Community Meeting, 8:00 UTC Tuesday June 11th 2024

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Here’ the community meeting summary - June 11

Meeting Purpose: This community meeting aimed to discuss updates on the mentorship program, GSoC, upcoming conferences, and website migration.

Key Takeaways:

Certificates and a summary report for the last mentorship program will be shared soon.
The GSoC coding phase has commenced.
The call for speakers for the London conference is open.
Gravitee is a new financial sponsor for the conference tour.
An online conference is tentatively planned for the end of October, with the specific date to be finalized.
Discussion initiated on potential locations for the 2025 conference.
The website has been successfully migrated, but there are some remaining issues to be addressed.
The implementation of Internationalization (i18n) requires review for usefulness.

Topics Discussed:

Mentorship Program & GSoC:

Certificates for the last mentorship program are being designed and will be provided soon.
A summary report of the program will be shared after obtaining mentor insights.
The GSoC coding phase has officially started.

Conference Updates: London Conference:

The call for speakers is currently open, with 4 guaranteed slots already filled by APIdays.
More slots may be added later.
Speakers will be approached directly as well as through CFP.

Sponsorships:

Online Conference:

The conference is tentatively planned for the end of October to avoid clashes with other events.
The exact date is yet to be finalized based on community vote and previous metrics.
Speakers who couldn’t attend in-person events may be given priority.

2025 Conference Location:

Website Updates:

The website has been successfully migrated to the main branch.
Some issues, like missing blogs and rendering errors, were faced and resolved.
New contributors are welcomed, especially for Storybook and testing.
The i18n implementation needs review for usefulness and resolving meta tag issues.

Next Steps:

Share the mentorship program certificate design after finalization.
Finalize and announce the date for the online conference after the community vote.
Explore and discuss potential 2025 conference locations.
Review and resolve i18n implementation issues on the website.
Publish a post-event summary for the Helsinki conference.

Action Items:

Reach out to potential speakers for both the London conference and the online conference.
Propose a date for the online conference in October based on past performance.
Create a spreadsheet to organize volunteers for the online conference with defined roles and time slots.
Explore potential locations for the 2025 conference and provide suggestions.
Write a blog post summarizing the Helsinki conference, lessons learned, and the overall impact of conferences.