Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) AMER/EMEA on June 22, 2022

AMER/EMEA Attending: @jillbinder, @jasonnickerson, @katiejrichards, @kcrockett, @onealtr, @planningwrite, @volkswagenchick AMER/EMEA Attended by proxy: @juliarosia AMER/EMEA Facilitator: @katiejrichards APAC Attending: @onealtr, @nukaga, @kharissulistiyono APAC Facilitator: @onealtr AMER/EMEA Start: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1652288415642899 APAC Start: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1652324525397099 Summary 1 Check-ins (everyone) 2 First time here 3 Comments, questions, ideas (anyone) @jillbinder got feedback on titles for women speaker workshop in India…

Attending: @jillbinder, @juliarosia, @katiejrichards, @kcrockett, @kimberlylipari, @mysweetcate, @onealtr, @peiraisotta, @wpfangirl Attended by proxy: @alliennimmons, @anjanavasan, @devinmaeztri Facilitator: @peiraisotta Start: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1648054836829219 Summary Each person gave an update and we all had some great discussions and ideas. 1 First time here2 Check-ins (everyone)3 Comments, questions, ideas (anyone)4 Workshops (Speaker & Allyship) (@jillbinder)5 Diverse Speaker Support channel (@kcrockett…

Following a successful kickoff chat, the contributor working group is organizing its next chat on April 20th to continue its work. Meeting times To make accommodations for as many timezones as possible, we will be holding these chats in multiple timezones (please note that we are shifting the times a bit to make these meetings…

In Attendance: @javiercasares @nao @josepmoran @kafleg @patricia70 @matteoenna @harishanker @oglekler @sumitsingh @webtechpooja @adityakane  @ratneshsonar @jeffpaul @mysweetcate @topher1kenobe @sereedmedia @courane01 @gusa @ninianepress @tobifjellner Facilitator (EMEA): @adityakaneFacilitator (AMER): @harishankerNotes: @ratneshsonar  Agenda: https://make.wordpress.org/community/2023/11/14/contributor-working-group-mentorship-chat-agenda-november-16th-0700-utc-apac-emea-and-1600-utc-amer/ Meeting Start:  EMEA: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1700118080711109AMER: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1700150402952559 Results of the Mentorship Program Survey and Contributor Story Thanks to @ninianepress @sereedmedia and @nao, our working group shipped a…

Whew! What a year it has been, as was highlighted in the kick-off to the 2023 State of the Word. 77 WordCamps were held in 33 countries, a small part of the 3,300 WordPress gatherings worldwide. Our events have more than doubled since the pandemic, and as we all know, our meetups are at the…

There were a number of changes to the Global Sponsorship program for 2021, to reflect the current status of the WordPress events program. A new benefit to global sponsors this year was to feature sponsor logos on WordPress Meetup chapter homepages and event pages. In recent months, the Global Sponsorship Working Group has been working…