{"id":9507,"date":"2022-08-17T15:07:59","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T22:07:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2022\/?page_id=9507"},"modified":"2022-09-11T06:29:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T13:29:00","slug":"contributor-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2022\/contributor-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Contributor Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WordCamp US 2022 Contributor Day will be held on September 11, 2022, in the Pacific Ballroom at the Town and Country Resort. We will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (-7 UTC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">What is Contributor Day?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Contributor Day is a day we spend contributing to the <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/about\/\">WordPress open source project<\/a>. At contributor day, there will be a variety of teams to participate with that work on different parts of the project. You can learn more about the different teams that make up the WordPress open source project by going to <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/\">Make.WordPress.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can participate with a single team for the whole day, or spend your time between multiple teams. Whatever path you choose, <strong>there is something for everyone, of all ability levels, to participate in.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\">In Person Participation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are planning to participate in Contributor day in person, we\u2019re glad to have you! We\u2019ll be starting our day at 10a.m. with opening remarks and intros, and then we\u2019ll get to work. If it\u2019s your first time attending a Contributor Day, someone will be happy to help get you set up. You can learn more about what teams will be doing on the <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2022\/contributor-day\/contributor-day-teams\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"10744\">Contributor Day Teams<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\">Virtual Participation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are planning to participate in Contributor Day from home, welcome! A great place to start that day is in the #contributor-day channel in Make WordPress Slack. From there, you can join the channel for the team(s) you plan to participate with and someone can help you get started. You can learn more about what teams will be doing, what Slack channels to join, and review onboarding materials on the <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2022\/contributor-day\/contributor-day-teams\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"10744\">Contributor Day Teams<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2022\/files\/2022\/08\/wcus-contributor-jenhooks_wcus_2017-4848.jpg\" alt=\"Two attendees looking at laptop with person on left holding his laptop precariously while wearing a red bandana and rainbow lanyard. Woman on left has brightly colored purple hair and a light blue shirt.\" class=\"wp-image-9141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2022\/files\/2022\/08\/wcus-contributor-jenhooks_wcus_2017-4848.jpg 800w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2022\/files\/2022\/08\/wcus-contributor-jenhooks_wcus_2017-4848-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2022\/files\/2022\/08\/wcus-contributor-jenhooks_wcus_2017-4848-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2022\/files\/2022\/08\/wcus-contributor-jenhooks_wcus_2017-4848-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Photo Credit (including feature image): <\/strong>Jen Hooks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">What should I bring?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Laptop<\/strong> &#8211; You\u2019ll need to be able to <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2022\/joining-make-wordpress-slack\/\">access the Make WordPress Slack instance<\/a> and the team\u2019s online-based onboarding materials.<\/li><li><strong>Name Badge<\/strong> &#8211; You\u2019ll need your name badge to enter the ballroom, or be able to show your VOW clearance on your smartphone.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Onboarding Document<\/strong> &#8211; This <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1QRYh10avScKxBRjZMIaFOYdnerUtnHW7\/view?usp=sharing\">onboarding document<\/a> to help walk you through the basics of getting ready for Contributor Day.<\/li><li><strong>WordPress Jargon Glossary<\/strong> &#8211; This <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/marketing\/2018\/02\/28\/wordpress-jargon-glossary\/\">WordPress Jargon Glossary<\/a> will help you understand some of the terms that you might hear during the day.<\/li><li><strong>Contributor Day Teams<\/strong> &#8211; This listing of the <a href=\"https:\/\/us.wordcamp.org\/2022\/contributor-day\/contributor-day-teams\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"10744\">Contributor Day Teams<\/a> shares what each team does, and what they&#8217;ll be doing that day.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-background-color has-background\"><strong>Please Note:<\/strong> If you plan to contribute to the core, design, or meta teams, you\u2019ll likely need to set up a local development server, we recommend Varying Vagrant Vagrants (VVV). These <a href=\"https:\/\/make.wordpress.org\/core\/handbook\/tutorials\/installing-a-local-server\/installing-vvv\/#installing-vvv\">setup instructions<\/a> will walk you through how to set that up. If you\u2019re not able to get this working on your own, someone can help during the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-custom-wcus-tan-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2bbc0d54 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:8px\">\n<h2 class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-bottom:4px;text-transform:uppercase\">Contributor Voices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Hear from previous Contributor Day participants<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;listType=playlist&#038;list=PL4KP0VZtEI8r8MvKxy4i7OGhHiaLiMEIV\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordCamp US 2022 Contributor Day will be held on September 11, 2022, in the Pacific Ballroom at the Town and Country Resort. 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