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Cate De Rosia 4:01 pm on October 20, 2023
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Meetup Organizer Newsletter: October 2023

The year may be winding down, but our talented community continues to find new ways to contribute! 

In this newsletter, we will:

  • Introduce you to one of the newest contributing teams, the Photos team and share their recent milestone.
  • Showcase new events being organized by the community.
  • Update you on the details for this year’s State of the WordState of the Word This is the annual report given by Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress at WordCamp US. It looks at what we’ve done, what we’re doing, and the future of WordPress. https://wordpress.tv/tag/state-of-the-word/. so you can start planning your watch party early.
  • Share a Meetup.com resource for getting to know other 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. organizers.

Ready? Here we go!!!

Celebrating the 10,000 Photo Team Submission

On 11 October, the 10,000th photo was approved! 

Submitted by Sithara Koramprambil and approved by moderator Michelle Frechette, this photo of Sithara’s 10th wedding anniversary celebration cake which was taken on 27 January, 2022 at the Rock Cliff resort, Shillong, Meghalaya, India.

The Photo Team is one of the newest ways to contribute to the WordPress open sourceOpen Source Open 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. You can submit photos, learn to review photos, and – like many team members – do both!

Whether you want to submit photos, help moderate, or need CC0 photos to use for a project, check out the Photos team’s contribution to WordPress. Want to participate? Consider making your next meetup a photo walk!

New Event Ideas Become a Reality

  • The Italian community gathered in Rome for its first ever WordPress Community Day to train and support new organizers. 
  • The Gdynia community chose to focus its one-day camp around the theme of optimization for both work and WordPress. 
  • 84 local WordPress enthusiasts will gather to learn from four experienced WordPress experts who will serve as 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. and facilitators at the one-day “Scale Up” workshop in Tegal, Indonesia. The focus will be on enhancing participants’ WordPress skills for the enterprise world.

Would a new type of or topic-focused event benefit your community? If so, use this form to share it with the Community Team.

More from the WP Community

Community Team Training #11: Using the Translate Live tool. On Thursday, November 9, 2023 at 12:00 UTC uncover the potential of the “Translate Live” tool. It’s ideal for presenting at your local 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. to engage and onboard new translators for your native language. If you’re organizing 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., consider introducing this tool during your 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/..

Learn WordPress: The Training team is creating new material and resources – don’t miss their latest updates.

State of the Word Watch Parties

Save the date for this year’s State of the Word 2023! This year’s event will be streamed live on YouTube from Madrid, Spain, December 11, 2023 at 15:00 UTC.

Not in Madrid? No problem! Organize a Watch Party with your local community to watch live, or use the replay to meet at a time that’s convenient to you. 

As usual, we have resources to help make organizing a Watch Party simple and fun. Head to the Meetup Organizer handbook to find information on requesting a Zoom account for online parties, or a venue support for in-person parties, and event and invitation templates you can use on Meetup.com. 

Meetup Tip of the Month 

Did you know there’s a thriving community of Meetup organizers on Discord? The Meetup Organizer Community allows Meetup Organizers to connect, share, and build a community for Organizer success. There you will find mentors and Meetup employees available to help. Check it out and join, assuming you haven’t already!

A special thank you to our Global Sponsors: GoDaddy, Bluehost, Automattic, SiteGround, Weglot, and WooCommerce!

If you have any questions, 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. are here to help. Please email us at support@wordcamp.org or join the #community-events Slack channel. Thanks for everything you do to grow and support the WordPress community—let’s keep sharing knowledge and inspiring each other with our contributions!

See you online soon!The following people contributed to this edition of the Meetup newsletter: @mysweetcate, @pierraisotta, @juliarosia, @bjmcsherry, @devinmaeztri

#community-team, #meetup-organizer-newsletter, #newsletter
harmonyromo 1:47 pm on October 18, 2023
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Events of the Month – September

In an effort to provide some real-time information for event organizers and the community alike, Central would like to present a month-in-review post with recaps of the prior month’s events and how they fared financially, in terms of ticket sales and budget.

It’s hard to believe that October is upon us! 2023 has been a big success in terms of in-person events in the WordPress space. The year has already seen 3 flagship events and 43 local WordPress events, including several NextGen events. September was particularly active with 10 WordCamps and 1 NextGen event.

WordCamps Held in October 2023
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.DatesFinal Tickets SoldAttendee Total Approved with BudgetBudget Notes*Open Items – Finances
JinjaSept 4-5186250Awaiting final numbersStill Awaiting final Transparency Report**, team has responded and is working to gather final support
NetherlandsSept 7-8407400Budget closed.

Final cost $66,403 USD/62,060 EUR and cost per person/day of $81.58 USD/76.24EUR.

Event closed on budget (if there are no additional expenses to report)		No Open Items
MalaysiaSept 8-9280300Budget closed.

Final cost $16,270 USD/73,953 MYR and cost per person/day of $29.05 USD/132.06 MYR.

Event closed with a contribution to the Global Sponsorship Fund of $2,914 USD/12,380 MYR		No Open Items
KathmanduSept 8-9473450Awaiting final numbersStill Awaiting final Transparency Report**, and team has responded to say they are working on the final numbers
FinlandSept 14-15407500Awaiting final numbersSeveral payments still pending (After Party, Food, Venue)
PontevedraSept 16-17245300Awaiting final numbersSeveral payments still pending (Swag, Audio/ Visual)
Whitley BaySept 1897120Budget closed. 
Final Cost $6,665 USD/5,332 GBP and cost per person/day of $68.71 USD/85.88 GBP.

Event closed with a contribution to the Global Sponsorship fund of approximately $4,187 USD/3,350 GBP.		No Open Items
VancouverSept 23241375Awaiting final numbersSeveral payments still pending (Food, Venue)
Rome
Community Day		Sept 293060Budget closed.

Final Cost: $98 USD of Global Sponsorship funds used and cost per person/day of $2.88 USD. 		No Open Items
GdyniaSept 30211110Budget closed. Transparency Report submitted and reviewed.

Final Cost: $4,919.45 USD/21,540 PLN and cost per person/day of $25.52 USD/102.09 PLN.
Event closed with a contribution to the Global Sponsorship fund of approximately $1,232 USD/4,932 PLN 		No Open Items
RochesterSept 3079120Budget closed.

Final Cost: $5,100 USD and cost per person/day of $64.56 USD
Event closed with a contribution to the Global Sponsorship fund of approximately $833 USD		No Open Items
Updates on WordCamps Held pre-October with Open Budgets
WordCampDatesFinal Tickets SoldAttendee Total Approved with BudgetBudget Notes*Open Items – Finances
KeralaMarch 25499500Awaiting final numbersStill Awaiting final Transparency Report**, and team has responded to say they are working on the final numbers
NairobiAug 16-17200Awaiting final numbersStill Awaiting final Transparency Report**, and team has responded to say they are working on the final numbers
DenmarkAug 26-274895Awaiting final numbersSeveral payments still pending (Signage, Swag)

Budget Notes*: If an event was able to raise more sponsorship income or ticket income, or the expenses were less than amounts listed in the approved budget, the additional funds are contributed back to the Global Sponsorship fund. If, on the other hand, an organizing team raises less sponsorship income or ticket income than planned, or expenses are higher than originally budgeted, the additional amount needed to cover all expenses is covered by the Global Sponsorship fund and will be stated as additional Global Sponsorship funds used.

The goal of WordPress events is to provide a space where community members can come together and share knowledge, build relationships with other members and sponsors, and spread love for WordPress. The goal is never to make money. Because WordPress Community SupportWordPress Community Support WordPress Community Support PBC is a subsidiary of WordPress Foundation. It is 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. pays taxes on any income at year end, we strive to hold events where income is equal to expenses.

Transparency Report**: WordCamps that run funds through WordPress Community Support (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.) – meaning WPCS collects ticket income and sponsorship income, and pays vendors directly – are not required to submit a Transparency Report. 
Alternatively, organizing teams that run money locally collect all or some of the ticket income and sponsorship income directly. The team then uses the collected funds to pay expenses of the event. The organizing team is responsible for completing a transparency report after the event where they submit receipts/documentation for all expenses, support for ticket income collected, and support for sponsorship income collected. More info can be found here.

#community-team, #wordcamps

Sam Suresh 12:30 pm on October 18, 2023
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Community Team Training #11: Using the Translate Live tool

We are excited to invite you to attend our upcoming Zoom Training Session scheduled as follows:

TitleCommunity Team Training 11: Using Translate Live tool
Date09 November 2023 
Time & RSVP2023/11/09 12:00 UTC (1 Hour) 
Open toAll community members
LocationZoom Video Conference

Training Brief

Uncover the potential of the “Translate Live” tool, ideal for presenting at your local 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. to engage and onboard new translators for your native language. If you’re organizing 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., consider introducing this tool during your 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/..

Related Links

Translation Live Playground:
https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/friends/dev/de/default/playground/

Related article:
https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/2023/05/08/translate-live-updates-to-the-translation-playground/

Presenter

Alex Kirk
Automattic sponsors Alex Kirk to contribute 40 hours per week to the following teams: MetaMeta Meta is a term that refers to the inside workings of a group. For us, this is the team that works on internal WordPress sites like WordCamp Central and Make WordPress. and Polyglots.

RSVP

Please RSVP, so you will receive an invitation in your email that will include the Zoom link. If you have any questions, feel free to email to support@wordcamp.org. 

RSVP: 2023/11/09 12:00 UTC (1 Hour)

REGISTER HERE: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqdu2trTkqGNODi9kRpPgI11eK5yvOinTz#/registration

#community-team, #polyglots

Steve Dufresne 11:54 pm on October 16, 2023  

Next-Gen Events: Technical Check-in

In May, @angelasjin shared an exciting update about a new initiative for communities to embrace innovative formats to host WordPress events.

This post highlights some of the technical changes and new features that we’ve added to support this pilot program.

Completed

New URLURL A specific web address of a website or web page on the Internet, such as a website’s URL www.wordpress.org Format

Breaking away from the traditional //{city}.wordcamp.org/{year} URL format, we updated 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. network to support the URL structure discussed in “Proposal: Next Generation Event URL“. This allows us to experiment on an isolated network so we can move quickly while limiting side effects to traditional WordCamps. The URL format for Next-Gen events is `events.wordpress.org/city(or country)/year/event-type`.

We opted to not create a new post type and reused the wordcamp post type. We currently differentiate WordCamps and Next-Gen events strictly based on it’s site URL.

  • WordCamps = //{city}.wordcamp.org/{year}
  • Next-Gen events = //events.wordpress.org/city(or country)/year/event-type

Eventually, we want to support recurring events and it still isn’t clear how this URL will support that. Tracking issue for recurring events.

Automated Attendee Surveys

We implemented an automated survey that is sent to attendees 2 days after an event completes. The survey will help the community team adjust the program appropriately.

How does it work?

We dynamically create a survey and a post on every Next-Gen event site. Two days after the event, we publish the page and send out emails to all attendees with the link (events.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//{…}/attendee-survey) to the survey. Two weeks later we close the survey by unpublishing the page.

The survey results are made available to WordCamp/Next-Gen moderators via the central.wordcamp.org dashboard. You can click through on the number under “Total Responses” to view the feedback.

At this moment the event needs to use Camptix because we rely on it for the attendee list. If an event does not use Camptix, we won’t send an automated survey.

We should follow up with an export feature so we can categorize issues to improve the feedback loopLoop The Loop is PHP code used by WordPress to display posts. Using The Loop, WordPress processes each post to be displayed on the current page, and formats it according to how it matches specified criteria within The Loop tags. Any HTML or PHP code in the Loop will be processed on each post. https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop.. See the issue tracking that feature.

Automated Organizer Surveys

We also implemented a similar system to send out a survey to event organizers. Two days after the event is completed, we’ll send an email to whomever is listed as the event’s organizer.

Retrieving form results is done via the JetPack “Feedback” form response page.

We’ve only recently launched both survey features, should the results prove useful, we’ll look to improve ways to access the surveys consistently.

In Progress:

New Events landing page on WordPress.org

@_dorsvenabili posted a call for ideas for a events landing page. We are currently waiting on some design guidance although we have data and filtering already in place. Check it out at https://events.wordpress.org/?preview. If you want to suggest ideas you can add them to the tracking issue or join discussion in the #meta-wordcamp-experiments channel.

What’s next?

We need to complete the landing page. More events are being added as we speak. Having a logical place to market the events and help users find them is really important. @juliarosia created a live program landing page with updates on new events and other important news that will serve as a temporary entry point. The community events page also lists Next-Gen events.

Along with a better event homepage, I am sourcing help to upgrade the base theme for Next-Gen events. Read more.

Questions

Do we want to turn on the attendee/organizer surveys for all WordCamps?

When the surveys were first requested, they were specific to Next-Gen events. Do we want to turn them on for all WordCamps? The question was mentioned by @devinmaeztri in this slack thread.

Looking past the events homepage, what are we thinking for next steps?

We are committed to making deeper improvements to WordCamp infrastructure. Are there particular experiences that we should look to improve first? Feel free to drop ideas/feedback in the thread or open tickets in the GitHub repository.

Naoko Takano 8:32 am on October 16, 2023
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Contributor Working Group: Mentorship Chat Agenda | October 19th 07:00 UTC (APAC/EMEA) and 16:00 UTC (AMER)

It’s time for the next WordPress Contributor Working Group Mentorship chat. We’re meeting this Thursday (October 19th) to continue our work on improving the contribution experience of WordPress. Check out our launch post and past chats for more information on the working group and its plans.

Meeting Times

We will be holding these chats in multiple time zones to make accommodations for as many time zones as possible. These chats will continue to be held on the Third Thursday of every month.

Note: We will only be hosting the APAC/EMEA chat this week, as we don’t have a host for the Americas chat yet. If you can host the chat in the Americas time, let me (@nao) know. The Americas chat was originally planned for 2023-10-19 16:00 UTC (Google Calendar link).

In case a host is not found for the Americas chat, group members in the Americas are encouraged to participate in the EMEA/APAC chat asynchronously.


The chat will be on the #community-team channel in Make/WordPress Slack. Use this .ics file for calendar entries to not miss it. It’s also on the Make/Meetings calendar. Anyone keen on enhancing WordPress contributor experience or developing mentorship programs is welcome!

Pinging some of our active working group members as well as facilitators/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. from our latest mentorship program pilot:

@adityakane, @askdesign, @carl-alberto, @casiepa, @cbringmann, @coachbirgit, @courane01, @desrosj, @foosantos, @@gusa, @harishanker, @javiercasares, @jeffpaul, @jominney, @juliarosia, @kafleg, @leogopal, @leonnugraha, @matteoenna, @mayukojpn, @meher, @milana_cap, @mikeschroder, @mrfoxtalbot, @mysweetcate, @nao, @ninianepress, @nomadskateboarding, @oglekler, @onealtr, @patricia70, @realloc, @sereedmedia, @st810amaze, @sumitsingh, @sz786, @thehopemonger, @thewebprincess, @topher1kenobe, @tobifjellner, @unintended8, @webtechpooja, @yoga1103

Agenda

Following up on our last chat, we will focus on planning the next iteration of our mentorship program!

1. Welcome, introductions, and check-ins
How is everyone doing? New members joining the group can also introduce themselves.

2. Planning for the Next Mentorship Cohort
In our last chat, there was a consensus that our group should do a cohort along with WordPress 6.5 release (likely in Q1 2024). Let’s discuss the second cohort’s structure, timeline, and milestones in this chat.

Feedback to the draft plan doc (put together based on previous chats) is welcome any time!

3. Call for Volunteers
Are you interested in building the mentorship program? Express your interest in joining the team to build the mentorship program’s next edition.

4. Questions, thoughts, and open floor!
If we still have time after all that excellent discussion, we’ll open up the floor for discussing mentorship broadly and our program!

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

#wpcontributors, #contributor-mentorship, #contributor-working-group, #mentorship-programs, #mentorship-chat, #mentorship-chat-agenda
Junko Nukaga 6:23 am on October 13, 2023
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2024 Community Team Reps Nominations and Proposal for Reps Structure

It is time to begin the process of selecting a new community team representative for 2024.

Along with the recommendation for Community Team Reps for 2024, there is a proposal for the composition of Community Team Reps.

The Role

In the WordPress open sourceOpen Source Open 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, each team has one or two (or more!) representatives. On the Community team, there were two reps until last year, and three this year, who committed to their roles for a full calendar year.

Team reps are responsible for communicating on behalf of the group to the other contributor groups via weekly updates, as well as occasional chats. 

As a reminder, it is not called “team lead” for a reason. While the people elected as team reps will generally come from the pool of folks that people think of as experienced leaders, the team repTeam Rep A Team Rep is a person who represents the Make WordPress team to the rest of the project, make sure issues are raised and addressed as needed, and coordinates cross-team efforts. role is designed to change hands regularly.

This role does have a time commitment attached to it, at least one hour a week. The main tasks include:

  • Writing the agenda for the Community Team meetings
  • Run the chat
  • Write the recap and post it in
  • Keep an eye on the moving parts of the team and provide reports for quarterly updates.

Proposal for Community Team Reps Structure

The mechanics of Team Reps vary from team to team at Make WordPress. The process of appointment, the number of years of service, etc.

The three members of this year’s Team Reps ( @mysweetcate, @leogopal and @nukaga ) propose the following modifications with reference to the structure of other teams.

  1. Fix Team Reps to 3 instead of 2
  2. Change the number of years in office from one to two years (step down is possible if desired), with one or two of the three remaining the following year to facilitate continuity

What we realized when we took office was that a year goes by very quickly and there comes a time when you get used to it and then it is time to change.

We also felt that having three Reps made it easier for someone to fill in if someone was not available.

We would like to move forward with this agenda item along with recommendations for the upcoming Reps.

How Community Team Rep elections work

Following our election process last year, the Community team is planning on these key steps: 

  1. Call for Nominations: Anyone can nominate a Community team rep! The deadline is 2023-11-13.
  2. Voting for Team Reps: We will open a poll for voting on 2023-11-20. The poll will stay open for three weeks, and close on 2023-12-15. We will then be able to announce our new team reps before the end of 2023! 

I would also be happy to receive comments on the proposal by November 6, which is the time frame for 1.

Call for Community Team Rep nominations and Comments on the proposal

Please nominate people for Community team rep in the comments of this post by 2023-11-6. Self-nominations are welcome.

  1. What do you think of the number of Team Reps?
  2. What do you think about the term of office of Team Reps?
  3. Please give the name of the person you would like to recommend to Team Reps.

You do not have to answer all of the questions 1 through 3. Just comment on the areas you are interested in.

If you get nominated, you do not have to say yes! We will only add people who respond positively to a nomination to the poll, so feel free to decline a nomination if you don’t feel like this is the right fit for any reason.

Finally, if you have any questions, please also feel free to ask in the comments.

#community-team, #team-reps

jillbinder 8:30 pm on October 11, 2023
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Report: Diverse Speaker Workshop September 2023

In September 2023, the #WPDiversity group held a 2 day workshop for women in India (and other countries) who were thinking about speaking at a WordPress 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. or 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. to help them to own their expertise and generate WordPress-related topics to give a talk on.

September 2023

Diverse Speakers Program

Speaker Workshop for Indian Women in the WordPress Community, September 23 & 24, 2023.

Facilitator: @jillbinder, @pastelito, and @annagargioni

  • Number who attended: 28
  • From number of cities: 14
  • From number of countries: 2 (India and Costa Rica)
  • Self-report increase in public speaking confidence after taking the workshops: 27%

Testimonials

“To the women who feel they aren’t good enough, attend this workshop to know about how we can help and encourage each other! Boost your confidence to become a speaker through this workshop. Everything worked well! From the zoom setup to great coverage of myths and why one should speak. We brainstormed ideas, discussed them, encouraged which topic is good and more appealing, and much more to learn from this workshop!”

Nikita Sawarkar, Blogger, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

“I’ll encourage everyone who has already spoken at 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. or WordCamps or at some event to attend this workshop. This will leave you with simple steps on how to structure, approach the topic and clarify some myths. This is also a good opportunity to learn from other members about their experience. The setup, clear instructions, Interactive sessions are good.  The exercises in the workshop were to help us to apply the knowledge right after we learned it were an excellent help!

Akshaya Rane Wed Developer, Thane, Maharashtra, India

“This foundation workshop is very insightful and helps gain confidence to speak at WordPress events.  The Speaker Workshop is very well structured and helps both beginners or experienced speakers. The experience of brainstorming together helps refine our ideas and build up a solid talk. The workshop was well structured and covered all aspects right from choosing a topic to guidelines for becoming a good speaker.”

Shamali S, Web Developer, Maharashtra, India

“This workshop will be useful even beyond WordPress events, though it focuses on WordPress-related themes and the community. Another benefit is interacting with very different people than the ones at the top of the organiser groups of local events. It helps make WordPress more accessible and welcoming.  This workshop is a good module if you have no experience at all in speaking and want help in conceptualizing a talk, through to tips on delivery. 

Idea Smith, Wed Developer and Blogger, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Thank you

A lot of people contribute to making these workshops successful. Thank you to each and every one!

#diversespeakerworkshopsreports

#diversespeakerworkshopreports, #wpdiversity

Julia Golomb 6:26 pm on October 6, 2023
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NextGen WordPress Events: Discover the Future of WordPress Gatherings

This is a living handbook page for NextGen WordPress Events. We will continue to update this page with upcoming events.

What are NextGen WordPress Events?

NextGen WordPress Events are the evolution of traditional WordPress gatherings. They aim to spark innovation and adoption through accessible training and networking for users, builders, designers, and extenders. These events celebrate the community by accelerating 21st-century skills, professional opportunities, and partnerships for WordPress enthusiasts of today and tomorrow.

Additionally, NextGen events should be doable (not requiring too great an effort by organizers), replicable, scalable, and desirable for attendees.

Why NextGen?

The WordPress community is ever-evolving. With challenges like organizer burnout, increasing costs, and the need for more diverse event formats, the NextGen initiative was born. These events may be curated for specific audiences, focus on particular content topics, and offer a variety of engaging formats.

Upcoming NextGen Events

  • WordPress Catalunya Rural Meetup – October 18, 2023 (and ongoing)
  • WordCamp (NextGen Event) Tegal – October 22, 2023: This one-day “Scale Up” workshop in Tegal, Indonesia will focus on enhancing participants’ WordPress skills for the enterprise world. Approximately 50 local WordPress enthusiasts will gather to learn from four experienced WordPress experts who will serve as 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. and facilitators.
  • Kolkata Career Camp – January 6, 2024: An in-person event focused on lighting talks, panel discussions, and workshops to connect job seekers and students with professionals and companies.
  • Community Building Workshop (Japan) – monthly: A series of online events in 2023 that will become in-person events in 2024. The objective of this event series is to create a study session for not only existing 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. organizers but for all community members in Japan. The group will have a 6-month learning period with topics that include: understanding 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., what diversity is and how can one make events more diverse, how to use social media more efficiently, learning about de-escalation, etc.
  • Ahmedabad WordCast – 2024
  • Jakarta WordPress Website Challenge – January, 2024
  • Masaka WordPress in Education Technology Showcase – April, 2024
  • WordCamp Pune NextGen Event – Day-long workshops for freelancers and people who are new to WordPress

In Pre-Planning

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  • Sofia
  • Kampala

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Cate De Rosia 6:56 pm on October 4, 2023
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Community Team Meeting Agenda for 5 October, 2023

The Community Team chat takes place the first Thursday of every month. 

This meeting is meant for all contributors on the team and everyone who is interested in taking part in some of the things our team does. Feel free to join us, even if you are not currently active in the team!

Asia-Pacific / EMEA friendly meeting: Thursday, 5 October at 12:00 PM UTC
Americas friendly meeting: Thursday, 5 October at 21:00 PM UTC

You will find a preliminary agenda for the meeting below. 

If you wish to add points to discuss, comment on this post or reach out to one of the team reps: @leo, @nukaga, or @mysweetcate. It does not need to be a blog post yet, the topic can be discussed during the meeting nevertheless. We use the same agenda for both meetings.

Check-ins: Supporters, Managers, and Contributors

  • What have you been doing and how is it going? 
  • What did you accomplish after the last meeting? 
  • Are there any blockers? 
  • Can other team members help you in some way?

Highlights to Note

Here are a few things everyone should be aware of.

  • Announcement: Sunsetting Tagregator plugin on WordCamp.org websites – After 10 years of helping organizers pull content from various social media networks onto their pages, the Tagregator 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 is being retired due to breaking changes in the social media APIs. Read on to learn more of what @sippis has to say.
  • Community Team Engagement Program Supporter Survey 2023 – Thank you to all Program Supporters who took the survey! Your contribution to this was invaluable. Look through the results and offer any feedback you may have.
  • From Japan to Rome: Recent and Upcoming Next Generation WordPress Events – – As @juliarosia reports, “The Community team continues to encourage WordPress enthusiasts around the world to organize creative events that align with the [the project’s] purpose statement.” Check out these most recent events!
  • Resource and Handbook Updates in Q3 – @peiraisotta and @mysweetcate have been working on updating the handbooks to reflect the name changes, and to make them easier to use, as well as simplifying the task documentation related to HelpScout management, application reviews, and group orientations.

Open Posts

Check out these new and ongoing discussions needing review, feedback, thoughts and comments.

  • Proposed 2024 Global Community Sponsorship Program – A draft is ready for the 2024 program, but there’s still time for you to give feedback on the program. Please comment on the post with any thoughts you have. Thank you for your work on this Global Sponsor team!

Announcements / Newsletters

Open Floor

This is your chance to discuss things that weren’t on the meeting agenda. 

We invite you to use this opportunity to share anything that you want with the team. If you currently have a topic you’d like to discuss, add it to the comments of this post and we will try to update the agenda accordingly.

Hope to see you on Thursday, either in the Asia-Pacific / EMEA (12:00 UTC) or Americas-friendly version (21:00 UTC) of the meeting!

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