[openstack-community] Introducing the OpenStack Ambassador Program
Tom Fifield
tom at openstack.org
Tue Aug 20 00:06:05 UTC 2013
(This just went up at:
http://www.openstack.org/blog/2013/08/ambassador-program/)
I'm excited to start the discussion on the formation of an OpenStack
Ambassador Program, which aims to create a framework of community
leaders to sustainably expand the reach of OpenStack around the world.
*Why we're doing this*
OpenStack is one of the fastest-growing open source projects and
communities in history. We are fortunate to have more than fifty user
groups globally and many passionate community members who are already
making a big impact. We would like to recognize and further empower
these community members to achieve the OpenStack mission, as well as
provide more structure and resources to the growing community and user
groups.
In addition, the Foundation has become aware that there's a need to
improve the relationship between user groups and itself -- allowing
everyone to feel like they're part of a globally connected
community. For example, many of you who've been to user group meetups
have probably heard feedback from people trying to deploy OpenStack --
it would be excellent to aggregate this feedback from every group to
help make our software and community better.
*How will this work? *
We aim to select -- initially -- a small number of/OpenStack
Ambassadors/, asking volunteers who are already respected members of our
communities to be the primary point of contact in a particular region.
What will the ambassadors do?
* Act as a liason between user groups, the Foundation, and the general
community, for example:
* helping to solicit feedback on OpenStack and aggregate it to the
global level
* promoting key messages into the user communities (eg "ask
questions on ask.openstack.org!")
* finding people to help localise content
* helping onboard new users and contributors
* Assist in user group best practice -- from nurturing new groups to
cementing the quality of existing ones
* Help people find the 'right people' to talk to
* Represent the community via speaking and visibility opportunities
with the official title
* Report on the activities in their region
* Be a good leader, wranging activity from others and mobilising the
global OpenStack community!
*Who will the Ambassadors be?*
The title is designed to recognise those who are already good leaders
with a proven track record in the community. With the title, new users,
contributors and community members should easily be able to recognize
their Ambassador as a go-to resource. While the role provides inherent
credibility, it also comes with accountability, meaning decisions and
actions made by the Ambassador should benefit the whole community, not
just one person or company.
We believe that the Ambassadors will already be active participants in
our community. Think about those people who are already working across
multiple user groups, submitting OpenStack mini-events to related
conferences, helping onboard new users and contributors, arranging
hackfests or just generally going above and beyond in the name of making
Openstack great.
To that end, we intend to ask that potential ambassadors provide some
information about themselves, namely:
* Why are you applying to become an OpenStack Ambassador?
* How have you participated in the OpenStack Community to date?
* What ideas do you have for your community, that you wish you had
time or resources to implement?
A small number of ambassadors will then be selected based on a set of
criteria:
* Community participation track record
* Geographical location
* Potential impact of selection on community
Your feedback would be excellent! Please leave a reply below. Also: for
more specifics on the program, and information about becoming an
ambassador, stay tuned for the next post.
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