Mentor Meeting - 12 November 2025 (#3557266) · Issues · project / mentoring

Mentor Meeting - 12 November 2025

>>> [!note] Migrated issue   Reported by: [chrisdarke](https://www.drupal.org/user/725016) >>> Mentor Meeting - 12 November 2025 This meeting is on 12 November in the #mentoring-team-coordination channel on Drupal Slack at 20:00 UTC. This meeting is text-only, no audio or video, and is asynchronous so everyone can join in as they're available for about 24 hours. After that, we'll capture notes from the threads. Need a reminder for the meeting? <a href="https://project.pages.drupalcode.org/mentoring/files/mentoring-team.ics" download="mentoring-team.ics">Download and add the meeting</a> to your calendar! Please add agenda items by editing this issue summary or commenting below. Note: Some of the items may have Markdown links. To get Slack to format those correctly, paste, then press "ctrl/cmd + shift + F" key combination. Draft Agenda <pre>:drupal-mentoring: :drupal-mentoring: :drupal-mentoring: Hello everyone. Welcome to the Drupal Core Mentoring Meta Meeting! :calendar: This meeting: ➤ Usually happens on the [second Wednesday of the month](https://project.pages.drupalcode.org/mentoring/files/mentoring-team.ics), or as needed for events. ➤ is text only! ➤ happens in threads, which you can follow to be notified of new replies even if you don’t comment in the thread. You may also join the meeting later and participate asynchronously. ➤ refers to various issues and plans tracking in the [mentoring project on d.o](https://www.drupal.org/project/issues/mentoring). ➤ :star: Please comment on the meeting agenda at https://www.drupal.org/project/mentoring/issues/3557266 so we can grant you credit for attending/contributing! Please note, we will only give attributions for active engagement. :zero: Roll Call! Who’s here today? Comment in a thread here to introduce yourself, include your drupal.org name, and if you're up to answering an icebreaker, if you could have any fictional character as a best friend, who would it be? :one: [DrupalCon Nara 2025](https://www.drupalcontribution.org/nara2025) — 2025-11-17 – 2025-11-19 planning. The schedule has a contribution day including mentored contribution and first-time contribution. I realise it's 05:00 in Japan, but please post on these over the next day or two at a time convenient for you. :one: :one: Who is planning on attending? (NARA) [Volunteer to be a mentoring team lead](https://www.drupal.org/community/contributor-guide/find-your-role). Contribution committee members: @Jimmy Cann, @mradcliffe (this is an asynchronous slack meeting regarding mentoring events, but some general contribution planning happens here too) CC: @richo • Mentor Contribution Event Planning lead: mradcliffe • Mentoring room lead: @mradcliffe • Mentor orientation lead: @xjm • Mentor communications leads: • First-time contributor workshop lead: @Jimmy Cann • Mentoring booth leads: (is there a booth?) • Community tools leads: • Novice issue triage lead: @xjm • Mentor Dinner Lead (ideally someone who knows the area?) - Scheduling, Guest list, Reservations :one: :two: @xjm has created an issue for coordinating planning and attendance tasks. If creating any issues, please make the parent issue: https://www.drupal.org/project/mentoring/issues/3555909 :one: :three: Mentor and contribution supplies including printed signs, stationary supplies, power strip needs (NARA). :one: :four: What else needs to be discussed for Nara? :two: [DrupalCon Chicago 2026](https://www.drupalcontribution.org/chicago2026) — 2026-03-23 – 2026-03-26 planning. :two: :one: Who is planning on attending? (Chicago) - Mentor Contribution Event Planning lead: - Mentoring room lead: - Mentor orientation lead: - Mentor communications leads: - First-time contributor workshop lead: - Mentoring booth leads: - Community tools leads: - Novice issue triage lead: - Mentor Dinner Lead - Scheduling, Guest list, Reservations :two: :two: Timeline and Tasks — [Important Dates (Chicago)](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1w_NxDdshKFjnv9AXnrwdETqOJR3IbIK0BQ89JjGTVxA/edit?gid=1085971359#gid=1085971359) — Organized below in order of date. - 2025-03-28 — (retroactive) placement of rooms, confirm # of mentor tickets - 2025-11-13 — First-time contributor workshop lead? - 2025-11-23 — Banner updates, Contribution content for event web site, Identify authors for blog social media posts - 2025-12-13 — Mentored room lead, Mentoring content for event web site - 2025-12-23 — Mentor Box and Banner confirmation, Meeting of Leads to explain role, Create copy for blog social media posts - 2026-01-22 — Schedule flyer design, Sponsored table tent design, Tshirt design, Define contribution initiatives focus, Booth lead, Orientation lead - 2026-02-06 — Triage lead, FTCW 1 speaker, FTCW 2 speaker, FTCW 3 speaker, FTCW number needed, Mentor contrib number needed - 2026-02-21 — Meet with contrib leads to identify Novice tasks, Event Coordinator/Planning lead - 2026-03-08 — Notify DrupalForge about numbers, Communications lead, - 2026-03-13 — Check-in to triage tasks, - 2026-03-16 — Schedule flyer print run, Sponsored table tent print run :two: :three: Mentor event sign-up tracking and mentor ticket application form That's it for now! Continue the conversation in the threads above or below and in issues. Remember to post in the meeting issue or in the roll call thread! And volunteer!!!!</pre>

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