STRONGER TOGETHERHow WordPress
communities are built
ANDREA MIDDLETONWordPress Community Team
@andmiddleton
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Good-Faith Rules1. Decisions should benefit the community
(not specific businesses or individuals).2. Membership is open to anyone.3. All work by volunteers (speakers or
organizers are not paid).4. Any trusted member of the group can
organize an event for the group.5. The community works together to make
a welcoming environment, and discriminatory behavior is not accepted.
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Interview
Pre-planning: venue search, recruit team, speaker outreach, draft budget
Budget Review
Active planning
printing, AV, food, parties
speakers, fundraising, volunteers,
…AND THEN I WENT TO A
Helen Hou-Sandí, WordPress Lead Developer
join your local meetup
organize the kind of meetup event you’d like to attend start a
local meetup
suggest venue ideas
volunteer at a WordCamp
organize a WordCamp
speak at a WordCamp
sponsor a WordCamp
speak at a meetup
spread the word
volunteer on the Community Team
Thank you!
make.wordpress.org/community
Andrea Middleton @andmiddleton
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