Merge pull request #79 from nikomatsakis/meeting-template

rough meeting template

Author: nikomatsakis

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/meeting-proposal.md

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+---
+name: Steering meeting proposal
+about: Propose a topic for the steering meeting. 
+title: (My meeting proposal)
+labels: meeting-proposal
+---
+
+# Directions
+
+If you'd like to propose a topic for a future meeting, you've come to
+the right place! To do so, please write-up your proposal in a gist,
+hackmd, or other such format. Then open this issue and replace the
+parentheiszed text below as appropriate. We'll discuss your proposal
+in the next planning meeting! (And please do feel free to attend!)
+Thanks <3.
+
+# Meeting proposal info
+
+- **Title:** (insert title here)
+- **Type:** (technical | non-technical | it's complicated)
+- **Proposed by:** (github user names here)
+- **Link:** (insert link to a gist, hackmd doc, etc)
+- **Scheduled dates for discussion:**
+  - Not yet scheduled, we'll add content here when it gets scheduled
+
+# About this issue
+
+This issue corresponds to a meeting proposal for the compiler team
+[steering meeting][]. It corresponds to a possible topic of
+discussion. You can read more about the [steering meeting procedure
+here][proc].
+
+# Comment policy
+
+These issues are meant to be used as an "announcements channel"
+regarding the proposal, and not as a place to discuss the technical
+details. Feel free to subscribe to updates. We'll post comments when
+reviewing the proposal in meetings or making a scheduling decision.
+In the meantime, if you have questions or ideas, ping the proposers
+on [Zulip] (or elsewhere).
+
+[Zulip]: https://github.com/rust-lang/compiler-team/blob/master/about/chat-platform.md
+[steering meeting]: https://github.com/rust-lang/compiler-team/blob/master/about/steering-meeting.md
+[proc]: https://github.com/rust-lang/compiler-team/blob/master/procedures/steering-meeting.md

README.md

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 ## Meeting Calendar
 
-Unless otherwise noted, all our meetings are open to the public and
-held on Zulip. There are two main team-wide meetings that we hold on a
-regular basis. There are also a variety of working group meetings. The
-team-wide meetings are as follows:
-
-- [**Triage meeting:**][triage] We have a weekly triage meeting to discuss and track regressions and
-  urgent changes. This meeting is held on Zulip and open to anyone.
-- [**Steering meeting:**][steering] We have a steering meeting every three weeks to track and
-  plan our larger goals. This meeting is held on Zulip and open to anyone.
-
 Our meeting calendar is publicly available from the following links:
 
   - [Web Link][embed]
     -- use this to view the calendar or to import into Google Calendar
   - [ICS file, for use outside from google calendar][ics]
     -- use this if you want to import into different calendar software
 
+Unless otherwise noted, all our meetings are open to the public and
+held on Zulip. There are two main team-wide meetings that we hold on a
+regular basis. There are also a variety of working group meetings.
+
+### Triage meeting
+
+We have a [weekly triage meeting][triage] to discuss and track regressions and
+urgent changes. This meeting is held on Zulip and open to anyone.
+
+### Steering meeting
+
+We also have a [regular steering meeting][steering] where we discuss
+proposed designs, changes to our process, and other topics. The topics
+are scheduled at a planning meeting that occurs every four weeks.
+
+- Next planning meeting: (not yet decided)
+- Have an idea? Click here to propose a topic to be scheduled by [filing an issue with the correct template][propose].
+- (Nothing scheduled at this time) 
+
 [triage]: about/triage-meeting.md
 [steering]: about/steering-meeting.md
 [embed]: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=6u5rrtce6lrtv07pfi3damgjus%40group.calendar.google.com
 [ics]: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/6u5rrtce6lrtv07pfi3damgjus%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics
+[propose]: https://github.com/rust-lang/compiler-team/issues/new?template=meeting-proposal
 
 ## Working Groups
+
 Much of the ongoing work and initiatives from the compiler team are performed by working groups.
 Working groups are a great way for new contributors to get involved as they provide a stream of
 tasks all focused around one area and have designated channels for help and advice. All of the