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Like all great communities, the strength of the WordPress community is the incredible people who participate and also bring their unique perspectives and ideas to the project. As the NextGen Event Project rolls along, we have put together some creative concepts and ideas powered by your fellow WordPress enthusiasts. These concepts are all ready for…
Background In May 2023, the WordPress Community Team embarked on an ambitious journey with the “Next Generation WordPress Events” pilot project. Our goal was to explore innovative event formats beyond the traditional WordCamp or meetup, bringing fresh experiences to our community and attracting new audiences to attend WordPress events. Throughout the latter half of 2023,…
Hello to all our Deputies, WordCamp organizers, Meetup wranglers, and WordPress Community builders! You were probably hard at work this weekend. Tell us what you got accomplished in our #weekly-update! Have you run into a roadblock with the stuff you’re working on? Head over to #community-events or #community-team in Slack and ask for help!
Attending: @askdesign, @harishanker, @jillbinder, @katiejrichards, @kcrockett, @martatorre, @onealtr, @santanainniss, @sc0ttkclark, @volkswagenchick Host: @onealtr Start: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1674669608034749 Summary 1 – Attendance and check-ins (everyone)2 – First time here3 – Group Goals (@jillbinder) + Comments, Questions, Ideas (anyone) @jillbinder shared the long-term vision and quarterly goals 4 – Recent Things & Upcoming Dates (@jillbinder) @thehopemonger from WordCamp Entebbe, Africa let us know that…
Attending: @jillbinder, @juliarosia, @kcrockett, @katiejrichards, @rahuldsarker, @santanainniss, @onealtr, @wpfangirl Facilitator: @juliarosia Start: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C037W5S7X/p1655917222646159 Summary 1 Check-ins (everyone) 2 First time here 3 Comments, questions, ideas (anyone) 4 Workshops (Speaker & Inclusion) (@jillbinder) 5 APAC WPDiversity Network Building (@onealtr and @devinmaeztri) 6 Diverse Speaker Support channel (@kcrockett, @juliarosia, @jillbinder) 7 Marketing (@santanainniss) 8 DEI plans for…
The Community Team is seeing a renewed interest in in-person regional WordCamps in the light of a slow but steady return of in-person WordCamps. This post aims to take another look at our existing guidelines for regional WordCamps and to explore whether the process for organizing an in-person WordCamp could be improved or simplified. Context…