Running a Breakout Call
Breakout calls are feature- or topic-specific calls for items in active implementation stages that benefit from synchronous discussion beyond what fits into AllCoreDevs.
What are Breakout Calls?
Breakout calls are feature- or topic-specific calls for items in active implementation stages, aiming for inclusion in an upcoming fork, that benefit from synchronous discussion beyond what fits into AllCoreDevs.
Start a breakout when:
- ▸There's active development or open questions to address
- ▸It can't fit responsibly in the ACD agenda
- ▸There's enough interest that multiple participants will attend
Examples of breakout series:
- ▸ePBS (EIP-7732)
- ▸PeerDAS
- ▸FOCIL
How to Set Up a Breakout Call
Contact EthCoordinate
Email the coordination team at team@ethcoordinate.org.
Provide:
- Title
- Cadence (weekly, biweekly, etc.)
- Reason for the breakout
- Associated EIP(s)
- Target fork (if relevant)
- Your GitHub username
You can use your own Zoom or the EF zoom-bot, which provides transcripts, an AI summary, and YouTube upload. The EF zoom-bot requires someone with an @ethereum.org email to be assigned host.
Schedule the First Meeting
Once EthCoordinate confirms your series, create a new issue in ethereum/pm and choose the Protocol Call template.
- Title format:
<Call Name> #N, <Date> - Add the UTC date, time, and agenda items
- Select your call series from the dropdown
- Check Autopilot Mode (recommended). It applies preconfigured defaults for duration, recurrence, Zoom, and calendar
Only uncheck Autopilot if you need to customize settings for a specific meeting (duration, custom Zoom link, livestream, etc.).