Dear Justin

Great suggestions. We will certainly adopt them. Thank you kindly.

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Mohammad Sadoghi, PhD
Associate Professor
Exploratory Systems Lab (ExpoLab)
Department of Computer Science
University of California, Davis

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On Tue, Oct 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM Justin Mclean <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> HI,
>
> From an open-source best-practice perspective, I’d suggest a few small
> improvements that can help make these meetings more discoverable and
> inclusive for all contributors:
>
> - Announce meetings on the dev@ lis several days or a week in advance,
> ideally using a consistent subject line such as “Weekly Community Meeting –
> [Date/Time/Link].”
> - Publish meeting notes or summaries to the same list afterward so
> contributors who can’t attend still stay informed.
> - Keep discussion and decisions on the list rather than only in the
> meeting, that ensures transparency and maintains the project record.
> - Add meeting details to your project website or README so newcomers can
> easily find how to participate.
> - Rotate or review the time periodically to make it accessible across time
> zones.
>
> Also see:
>
> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/INCUBATOR/Best+Practices+for+Mentors#video-meetings
>
> You might also want to consider that Zoom is the best platform for this,
> but not everyone can use Zoom as it is blocked in some countries.
>
> Best regards,
> Justin
>

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