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!

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Andrea Middleton @andmiddleton