<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hello all,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are happy to announce the relaunch of the OpenStack Mentoring program, and we are kicking off with some changes to the program that we hope will better serve the community.</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Previously mentoring occurred through one on one partnering of mentor and mentee; this new program will focus on providing mentorship through goal-focused cohorts of mentors. This change will allow mentoring responsibilities to be shared among each group's mentors. </span></p><br style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The initial cohorts will be:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">- Get your first patch merged</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">- First CFP submission / Give your first talk</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">- Become COA certified / study for COA</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">- Deploy your first Cloud</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you are interested in joining as a mentor or mentee, please sign up at :</span></p><br style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Mentor Signup: <a href="https://openstackfoundation.formstack.com/forms/mentoring_cohorts_mentors" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://openstackfoundation.fo<wbr>rmstack.com/forms/mentoring_co<wbr>horts_mentors</a> </span></p><br style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:bold;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span 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