Community Team Chat Agenda | October 1 2020

Hello Team!

Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 01 October 2020. Meeting times are detailed below. We use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Asia-Pacific / EMEA friendly: Thursday, October 01, 2020, 11:00 UTC

Americas friendly: Thursday, October 01, 2020, 20:00 UTC

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./MentorEvent 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. check-in

What have you been doing and how is it going?

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

  • Resolved Posts plugin activated & widgets added; Learn Roadmap Proposal posted by Ryan – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/09/18/resolved-posts-plugin-activated-widgets-added-learn-roadmap-proposal/
  • Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) on September 23, 2020 posted by Jill – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/09/23/recap-of-the-diverse-speaker-training-group-wpdiversity-on-september-23-2020/
  • Call for participants: Diverse Speaker Workshop Discussions and a Training – October 2020 posted by Jill – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/09/25/call-for-participants-diverse-speaker-workshop-discussions-and-a-training-october-2020/
  • Call for Volunteers: The Diverse Speaker Training Group, posted by Jill – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/09/25/call-for-volunteers-the-diverse-speaker-training-group/
  • Reports: Diverse Speaker Workshops September 2020 & Train the Trainers July-September 2020 posted by Jill – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/09/28/diverse-speaker-workshops-report-september-2020-catch-up-on-train-the-trainers-stats/

Highlighted P2 posts

  • Learn WordPress is Live – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/08/12/learn-wordpress-is-live/

Please add any additional items to this agenda by commenting on this post as needed.

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Community Team Chat Agenda | August 20 2020

Hello Team!

Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 20th August 2020. Meeting times are detailed below. We use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Asia-Pacific / EMEA friendly: Thursday, August 20, 2020, 11:00 UTC

Americas friendly: Thursday, August 20, 2020, 20:00 UTC

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./MentorEvent 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. check-in

What have you been doing and how is it going?

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

  • Proposal: Managing discussion group signups – Cami Kaos – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/08/06/proposal-managing-discussion-group-signups/
  • Diverse Speaker Workshops Report, July 2020 – Jillbinder – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/08/06/diverse-speaker-workshops-report-july-2020/
  • Learn WordPress: Project Details and Roadmap – Hugh Lashbrooke – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/08/07/learn-wordpress-project-details-and-roadmap/
  • Tuesday Trainings: How to be an excellent discussion group leader – Angela Jin – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/08/11/tuesday-trainings-how-to-be-an-excellent-discussion-group-leader/
  • Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) on August 12, 2020 – Jillbinder – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/08/12/recap-of-the-diverse-speaker-training-group-wpdiversity-on-august-12-2020/
  • Meetup Organizer Newsletter: August 2020 – Hari Shanker R – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/08/14/meetup-organizer-newsletter-august-2020/
  • Call for Learn WordPress Volunteers (Video/Translation/Discussion Group) – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/08/17/xpost-call-for-learn-wordpress-volunteers-video-translation-discussion-group/ – Naoko Takano
  • Discussion: Preparing for a full launch of Learn WordPress – Angela Jin – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/08/18/discussion-preparing-for-a-full-launch-of-learn-wordpress/
  • Tuesday Trainings: Get to know your contributor teams – Cami Kaos – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/08/18/tuesday-trainings-get-to-know-the-contributor-teams/

Highlighted P2 posts

  • Learn WordPress is Live – Hugh Lashbrooke (Featured Post) – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/08/12/learn-wordpress-is-live/

Please add any additional items to this agenda by commenting on this post as needed.

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Community Team Chat Agenda | August 6 2020

Hello Team!

Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 6th August 2020. Meeting times are detailed below. We use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Asia-Pacific / EMEA friendly: Thursday, August 6, 2020, 11:00 UTC

Americas friendly: Thursday, August 6, 2020, 20:00 UTC

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./MentorEvent 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. check-in

What have you been doing and how is it going?

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

  • Reimagining Online Events – Angela Jin – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/13/reimagining-online-events/
  • Meetup Organizer Newsletter: July 2020 – Hari Shanker – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/14/meetup-organizer-newsletter-july-2020/
  • Tuesday Trainings: Mentor Roundtable – Cami Kaos – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/14/tuesday-trainings-mentor-roundtable/
  • Supporting Black Voices in WordPress – Jillbinder – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/15/supporting-black-voices-in-wordpress/
  • Tuesday Trainings: Open-source and the GPL in Community Events – Naoko Takano – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/21/tuesday-trainings-open-source-and-the-gpl-in-community-events/
  • Moving forward with online events – Andrea Middleton – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/23/moving-forward-with-online-events/
  • In-person events in rest of year 2020 – Timi Wahalahti – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/27/in-person-events-in-rest-of-year-2020/
  • Tuesday Trainings: Supporting Meetup groups during the pandemic – Hari Shanker – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/28/tuesday-trainings-supporting-meetup-groups-during-the-pandemic/
  • Recap of Youth Event Working Group Checkin Chat – Sandy Edwards –https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/28/recap-of-the-youth-event-working-group-checkin-chat-friday-24-july-2020/
  • The Learn WordPress applications are here! -Cami Kaos – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/08/03/the-learn-wordpress-workshop-presenter-application-is-here/
    https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/08/04/the-learn-wordpress-workshop-reviewer-application-is-here/
    https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/08/05/the-learn-wordpress-discussion-leader-application-is-here/
  • Announcement: Flagship Events in 2021 – Hugh Lashbrooke – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/08/04/announcement-flagship-events-in-2021/
  • Tuesday Trainings: It’s not always easy to just say no. – Cami Kaos – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/08/04/tuesday-trainings-its-not-always-easy-to-just-say-no/
  • Proposal: Asking confirmation when registering for a free ticket – Timi Wahalahti – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/08/04/proposal-asking-confirmation-when-registering-for-a-free-ticket/

Highlighted P2 posts

  • Building community beyond events – Hugh Lashbrooke – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/23/building-community-beyond-events/

Please add any additional items to this agenda by commenting on this post as needed.

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Community Team Chat Agenda | July 16 2020

Hello Team!

Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 16 July 2020. Meeting times are detailed below. We use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Asia-Pacific / EMEA friendly: Thursday, July 16, 2020, 11:00 UTC

Americas friendly: Thursday, July 16, 2020, 20:00 UTC

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./MentorEvent 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. check-in

What have you been doing and how is it going?

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

  • WPDiversity Workshops in July: Different this month! – Jillbinder – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/02/wpdiversity-workshops-in-july-different-this-month/
  • Proposal: Recognition for event volunteers and attendees in WordPress.org profile – Timi Wahalahti – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/03/proposal-recognition-for-event-volunteers-and-attendees-in-wordpress-org-profile/
  • External Linking Policy – “Commercial blogs” posted by Milana Cap – https://make.wordpress.org/docs/2020/07/06/external-linking-policy-commercial-blogs/
  • Tuesday Trainings: Thoughts on WordCamp Mentorship – Kevin Cristiano – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/07/training-tuesdays-thoughts-on-wordcamp-mentorship/
  • Youth Event Working Group: Call for More Volunteers and New Meeting Time – Sandy Edwards – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/08/youth-event-working-group-call-for-more-volunteers-and-new-meeting-time/
  • Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) on June 24, 2020 – Jillbinder – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/08/recap-of-the-diverse-speaker-training-group-wpdiversity-on-june-24-2020/
  • Tuesday Trainings: Signup for the Mentor Roundtable discussion – Cami Kaos – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/09/tuesday-trainings-signup-for-the-mentor-roundtable-discussion/
  • Meetup Organizer Newsletter: July 2020 – Hari Shanker R – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/14/meetup-organizer-newsletter-july-2020/
  • https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/14/tuesday-trainings-mentor-roundtable/ – posted by Cami Kaos

Highlighted P2 posts

  • Reimagining Online Events – Angela Jin – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/07/13/reimagining-online-events/

Please add any additional items to this agenda by commenting on this post as needed.

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Community Team Chat Agenda | July 2 2020

Hello Team!

Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 02 July 2020. Meeting times are detailed below. We use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Asia-Pacific / EMEA friendly: Thursday, July 02, 2020, 11:00 UTC

Americas friendly: Thursday, July 02, 2020, 20:00 UTC

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./MentorEvent 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. check-in

What have you been doing and how is it going?

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

  • Diverse Speaker Workshops Report – June 2020 – Jill Binder – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/06/22/diverse-speaker-workshops-report-june-2020/
  • Tuesday Trainings: Encouraging Diversity in Meetups and WordCamps – Angela Jin – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/06/23/tuesday-trainings-encouraging-diversity-in-meetups-and-wordcamps/
  • Video and YouTube Workflow for Online WordCamps: Request for Feedback posted by Hari Shanker R. – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/06/24/video-and-youtube-workflow-for-online-wordcamps-request-for-feedback/
  • 2020 WordCamps stalled in pre-planning, update by Cami Kaos – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/06/26/2020-wordcamps-stalled-in-pre-planning/
  • Timi posted a Proposal: Dedicated communication place for deputies – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/06/29/proposal-dedicated-communication-place-for-deputies/
  • Estela posted an update on: Exploration of a new classification for user documentation – https://make.wordpress.org/docs/2020/06/22/exploration-of-a-new-classification-for-user-documentation/
  • Another edition of Tuesday Trainings by Evarlese – Tuesday Trainings: Tips for managing an online meetup – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/06/30/tuesday-trainings-tips-for-managing-an-online-meetup/

Highlighted P2 posts

Please add any additional items to this agenda by commenting on this post as needed.

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Community Team Chat Agenda | June 18 2020

Hello Team!

Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 18 June 2020. Meeting times are detailed below. We use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Asia-Pacific / EMEA friendly: Thursday, June 18, 2020, 11:00 UTC

Americas friendly: Thursday, June 18, 2020, 20:00 UTC

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./MentorEvent 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. check-in

What have you been doing and how is it going?

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

  • Youth Event Working Group Chat/Office Hours June 11, 2020 – Sandy Edwards – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/06/09/youth-event-working-group-chat-office-hours-june-11-2020/
  • Tuesday Trainings: Tips for designing an online WordCamp – Tammie Lister – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/06/09/tuesday-trainings-tips-for-designing-an-online-wordcamp/
  • Tuesday Trainings: Signup for the Conflict De-escalation Workshop – Cami Kaos – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/06/11/tuesday-trainings-signup-for-the-conflict-de-escalation-workshop/
  • Meetup Organizer Newsletter: June 2020 – Hari Shanker R – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/06/12/meetup-organizer-newsletter-june-2020/
  • External Policy Linking (Trusted Sources) discussion posted by Milana Cap – https://make.wordpress.org/docs/2020/06/15/external-linking-policy-trusted-sources/
  • Tuesday Trainings: De-escalating conflict in text communication – Andrea Middleton – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/06/16/tuesday-trainings-de-escalating-conflict-in-text-communication

Highlighted P2 posts

Please add any additional items to this agenda by commenting on this post as needed.

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Community Team Chat Agenda | June 4 2020

Hello Team!

Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, June 4 2020. Meeting times are detailed below. We use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Asia-Pacific / EMEA friendly: Thursday, June 4, 2020, 12:00 PM GMT+1

Americas friendly: Thursday, June 4, 2020, 09:00 PM GMT+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./MentorEvent 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. check-in

What have you been doing and how is it going?

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

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. organizer newsletter suggestions for June 2020 – Hari Shanker R
https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/06/02/meetup-organizer-newsletter-suggestions-for-june-2020/

Tuesday Trainings: The power of working as a team – Angela Jin
https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/06/02/tuesday-trainings-the-power-of-working-as-a-team/

Diverse Speaker Workshops Reports – April & May 2020 – Jillbinder
https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/06/02/diverse-speaker-workshops-reports-april-may-2020/

Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) on May 27, 2020 – Jillbinder
https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/05/28/recap-of-the-diverse-speaker-training-group-wpdiversity-on-may-27-2020/

Tuesday Trainings: Practising Open Communication – Hugh Lashbrooke
https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/05/26/tuesday-trainings-practising-open-communication/

Schedule BlockBlock Block is the abstract term used to describe units of markup that, composed together, form the content or layout of a webpage using the WordPress editor. The idea combines concepts of what in the past may have achieved with shortcodes, custom HTML, and embed discovery into a single consistent API and user experience. Available for BetaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. Testing – Ian Dunn
https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/05/22/schedule-block-available-for-beta-testing/

Feedback request 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. Organizers: How do you use your WordCamp email address? – Hari Shanker R
https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/05/22/feedback-request-for-wordcamp-organizers-how-do-you-use-your-wordcamp-email-address/

Schedule for contributing with the Community Team at WCEU Contributor day posted by Cami – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/06/03/contributing-with-the-community-team-at-wceu-contributor-day/

Highlighted P2 posts

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Community Team Chat Agenda | May 21 2020

Hello Team!

Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 21 May 2020. Meeting times are detailed below. We use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Asia-Pacific / EMEA friendly: Thursday, 21 May 2020, 11:00 UTC

Americas friendly: Thursday, 21 May 2020, 20:00 UTC

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./MentorEvent 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. check-in

What have you been doing and how is it going?

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

  • Youth Event Working Group Chat/Office Hours May 7, 2020 posted by Sandy Edwards – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/05/07/youth-event-working-group-chat-office-hours-may-7-2020/
  • Request for Feedback: Which email newsletter service should we use? posted by Hari Shanker – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/05/08/request-for-feedback-which-email-newsletter-service-should-we-use/
  • Update: Kim Parsell Memorial Scholarship for WordCamp US 2020 posted by Angela Jin – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/05/08/update-kim-parsell-memorial-scholarship-for-wordcamp-us-2020/
  • Call for Participants: Diverse Speaker Workshops and Coaching in May & June posted by Jill Binder – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/05/09/call-for-participants-diverse-speaker-workshops-and-coaching-in-may-june/
  • Financial update on WordPress community programs posted by Kevin Cristiano – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/05/11/financial-update-on-wordpress-community-programs/
  • Tuesday Trainings: a new series! posted by Cami Kaos – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/05/12/tuesday-trainings-a-new-series/
  • Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) on May 13, 2020 posted by Jill Binder – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/05/14/recap-of-the-diverse-speaker-training-group-wpdiversity-on-may-13-2020/
  • In-person WordCamps in 2020 posted by Angela Jin – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/05/14/in-person-wordcamps-in-2020/
  • Meetup Organizer Newsletter: Online Events Edition posted by Hari Shanker R – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/05/15/meetup-organizer-newsletter-online-events-edition-2/
  • Tuesday Trainings: Online Event Formats posted by Courtney P.K. – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/05/19/tuesday-trainings-online-event-formats/

Highlighted P2 posts

  • Online WordCamps – Resources, Tools and Information posted by Hugh Lashbrooke – https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/05/14/online-wordcamps-resources-tools-and-information/

Please add any additional items to this agenda by commenting on this post as needed.

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Community Team Chat Agenda | May 7 2020

Hello Team!

Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 7th May 2020. Meeting times are detailed below. We use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Asia-Pacific / EMEA friendly: Thursday, May 07, 2020, 11:00 UTC

Americas friendly: Thursday, May 07, 2020, 20:00 UTC

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./MentorEvent 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. check-in

What have you been doing and how is it going?

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

  • Updates from Sandy Edwards on the Youth Event Working Group Chat/Office Hours on April 23rd 2020: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/04/22/youth-event-working-group-chat-office-hours-april-23-2020/
  • Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) on April 22, 2020 by Jill Binder: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/04/22/recap-of-the-diverse-speaker-training-group-wpdiversity-on-april-22-2020/
  • Request for feedback on using an email newsletter service to communicate with Community organizers around the world, instead of relying on using Meetup.com by Angela Jin posted on April 24 2020: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/04/24/request-for-feedback-should-we-use-an-email-newsletter-service/
  • A discussion by Courtney P.K on how sponsors can be acknowledged at online WordCamps posted on May 1 2020: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/05/01/how-could-we-acknowledge-sponsors-at-online-wordcamps/
  • Suggestions on important topics that may be added to the Meetup organizer newsletter for May 2020 is being welcomed in the comments here till the 8th of May 2020 by Angela Jin: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/05/04/meetup-organizer-newsletter-suggestions-for-may-2020/
  • The Speaker Feedback Tool is live on WCES to be used for the first time as well, posted by Corey McKrill on May 6th 2020: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/05/06/the-speaker-feedback-tool-is-live-on-wces/

Highlighted P2 posts

  • https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/03/11/new-recommendations-for-event-organizers-in-light-of-covid-19/

Please add any additional items to this agenda by commenting on this post as needed.

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Community Team Chat Agenda | 16 April 2020

Hello Team!

Our bi-monthly Community Team chat is happening this Thursday, 16 April 2020. Meeting times are detailed below. We use the same agenda for both meetings in order to include all time zones.

Asia-Pacific / EMEA friendly: Thursday, April 16, 2020, 11:00 UTC

Americas friendly: Thursday, April 16, 2020, 20:00 UTC

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./MentorEvent 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. check-in

What have you been doing and how is it going?

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

  • Andrea talks about the accessibilityAccessibility Accessibility (commonly shortened to a11y) refers to the design of products, devices, services, or environments for people with disabilities. The concept of accessible design ensures both “direct access” (i.e. unassisted) and “indirect access” meaning compatibility with a person’s assistive technology (for example, computer screen readers). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility) concerns that have been raised concerning the use of Crowdcast as an online conferencing tool, she thanks all those who have helped with documentation surrounding its use and apologizes for not making sure it was a fully accessible tool before recommending it. Other platforms are currently been vetted and collated in this spreadsheet. If you know any good accessible tool out there that can be recommended to community organizers to use for online 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., conferences and events, please add your voice to the conversation here: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/04/03/online-conference-platform-concerns/
  • Ryan has suggested that the Diverse Speaker Workshops could be promoted by showing the online events in the Events widgetWidget A WordPress Widget is a small block that performs a specific function. You can add these widgets in sidebars also known as widget-ready areas on your web page. WordPress widgets were originally created to provide a simple and easy-to-use way of giving design and structure control of the WordPress theme to the user. Section. He is asking if this should be considered, and if so to whom, and in what language or timezone this should be shown, please add your thoughts to this conversation here: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/04/03/showing-online-workshops-in-the-events-widget/
  • Timi is taking feedbacks till the 5th of May 2020 on improving the trackers used by community team 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. 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. and 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. applications. To help out or share your thoughts, please do so here: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/04/04/request-for-feedback-revising-application-tracker-back-end/
  • The Youth Event working group are talking about an online Kids / Youth Camp for Kids and have set their meeting hours to happen weekly on Thursdays at 2100UTC/5pm EST. If you want to get resources for your own family or just talk about things kids can do safely online, do join in the conversation with Sandy. See their full post here: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/04/08/youth-event-working-group-chat-office-hours-april-9-2020/. A recap of their meeting on the 9th of April can be found here: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/04/14/youth-event-working-group-chat-office-hours-recap-from-april-9-2020/, where they had conversations surrounding age limit for a kids camp, creating videos and content, having a mini series over the course of a month, etc. For parents looking for wholesome creative things for their kiddos to do, kindly leave your thoughts and suggestions in the comments please.
  • The Diverse Speaker Working Group posted a recap of their meeting on April 8th here: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/04/10/recap-of-the-diverse-speaker-training-group-wpdiversity-zoom-call-on-april-8-2020/ – they talked about their ongoing workshops this week and the potential new direction the team wants to take. Read their full recaps to get the full lowdown. On the 28th and 30th of April, they are also running a group coaching to train speakers who are members of a marginalized or underrepresented group in terms of gender, race, class, sexuality, ability, age, etc. only. Share this post with friends and register for the training here: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/04/14/diverse-speaker-group-coaching-april-28-30/
  • The WPCSWPCS The collection of PHP_CodeSniffer rules (sniffs) used to format and validate PHP code developed for WordPress according to the WordPress Coding Standards. May also be an acronym referring to the Accessibility, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, etc. coding standards as published in the WordPress Coding Standards Handbook. (WordPress Community SupportWordPress Community Support WordPress Community Support PBC is a Public Benefit Corporation, created specifically to be the financial and legal support for WordCamps, WordPress Meetup groups, and any additional “official” events organized within the WordPress Community Events program., PBC) is beginning a Pilot Program to pay the production costs of online WordCamps hosted in 2020 with the hope that this will result in more online WordCamps during this time of uncertainty and in-person disconnection. If you have suggestions for making this pilot program more successful, or questions about its details, kindly share your ideas, concerns, or questions in a comment on this post: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/04/13/pilot-program-production-vendors-for-online-wordcamps/
  • Timi has posted an update for WCEUWCEU WordCamp Europe. The European flagship WordCamp event. 2020 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/. due to the WordCamp taking place online this year. This will be the first Contributor Day of this scale to take place online. To create a welcoming and positive experience for new contributors, she has jotted suggestions on the post and welcomes any ideas about making the online Contributor Day a more valuable and comfortable experience for contributors in the comments here: https://make.wordpress.org/updates/2020/04/15/wordcamp-europe-2020-contributor-day-update/
  • Angela has posted the online events edition of the meetup organizer newsletter, to catch the news and resources on and for upcoming events, please see her full post here: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2020/04/15/meetup-organizer-newsletter-online-events-edition/

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