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Governance/Foundation

2018-05-15T14:19:02Z

Mark collier: /* OpenStack Board of Director Meetings */

== OpenStack Foundation ==
Documents
* [[Governance/Foundation/Mission|Foundation Mission]]
* [[Governance/Foundation/Structure|Foundation Structure]]
* [[Governance/Foundation/Funding|Foundation Funding]]
* [http://www.openstack.org/legal/bylaws-of-the-openstack-foundation/ Foundation Bylaws]
* [[Governance/Foundation/2014ProposedBylawsAmendment|2014 Proposed Amendments To The Bylaws]]
* [[Governance/Foundation/TechnicalCommittee|Technical Committee]]
* [[Governance/Foundation/UserCommittee|User Committee]]
* [[Governance/Foundation/PotentialMemberCriteria|Potential Gold and Platinum Member Criteria]]
* [http://www.openstack.org/legal/transparency-policy/ Transparency Policy]
* [http://www.openstack.org/foundation/board-of-directors/ OpenStack Board Directors]
* [[Governance/CoreDefinition|Core Definition Guiding Principles]]
* Annual Report
** [[http://www.openstack.org/assets/reports/osf-annual-report-2015-FINAL.pdf 2015 Annual Report]]
** [[https://www.openstack.org/assets/reports/OpenStack-2016-Annual-Report-final-draft.pdf 2016 Annual Report]]

== OpenStack Board of Director Meetings ==
* 2018 Meeting Dates
** [[Governance/Foundation/30Jan2018BoardMeeting| January 30, 7am-9am Pacific Conference Call]]([[Governance/Foundation/30Jan2018BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/26Feb2018BoardMeeting| February 26, 9am-5pm F2FIrish Time Zone]]([[Governance/Foundation/26Feb2018BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/24April2018BoardMeeting| April 24, 7am-9am Pacific]]([[Governance/Foundation/24Apr2018BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/20May2018BoardMeeting| May 20, F2F 9am - 5pm, including Joint Leadership (TC, UC, Board)]]([[Governance/Foundation/20May2018BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/17July2018BoardMeeting| July 17, 7am-9am Pacific Conference Call]]([[Governance/Foundation/17July2018BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** Date TBA, Board F2F (PTG), 9am - 5pm,
** [[Governance/Foundation/12Nov2018BoardMeeting| November 12, F2F 9am - 12pm with Joint Leadership 1pm - 5pm]]([[Governance/Foundation/12Nov2018BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/11Dec2018BoardMeeting| December 11, 1pm-3pm Pacific Conference Call]]([[Governance/Foundation/11Dec2018BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
* 2017 Meeting Dates
** [[Governance/Foundation/24Jan2017BoardMeeting| January 24, 1:00pm-3:00pm Pacific Conference Call]]([[Governance/Foundation/24Jan2017BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/8Mar2017BoardMeeting| March 8-9, 9:00am-5:00pm Eastern, Board F2F and Joint meeting with TC,UC]]([[Governance/Foundation/8Mar2017BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/11Apr2017BoardMeeting| April 11, 7:00am-9:00am Pacific Conference Call]](Meeting Cancelled)
** [[Governance/Foundation/7May2017BoardMeeting| May 7, 9:00am-5:00pm Eastern, Board F2F and Joint meeting with TC,UC]]([[Governance/Foundation/7May2017BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/20June2017BoardMeeting| June 20, 1:00pm-3:00pm Pacific Conference Call]]([[Governance/Foundation/20Jun2017BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** August 22, 7:00am-9:00am Pacific Conference Call (Not held. Deferred to the September meeting)
** [[Governance/Foundation/10Sep2017BoardMeeting| September 10, 9:00am -5pm Mountain OpenStack Board,TC,UC,Staff Leadership meeting]]([[Governance/Foundation/10Sep2017BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/10Oct2017BoardMeeting| October 10, 1:00pm-3:00pm Pacific Conference Call]]([[Governance/Foundation/10Oct2017BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/5Nov2017BoardMeeting| November 5, 9:00am-5:00pm Australia, Board F2F and Joint meeting with TC,UC]]([[Governance/Foundation/5Nov2017BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/5Dec2017BoardMeeting| December 5, 7:00am-9:00am Pacific Conference Call]]([[Governance/Foundation/5Dec2017BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])

* 2016 Meeting Dates
** [[Governance/Foundation/26Jan2016BoardMeeting| January 26, 1:00pm-3:00pm Pacific Conference Call]]([[Governance/Foundation/26Jan2016BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/23Feb2016BoardMeeting| February 23, 1:00pm-3:00pm Pacific Conference Call]]([[Governance/Foundation/23Feb2016BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/29Mar2016BoardMeeting| March 29, 9am - 5pm Pacific, F2F held at the LF Collaboration Summit, Location Lake Tahoe, Nevada]]([[Governance/Foundation/29Mar2016BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/24Apr2016BoardMeeting| April 24, 9:00am - 2:00pm, F2F held at the OpenStack Summit, Austin Texas]]([[Governance/Foundation/24Apr2016BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
*** Joint TC/UC/Board April 24, 2:30pm - 5:30pm, Agenda: https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/6PuSKyUOHk
** [[Governance/Foundation/28Jun2016BoardMeeting| June 28, 7:00am-9:00am Pacific Conference Call]]
** [[Governance/Foundation/23Aug2016BoardMeeting| August 23, 1:00pm-3:00pm Pacific Conference Call]]([[Governance/Foundation/23Aug2016BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/24Oct2016BoardMeeting| October 24, 8:00am - 2:00pm , held at the OpenStack Summit, Barcelona, Spain]] ([[Governance/Foundation/(24Oct2016BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
*** Joint TC/UC/Board October 24, 2:30pm - 5:00pm
*** Summit Welcome Booth Crawl October 24, 5:00 - 7:00pm
*** Gold and Platinum Member meeting, October 25
*** High 5 Board meeting and other joint meetings, October 27
** [[Governance/Foundation/17Nov2016BoardMeeting| November 17, 1:00pm-3:00am Pacific Conference Call]] ([[Governance/Foundation/(17Nov2016BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/6Dec2016BoardMeeting| December 6, 7:00am-9:00am Pacific Conference Call]] ([[Governance/Foundation/6Dec2016BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])

* 2015 Meeting Dates
** [[Governance/Foundation/28Jan2015BoardMeeting| January 28, 12:00pm-2:00pm Pacific Conference Call]]([[Governance/Foundation/28Jan2015BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/3Mar2015BoardMeeting| March 3, F2F 9am - 5pm ET, Location New York City ]]([[Governance/Foundation/3Mar2015BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/2Apr2015BoardMeeting| April 2, 12:00pm-2:00pm Pacific Conference Call ]]([[Governance/Foundation/2Apr2015BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/17May2015BoardMeeting| May 17, F2F, 9am - 2pm pacific, Location Emerald Ballroom, Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel Vancouver]] ([[Governance/Foundation/17May2015BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
*** Joint Board/TC meeting May 17, F2F, 2:30 pm - 5:30pm pacific, Location Emerald Ballroom, Fairmont Pacific Rim hotel Vancouver, Agenda: https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/board+tc-vancouver
** [[Governance/Foundation/28July2015BoardMeeting | July 28, 2015, F2F 9am - 5pm central, Location Austin, Texas ]] ([[Governance/Foundation/28July2015BoardMeetingMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/26Oct2015BoardMeeting| October 26, F2F, 9am - 2pm, Tokyo Summit ]] ([[Governance/Foundation/26Oct2015BoardMeetingMinutes|Official Minutes]])
*** also includes a joint TC/UC/Board meeting (2:30 - 5:30pm)
** [[Governance/Foundation/3Dec2015BoardMeeting| December 3, 12:00pm-2:00pm Pacific Conference Call ]]([[Governance/Foundation/3Dec2015BoardMeetingMinutes|Official Minutes]])

* 2014
** [[Governance/Foundation/30Jan2014BoardMeeting|January 30, 2014 Board Meeting Agenda]] ([[Governance/Foundation/30Jan2014BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/4Mar2014BoardMeeting|March 4, 2014 Board Meeting Agenda]] ([[Governance/Foundation/4Mar2014BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/3Apr2014BoardMeeting|April 3, 2014 Board Meeting Agenda]] 12:00pm-2:00pm Pacific ([[Governance/Foundation/3Apr2014BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/11May2014BoardMeeting|May 11, 2014 Board Meeting Agenda]] ([[Governance/Foundation/11May2014BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
*** * [[Governance/Foundation/11May2014JointMeeting|May 11, 2014 Joint Meeting TC and Board]], Room B403, 3pm-5pm (May 11)
** [[Governance/Foundation/22July2014BoardMeeting|July 22, 2014 Board Meeting Agenda]] ([[Governance/Foundation/22July2014BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]]) Face 2 Face Portland, Oregon (OSCON) 8am - 5pm, OSCON OpenStack 4th Birthday 6pm - 9pm
** [[Governance/Foundation/18Sept2014BoardMeeting|September 18, 2014 Board Meeting Agenda]] ([[Governance/Foundation/18Sept2014BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]]), 12:00-2:00pm Pacific
** [[Governance/Foundation/20Oct2014BoardMeeting|October 20, 2014 Board Meeting Agenda]] ([[Governance/Foundation/20Oct2014BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]]), 12:00-2:00pm Pacific
** [[Governance/Foundation/2Nov2014BoardMeeting|Nov 2, 2014 Board Meeting Agenda]] ([[Governance/Foundation/2Nov2014BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]]), Face 2 Face at OpenStack Summit Paris, France 9am - 2pm, Location:Room Salle Maillot in Palais des Congrès (Summit venue).
*** [[Governance/Foundation/2Nov2014JointMeeting|Nov 2, 2014 Joint Meeting TC and Board]], 2:30pm - 5:30pm Paris, Location: Room Salle Maillot in Palais des Congrès (Summit venue).
*** [[Governance/Foundation/6Nov2014BoardMeeting|Board High Five Wrap up]](Quorum was not achieved), 5pm, production office Le Meridien, Paris
** [[Governance/Foundation/2Dec2014BoardMeeting|December 2014 Board Meeting Agenda]] ([[Governance/Foundation/2Dec2014BoardMinutes|Official 2 December Minutes]])([[Governance/Foundation/15Dec2014BoardMinutes|Official 15 December Minutes]])([[Governance/Foundation/18Dec2014BoardMinutes|Official 18 December Minutes]])

* 2013
** [[Governance/Foundation/31Jan2013BoardMeeting|January 31, 2013 Board Meeting Agenda]] ([[Governance/Foundation/31Jan2013BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/12Feb2013BoardMeeting|February 12, 2013 Board Meeting Agenda]]([[Governance/Foundation/12Feb2013BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/14Apr2013BoardMeeting|April 14, 2013 Board Meeting Agenda]]([[Governance/Foundation/14Apr2013BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/30May2013BoardMeeting|May 30, 2013 Board Meeting Agenda]]([[Governance/Foundation/30May2013BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/27June2013BoardMeeting|June 27, 2013 Board Meeting Agenda]]([[Governance/Foundation/27June2013BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/6Aug2013BoardMeeting|August 6, 2013 Board Meeting Agenda]]([[Governance/Foundation/6Aug2013BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/3Oct2013BoardMeeting|October 3, 2013 Board Meeting Agenda]]([[Governance/Foundation/3Oct2013BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/17Oct2013BoardMeeting|October 17, 2013 Board Meeting Agenda]]([[Governance/Foundation/17Oct2013BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/4Nov2013BoardMeeting|November 4, 2013 Board Meeting Agenda]]([[Governance/Foundation/4Nov2013BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])

* 2012
** [[Governance/Foundation/Aug2012BoardAgenda|August 28, 2012, First Board Meeting]] ([[Governance/Foundation/Aug2012BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/07Sept2012BoardMeeting|September 7, 2012 Meeting]] ([[Governance/Foundation/07Sept2012BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/18Sept2012BoardMeeting|September 18, 2012 Meeting]] ([[Governance/Foundation/18Sept2012BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/15Oct2012BoardMeeting|October 15, 2012 Meeting]] ([[Governance/Foundation/15Oct2012BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/02Nov2012BoardMeeting|November 2, 2012 Meeting]] ([[Governance/Foundation/02Nov2012BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])
** [[Governance/Foundation/16Nov2012BoardMeeting|November 16, 2012 Meeting]] ([[Governance/Foundation/16Nov2012BoardMinutes|Official Minutes]])

== Committees & Working Groups ==
* [[Governance/Foundation/FoundationFinanceCommittee|Foundation Finance Committee]]
* [[Governance/Foundation/LegalAffairsCommittee|Legal Affairs Committee]] (not active)
* [[Governance/Foundation/TransparencyCommittee|Transparency Committee]] (not active)
* [[Governance/Foundation/ElectionsCommittee|Elections Committee]] (not active)
* [[Governance/InteropWG|Interop Working Group]]
* [[Governance/CompensationCommittee|Compensation Committee]]
* [[Foundation/ProfessionalCertification|Professional Certification Working Group]]
* [[Diversity|Diversity Working Group]]
* [[GoldAndPlatinumMemberCommittee|Gold And Platinum Member Committee]]
** Reference: https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Governance/Foundation/PotentialMemberCriteria

== Gold Member Calls ==
2018
* Feb 22 – 1pm – 2pm pacific, Arkady
* May 2x – lunch at the Summit, Johan
* July 16 – 7am – 8am pacific, Joseph
* Nov 2x – Lunch at the Summit, Kenji
* Dec 10 - 1pm – 2pm pacific, Kurt
2017
* January 23, 1-2pm pacific - conf call, Chair: Rob
* March - 2, 1-2pm, Chair: Anni
* <nowiki>April 10, 7-8am pacific - conf call - Cancelled
* May 10, at Boston Summit, Chair: Lew
* June 19, 1-2pm pacific - conf call, Chair: Joseph
* [[Governance/Foundation/5Sep2017GoldCall|September 5,7-8am pacific - conf call, Chair: Kenji]]
* October 9, 1-2pm pacific - conf call, Chair: Boris
* November X at Sydney Summit, Chair: Rob
* December 4, 1-2pm pacific - conf call, Chair: Junwei Liu

2016
* [[Governance/Foundation/25Jan2016GoldCall|January 25th, 1pm - 2pm pacific, Kenji Kanashige]]
* [[Governance/Foundation/22Feb2016GoldCall| February 22, 1pm - 2pm pacific, Lew Tucker]]
* [[Governance/Foundation/24Mar2016GoldCall| March 24, 1pm - 2pm pacific, Manju ramananthpura]]
* April 27, Location and time TBD, Alex Freedland
* [[Governance/Foundation/27June2016GoldCall| June 27, 1pm - 2pm pacific, Anni Lai]]
* October 26, In person meeting at the OpenStack Summit, Time is TBD,Rob Esker
* December 5, 1pm - 2pm pacific Roland Chan

== Community Marketing & Events ==
* [[Governance/Foundation/Marketing|Marketing & Events Overview]]

OpenStack:Privacy policy

2016-03-01T16:54:56Z

Mark collier: Created page with "The OpenStack Foundation Privacy Policy can be found [https://www.openstack.org/privacy/ here]."

The OpenStack Foundation Privacy Policy can be found [https://www.openstack.org/privacy/ here].

Governance/Foundation/2014ProposedBylawsAmendment

2014-11-24T19:31:32Z

Mark collier: /* Questions and Comments */

= =
== SUMMARY OF 2014 PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE BYLAWS OF THE OPENSTACK FOUNDATION ==
This summary will provide you with an overview of the draft of the proposed revisions to the bylaws. These revisions are the first changes to the bylaws since the current version was adopted in January, 2013. As you may know, the DefCore process was approved by the Board of Directors of the OpenStack Foundation ("Board") in November, 2013 to develop a new process for managing the application of the OpenStack trademarks to the OpenStack Project.

The revision of the bylaws was part of the DefCore process. The proposed revisions to the bylaws are meant to provide flexibility in determining the software required for the use of the OpenStack trademarks. The revisions permit the adoption of the DefCore procedures and any changes to those procedures in the future. Any changes to the process must be approved by the Board and the Technical Committee. The Board and the Technical Committee will agree on the process for such approval after the adoption of the revisions to the bylaws. The bylaws have gone through fifteen revisions after comments from the Technical Committee, Defcore Committee, OpenStack Foundation management, Legal Affairs Committee and the Board.

The Foundation is planning to have a Board meeting on December 2 to approve the final draft. These amendments will be up for approval by the Individual Members as part of their election of Individual Directors in January 2015: the approval requires a majority of the Individual Members to approve the revisions and will only be effective if 25% of the current Individual Members vote. Consequently, it is very important to encourage Individual Members to vote.

The draft will also need to be approved by two-thirds of the Gold Members and (ii) two-thirds of the Platinum Members. The new bylaws will become effective upon a date selected by the Board after all of the required votes are completed.

== Draft Documents ==
Redlined versions of the bylaws showing the proposed changes can be found at:

* [[File:DefCoreTrademarkBylawsRevisionsRedline.pdf|DefCore Bylaws Revision Redline]]
* [[File:LegalAffairsCommitteeBylawsRevisionRedLine.pdf|Legal Affairs Committee Bylaws Revision Redline]]
* [[File:QuorumChangeBylawsRevisionRedline.pdf|Quorum Bylaws Revision Redline]]

== Outline of Proposed Changes ==
# Revisions for Determination Core and Trademark Policy.
## Shift from two to three categories of software
### Current bylaws
#### OpenStack Project
#### Core OpenStack Project
### Revised bylaws
#### OpenStack Project
#### OpenStack Technical Committee Approved Release
#### Trademark Designated OpenStack Software
# Change in determination of software required for use of the OpenStack trademark
## Current bylaws (“Core OpenStack Project”)
### Modules: Block Storage, Compute, Dashboard, Identity Service, Image Service, Networking, and Object Storage
### Add/Remove Modules Process: Proposed by Technical Committee and approved by the Board
### This provision can only be changed by a vote of the Board and the affirmative vote of (i) two-thirds of the Gold Members, (ii) two-thirds of the Platinum Members, and (iii) a majority of the Individual Members voting (but only if at least 25% of the Individual Members vote at an annual or special meeting).
## Revised bylaws (“Trademark Designated OpenStack Software”)
### Trademark Designated OpenStack Software: Process for determining Trademark Designated OpenStack Software will be determined by the Board and does not need any vote by the members, but changes in process require Technical Committee approval (i.e. change from Defcore process)
### OpenStack Technical Committee Approved Release (formerly Integrated Release): Determined by Technical Committee but “Trademark Designated OpenStack Software” can be deleted from OpenStack Technical Committee Approved Release only with permission of the Board
## Change in management of trademarks
### Current bylaws
#### Trademarks governed by detailed trademark policy in Appendix 8, but the policy permits modification by the Foundation
#### This provision can only be changed by a vote of the Board and the affirmative vote of (i) two-thirds of the Gold Members, (ii) two-thirds of the Platinum Members, and (iii) a majority of the Individual Members voting (but only if at least 25% of the Individual Members vote at an annual or special meeting).
### Revised bylaws
#### Trademarks will be governed by a trademark policy to be determined by the Board and does not need any vote by the members
# Separate Voting Approval (at the request of Defcore Committee)
## Legal Affairs Committee
### Current bylaws: Legal Affairs Committee currently is limited to five members (but eleven lawyers are attending).
### Revised bylaws: The Board can set the criteria for membership on the Legal Affairs Committee and no limit is applied.
## Quorum for Individual Members to Amend the Bylaws
### Current bylaws: A majority of the Individual Members voting (but only if at least 25% of the Individual Members vote at an annual or special meeting). This 25% threshold was selected rather arbitrarily at the time the bylaws were drafted and did not anticipate the number of Individual Members which have joined the Foundation. The 2014 election for Individual Directors had participation of less than 15% of the Individual Members.
### Revised bylaws: A majority of the Individual Members voting (but only if at least 10% of the Individual Members vote at an annual or special meeting).
== Questions and Comments ==
If you have questions, please address them to the Foundation mailing list: where Alan Clark has started a thread: http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/foundation/2014-November/001785.html -- If you are not yet a member of the foundation mailing list, join here: http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation

Note that the Technical Committee (TC) has discussed the proposed changes and the thread archive is available here: http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-tc/2014-November/000871.html

Governance/Foundation/2014ProposedBylawsAmendment

2014-11-24T14:06:18Z

Mark collier: /* Questions and Comments */

= =
== SUMMARY OF 2014 PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE BYLAWS OF THE OPENSTACK FOUNDATION ==
This summary will provide you with an overview of the draft of the proposed revisions to the bylaws. These revisions are the first changes to the bylaws since the current version was adopted in September, 2012. As you may know, the Defcore process was approved by the Board of Directors of the OpenStack Foundation ("Board") in November, 2013 to develop a new process for managing the application of the OpenStack trademarks to the OpenStack Project.

The revision of the bylaws was part of the Defcore process. The original bylaws provided for very detailed (and inflexible) approach to defining the software required for the use of the OpenStack trademarks ("Core OpenStack Project") and the modification of such software. The proposed revisions to the bylaws are meant to provide flexibility in determining the software required for the use of the OpenStack trademarks. The revisions permit the adoption of the Defcore procedures and any changes to those procedures in the future. Any changes to the process must be approved by the Board and the Technical Committee. The Board and the Technical Committee will agree on the process for such approval after the adoption of the revisions to the bylaws. The bylaws have gone through fifteen revisions after comments from the Technical Committee, Defcore Committee, OpenStack Foundation management, Legal Affairs Committee and the Board. The drafts and a copy marked to the original 2012 version of the bylaws can be found at http://www.openstack.org/legal/bylaws-of-the-openstack-foundation/

The Foundation is planning to have a Board meeting on December 2 to approve the final draft. Then, such draft will be put on the Foundation website to prepare for approval by the Individual Members as part of their election of Individual Directors: the approval requires a majority of the Individual Members to approve the revisions and will only be effective if 25% of the current Individual Members vote. Consequently, it is very important to encourage Individual Members to vote since participation in past elections has not reached the 25% level.

The draft will also need to be approved by two-thirds of the Gold Members and (ii) two-thirds of the Platinum Members. The new bylaws will become effective upon a date selected by the Board after all of the required votes are completed.
== Draft Documents ==
The drafts can be found at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/eztcbk8tvxouqfb/AABX8D6g8jns3Cp_4OGthc7Oa?dl=0
== Outline of Proposed Changes ==
# Revisions for Determination Core and Trademark Policy.
## Shift from two to three categories of software
### Current bylaws
#### OpenStack Project
#### Core OpenStack Project
### Revised bylaws
#### OpenStack Project
#### OpenStack Technical Committee Approved Release
#### Trademark Designated OpenStack Software
# Change in determination of software required for use of the OpenStack trademark
## Current bylaws (“Core OpenStack Project”)
### Modules: Block Storage, Compute, Dashboard, Identity Service, Image Service, Networking, and Object Storage
### Add/Remove Modules Process: Proposed by Technical Committee and approved by the Board
### This provision can only be changed by a vote of the Board and the affirmative vote of (i) two-thirds of the Gold Members, (ii) two-thirds of the Platinum Members, and (iii) a majority of the Individual Members voting (but only if at least 25% of the Individual Members vote at an annual or special meeting).
## Revised bylaws (“Trademark Designated OpenStack Software”)
### Trademark Designated OpenStack Software: Process for determining Trademark Designated OpenStack Software will be determined by the Board and does not need any vote by the members, but changes in process require Technical Committee approval (i.e. change from Defcore process)
### OpenStack Technical Committee Approved Release (formerly Integrated Release): Determined by Technical Committee but “Trademark Designated OpenStack Software” can be deleted from OpenStack Technical Committee Approved Release only with permission of the Board
## Change in management of trademarks
### Current bylaws
#### Trademarks governed by detailed trademark policy in Appendix 8, but the policy permits modification by the Foundation
#### This provision can only be changed by a vote of the Board and the affirmative vote of (i) two-thirds of the Gold Members, (ii) two-thirds of the Platinum Members, and (iii) a majority of the Individual Members voting (but only if at least 25% of the Individual Members vote at an annual or special meeting).
### Revised bylaws
#### Trademarks will be governed by a trademark policy to be determined by the Board and does not need any vote by the members
# Determination of ATC
## Current bylaws: ATC must contribute to Core OpenStack Project.
## Revised bylaws: ATC must contribute to OpenStack Project .
# Separate Voting Approval (at the request of Defcore Committee)
## Legal Affairs Committee
### Current bylaws: Legal Affairs Committee currently is limited to five members (but eleven lawyers are attending).
### Revised bylaws: The Board can set the criteria for membership on the Legal Affairs Committee and no limit is applied.
## Quorum for Individual Members to Amend the Bylaws
### Current bylaws: A majority of the Individual Members voting (but only if at least 25% of the Individual Members vote at an annual or special meeting). This 25% threshold was selected rather arbitrarily at the time the bylaws were drafted and did not anticipate the number of Individual Members which have joined the Foundation. The 2014 election for Individual Directors had participation of less than 15% of the Individual Members.
### Revised bylaws: A majority of the Individual Members voting (but only if at least 10% of the Individual Members vote at an annual or special meeting).
== Questions and Comments ==
If you have questions, please address them to the Foundation mailing list: [mailto://foundation@lists.openstack.org foundation@lists.openstack.org]. If you are not yet a member of the foundation mailing list, join here: http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/foundation

Note that the Technical Committee (TC) has discussed the proposed changes and the thread archive is available here: http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-tc/2014-November/000871.html

Governance/Foundation/2014ProposedBylawsAmendment

2014-11-24T14:05:20Z

Mark collier: /* Questions and Comments */

= =
== SUMMARY OF 2014 PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE BYLAWS OF THE OPENSTACK FOUNDATION ==
This summary will provide you with an overview of the draft of the proposed revisions to the bylaws. These revisions are the first changes to the bylaws since the current version was adopted in September, 2012. As you may know, the Defcore process was approved by the Board of Directors of the OpenStack Foundation ("Board") in November, 2013 to develop a new process for managing the application of the OpenStack trademarks to the OpenStack Project.

The revision of the bylaws was part of the Defcore process. The original bylaws provided for very detailed (and inflexible) approach to defining the software required for the use of the OpenStack trademarks ("Core OpenStack Project") and the modification of such software. The proposed revisions to the bylaws are meant to provide flexibility in determining the software required for the use of the OpenStack trademarks. The revisions permit the adoption of the Defcore procedures and any changes to those procedures in the future. Any changes to the process must be approved by the Board and the Technical Committee. The Board and the Technical Committee will agree on the process for such approval after the adoption of the revisions to the bylaws. The bylaws have gone through fifteen revisions after comments from the Technical Committee, Defcore Committee, OpenStack Foundation management, Legal Affairs Committee and the Board. The drafts and a copy marked to the original 2012 version of the bylaws can be found at http://www.openstack.org/legal/bylaws-of-the-openstack-foundation/

The Foundation is planning to have a Board meeting on December 2 to approve the final draft. Then, such draft will be put on the Foundation website to prepare for approval by the Individual Members as part of their election of Individual Directors: the approval requires a majority of the Individual Members to approve the revisions and will only be effective if 25% of the current Individual Members vote. Consequently, it is very important to encourage Individual Members to vote since participation in past elections has not reached the 25% level.

The draft will also need to be approved by two-thirds of the Gold Members and (ii) two-thirds of the Platinum Members. The new bylaws will become effective upon a date selected by the Board after all of the required votes are completed.
== Draft Documents ==
The drafts can be found at: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/eztcbk8tvxouqfb/AABX8D6g8jns3Cp_4OGthc7Oa?dl=0
== Outline of Proposed Changes ==
# Revisions for Determination Core and Trademark Policy.
## Shift from two to three categories of software
### Current bylaws
#### OpenStack Project
#### Core OpenStack Project
### Revised bylaws
#### OpenStack Project
#### OpenStack Technical Committee Approved Release
#### Trademark Designated OpenStack Software
# Change in determination of software required for use of the OpenStack trademark
## Current bylaws (“Core OpenStack Project”)
### Modules: Block Storage, Compute, Dashboard, Identity Service, Image Service, Networking, and Object Storage
### Add/Remove Modules Process: Proposed by Technical Committee and approved by the Board
### This provision can only be changed by a vote of the Board and the affirmative vote of (i) two-thirds of the Gold Members, (ii) two-thirds of the Platinum Members, and (iii) a majority of the Individual Members voting (but only if at least 25% of the Individual Members vote at an annual or special meeting).
## Revised bylaws (“Trademark Designated OpenStack Software”)
### Trademark Designated OpenStack Software: Process for determining Trademark Designated OpenStack Software will be determined by the Board and does not need any vote by the members, but changes in process require Technical Committee approval (i.e. change from Defcore process)
### OpenStack Technical Committee Approved Release (formerly Integrated Release): Determined by Technical Committee but “Trademark Designated OpenStack Software” can be deleted from OpenStack Technical Committee Approved Release only with permission of the Board
## Change in management of trademarks
### Current bylaws
#### Trademarks governed by detailed trademark policy in Appendix 8, but the policy permits modification by the Foundation
#### This provision can only be changed by a vote of the Board and the affirmative vote of (i) two-thirds of the Gold Members, (ii) two-thirds of the Platinum Members, and (iii) a majority of the Individual Members voting (but only if at least 25% of the Individual Members vote at an annual or special meeting).
### Revised bylaws
#### Trademarks will be governed by a trademark policy to be determined by the Board and does not need any vote by the members
# Determination of ATC
## Current bylaws: ATC must contribute to Core OpenStack Project.
## Revised bylaws: ATC must contribute to OpenStack Project .
# Separate Voting Approval (at the request of Defcore Committee)
## Legal Affairs Committee
### Current bylaws: Legal Affairs Committee currently is limited to five members (but eleven lawyers are attending).
### Revised bylaws: The Board can set the criteria for membership on the Legal Affairs Committee and no limit is applied.
## Quorum for Individual Members to Amend the Bylaws
### Current bylaws: A majority of the Individual Members voting (but only if at least 25% of the Individual Members vote at an annual or special meeting). This 25% threshold was selected rather arbitrarily at the time the bylaws were drafted and did not anticipate the number of Individual Members which have joined the Foundation. The 2014 election for Individual Directors had participation of less than 15% of the Individual Members.
### Revised bylaws: A majority of the Individual Members voting (but only if at least 10% of the Individual Members vote at an annual or special meeting).
== Questions and Comments ==
If you have questions, please address them to the Foundation mailing list: [mailto://foundation@lists.openstack.org foundation@lists.openstack.org].

Note that the Technical Committee (TC) has discussed the proposed changes and the thread archive is available here: http://lists.openstack.org/pipermail/openstack-tc/2014-November/000871.html

Network/neutron-renaming

2013-06-26T17:54:14Z

Mark collier:

This is our whiteboard for handling the Quantum -> Neutron transition.

Summary: Starting with the Havana release, the OpenStack Networking project's code name is Neutron. Quantum is no longer used.

=== Launchpad projects ===
Renaming projects "quantum" and "python-quantumclient":
* Rename request pending at: https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad/+question/231396 (ttx)
* Once done, https://review.openstack.org/34549 should be accepted so that quantum changes are linked to Neutron bugs, until the repositories are transitioned too (ttx)
* Adjust project descriptions (ttx)
* Rename all *quantum teams in Launchpad (ttx)

=== Code Repositories ===
tbd

Release Naming

2013-05-03T19:55:39Z

Mark collier:

OpenStack releases are numbered using a YYYY.N time-based scheme. For example, the first release of 2012 will have the 2012.1 version number. During the development cycle, the release is identified using a codename. Those codenames are ordered alphabetically: Austin was the first release, Bexar is the second, Cactus the third, etc.

These codenames are chosen by popular vote using the basic Launchpad poll feature over the ~openstack group. Codenames are '''cities or counties near where the corresponding OpenStack design summit took place'''. An exception (called the ''Waldon exception'') is granted to ''elements of the state flag that sound especially cool''.

* Austin: The first design summit took place in Austin, TX
* Bexar: The second design summit took place in San Antonio, TX (Bexar county).
* Cactus: Cactus is a city in Texas
* [https://launchpad.net/~openstack/+poll/d-release-naming Diablo]: Diablo is a city in the bay area near Santa Clara, CA
* [https://launchpad.net/~openstack/+poll/e-release-naming Essex]: Essex is a city near Boston, MA
* [https://launchpad.net/~openstack/+poll/f-release-naming Folsom]: Folsom is a city near San Francisco, CA
* [https://launchpad.net/~openstack/+poll/g-stands-for-grizzly Grizzly]: Grizzly is an element of the state flag of California (design summit takes place in San Diego, CA)
* [https://launchpad.net/~openstack/+poll/h-release-naming Havana]: Havana is an unincorporated community in Oregon
<br />
Only single words with a maximum of 10 characters are good candidates for a name. Bonus points for sounding cool.

== "I" release cycle naming ==

The next OpenStack summit will happen in Hong Kong.

That creates a pretty challenging naming problem, since there is no word starting with "i' in classic transliteration of Chinese words. So the Technical Committee is willing to bend the rules ''a little'' to extend the range of candidates... Feel free to add suggestions to the list below.

* '''Ili''' (a famous autonomous prefecture name in Xinjiang in China with a beautiful grassland, 伊犁, see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ili_Kazakh_Autonomous_Prefecture and http://baike.baidu.com/view/37642.htm)
* '''Icehouse''' (Ice house street is a street in Hong-Kong. It's also a Miller beer and a rock band, which may or may not be a problem)
* '''Inspiration''' (there is an Inspiration lake in Hong-Kong. But it's a cheesy artificial theme park, and a 11-letter word)
* '''Islands''' (there is an Islands district in Hong-Kong. But it spreads a wrong image of non-interoperability)
* '''Innermongolia''' (Inner Mongolia is a region of China. But it is a VERY long word)
* '''Itbayat''' (there is an Itbayat island in South China sea relatively near Hong Kong, but it's in Philippines)
* <strike>Imperial (the sun never set on the british empire... which gave up Hong Kong to china in the 90s, placing it in it's current unique status.)</strike> (This is political, and isn't a place name)
* '''Incense''' ("Hong Kong" literally means "Fragrant Harbour", as local incense trees were responsible for turning HK into a thriving trading post since the 14th century)
* '''Ichang''' (Ichang street, 宜昌街, one of the shortest streets in Tsim Sha Tsui)
* '''Inverness''' (Inverness road, 延文禮士道, a quiet street nears Kowloon Walled City. a community of older mansions. A trade school called Arts and Technology Education Centre (藝術與科技教育中心) is also located there. Some of the most famous schools in HK are also near Inverness Road. Oh. Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity right across the road. Kowloon Walled Park is also around.)
* "Ip Man" (His legacy of popularizing Wing Chun 詠春 globally, respected figure in modern Chinese history, and also Bruce Lee's teacher) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yip_Man
* '''Indihome''' (or "Indi". The 39th-tallest building in Hong Kong. 樂悠居. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indi_Home)
* '''Independence''' (this is not a place per se, but if free and open source means free as in freedom, then independence is a logical destination)

Release Naming

2013-05-03T19:55:10Z

Mark collier:

OpenStack releases are numbered using a YYYY.N time-based scheme. For example, the first release of 2012 will have the 2012.1 version number. During the development cycle, the release is identified using a codename. Those codenames are ordered alphabetically: Austin was the first release, Bexar is the second, Cactus the third, etc.

These codenames are chosen by popular vote using the basic Launchpad poll feature over the ~openstack group. Codenames are '''cities or counties near where the corresponding OpenStack design summit took place'''. An exception (called the ''Waldon exception'') is granted to ''elements of the state flag that sound especially cool''.

* Austin: The first design summit took place in Austin, TX
* Bexar: The second design summit took place in San Antonio, TX (Bexar county).
* Cactus: Cactus is a city in Texas
* [https://launchpad.net/~openstack/+poll/d-release-naming Diablo]: Diablo is a city in the bay area near Santa Clara, CA
* [https://launchpad.net/~openstack/+poll/e-release-naming Essex]: Essex is a city near Boston, MA
* [https://launchpad.net/~openstack/+poll/f-release-naming Folsom]: Folsom is a city near San Francisco, CA
* [https://launchpad.net/~openstack/+poll/g-stands-for-grizzly Grizzly]: Grizzly is an element of the state flag of California (design summit takes place in San Diego, CA)
* [https://launchpad.net/~openstack/+poll/h-release-naming Havana]: Havana is an unincorporated community in Oregon
<br />
Only single words with a maximum of 10 characters are good candidates for a name. Bonus points for sounding cool.

== "I" release cycle naming ==

The next OpenStack summit will happen in Hong Kong.

That creates a pretty challenging naming problem, since there is no word starting with "i' in classic transliteration of Chinese words. So the Technical Committee is willing to bend the rules ''a little'' to extend the range of candidates... Feel free to add suggestions to the list below.

* '''Ili''' (a famous autonomous prefecture name in Xinjiang in China with a beautiful grassland, 伊犁, see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ili_Kazakh_Autonomous_Prefecture and http://baike.baidu.com/view/37642.htm)
* '''Icehouse''' (Ice house street is a street in Hong-Kong. It's also a Miller beer and a rock band, which may or may not be a problem)
* '''Inspiration''' (there is an Inspiration lake in Hong-Kong. But it's a cheesy artificial theme park, and a 11-letter word)
* '''Islands''' (there is an Islands district in Hong-Kong. But it spreads a wrong image of non-interoperability)
* '''Innermongolia''' (Inner Mongolia is a region of China. But it is a VERY long word)
* '''Itbayat''' (there is an Itbayat island in South China sea relatively near Hong Kong, but it's in Philippines)
* <strike>Imperial (the sun never set on the british empire... which gave up Hong Kong to china in the 90s, placing it in it's current unique status.)</strike> (This is political, and isn't a place name)
* '''Incense''' ("Hong Kong" literally means "Fragrant Harbour", as local incense trees were responsible for turning HK into a thriving trading post since the 14th century)
* '''Ichang''' (Ichang street, 宜昌街, one of the shortest streets in Tsim Sha Tsui)
* '''Inverness''' (Inverness road, 延文禮士道, a quiet street nears Kowloon Walled City. a community of older mansions. A trade school called Arts and Technology Education Centre (藝術與科技教育中心) is also located there. Some of the most famous schools in HK are also near Inverness Road. Oh. Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity right across the road. Kowloon Walled Park is also around.)
* "Ip Man" (His legacy of popularizing Wing Chun 詠春 globally, respected figure in modern Chinese history, and also Bruce Lee's teacher) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yip_Man
* '''Indihome''' (or "Indi". The 39th-tallest building in Hong Kong. 樂悠居. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indi_Home)
* ""Independence"" (this is not a place per se, but if free and open source means free as in freedom, then independence is a logical destination)

Release Naming

2013-05-03T19:53:06Z

Mark collier:

OpenStack releases are numbered using a YYYY.N time-based scheme. For example, the first release of 2012 will have the 2012.1 version number. During the development cycle, the release is identified using a codename. Those codenames are ordered alphabetically: Austin was the first release, Bexar is the second, Cactus the third, etc.

These codenames are chosen by popular vote using the basic Launchpad poll feature over the ~openstack group. Codenames are '''cities or counties near where the corresponding OpenStack design summit took place'''. An exception (called the ''Waldon exception'') is granted to ''elements of the state flag that sound especially cool''.

* Austin: The first design summit took place in Austin, TX
* Bexar: The second design summit took place in San Antonio, TX (Bexar county).
* Cactus: Cactus is a city in Texas
* [https://launchpad.net/~openstack/+poll/d-release-naming Diablo]: Diablo is a city in the bay area near Santa Clara, CA
* [https://launchpad.net/~openstack/+poll/e-release-naming Essex]: Essex is a city near Boston, MA
* [https://launchpad.net/~openstack/+poll/f-release-naming Folsom]: Folsom is a city near San Francisco, CA
* [https://launchpad.net/~openstack/+poll/g-stands-for-grizzly Grizzly]: Grizzly is an element of the state flag of California (design summit takes place in San Diego, CA)
* [https://launchpad.net/~openstack/+poll/h-release-naming Havana]: Havana is an unincorporated community in Oregon
<br />
Only single words with a maximum of 10 characters are good candidates for a name. Bonus points for sounding cool.

== "I" release cycle naming ==

The next OpenStack summit will happen in Hong Kong.

That creates a pretty challenging naming problem, since there is no word starting with "i' in classic transliteration of Chinese words. So the Technical Committee is willing to bend the rules ''a little'' to extend the range of candidates... Feel free to add suggestions to the list below.

* '''Ili''' (a famous autonomous prefecture name in Xinjiang in China with a beautiful grassland, 伊犁, see also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ili_Kazakh_Autonomous_Prefecture and http://baike.baidu.com/view/37642.htm)
* '''Icehouse''' (Ice house street is a street in Hong-Kong. It's also a Miller beer and a rock band, which may or may not be a problem)
* '''Inspiration''' (there is an Inspiration lake in Hong-Kong. But it's a cheesy artificial theme park, and a 11-letter word)
* '''Islands''' (there is an Islands district in Hong-Kong. But it spreads a wrong image of non-interoperability)
* '''Innermongolia''' (Inner Mongolia is a region of China. But it is a VERY long word)
* '''Itbayat''' (there is an Itbayat island in South China sea relatively near Hong Kong, but it's in Philippines)
* <strike>Imperial (the sun never set on the british empire... which gave up Hong Kong to china in the 90s, placing it in it's current unique status.)</strike> (This is political, and isn't a place name)
* '''Incense''' ("Hong Kong" literally means "Fragrant Harbour", as local incense trees were responsible for turning HK into a thriving trading post since the 14th century)
* '''Ichang''' (Ichang street, 宜昌街, one of the shortest streets in Tsim Sha Tsui)
* '''Inverness''' (Inverness road, 延文禮士道, a quiet street nears Kowloon Walled City. a community of older mansions. A trade school called Arts and Technology Education Centre (藝術與科技教育中心) is also located there. Some of the most famous schools in HK are also near Inverness Road. Oh. Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity right across the road. Kowloon Walled Park is also around.)
* "Ip Man" (His legacy of popularizing Wing Chun 詠春 globally, respected figure in modern Chinese history, and also Bruce Lee's teacher) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yip_Man
* '''Indihome''' (or "Indi". The 39th-tallest building in Hong Kong. 樂悠居. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indi_Home)
* "Independence" (this is not a place per se, but if free and open source means free as in freedom, then independence is a logical destination)

OpenStack User Groups

2013-05-02T22:08:08Z

Mark collier:

The OpenStack International Community team is the main contact point for anybody running a local OpenStack User Group.

Join [http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/community the mailing list] if you are hosting or want to start a user group with meetups, hackatons and other social events talking about OpenStack and free/libre open source software for the cloud.

Check the [[OpenStackUserGroups/HowTo]] if you decide that you need to start a new OpenStack User Group in your geographical area.

__TOC__

== US Groups ==
=== Atlanta ===
* Meet-up details here: http://www.meetup.com/openstack-atlanta/
* IRC Channel: [[irc://irc.freenode.net/openstack-atlanta|#openstack-atlanta]] on Freenode
* Coordinators: Doug Hellmann, Mark McClain

=== Austin ===
* Meet-up details here: [http://www.meetup.com/openstack-austin/ http://www.meetup.com/openstack-austin/]

=== Boston ===
* Meet-up details here: http://www.meetup.com/Openstack-Boston/

=== Chicago ===
* Meet-up details here: http://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-NjZdcegA/
* Coordinator: Steven Loving

=== Colorado ===
(primarily Northern Colorado)

* Meet-up details here: http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Colorado/

(primarily Denver Metro/South Denver)

* Meet-up details here: http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Denver/
* Twitter hashtag: #OSROCK
* Coordinator: Shannon McFarland and Scott Lowe

=== District of Columbia : Washington, DC Metro Area ===
* Meet-up details here: http://www.meetup.com/OpenStackDC/
* Meet-up details here: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4207039

=== Florida ===
* LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4762393
* FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/FloridaOpenstack
* Google Group: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/openstack-florida

=== Indiana ===
* Meet-up details: http://tinyurl.com/7k8b7mr
* Forum: https://portal.futuregrid.org/forums/fg-user-services-forum/openstack
* Contact: Gregor von Laszewski

=== Michigan ===
* Google Group: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/openstack-mi
* Google Community: https://plus.google.com/communities/104709877702253658956
* LinkedIn user group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=4755132
* Coordinator: Eric Detterman

=== Minnesota ===
* Meet-up details: http://www.meetup.com/Minnesota-OpenStack-Meetup//
* Twitter hashtag: #MNOS
* Contact/Coordinator: Kyle Mestery

=== Los Angeles ===
* Meetup details here: http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-LA
* LinkedIn user group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4327316
* Twitter hashtag: #OSLAX
* Coordinator: Brent Scotten

=== New York City ===
* Meetup Jan 12, 2011 : http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-New-York-Meetup/calendar/15634525/

=== North Carolina ===
* Meetup March 7, 2013: http://www.meetup.com/Triangle-OpenStack-Meetup/events/100075312/
* Coordinators: Mark Voelker, Michael DeHaan, Arvind Somya, Amy Lewis

=== San Antonio, Texas ===
* Meetup details here: http://www.meetup.com/SA-Open-Stackers/

=== San Francisco Bay Area ===
* Meet-up details here: http://www.meetup.com/openstack/

=== Seattle ===
* Meet-up details here: http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Seattle/
* Calendar: http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Seattle/events/calendar/
* Coordinator: Mark Atwood of HP Cloud and Joseph Heck of Nebula

== Asia / Pacific transnational group ==
* Google Group discussion: https://groups.google.com/group/openstack-apec-group-discussion

== Argentina ==
* Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/openstack-argentina/
* Contact: Leandro Reox of [[MercadoLibre]]

== Australia ==
* Meet-up details here: http://aosug.openstack.org.au
* Coordinator: Tristan Goode
* Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/openstack-au

== Belgium ==
* LinkedIn Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4817141
* Coordinators: Karel Striegel, Tom Degroote

== Brazil ==
* Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/openstack-br
* Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/openstackbr
* Twitter: @openstackbr
* Coordinator: [http://wiki.openstack.org/Alexandre%20Haguiar Alexandre Aguiar]

== Canada ==
* Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Canadian-OpenStack-Users-Group/
* Website: http://canstack.ca
* Twitter: http://twitter.com/canstack
* Blog: http://blog.canstack.ca
* IRC: #canstack on freenode
* Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/OpenStackTO/
* Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/canada-openstack-user-group/
* LinkedIn Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/OpenStack-Canada-4151460
* Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/openstack-canada

=== Canberra (ACT) ===
* Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Canberra-OpenStack-Users-Group/
* LinkedIn Group: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4323576
* Coordinator: Kristoffer Sheather

== China ==
* [http://trystack.cn/ Trystack] Google Group: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/trystack-china
* Twitter: [https://twitter.com/openstackchina @OpenStackChina] [http://www.slideshare.net/ben_duyujie/ Slideshare]
* Weibo: [http://weibo.com/cosug @COSUG](China OpenStack User Group) or [http://weibo.com/trystack @trystack]
* http://groups.google.com/group/china-openstack-user-group
* LinkedIn Group: [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/openstackchina-4034145?home=&gid=4034145&trk=anet_ug_hm openstack-china]
* Twitter: @OpenStackCN
* Weibo: [http://weibo.com/openstack @OpenStack]
* Coordinator: Hui Cheng< freedomhui@gmail.com >, ben( duyujie[dot]dyj[at]gmail[dot]com/[http://weibo.com/u/1716287123 Weibo:@ben_杜玉杰])

== Cyprus ==
* [http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Cyprus-Community/ Meetup Group]
* [http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Cyprus-Community/ Coordinator: Sergios Charalambous<][[mailto:freedomhui@gmail.com|sc360@kent.ac.uk]] > or < [[mailto:freedomhui@gmail.com|scharala@cisco.com]] >

== Egypt ==
* http://groups.google.com/group/egypt-openstack-user-group
* Mailing list: egypt-openstack-user-group@googlegroups.com
* Coordinator: Mohamed El-Refaey ( mohamed@egyptcloudforum.com )

== Finland ==
* LinkedIn Group - http://tinyurl.com/openstackfinland
* Twitter - @OpenstackFIN
* Coordinator: Ilkka Turunen - [firstname].[lastname]@jamk.fi
* Mailing list: TBD

== France ==
* Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-France
* French User Group : http://openstack.fr
* http://cloud-oss-fr.blogspot.com/
* Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/openstack-france?hl=fr
* LinkedIn: [http://www.linkedin.com/groups/OpenStack-France-3993018?home=&gid=3993018&trk=anet_ug_hm&goback=.anp_3993018_1310075735312_1 http://www.linkedin.com/groups/OpenStack-France-3993018?home=&gid=3993018&trk=anet_ug_hm&goback=%2Eanp_3993018_1310075735312_1]

== Germany ==
* Meet-up details here: https://www.xing.com/net/pri3642a8x/openstack-germany/
* Coordinator: Christian Berendt (berendt on launchpad, berendt 'at' b1-systems 'dot' de)
* Mailing list: coming soon

== Hong Kong ==
* Google Group: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/hong-kong-cloud-technology-sig
* Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HKOSUG/
* Coordinator: Bruce Lok | HK Cyberport ( email: [firstname][lastname][at]cyberport.hk )

== Hungary ==
* Meet-up details here: http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Hungary-Meetup-Group/
* Coordinator: Marton Kiss (marton 'dot' kiss 'at' xemeti 'dot' com)

== Nordics (Scandinavia) ==
* Twitter: http://twitter.com/OSNordics
* Meet-up: http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-User-Group-Nordics/
* LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/OpenStack-Nordics-4764289
* Coordinator - See each Country for it's coordinator.

== India ==
* Meetup Page: http://www.meetup.com/Indian-OpenStack-User-Group
* Subscribe to community mailing list sending an email to openstackindia@librelist.com
* Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/groups/328814400511881/
* LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/OpenStack-India-4005742
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/openstackindia
* Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/openstackindia
* Coordinator: Deepak Garg ( Email: deepakgarg[dot]iitg[at]gmail[dot]com Launchpad Id: deepak.garg ] Kavit Munshi(@kavitaptira) Ritesh Nanda(@riteshnanda09) Syed Armani(@syedarmani) Sajid Akhtar(@mail2fashion ) Atul Jha(@koolhead17)
** ''' India-Hyderabad'''
* Meetup Page: http://www.meetup.com/Hyderabad-[[OpenStack]]-Users-Group/
* LinkedIn: NA
* Coordinator: "Srikanth Minnam" <srikanth[dot]minnam[at]gmail.com> "Malyadri Beegala" <malyadri[dot]beegala[at]gmail.com>,

== Indonesia ==
* Home page: http://www.openstack-id.org
* Mailing list/forum: openstack-id@googlegroups.com
* Coordinator: Frans Thamura ( frans@meruvian.org ) and (b-frans)

== Ireland ==
* Meetup details here: http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-Ireland
* Twitter - @OpenstackIRL
* Coordinator: Tim Horgan - [firstname].[lastname]@cit.ie

== Israel ==
* Home page: http://www.openstack-israel.org/
* Meetup details here: http://www.meetup.com/igtcloud/
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/OpenStackIL
* Coordinator: Nati Shalom @natishalom

== Italy ==
* Meetup details here: http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-User-Group-Italia/
* Coordinator: Davide Guerri ( davide.guerri@gmail.com )
* Organization support: Mariano Iumiento

== Japan ==
* Home Page: http://openstack.jp/
* Mailing List : http://groups.google.com/group/openstack-ja
* Coordinator: Masanori Itoh (thatsdone)

== Malaysia ==
* Home page: http://www.openstack.my
* Mailing list/forum: https://www.facebook.com/groups/openstackmy
* Coordinator: Khairul Aizat ( fenris@ubuntu.com ) and Mohammad Hafiz ( mypapit@gmail.com )

== Morocco ==
* Meet-up details here: http://www.meetup.com/Morocco-OpenStack-Users-Group
* Coordinators: Youssef LARGOU

== Poland ==
* Home page:
* LinkedIn: [http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=4950277&trk=anet_ug_hm OpenStack-Poland]
*Coordinator: Marcin Wiciński (marcin.wicinski@openstack-poland.org)

== Russia ==
* Home page: http://www.oscloud.ru/
* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/openstack.russia/
* LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=4109150
* Coordinator: [http://wiki.openstack.org/IlyaAlekseyev Ilya Alekseyev]

==Singapore==
*Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sgopenstack
*Homepage: http://openstack-sg.org
*Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/openstack-singapore-users-group
*IRC Channel: #openstack-sg on Freenode
*Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~openstack-sg
*Coordinator: [https://launchpad.net/~wickedpuppy wickedpuppy]

== Slovenia ==
* Forum: https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/openstack-slovenija
* LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/OpenStack-Slovenija-4793209?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr

== South Eastern Europe ==
* Forum: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/openstack-south-eastern-europe
* LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/OpenStack-South-Eastern-Europe-4884630?trk=myg_ugrp_ovr

== South Korea ==
* Home Page: http://www.openstack.or.kr
* Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/openstack.kr/
* Coordinator: [https://launchpad.net/~bluejay-ahn Jaesuk Ahn]

== Spain ==
* http://stackops.org/display/soug
* http://groups.google.com/group/spain-openstack-user-group
* http://twitter.com/openstackspain

== Sweden ==
* Meetup page: http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-User-Group-Nordics/
* Twitter: http://twitter.com/OpenStackSE
* Coordinator: [https://launchpad.net/~n-paladi Nicolae Paladi]

== Switzerland ==
* Home page: http://openstack.ch/
* Coordinator: Thomas Michael Bohnert, [https://launchpad.net/~andy-edmonds Andy Edmonds], [https://launchpad.net/~al-maisan Muharem Hrnjadovic]

== Taiwan ==
* Home page: http://groups.google.com/group/twosug2011?hl=zh-TW
* Mailing list: twosug2011@googlegroups.com
* Coordinator: Yoyo Chiang

== Thailand ==
* Home page: http://blog.sushicloud.cs.tu.ac.th/?cat=14
* Coordinator: Kasidit Chanchio ( kasiditchanchio@gmail.com , kasidit@cs.tu.ac.th )

== Turkey ==
* Coordinator: Ali Bugdayci ( Borsoftware )
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/OpenStackTurkey

== UAE ==
* Meetup Page: http://www.meetup.com/U-A-E-OpenStack-User-Group/
* Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/280298292070983/
* LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/OpenStack-UAE-4653922?gid=4653922
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/OpenStackUAE

== UK ==
* http://www.meetup.com/OpenStack-London

== Venezuela ==
* Google+: https://plus.google.com/communities/118105990522935078913
* Forum: https://groups.google.com/d/forum/openstack-ve
* Twitter: @openstackve
* Coordinator: Ender Mujica ( emujicad at gmail.com )

== Vietnam ==
* Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VietOpenStack
* Subscribe to community mailing list sending an email to vietnam-openstack@googlegroups.com
* Coordinator: Hang Tran ( hang.tran@dtt.vn )

== Language specific ==
* Spanish: http://groups.google.com/group/openstack-en-espanol

= Events =
./EssexGlobalHackIn