Meetup Application Vetting Sprint – 26 & 27 September

In order to get through the large backlog 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. applications that are currently in need of vetting, we are going to be joining together in two 1-hour vetting sprints next week!

What is a vetting sprint?

A vetting sprint for meetup applications is a 1 hour session where all available 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. meet together in the #community-team channel in the WordPress Slack group. Over the course of the hour, we will all work on vetting meetup applications and use the SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. channel as a central place to discuss what we’re working on and support each other.

Who can take part?

Any deputies who have access to the Meetup Tracker can take part. That means people who have completed the deputyProgram 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. training, signed the agreement and been given access to the tracker (details about the tracker here).

If you are a deputy who has been active in the last 6 months, then you would have been added to the tracker already, but if you don’t have access and still want to take part then please comment here and we can give you access.

When is this happening?

We have two sprints planned for next week, so we can accommodate as many time zones as possible. The two times are:

These times have been added to the Deputy Calendar for easy reference.

How does it work?

As explained above, we will meet in the #community-team channel on Slack at the times listed and dive into vetting meetup applications. Here are some handy links that you will need on the day:

Community Team Chat Agenda | Thursday, 20 September 2018

Hey Team!

Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 20 September 2018. Meeting times are Thursday, 19 September 2018 at 11:00 UTC and Thursday, 19 September 2018 at 20:00 UTC in #community-team on Slack – we use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Agenda

  1. DeputyProgram 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. check-in:
    What have you been doing and how is it going?
  2. Payments offline for a week:
    As announced, all of the 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. who handle payments will be offline for the first week of October, so payments will be on hold for that time.
  3. 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. and Team Chat for first week of October:
    As with payments, we will also need to make sure that we have deputies able to cover Office Hours and the Community Team Chat for 1-7 October – details here.
  4. Call for 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. application vetting:
    We have a lot of meetup applications that need vetting in the new Meetup Tracker – please jump in there whenever you can.
  5. P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/. posts needing review/feedback:

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Community Team Chat Agenda | Thursday, 5 July 2018

Hello team!
Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 5 July 2018.
Meeting times are Thursday, 5 July 2018 at 11:00 UTC and Thursday, 5 July 2018 at 20:00 UTC in #community-team on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. – we use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Agenda

  1. DeputyProgram 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. check-in:
    What have you been doing and how is it going?
  2. P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/. posts needing feedback/action:
  3. Highlighted posts for all 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.

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Community Team Chat Agenda | Thursday, 21 June 2018

Hello team!
Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 21 June 2018.
Meeting times are Thursday, 21 June 2018 at 11:00 UTC and Thursday, 21 June 2018 at 20:00 UTC in #community-team on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. – we use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Agenda

  1. DeputyProgram 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. check-in:
    What have you been doing and how is it going?
  2. P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/. posts needing feedback/action:
  3. Highlighted posts for all 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.

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Community Team Chat Agenda | Thursday, 7 June 2018

Hiya team!
Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 7 June 2018.
Meeting times are Thursday, 7 June 2018 at 11:00 UTC and Thursday, 7 June 2018 at 20:00 UTC in #community-team on SlackSlack Slack is a Collaborative Group Chat Platform https://slack.com/. The WordPress community has its own Slack Channel at https://make.wordpress.org/chat/. – we use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Agenda

  1. DeputyProgram 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. check-in:
    What have you been doing and how is it going?
  2. P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/. posts needing feedback:
  3. Highlighted posts for all 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.

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Community Team Chat Agenda | Thursday, 17 May 2018

Hey Team!

Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 17 May 2018. Meeting times are Thursday, 17 May 2018 at 11:00 UTC and Thursday, 17 May 2018 at 20:00 UTC in #community-team on Slack – we use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Agenda

  1. DeputyProgram 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. check-in:
    What have you been doing and how is it going?
  2. P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/. posts needing review/feedback:

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Community Team Chat | Thursday, May 3rd 2018

Hey Team!

Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, May 3rd 2018. Meeting times are 11:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC in #community-team on Slack – we use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Agenda

  1. DeputyProgram 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. check-in:
    What have you been doing and how is it going?
  2. P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/. posts needing feedback/discussion:
  3. New posts on P2 (no feedback needed, but reading appreciated to be up-to-date!)
    • WordPress 15th Anniversary date range extension. You can learn why we are extending the range in this post.
    • WordCamp Incubator Program 2018-2019: Roadmap. A new edition of the 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. Incubator Program is in the works, keep updated about this project with the this recap!

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Community Team Chat | Thursday, 19 April 2018

Hey Team!

Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 19 April 2018. Meeting times are 11:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC in #community-team on Slack – we use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Agenda

  1. DeputyProgram 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. check-in:
    What have you been doing and how is it going?
  2. WordPress 15th Anniversary:
    We’re heading towards the 15th anniversary of WordPress and plans are coming along well. Reminder about the announcement post and the central site is live at wp15.wordpress.net.
  3. P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/. posts needing review/feedback:
    • Call for WordCamp Mentors – we’re looking for more people to come on board as 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. 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.!
    • WordCamp Nordic Proposal – we’re looking for more feedback here from 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., so please leave a comment.
    • Meetup Organiser Newsletter: 16 April 2018 – we’re going to be publishing these on the Community P2 going forward.

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Community Team Chat Agenda | Thursday, 5 April 2018

Hey Team!

Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 5 April 2018. Meeting times are 11:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC in #community-team on Slack – we use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Agenda

  1. DeputyProgram 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. check-in:
    What have you been doing and how is it going?
  2. WordPress 15th Anniversary Plans:
    We want to support the community in celebrating the 15th anniversary of WordPress, so we have some resources to assist with that – see the announcement post and handbook page. Let’s use this time in the meeting to clarify any questions so all of us are on the same page when community members ask about it.
  3. P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/. posts needing review/feedback:

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Community Team Chat Agenda | Thursday, 15 March 2018

Hey Team!

Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 15 March 2018 (today). Meeting times are 11:00 UTC and 20:00 UTC in #community-team on Slack – we use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Note the new time above for the earlier meeting!

Agenda

  1. DeputyProgram 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. check-in:
    What have you been doing and how is it going?
  2. GPLGPL GPL is an acronym for GNU Public License. It is the standard license WordPress uses for Open Source licensing https://wordpress.org/about/license/. The GPL is a ‘copyleft’ license https://www.gnu.org/licenses/copyleft.en.html. This means that derivative work can only be distributed under the same license terms. This is in distinction to permissive free software licenses, of which the BSD license and the MIT License are widely used examples. guidelines for 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. involvement:
    Read through this post from @kcristiano and let’s chat about it. Any thoughts need to be left as comments on the post, but a real time chat would be beneficial as well.
  3. P2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/. posts needing review/feedback:

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