diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 9a0e4a4dc..8d0d6b8d5 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ Ignite is [Apache 2.0 licensed](LICENSE) and accepts contributions via GitHub Pu
 
 We gratefully welcome improvements to documentation as well as to code.
 
+## Community and Access
+
+Join [weaveworks-ignite@googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/weaveworks-ignite) for calendar invites to calls and edit access to community documents.
+
 ## Guidelines
 
 TODO: Add contributing guidelines here after we formalize them.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 07de3e2c5..e67d622a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ If you have any questions about, feedback for or problems with `ignite`:
 - Invite yourself to the <a href="https://slack.weave.works/" target="_blank">Weave Users Slack</a>.
 - Ask a question on the [#ignite](https://weave-community.slack.com/messages/ignite/) slack channel.
 - [File an issue](https://github.com/weaveworks/ignite/issues/new).
+- Join [weaveworks-ignite@googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/weaveworks-ignite) for calendar invites to calls and edit access to community documents.
 
 Your feedback is always welcome!