group. Can I organize a joint meetup?
Special Offer Emails
- As an organizer, can I send special offer emails to members, through the meetup system, from a business or another member?
- A few points on what to consider when allowing members to send messages to the meetup group:

Community organizers all over the world can now organize in-person WordPress events, following local laws and safety measures. Check out our latest guidelines for in-person events!

At what point should someone be given different admin levels of access to the group?

There are a three levels of 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. access, you can read about the specific from the link below.

Meetup member levels: https://help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002862252-Adding-additional-Admins-to-your-Pro-account

There are no set rules surrounding member user level access. This is a group decision. It is suggested that if you are actively involved with scheduling events and interacting with members, your role should allow you to connect with the members to keep them informed of your events.

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I run a separate meetup group. Can I organize a joint meetup?

Cross pollination of meetup groups is a huge community bonus that we encourage. We ask that you only schedule joint meetup events that specifically relate to WordPress.

What is an event that is specifically relates to WordPress?

Some examples:

The SEO Meetup group might do a joint meetup on a WordPress specific SEO pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. They can extend functionality or add new features to your WordPress websites. WordPress plugins are written in the PHP programming language and integrate seamlessly with WordPress. These can be free in the WordPress.org Plugin Directory https://wordpress.org/plugins/ or can be cost-based plugin from a third-party.
Perhaps you have a Writers Meetup and you are looking to do an event that shows your users how to publish their work to the web.
Perhaps you have a Photography Meetup and you would like to help your members find a WordPress theme that displays their photos best.

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Special Offer Emails

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As an organizer, can I send special offer emails to members, through the meetup system, from a business or another member?

Example Scenario: Jane Apple contacted Cindy who is the meetup organizer of Cool City USA. Jane Apple is a sales rep for a business name Cool City WordPress Security. Jane wants to offer the group a free trial as way to get the word out about their service.

Emails sent to members should fall within this range:
The goal of group communication should be to better the communities understanding of WordPress, help facilitate interaction between users and bring awareness to local businesses or freelancers.

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A few points on what to consider when allowing members to send messages to the meetup group:

Does the sender giving the offer pass all the requirements needed to be a 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. sponsor or speaker? If so it means they meet expectations for how they treat the WordPress license and trademark.
Is the sender local to the meetup group? If not they may want to contact WordCamp centralWordCamp Central Website for all WordCamp activities globally. https://central.wordcamp.org includes a list of upcoming and past camp with links to each. about being a sponsor at your city’s next WordCamp.
Is the sender offering a any discount? It is suggested that a minimum of 15% or more be given if the offer includes a purchase. Without a substantial discount, the email becomes another spam message to the members.

Here is a quiz on this article. Read quizzes section of the welcome page if you have any questions about quizzes and how to navigate them.

Last updated: January 28, 2022