Topics from the past[edit]

TPG shadow (Natalia), tentatively Oct 24-Nov 4
Reminder: When you’re out, please create a “busy” event on your calendar AND rsvp “no” to all your meetings. Thanks!!!
RelEng offsite Oct 17-21
- So no train deploys that week
- Kevin will be mostly unavailable

Announcements, Information, Questions[edit]

Engineering Manager position has been filled
Discovery quarterly review presentation is 10/17.
- If you (as a Discovery member) want to attend, email Katie
- Dan will put together the materials; will reach out to ask for help as needed
Update on product management
- Deb is taking on some product management responsibilities for the interactive team
- Deb will be reducing her involvement with search over the next couple weeks
- Dan transitioning back to search product owner in October
Reminder: October 10 (this coming Monday) is a holiday
- Should we cancel meetings that day, or reschedule?
  - Cancel search standup
  - Yuri will decide about interactive powwow
Any interest in doing one or more Team Health Checks?
- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Team_Practices_Group/Health_check_survey
- Yes -- Kevin will schedule them
Gentle reminder to submit your proposals for Wikimedia Developer Summit. The deadline is 31 Oct for topic proposals.
Knowledge Engine Retro - Oct 6
Spark Project sharing deadline is Nov 1.
Yuri: We should think about foundation-wide improvements to services deployments. Possible Dev Summit topic.

Are we blocked?

Are we blocking? (https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/tag/blocked-on-search/)

Other dependencies (in either direction) which don’t need to be called out as “blocked” (e.g. are progressing smoothly, have no urgency, etc.)

Next Showcase (“CREDIT”): Scheduled October 5
- Signup: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/CREDIT
Next All-Discovery retro October 13
Monthly metrics Thursday October 27