[Women-of-openstack] Recruitment Draft

Amy Marrich amy at demarco.com
Fri Aug 11 15:21:35 UTC 2017


Ok gang if no objects by Monday noon CST I'm going to make the change to
our Mission statement and then get the recruitment drive underway!

Thanks,

Amy

On Wed, Aug 9, 2017 at 1:54 PM, Jessica Murillo <jessicak at us.ibm.com> wrote:

> I agree the addition of allies is consistent with the original intent of
> the mission statement.
>
> Jessica Murillo
> Vice President, Open Systems Development
> IBM Systems
> jessicak at us.ibm.com
> Mobile Phone: 512-970-8466 <(512)%20970-8466>
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> PM---I'm good with both suggestions and if everyone is good with t]Amy
> Marrich ---08/09/2017 01:40:46 PM---I'm good with both suggestions and if
> everyone is good with the re-write of the mission statement we
>
> From: Amy Marrich <amy at demarco.com>
> To: Kendall Nelson <kennelson11 at gmail.com>
> Cc: women-of-openstack at lists.openstack.org
> Date: 08/09/2017 01:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Women-of-openstack] Recruitment Draft
> ------------------------------
>
>
>
> 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*
> <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*
>    <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* <anne at openstack.org> | *206-992-7961*
>    <(206)%20992-7961>
>
>
>
>    On Aug 9, 2017, at 8:10 AM, Amy Marrich <*amy at demarco.com*
>          <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
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>          And if you forget you'll get a reminder on the mailing list
>          before hand!
>
>          Hope you join us!
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