Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) AMER/EMEA on March 8, 2023
Attending: @jillbinder @juliarosia @kcrockett @martatorre @onealtr Attended by proxy: @santanainniss Host: @jillbinder Start: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1678298454422199 Summary 1 – Attendance and check-ins (everyone)2 – First time here3 – Who we are (@jillbinder) + Comments, questions, ideas (anyone) @jillbinder got feedback on a working group summary she is creating for putting on the handbook page. 4 – Workshops (@jillbinder) March 1 workshop: great attendance and energy. At least 2 have already applied to speak at WordCamps March 16 workshop: Organizing Diverse & Inclusive WordPress Events AMER/EMEA. @jillbinder asked for help with spreading the word about the event to WP Meetup and WordCamp organizers. 5 – Marketing (@santanainniss) @santanainniss shared that the March 1 social media clicks were the second highest ever. We have posts scheduled for March 9, 10, 15 for our March 16 Organizer workshop. Santana will circle back with those links for us to share. 6 – WPDiversity APAC (@onealtr) @onealtr shared about the successes of WC Asia overall, and the diversity items: The speaker selection was 80% from and Asian country and 20% from elsewhere in the world There was a  60/40% male/female and non-binary selection among the speakers They had food available for different cultures, religions, and medical reasons @onealtr, @alliennimmons, and @bobwp moderated a #WPDiversity discussion during Contributor Day.…
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