[WCUS 2024] Contributor Day

[CoachBirgit]

WordCamp US 2024 – Contributor Day

When: Contributor Day is on Tuesday, September 17, starting at 9:00 am, and ending at 5:00 pm local time (Portland, Oregon, US). Use this link to convert the time into your local time zone.

Contributing remotely very welcome in the Make WordPress Slack channel #deib-working-group.

Main Focus for WCUS Contributor Day

• Review current state of the Contributor Handbook and docs created at WCEU
• Discuss how to structure the DEIB related work with Sustainability Team, DEIB Working Group, Five for the Future Working Group, Contributor Mentorship Working Group, Community Team, Meta Team, Dashboards Working Group
• Create as shareable document as a template for local WordPress communities to facilitate a survey on DEIB. Based on the initiative by the Italian community.
• Invite participants in taking the DEIB online courses by Paradigm Reach

Expected outcome

Interested contributors feel welcomed into the group and understand the vision and purpose of the DEIB working group. Ideally, the designated tasks are getting done or at least pushed forward.

• How to navigate through Make WordPress as a new but als seasoned contributor. Finding important guidelines and workflows on how to contribute to WordPress. References to various pages from the team handbooks for easier discovery
• we also want to assess the state of DEIB within the community to get a base line. Thanks to the recent local survey done by the italian community, we have a good foundation to work on

We need your insights and resources you would love to have known about when you started contributing

About the DEIB working group and focus projects

The DEIB Working Group is committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging within the WordPress community. We work on various initiatives, from outreach and training to policy development and community support. Our work is guided by the collective input and participation of community members who share our commitment to these values.

• DEIB Working Group Wiki on GitHub
• Get involved – Contribute.md
• DEIB Working Group Roadmap 2024
• Summary Contributor Day WCEU 2024 in Turin
• DEIB course content offer

Project: Contributor Handbook

• Current Contributor Handbook
• P2 Post Contributor Handbook v2
• Google Drive Folder containing "work in progress" documents if you need writing permissions, please ping @CoachBirgit.

Project: DEIB survey for local communities

• Translated questions of the Italian WordPress Community

Current discussion: DEIB and the social and economic pillars of sustainability

• Proposal for Establishing a Make Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (“DEIB”) Team within the WordPress Community
• Addressing Overlapping Initiatives and Improving Collaboration Across Teams

Contact

For any questions or concerns not addressed here, please use the contact form on wp-deib.org/contact/ or reach out to the current working group lead CoachBirgit on the Make WordPress Slack.
Thank you for supporting our mission to make the WordPress community a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming space for all.