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Just some word massaging to the first paragraph for readability. I know lots of people put great thought into this and these are always so tricky to write, so see what you all think! 


The Women of OpenStack (WOO) strive to increase the diversity of the OpenStack community by overcoming OpenStack's barrier to entry through educational sessions, professional networking, mentorship, social inclusion, and enhanced resource access. WOO recognizes that individuals in minority groups are more likely to have challenges accessing the resources it takes to learn and participate in complex technologies, which is why WOO welcomes all women and their allies who share an interest in OpenStack, open source, and adjacent technologies.    




Anne Bertucio
Marketing and Certification, OpenStack Foundation
anne at openstack.org | 206-992-7961




> On Aug 9, 2017, at 8:10 AM, Amy Marrich <amy at demarco.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> As discussed during our meeting on Monday we are planning to do a recruitment drive via email to the general OpenStack list as well as the Operators and Developers lists.
> 
> Here is the first draft of the email please feel free to make comments and mail back to the list so we can get the most feedback and the best results!
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Amy
> 
> Did you know the Women of OpenStack isn't just for people who identify as female, but allies as well? Well now you do and we're looking for new members!
> 
> Our mission statement is:
> 
> The Women of OpenStack strive to lower the barrier of entry to OpenStack learning and use, intending to thereby increasing the overall diversity of the OpenStack community, recognizing that individuals in minority groups are more likely to have challenges accessing resources to learn complex technologies. Secondly, the Women of OpenStack provides a professional and social networking group for women, and their allies, with common interests in OpenStack, OpenSource, and associated technologies. These goals are achieved through leading and sponsorship of educational sessions and social events that promote inclusion in the OpenStack Community.
> 
> We follow this mission by sponsoring ongoing Mentoring throughout the year and through the Speed Mentoring and Lunch and Learns which are held during summit as well as other activities through the year.
> 
> Our Wiki page can be found here:
> https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Women_of_OpenStack <https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Women_of_OpenStack>
> 
> And you can join our mailing list here:
> http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/women-of-openstack <http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/women-of-openstack>
> 
> And of course you can join us in Freenode IRC on the #openstack-women channel.
> 
> Come sit in on a meeting and check us out! Meetings are held every other Monday with our next meeting scheduled for 08/21/17. You can join us with the following information:
> 2000 UTC, 4 PM EDT, 3 PM CDT, 2 PM MDT, 1 PM PDT
> Dial In: 1-203-277-8157 or 866-619-0383  Participant: 7217256# Leader 4018#
> webex - https://verizon2.webex.com/verizon2-en/e.php?MTID=m0e7ba518a2d4487bc0a78d00055f62e2 <https://verizon2.webex.com/verizon2-en/e.php?MTID=m0e7ba518a2d4487bc0a78d00055f62e2>
> 
> And if you forget you'll get a reminder on the mailing list before hand!
> 
> Hope you join us!
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