By Todd Woodward on 2025-10-16 17:05 in Joomla User Groups Team

Attendees: Davide Messia, Laura Gordon, Todd Woodward

Meeting Summary

The Joomla User Group (JUG) discussed membership requirements, deciding that members must attend at least six meetings per year, and established a meeting schedule of nine times a year, excluding July, August, and December. The next JUG Team meeting is set for November 20th, 2025, with Laura tasked to create the registration and Zoom channel. Additionally, the group focused on increasing volunteer engagement and addressing concerns from JUG leaders about their perceived lack of impact.

Next steps

·       Laura to schedule future JUG Team meetings in Zoom with registration required for attendance.

·       Laura to create the registration for the JUG meeting and share the list of JUGs with everyone.

·       Todd to send an email with the tasks Davide needs to complete after the meeting.

·       JUG Team to reach out to JUG members for final verification of participation.

·       Davide to make phone calls to engage potential volunteers in Italy.

·       Todd to upload meeting minutes to the Joomla.org website and ensure they are up to date.

·       Todd to catch up on updates to documentation.

Topics & Highlights

1. JUG Team Membership Requirements

Decision | It was decided that to be a member of the JUG Team, one must attend at least four meetings per year.

2. Meeting Frequency and Scheduling

Next steps | Laura to schedule the meetings in Zoom with registration required for attendance.

Decision | Meetings will occur nine times a year, skipping July, August, and December.

3. JUG Meeting Planning

Decision | The next JUG team meeting is scheduled for April 26th, 2026.

Next steps | Laura to create the registration for the JUG meeting and share the list of JUGs with everyone.

Task | Todd to send an email with the tasks Davide needs to complete after the meeting.

Next steps | Laura to reach out to JUG members for final verification of participation.

4. Membership Requirements for JUG Team

Decision | The requirement to attend six JUG team meetings per year to join the team was agreed upon.

Task | Laura to create the Zoom channel for future JUG team meetings.

5. Volunteer Engagement and Committee Involvement

Concern | Some JUG leaders feel they lack impact in the Joomla community due to not having a vote.

Next steps | JUG Team members to contact JUG leadership to verify JUG activity and invite them to join the team.

Task | Todd to update reports to Joomla Volunteer site, and upload meeting minutes to the JUG Team Google Drive.

Meeting adjourned at 2:34PM EDT