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I'm good with both suggestions and if everyone is good with the re-write of
the mission statement we should definitely update the wiki as well.

Amy

On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 1:36 PM, Kendall Nelson <kennelson11 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I think Anne's changes sound good to me! If everyone else likes that too
> we should update it on the wiki.
>
> I would rephrase what comes after the mission to:
>
> 'We follow this mission by hosting Speed Mentoring and Lunch and Learns at
> the summits, and coordinating ongoing mentoring throughout the year as well
> as other activities.'
>
> See what you all think :)
>
> Thanks Amy for getting the ball rolling!
>
> -Kendall Nelson(diablo_rojo)
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 11:18 AM Anne Bertucio <anne at openstack.org> wrote:
>
>> 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 <(206)%20992-7961>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>> And you can join our mailing list here:
>> 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 <(203)%20277-8157> or *866-619-0383
>> <(866)%20619-0383>  Participant: 7217256**#* Leader 4018#
>> webex - 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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