QA/Meetings



What happens in QA Meetings?
Discussions about QA take place on public mailing lists, specifically the QA mailing list.

Each month we host an meeting on the QA IRC channel to discuss ongoing topics and recent activities. The gatherings are open for everyone to join, following our approach to transparency and openness.

How to prepare yourself for a QA Meeting

 * Most topics we will discuss have been raised on the QA mailing list already. Please have a look at them, to stay up to date on recent activities.
 * Join our IRC channel during the call, so in case we post links or texts, you are in the loop.
 * Open up our QA Etherpad to follow the agenda (feel free to fix typos in this collaborative editor!)

What is included in the meeting minutes

 * Minutes are taken by the Secretary (who may be the same person as the Chair)
 * Minutes should include
 * The Chair (the person who lead the meeting)
 * The Secretary (the person who took minutes)
 * Who was present (Full name + any official role/title)
 * A summary of the meeting
 * TODO: (What else should we include in minutes?)
 * Minutes are inserted (above? below?) the corresponding agenda on the wiki page and a copy of them is emailed to the QA mailing list

(from the BoD notes: "A name in brackets shows who added an item, not who is in charge")

Cheat Sheet for Running the Meeting
Here's a quick cheat-sheet for the [C]hair and [S]ecretary to run a QA Conference Call or other type of QA Meeting.

Start the Meeting
 * 1) [C][S] Say Hello
 * 2) [S] Note the start time of the meeting
 * 3) [S] Get a list of who is present at the meeting
 * 4) Housekeeping
 * 5) [C] Have the minutes from the previous meeting been added to the wiki already?
 * 6) [C] Have the minutes from the previous meeting been sent to the QA mailing list already?
 * 7) [C] Have we updated the wiki pages based on any decisions made at the last meeting?

Address the Agenda Items
 * 1) [C] Pending Action Items
 * 2) [C] New Action Items

End the Meeting
 * 1) [C or S] Remind everyone about the next scheduled meeting if it will not be at the regular time/day/place
 * 2) [S] Double-check the list of those present
 * 3) [C][S] Say Goodbye/End the meeting
 * 4) [S] Note the end time of the meeting

Post-Meeting Work
 * [S] Format the minutes
 * [S] Add the minutes to the wiki
 * [S] Add the Next Meeting to the wiki (Date/Time + Agenda), unless this has already been completed
 * [S] Send the minutes to the QA mailing list
 * [S] Update any other wiki pages per decisions made at the meeting

Meeting minutes by Year
 2020 Meetings
 *  February | No Meeting
 *  January | No Meeting

 2019 Meetings
 * June - December | No Meeting
 * May 28th
 * April 30th
 * March 26th
 * February 12th
 *  January | No Meeting

 2018 Meetings
 *  December | No Meeting 
 * November 28th
 * October 30th
 *  September | No Meeting 
 * August 28th
 * July 31st
 * June 26th
 * May 29th
 * April 24th
 * March 27th
 * February 27th
 * January 30th

 2017 Meetings
 *  December | No Meeting 
 * November 27th
 * October 31st
 * September 26th
 *  August | No Meeting 
 * July 25th
 * June 27th
 * May 30th
 * April 25th
 * March 28th
 * February 28th
 *  January | No Meeting 

Minutes and Agendas from earlier years:
 * QA/Meetings/2016
 * QA/Meetings/2015
 * QA/Meetings/2014
 * QA/Meetings/2013
 * QA/Meetings/2012
 * QA/Meetings/2011