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There is a new OpenStack channel, #openstack-swg (SWG stands for Stewardship Working Group). For more details, please see the draft resolution for the TC[1]. A proposal has also been made for group meeting time[2]. Please provide input there if you wish to participate.

Thanks,

-amrith

[1] https://review.openstack.org/#/c/337895/
[2] https://review.openstack.org/#/c/338134/

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexis Monville [mailto:amonvill at redhat.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 7:20 AM
> To: OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions)
> <openstack-dev at lists.openstack.org>
> Subject: Re: [openstack-dev] [tc] Leadership training recap & steps
> forward
> 
> That's great news!
> Congrats to Colette for the organization and to the people who dare to
> join the training!
> 
> On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 6:45 PM, Amrith Kumar <amrith at tesora.com> wrote:
> > A huge "THANK YOU" to Colette for all the time and effort that went into
> making this a reality. What she doesn't mention is that this training
> (which lasted just a couple of days) was a year in the making!
> >
> > In addition to the great sandwiches and BBQ (and beer), I think it was
> great to have so many of us in a room at once. There is something about
> meeting in person, breaking bread (and jokes) that is totally lost in a
> virtual environment.
> >
> > I think the training and the discussions were well worth it and I
> encourage anyone who is serious about leadership in OpenStack to consider
> attending the next session. And while you are there, make it a point to go
> to Maker Works and meet Tom Root. It is truly inspiring to see what he's
> doing there.
> >
> > -amrith
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Colette Alexander [mailto:colettealexander at gmail.com]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2016 12:05 PM
> >> To: OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions)
> >> <openstack-dev at lists.openstack.org>
> >> Subject: [openstack-dev] [tc] Leadership training recap & steps forward
> >>
> >> Hello Stackers!
> >>
> >> I wanted to send an update about what happened last week at the
> >> leadership training session in Ann Arbor, Michigan and some of the
> >> things moving out of the training that we're hoping help improve the
> >> community as a whole.
> >>
> >> 17 people from the community (including 8 from the TC) and 2 trainers
> >> from ZingTrain spent 2 days covering a range of materials and
> >> subjects: servant leadership! Visioning! Stages of learning! Good
> >> practices for leading organizational change! Also there were delicious
> >> sandwiches and BBQ.
> >>
> >> Reviews and reflections from the training have been overwhelmingly
> >> positive, and some blog posts about it are starting to pop up.[0]
> >>
> >> On the day after training, a slightly smaller group than the full 17
> >> met to discuss how some of the ideas presented might help the
> >> OpenStack community, and identified some areas of work that are now
> >> being initiated by the TC. Some of the work identified involves the TC
> >> examining and where necessary, altering the ways it works, and some of
> >> it involves a general support for and development of leadership in all
> >> areas of the OpenStack community. To more clearly define and
> >> accomplish that work, a Stewardship Working Group has been
> >> proposed.[1]
> >>
> >> Because of the success of the training, and the fact that 5 TC members
> >> weren't able to attend this past instance, I'm working to arrange a
> >> repeated offering. It's still very much in the planning stages, but
> >> I'm hoping it will be in September, and follow the same 2-day
> >> training/1 day reflection/planning structure as before. The training
> >> will be enrolled similarly to the last one - with TC and Board members
> >> having first crack at the sign up list, and then opening remaining
> >> seats to the rest of the community. I will post to the -dev list as
> >> dates and details are finalized for that.
> >>
> >> Ideally there will be some discussion and work on this (including a
> >> potential panel discussion) at the Ocata Summit in Barcelona as well -
> >> stay tuned for information on that as it becomes available!
> >>
> >> A huge thanks to all who attended, and to the Foundation who sponsored
> >> the training for everyone - I'm incredibly excited to work on all of
> >> this in such a great environment, with such great people.
> >>
> >> Sincerely,
> >>
> >> -colette/gothicmindfood
> >>
> >> [0] http://www.tesora.com/openstack-tc-will-not-opening-deli/
> >> [1] https://review.openstack.org/#/c/337895/
> >>
> >>
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