GBSpeedy1305 (5) - Geoff — 03/04/2022
 Daylight Saving Time > Standard Time
Daylight saving time just ended in Australia, please keep in mind the current editing cutoff will be impacted by one hour for most editors. Please verify your cutoff time below: 

LOCAL CUTOFFS BY TIME ZONE
- Eastern: 4pm AEST
- Central:  3:30pm ACST
- Western: 2pm AWST

Make sure to wrap up your work prior to the times listed above if you want to see those edits live in the app the next day.
Do not to leave edits with disconnected segments or turns not yet dealt with just prior to the cutoff. 

LostInMyMaps (6) - Brendan — 07/04/2022
Your vote is needed in the first-ever Waze + Community Hackathon!

What's a hackathon?
Google says it's "an event in which a large number of people meet to engage in collaborative computer programming". In our case, groups of Community members and Waze Staff members will meet (online) to engage in collaborative feature development

Waze CEO, Neha Parikh, is launching a hackathon event. Waze and the community will work together in teams to brainstorm innovative ideas for new and existing features. The winning team's idea will be implemented into the product, with other participation prizes along the way.

Just as a teaser, over the next few weeks, we will ask YOU to:

1. Pitch ideas related to the winning theme. Don't wrack your brain for ideas just yet, we'll be sharing the criteria in a few weeks!
2. Create groups of Community members to represent each idea, and apply to participate
3. If your idea gets chosen - we'll ask you to present your idea in an Office Hours session

And then... on June 21-22, 2022 - meet staff (online!) for the actual hackathon, for 4 hours each day, to discuss your idea!

Why run a hackathon?  
Pair Waze staff with our super users (aka YOU!) to deepen our partnership and bring your ideas to life, to innovate on new or existing features based on a common theme, have fun connecting w/Wazers, and spark awesome new ideas

What's the outcome?
The winning team’s idea will be implemented!

Watch Waze CEO Neha talk about the Communities Hackathon here:

Step - pick a theme! 

Vote here now: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... w/viewform
Forum post: viewtopic.php?p=2231403
Slide from Office Hours - 2022 Annual Kickoff with Waze Leads: 
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LostInMyMaps (6) - Brendan — 09/04/2022
:cooldude: April office hours is an AMA.

We've heard from Waze leaders about the strategic direction ( but what about the product direction that we all care about? Steph Hannon is the Waze Chief of Product, and is responsible for future product direction at Waze. Tune into the interrogation interview as the Waze community asks her anything.

When: Monday, 25 April 2022 01:00 (a month ago)
Register now: https://rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/oh-a ... gistration
Forum post: viewtopic.php?t=343209

Can't make it? Register and they'll email you the recording afterward.
(Unfortunately, this post is late and question submission is already closed. Sorry )
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LostInMyMaps (6) - Brendan — 09/04/2022
New schedule for WME Releases

Waze is piloting a new schedule for WME Releases with the aim of increasing development speed and bug resolution time.

We are planning to release beta versions every Tuesday (available for WME Beta testers only) . This will allow us to fix and deploy bug fixes and features faster. Additionally, the idea is to detect and fix regression bugs and prevent them from reaching production.  Previously, beta versions were released every 2 weeks, approximately.

If stable, we are planning to release production versions every Monday. The objective of this change is to be able to release versions that will be more stable, and skip the production release if there are critical bugs or regressions in beta. Previously, production versions were released every 2 weeks, approximately.

Source: viewtopic.php?t=343950
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LostInMyMaps (6) - Brendan — 21/04/2022
Today, @Vestigal (5) - Kurt, @BTStar (5), and I are extremely pleased to welcome @GBSpeedy1305 (5) - Geoff to the Australian leadership team and congratulate him on his promotion to @Local Champ!

Geoff has been a part of the Australian community since 2017 and joined us in 2018 when we revamped the Australian editing community. He's known for his mentoring, support and of course, love of basketball. In his role as country manager and senior editor, he has provided his insight and contributed to community development and Australian editing policy. Please join us in congratulating @GBSpeedy1305 (5) - Geoff on his new role!

In other news, the much-revered and loved @BTStar (5), after years in the saddle as a @Local Champ has decided to step down. BT will retain the title of Emeritus Champ for all of his service to Waze and the Australian editing community, continues to be a Country Manager in Australia, as well as a Community Booster for South Korea. It has been an absolute pleasure working with him these many years, and while we know he's still going to be around, it has to be said that he is much loved and appreciated by the entire community. Thank you @BTStar (5) for everything you've done, it means a lot mate. :appreciative:
nickyaug (7) - Nicole — 21/04/2022
@BTStar (5) thank you for your help and everything you have done for the AU community, South Korea are lucky to have you as their Booster
@GBSpeedy1305 (5) - Geoff - Good luck in your new role, it is very well deserved. You Rock!
LostInMyMaps (6) - Brendan — 25/04/2022
Editor's community newsletter for April 2022 has landed. What's on?

- Editors for Eastern Europe
- Time for Meetups!
- New Editor? New Training Materials for You!
- Featured Editor: fuji2086 from the US
- The Italian Community in the Media!
- Communities Launching New Roads! (including a special shout out to our New Zealand friends)

Check it out here: https://sites.google.com/view/editorsco ... april-2022

LostInMyMaps (6) - Brendan — 29/04/2022
The Waze Editors Communities Survey is here again!

Perhaps you're lovin' the latest WME features and UI changes :cooldude: , but hatin' the bugs :furious: - this is your opportunity to help set priorities at Waze for the coming years. It takes just a few minutes to complete.

English: https://forms.gle/1ZrJB7c9Y5vkhhWm7
Other languages: viewtopic.php?t=345127

Feel free to share the link with your fellow Wazers.

AussieBot [BOT] — 29/04/2022
Grab your torch and pitchforks, 'cause we're going raiding! Australia is introducing small town map raids - a small location, small team, and short time. More details coming soon

LostInMyMaps (6) - Brendan — 13/05/2022
Map Suggestions - A glimpse into the future

We are very excited to share that we are working on a new feature that will give editors super powers that will help impact the quality and accuracy of the Waze Map even more. We can't wait to begin testing this new feature over the coming months to get your feedback on what works and what doesn't.

Source: viewtopic.php?t=346896

nickyaug (7) - Nicole — 19/05/2022
Hi all, please don't forget to fill in this Survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... A/viewform
Google Docs
2022 Annual Editors Community Survey

Greetings Waze Map Editor,
We’re excited to present you with our 4th Annual Editors Community Survey!
Your insights are extremely important to us. Editors like you are the backbone of the entire Waze ecosystem. We’re constantly looking to provide a better experience, and we would really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to fill out ...
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your opinion is very important for us

LostInMyMaps (6) - Brendan — 19/05/2022
The May edition of the editor's newsletter is out now!

* Last Chance! Take the Waze Editors Communities Survey
* It's Meetup Season!
* Exciting Release!
* What's new on WME?
* Communities Hackathon - Support the Participants!
* Watch the Recording: Ask Me Anything, with Waze Chief of Product
* The Brazilian Community discusses the Toll tool
* Announcing New Voices: Meet Eduardo, Fatimah and Ahmad

Read now: https://sites.google.com/corp/view/edit ... s/may-2022
Forum post: viewtopic.php?p=2243311