Running a Breakout Call | Protocol Support

When to Start a Breakout

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

You'll be responsible for getting the right people to attend and keeping discussions productive. Examples of breakout series include ePBS (EIP-7732), PeerDAS, and FOCIL.

How to Set Up a Breakout Call

Contact Protocol Support

Reach out to Josh (@joshdavislight on Discord/Telegram, josh.davis@ethereum.org) or nixo (@nixo.eth on Discord, nixo@ethereum.org).

Provide:

Title
Cadence (weekly, biweekly, etc.)
Reason for the breakout
Associated EIP(s)
Target fork (if relevant)
Your GitHub username

Wait for Protocol Support to confirm creation of your series before proceeding to step 2.

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 Protocol Support 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.).

Full reference on GitHub →