<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Hi all,</div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Anne Bertucio from the OpenStack Foundation’s COA program here. The Certified OpenStack Administrator program has been growing since its kickoff last April, but the percentage of women taking the exam is below the typical numbers for WOO representation. I want to encourage you all to consider the exam; I would love to see the number better reflect the strong presence of WOO. We’re seeing an increasing number of companies ask for COAs, and opportunities for COAs continues to grow. </div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">If you’re headed to the Boston Summit, you can take the COA onsite, save $50 off the typical exam fee, and be a Certified OpenStack Administrator by the time you leave Boston! You do need to pre-reg; <i class="">no walkup or onsite registration is available:</i> <a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/boston-2017/coa-in-boston" class="">https://www.openstack.org/summit/boston-2017/coa-in-boston</a> </div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; min-height: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">If you want to learn more first, swing by a Summit talk about the COA by WOO’s own Amy Marrich and Holly Bazemore: <a href="https://www.openstack.org/summit/boston-2017/summit-schedule/global-search?t=COA" class="">https://www.openstack.org/summit/boston-2017/summit-schedule/global-search?t=COA</a></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Drop me a line at anytime if you have questions, comments, or suggestions on how we can better bring the COA to WOO. </div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class=""><br class=""></div><div style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal;" class="">Best,</div><div class="">
<div class="">Anne Bertucio</div><div class="">Marketing Coordinator, OpenStack Foundation</div><div class=""><a href="mailto:anne@openstack.org" class="">anne@openstack.org</a> | 206-992-7961</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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