2023-09-08 Inaugural Meeting

[CoachBirgit]

Welcome everyone to the inaugural meeting of the DEIB working group, a dedicated collective within the WordPress community focused on championing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging as we pave the way toward establishing an official team.

When

September 9, 2023 – 1 pm (UTC)
September 8, 2023 – 1 pm (UTC)

Where

At #DEIB-working-group channel on Slack

Agenda

Introduction to the DEIB Working Group

• Brief overview of the group's origin, purpose, and motivation.

Member Introductions

• Please share:
  • Your name, your WordPress.org profile name and where are you from
  • Your involvement with WordPress.
  • One thing you hope to gain or contribute to this DEIB group.

Review of the DEIB Proposal and Community Summit Notes

For those new or needing a refresher, here's a link to the DEIB proposal.

• What are your thoughts on the key objectives and goals as outlined in the proposal?
• Share your thoughts about the topics discussed during the Community Summit 2023. Link to the raw notes.

Open Floor Discussion on DEIB within WordPress

• What DEIB successes/challenges have you observed in WordPress or other communities?
• What should we prioritize as immediate areas of focus?

Housekeeping and Formation of the Working Group

• Any immediate roles or tasks that need volunteers?
• GitHub for managing tasks and keeping track of progress
• Suggestions for timezone friendly meeting times on a regular basis

Ideas or suggestions

Anything else? Please leave a comment to add to the meeting.

[CoachBirgit]

For reference, the deep link to the beginning of the meeting on Slack: https://wordpress.slack.com/archives/C05ND1KPW0Y/p1694178004894739