Notes from Community Team Chat | July 7, 2016

We held the monthly Community Team Chat yesterday (July 7, 2016) at 19:00 UTC in #outreach on the Making WordPress 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/.. You can view the full Slack logs here (Slack account required to view).

Mentorship Programme

@brandondove gave a report on the current status 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. mentorship programme (Slack logs):

  • 29 total 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. (17 active, 4 maxed out, 8 inactive)
  • 37 camps actively being mentored
  • 9 camps that need mentors

In general the mentorship programme is working well and being very effective. Given that the number of active WordCamps fluctuates over the course of the year, there are times of the year when we do not have enough mentors and times when we do. Right now we do not have enough to cover all of the camps that need them.

WordCamps

@camikaos reported on the status of WordCamps at the moment (Slack logs):

  • 5 camps needing vetting
  • 2 camps needing orientation
  • 34 camps in the pre-planning stage
  • 49 camps scheduled
  • 37 camps closed in 2016 so far

Given that some of those camps are for 2017, we’ll be looking at around 115 camps in total for 2016.

WCEUWCEU WordCamp Europe. The European flagship WordCamp event. 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/.

@miss_jwo gave some feedback about what the Community achieved at the WordCamp Europe Contributor Day on July 26, 2016 (Slack logs):

  • @camikaos and @chanthaboune lead a workshop on WordCamps and 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.
  • @kcristiano and @camikaos led a Q&A session
  • Testing sessions were held for new WordCamp organisers using WordCamp.org
  • A number of people worked on improving the handbooks

Meetups

@chanthaboune gave an update on Meetups (Slack logs):

  • We have 305 total 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. groups (97,130 members)
  • 21 new groups created in the last month
  • 28 applications received in the last month
  • 0 groups closed in the last month
  • 63.2% groups are outside the US
  • 36.7% groups in the US
  • We average ~350 events a month

She noted that we have not been sending out the monthly emails to meetup groups around the world and some discussion was had about possibly making those email quarterly instead of attempting to do them monthly.

Miscellaneous

@chanthaboune had a few miscellaneous items at the end of the meeting (Slack logs):

  • We are in the process of moving our 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/. to an O2P2 P2 or O2 is the term people use to refer to the Make WordPress blog. It can be found at https://make.wordpress.org/. (much like the Meta blog has already). Everything will continues to work as it should, but it’s worth mentioning.
  • The team at 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. has grown with the addition of @courtneypk and @hlashbrooke – this means we have more effective coverage across most time zones.

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Reminder: Community Team Chat is next Thursday!

Just a reminder that our monthly Community Team Chat will be held next Thursday at 19:00 UTC in the #outreach channel of WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ 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/.. Mark your calendars! (While you’re at it, find out how May went by so fast, mkay? Sheesh.)

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Agenda for our monthly team chat, this Thursday at 19:00 UTC

Hey there team, just a reminder that our monthly Community Team Chat will be held this Thursday at 19:00 UTC in the #outreach channel of WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ 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/.. Mark your calendars and double-check the time in your zone!

If there’s something you’d like to add to the agenda, please suggest topics in the comments!

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Monthly team chat, this Thursday at 19:00 UTC

Just a reminder that our monthly Community Team Chat will be held this Thursday at 19:00 UTC in the #outreach channel of WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ 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/.. Mark your calendars and double-check the time in your zone, because Daylight Saving Time will affect some of the attendees of this meeting!

If there’s something you’d like to add to the agenda, please suggest topics in the comments!

#agenda, #community-management, #meeting, #team-chat

Reminder: Community Team Chat is next Thursday!

Just a reminder that our monthly Community Team Chat will be held next Thursday at 19:00 UTC in the #outreach channel of WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ 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/.. Mark your calendars and double-check the time in your zone, because Daylight Saving Time is a thing!

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Community Team Chat Reminder

Hello! This is a reminder that our Community Team Chat will be held this Thursday, March 10 at 19:00 UTC in the #outreach channel on Slack.

Let us know if you have something you’d like to add to the agenda in the comments below!

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Monthly team chat on Thursday at 19:00 UTC

Hey folks, just a heads up that our Community Team Chat will be held this Thursday at 19:00 UTC in the #outreach channel on Slack.

We’ll do a roll call at the beginning of the chat to set the agenda. See you there!

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Monthly Chat Timing

It seems like more people can do 19:00 than 16:00. That said, since Jenny would be better served by talking at 16:00, I propose that Andrea, Josepha, Jenny, and I meet at 16:00 and hash out a few things ahead of time, then do the broader chat at 19:00 and if Jenny wants to skip that because it is late then we’ll be able to bring up her concerns. If anyone else would rather be in the 16:00 chat instead of 19:00, please say so in a comment below. After the 19:00 chat, we will write up and post notes to this blog for people who couldn’t attend to be able to weigh in on the issues we need to discuss.

Let’s plan to do video, and we’ll use Zoom, which doesn’t have a cap on participants that we are likely to hit (the way we do with hangouts). It requires a quick download, which you can get for free here: http://zoom.us/

I’ll post the join link in #outreach just before the meetings start.

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The October Community Chat is coming!

This month’s Community Chat will be held next Thursday, October 8th in #outreach at 18:00 UTC.

Agenda:

  • progress on training new 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.
  • We’ll chat about the housekeeping items listed in this post: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2015/09/22/housekeeping-for-all-deputies-part-i/
  • general 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. updates
  • general 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. updates

If you have any suggestions for additional agenda items, please comment below!
#team-chat

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This time for real Community Chat will be…

This time for real! Community Chat will be held ON THURSDAY in #outreach at 18:00 UTC. 🙂

Agenda:

  • training new 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.
  • update on the new theme project from @jleuze
  • an update on how many 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. applications we’ve responded to and how many meetups are now on the chapter account
  • an update on how many 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 we’ve responded to and how many WordCamps have happened so far this year and are scheduled for the rest of the year

If you have any suggestions for additional agenda items, please comment below!

#agenda, #meeting, #team-chat