diff --git a/reference/new-projects-requirements.rst b/reference/new-projects-requirements.rst
index 4e813f74c..5e6e33f4d 100644
--- a/reference/new-projects-requirements.rst
+++ b/reference/new-projects-requirements.rst
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ When considering new projects for addition, the TC will check that:
   * Open Community:
 
     * The leadership is chosen by the contributors to the project
-    * The project has regular meetings on IRC and those meetings are logged
+    * The project has regular public meetings on IRC and those meetings are
+      logged and published (moving to official OpenStack meeting channels once
+      the project's application is accepted, if they're not held there already)
 
   * Open Development: