[ug-discuss] Advocates (Advocacy) Community Group

[Jim Grisanzio]

Hey ...

Although I see consensus for "Advocates" as a name for the new community 
group we've been discussing, I know at least a few people have mentioned 
"Advocacy" as an option. Either way, I think we can move on from the 
other names and decide between these two. Agree?

So ... using "Advocates" for the moment, this is what we have right now:

We have consensus to merge the User Groups Community and the Marketing 
Community into a new community called Advocates. Also, we have consensus 
to move the user groups to projects, all of which will be endorsed by 
the Advocates Community.

Below is a draft description of the new community. I'm leaving out the 
"merging" stuff since it's been discussed, it's confusing, we have 
consensus, and it's easier to just draft something fresh.

Advocates Community Group

The Advocates Community Group exists to help people around the world get 
involved in the OpenSolaris Community. We welcome participation from 
people of all languages and cultures and people with all levels of 
technical and non-technical skills. Everyone has something to contribute.

In here you will find independent user groups, presentations, news, 
articles, blogs, technical and non-technical content, videos and 
podcasts, events and conferences, metrics and graphics, swag, badges, 
buttons, and a variety of promotional projects.

Our defining guidelines and values are simple: we embrace the 
OpenSolaris Principles http://opensolaris.org/os/about/ and we are a 
community group in good standing under the OpenSolaris Constitution 
http://opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/governance/

Join us and participate ...

Something like that. It's just a suggestion.

Advocates Community Leaders: (names TBD)

Below is an implementation sequence off the top of my head that I think 
we'll have to go through. See if it makes sense.

Implementation Sequence: (most of which will be done manually)

* Brief the OGB about our merger plan and get final approval.
* Establish leaders -- merge, add new, delete old.
* Merge Marketing and UG Community lists for contributors and core
   contributors and maintain as one list.
* Draft Community Mission Statement.
* Create a new community -- Advocates Community -- and migrate content.
* Create a new list -- advocates at opensolaris.org -- and merge names.
* Start migrating existing user groups to projects and begin the
   creation of new user groups under a new process based on the OGB's
   project creation guidelines.
* Endorse all user group projects.
* Establish URL re-directs for migrated content.
* Migrate Marketing & UG Community content to the Advocates community.
* Migrate additional content: Articles and Newsletter
* Delete old Marketing & UG communities and lists.


Missing anything?


Jim
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Jim Grisanzio http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris