Recap of the Diverse Speaker Training group (#WPDiversity) on February 23, 2022
Attending: @jillbinder, @alliennimmons, @anjanavasan, @chrisford, @donreid, @eidolonnight, @firoz2456, @heyyearl, @jasonnickerson, @katiejrichards, @kcrockett, @kimberlylipari, @mmcwilliams, @mysweetcate, @nouman27, @onealtr, @peiraisotta, @planningwrite, @sc0ttkclark, @volkswagenchick, @webcommsat, @wpfangirl Summary This meeting was held over Zoom. For the first half, @jillbinder presented these slides: Our group’s birth and impactOur current 3 programsRoles available (interested? descriptions in slides above ^ )Diverse Speaker Workshops:Workshop volunteer — background supportWorkshop volunteer — front-endWorkshop facilitatorWorkshop coordinators teamTranslatorDiverse Speaker Support program:Speaker MentorSpeaker Mentor CoordinatorAllyship for WordPress Event Organizers program:Workshop volunteer — background supportWorkshop volunteer — front-endWorkshop facilitatorGeneral:WP Events Coordination TeamNew volunteer greeterWorkshop facilitatorDocument editorMeeting AttendeesSpecialtyAPAC teamWordCamp Europe repsInterest formIn the second half, we had an open discussion where people expressed interest in roles and shared ideas: An offer to start translating into ItalianAn offer to be part of our WCEU repsAn offer of project management, getting our team onto AsanaInterest in having workshops for a member’s local WP community in the USPointing out that the workshops are a way for people of underrepresented groups in local communities to networkFolks interested in being part of the group without a specific role (yes!)#wpdiversity…
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