[advocacy-discuss] Proposal for OpenSolaris "Champions" community program

[Aaron Houston]

Hello Folks...

I'm with Sun's Technology Outreach and Open Source Programs office. We'd 
like to create a project group within the advocacy group on OpenSolaris 
site.

Here is our proposal:

*Proposal for OpenSolaris Champions community program *

* Purpose:* To provide a **community-based program*** where OpenSolaris 
Luminaries and User Group leaders can have a forum with Sun's developers 
and open-source program people.

*List of Community Groups Sponsoring the project:*
         Advocacy Community Group

*List of project team members:* *

- Aaron Houston (Sun Technology Outreach - Program Coordinator), primary 
contact; Nichole Scott (Sun TO Program Mgr), secondary contact
- Matt Thompson 
<http://developers.sun.com/events/techdays/speakers.jsp#Matt> (Dir of 
Technology Outreach and Open Source Programs, Sun Microsytems, Inc)
- (***as time permits) Jim Grisanzio <http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris/> 
(Community Manager, OpenSolaris Engineering, Sun Microsystems Inc.)
- Sara Dornsife <http://blogs.sun.com/sarad/> 
<http://blogs.sun.com/sarad/> - (OpenSolaris marketing, Sun 
Microsystems, Inc)
- Ian Murdock <http://ianmurdock.com/about/> 
<http://ianmurdock.com/about/> - (chief OS strategist at Sun Microsystems)

- We Hope to invite ***Ben Rockwood <http://www.cuddletech.com/blog/> - 
(Solaris Community Champion article 
<http://developers.sun.com/champions/rockwood.html>

*** We'd like to have Ben and another  (5-10) "core" people form a 
"founders" group to help self-select new OpenSolaris Champions to help 
grow this community *

*The target audience: * is initially OpenSolaris luminaries and 
OpenSolaris User Group Leaders.

We think there are significant benefits to the growth of the OpenSolaris 
community thru engagement and discussion with Sun's developers, 
evangelists,  and community outreach.  We want to create a 
community-based program around the OpenSolaris Luminaries and User Group 
leaders who are "Championing" the merits of Open Source software around 
the world and through this program support their efforts more fully.

The project will archive its contributions, presentations, and other 
material to the project space on the OpenSolaris site.

*Project Needs:* This project requires project space on OpenSolaris.org
site. The project also requires a mailing list. Suggested list name is  
*opensolaris-champions at opensolaris.org. *

*Proposed activities: *
- Community-Centered discussion
- Better Sun support for OpenSolaris community events and activities
- MORE FREE STUFF for the community Leaders and OpenSolaris Champions
- Community leader "meet-ups" at industry events. And more interaction 
with Solaris Evangelists ( like Peter Karlsson 
http://developers.sun.com/events/techdays/speakers.jsp#peter ).


-- 
Aaron Houston
Program Coordinator
Technology Outreach
http://developers.sun.com/events/techdays/speakers/index.html
Sun Microsystems, Inc
Menlo Park, Ca
-- 
Aaron Houston
Program Coordinator
Java User Groups
http://community.java.net/jugs/
Java Champions
https://java-champions.dev.java.net/
Technology Outreach
http://developers.sun.com/events/techdays/speakers/index.html
Sun Microsystems, Inc
Menlo Park, Ca