Recap of the Contributor Working Group’s Mentorship Chat on September 21, 2023
In attendance: @adityakane, @coachbirgit, @gusa, @harishanker, @kafleg, @leogopal, @matteoenna, @mayukojpn, @mikeschroder, @nao, @ninianepress, @oglekler, @onealtr, @patricia70, @sereedmedia, @tobifjellner, @topher1kenobe, @webtechpooja, @yoga1103 Notes: @nao Agenda: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2023/09/19/contributor-working-group-mentorship-chat-agenda-september-21st-0700-utc-apac-emea-and-1600-utc-amer/ Meeting Start APAC/EMEA: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1695279617297589AMER: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1695312003171489 Summary Based on the conversation, here are some takeaways from the meetings: We should try doing the next cohort alongside 6.5 The next cohort size should be bigger We should put out a call for mentors along with mentees We should try to include more Make/Teams in the process We should revisit the process of mentorship, add more documentation, and processes Our project management tool will be our GitHub Project Pending Tasks from our Past Cohort These pending tasks were discussed, and additional feedback was provided. Share a post-event survey for mentees and mentors: @ninianepress and @leogopal will work on the email message to send out the survey. Create a draft contribution plan document (template) to encourage mentees to continue ongoing contributions: volunteer(s) wanted. Create and assign badges to mentors, mentees, and facilitators’ WordPress.org profiles: We are waiting for the #meta team’s help. 3-month mark check-in with mentees: Follow up with our mentees after three months to check how they are doing by November. @ninianepress and @leogopal raised their hands…
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