<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"></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;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="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;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="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;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-weight:400;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;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-weight:400;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;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="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;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="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;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="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;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="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;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-weight:400;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;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-weight:400;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;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" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://openstackfoundation.fo<wbr>rmstack.com/forms/mentoring_co<wbr>horts_mentors</a> </span></p><br style="font-weight:400;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;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">Mentee Signup: <a href="https://openstackfoundation.formstack.com/forms/mentoring_cohorts_mentees" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://openstackfoundation.fo<wbr>rmstack.com/forms/mentoring_co<wbr>horts_mentees</a> </span></p><div style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b style="font-weight:normal"><br></b></div><span id="gmail-m_-3666199855687715637gmail-m_1475997261405448584gmail-docs-internal-guid-4d279603-3802-917f-4613-aeb0d1b7f9e1" style="font-weight:400;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">freenode irc room:</span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">#openstack-mentoring</span></font></p></span><br style="font-weight:400;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br style="font-weight:400;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><p dir="ltr" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;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">Cheers,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;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">Ell Marquez and Jill Rouleau</span></p><br><p></p></div>