<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Getting Started on BWRGY</title><link>https://handbook-bwrgy-org-971173.gitlab.io/handbook/getting-started/</link><description>Recent content in Getting Started on BWRGY</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="https://handbook-bwrgy-org-971173.gitlab.io/handbook/getting-started/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Onboarding</title><link>https://handbook-bwrgy-org-971173.gitlab.io/handbook/getting-started/onboarding/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://handbook-bwrgy-org-971173.gitlab.io/handbook/getting-started/onboarding/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="general-setup"&gt;General Setup&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 id="1-communication-platform"&gt;1. Communication Platform&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We use &lt;strong&gt;Element&lt;/strong&gt; as our primary platform for all internal communication.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://handbook-bwrgy-org-971173.gitlab.io/handbook/tools/element/"&gt;Element Guide&lt;/a&gt; for application overview and setup instructions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;h3 id="2-file-sharing"&gt;2. File Sharing&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We use &lt;strong&gt;Proton Drive&lt;/strong&gt; for internal documents and file exchange.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;blockquote&gt;
&lt;p&gt;See &lt;a href="https://handbook-bwrgy-org-971173.gitlab.io/handbook/tools/proton/"&gt;Proton Guide&lt;/a&gt; for application overview and access instructions.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;/blockquote&gt;
&lt;h2 id="next-steps"&gt;Next Steps&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;After completing the general onboarding above, continue with your role-specific onboarding (if any) in the relevant section: Development, Product, Marketing, or Operations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3 id="additional-onboarding-pages"&gt;Additional Onboarding Pages&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://handbook-bwrgy-org-971173.gitlab.io/handbook/development/onboarding/"&gt;Developer Onboarding&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;</description></item><item><title>Meetings</title><link>https://handbook-bwrgy-org-971173.gitlab.io/handbook/getting-started/meetings/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://handbook-bwrgy-org-971173.gitlab.io/handbook/getting-started/meetings/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="scheduled-meetings"&gt;Scheduled Meetings&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 id="strategy-meeting"&gt;Strategy Meeting&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When:&lt;/strong&gt; Quarterly First Saturdays, 60 minutes&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who:&lt;/strong&gt; Strategy team&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Purpose:&lt;/strong&gt; Strategic planning, organization updates, and key decision-making&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="operations-meeting"&gt;Operations Meeting&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When:&lt;/strong&gt; Monthly Saturdays, 60 minutes (with additional ad-hoc meetings based on collaboration preparation needs)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who:&lt;/strong&gt; Operations team&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Purpose:&lt;/strong&gt; Review collaboration status, discuss new partnership opportunities, and operational updates&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="engineering-meeting"&gt;Engineering Meeting&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When:&lt;/strong&gt; Fortnightly Saturdays, 60 minutes&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who:&lt;/strong&gt; Engineering team&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Purpose:&lt;/strong&gt; Share progress on product development, technical discussions, and clarifications&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="watering-together-activity-check-in"&gt;Watering-Together Activity Check-in&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When:&lt;/strong&gt; Weekly Saturdays, 45 minutes&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Who:&lt;/strong&gt; All participants in the watering together activity&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Purpose:&lt;/strong&gt; Share updates on tasks, experiences, observations, etc.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="guidelines"&gt;Guidelines&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 id="meeting-standards"&gt;Meeting Standards&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;All meetings accommodate multiple time zones (currently, GMT, CET, CST, and IST.)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Meeting agendas are discussed and finalized 72 hours before the meeting to allow adequate preparation time&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Come prepared with any required pre-work&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Use Element for questions during presentations&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Action items are documented and assigned before meeting ends&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h3 id="meeting-template"&gt;Meeting Template&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;div class="highlight"&gt;&lt;pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;"&gt;&lt;code class="language-txt" data-lang="txt"&gt;&lt;span style="display:flex;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;[Meeting Title]
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="display:flex;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;[Participants] | [Date] | [Platform] | [Duration]
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="display:flex;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="display:flex;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;💬 Segue (5 MIN)
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="display:flex;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;- Quick check-ins and context
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="display:flex;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="display:flex;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;📋 Agenda (45 MIN)
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="display:flex;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;- Topic 1:
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="display:flex;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;- Topic 2:
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="display:flex;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="display:flex;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;🎯 Action Items (5 MIN)
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="display:flex;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;- [ ] Task - Owner - Due date
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="display:flex;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="display:flex;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;➡️ Next Steps/Notes (5 MIN)
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="display:flex;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;- Key takeaways
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>