Governance/Foundation/UserCommittee

As the number of production OpenStack deployments increase and more ecosystem partners add support for OpenStack clouds, it becomes increasingly important that the communities building services around OpenStack guide and influence the product evolution. The user committee's role is to represent the needs of the diverse range of OpenStack users. The user committee is advised by Working Groups, each of whom represents different user audiences and interests.

The user committee mission is to:


 * Consolidate user requirements and present these to the management board and technical committee[1].
 * Provide guidance for the development teams where user feedback is requested
 * Track OpenStack deployments and usage, helping to share user stories and experiences
 * Work with the user groups worldwide to keep the OpenStack community vibrant and informed

[1]= the User Committee may request an agenda item for the Board's meeting.

How to Engage?
The User Committee coordinates via the user-commitee mailing list - feel free to join and post your ideas as well as via IRC on freenode in #openstack-uc channel. Consider joining the working groups and teams under UC governance found here. Attend our weekly IRC meetings on Monday at 1800 UTC in #openstack-meeting NOTE: if there are no agenda items that need to be discussed then the meeting will be cancelled and a notification sent out via the mailing list.

Meeting Agenda/Previous Meeting Logs
Future Proposed Meeting: Monday, May 7, 2018 at 1800 UTC - Even Week in (freenode) #openstack-uc


 * 1) Roll call
 * 2) Other business

Future Proposed Meeting: Monday, May 14, 2018 at 1400 UTC - Odd Week in (freenode) #openstack-uc


 * 1) Roll call
 * 2) Other business

Future Proposed Meeting: Monday, Apr 23, 2018 at 1800 UTC - Even Week in (freenode) #openstack-uc


 * 1) Roll call
 * 2) Vancouver UC Events
 * 3) * User Group/Ambassadors meet & greet OR Breakfast with the UC
 * 4) * Community BOF Session - https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/YVR-UG-Ambassador
 * 5) * Working Group BOF Session
 * 6) Any other output from the Ambassador Calls
 * 7) Occasional APAC friendly meeting time
 * 8) Other business

Future Proposed Meeting: Monday, Apr 30, 2018 at 1400 UTC - Odd Week in (freenode) #openstack-uc


 * 1) Roll call
 * 2) Feedback from April Board meeting
 * 3) Touch base on presentation for May joint session
 * 4) Ambassador / UC Summit Events
 * 5) User Survey Launch Plan
 * 6) Occasional APAC friendly meeting time
 * 7) Other business

Logs from past meetings:
 * http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/meetings/user_committee/2015/
 * http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/meetings/uc/2016/
 * http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/meetings/user_committee/2017/
 * http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/meetings/uc/2017/
 * http://eavesdrop.openstack.org/meetings/uc/2018/

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Structure
The structure of the user committee has been recently updated - see https://governance.openstack.org/uc/index.html for more details if interested in the way that the user committee itself is formed and operates. Note that a large portion of it's mission is to support the working groups which are covered in more detail below. Any input on structure is welcome; post your thoughts on the user-committee mailing list.

Working Groups and Teams
The User Committee is currently looking at a structure that involves Working Groups to conduct specific packages of tasks. The Working Groups have a defined purpose and goal, and produce work to meet their stated aims. Working Groups will have their own leadership, which will be responsible for finding volunteers in the community to complete the work. Working Groups should be allowed to form naturally and easily where a need arises, without unnecessary bureaucratic burden. However, some controls should be enacted to ensure effort is best placed, and not duplicated, so please consider the procedure below:


 * Working Group Template
 * Procedure for Creating a New Working Group