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

[Jim Walker]

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Jim Walker
Advocacy Core Contributor

Aaron Houston wrote:
> 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 ).
> 
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