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The OpenStack Ambassador program aims to create a framework of community leaders to sustainably expand the reach of OpenStack around the world. It was introduced in August 2013, with this blog post

Ambassadors

• yet to be selected

Role of Ambassadors

• Act as a liason between user groups, the Foundation, and the general community, for example:
  • helping to solicit feedback on OpenStack and aggregate it to the global level
  • promoting key messages into the user communities (eg “ask questions on ask.openstack.org!”)
  • finding people to help localise content
  • helping onboard new users and contributors
• Assist in user group best practice – from nurturing new groups to cementing the quality of existing ones
• Help people find the ‘right people’ to talk to
• Represent the community via speaking and visibility opportunities with the official title
• Report on the activities in their region
• Be a good leader, wranging activity from others and mobilising the global OpenStack community!

Ambassador Communication

Selection process

The title is designed to recognise those who are already good leaders with a proven track record in the community. With the title, new users, contributors and community members should easily be able to recognize their Ambassador as a go-to resource. While the role provides inherent credibility, it also comes with accountability, meaning decisions and actions made by the Ambassador should benefit the whole community, not just one person or company.

We believe that the Ambassadors will already be active participants in our community. Think about those people who are already working across multiple user groups, submitting OpenStack mini-events to related conferences, helping onboard new users and contributors, arranging hackfests or just generally going above and beyond in the name of making Openstack great.

To that end, we intend to ask that potential ambassadors provide some information about themselves, namely:

• Why are you applying to become an OpenStack Ambassador?
• How have you participated in the OpenStack Community to date?
• What ideas do you have for your community, that you wish you had time or resources to implement?

A small number of ambassadors will then be selected based on a set of criteria:

• Community participation track record
• Geographical location
• Potential impact of selection on community

Frequently Asked Questions