| Re: [jakarta.ee-wg] Jakarta EE Champions |
Just a nit, but would it be more forward thinking to call these "Jakarta Champions"? Just to allow future expansion beyond EE? Other than that, I like the idea.-- Kevin_______________________________________________On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 10:09 AM, Mike Milinkovich <mike.milinkovich@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:On 2018-03-19 9:59 PM, David Blevins wrote:
Perhaps even directly tying funds from Influencers to funding for the program and letting the Influencers *run* the program could 1) solve a few perception issues, 2) give Influencers something substantial to do, and 3) provide motivation for independents to push for more influencers as they would be directly affected by any funding or lack thereof.
It wouldn't be perceived as funding spent on vendors, but money spent on them. With the program funding tied exclusively to Influencers, it is what it is. If people are unhappy about the level of support they're getting as champions, the industry is the one who has to answer. As a champion, you would have some influence over that. Everyone's motivations would be linked so the right things can happen.
That sounds like a pretty good idea.
So far we have zero Influencer Members, so we have a ways to go on that front.
-David
On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 6:46 PM, David Blevins <dblevins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi All,
I'd like us to discuss potentially creating an evangelist program like Java Champions, but for Jakarta EE. For those that are not aware, Java Champions is an officially backed program to recognize outstanding individuals who move Java forward in their communities and with their careers. Nomination come from within the group. There are usually a couple perks for getting in. Being added means getting recognition and a pat on the back from other hardworking luminaries for being an outstanding citizen. It's a badge of honor.
What do people think?
Note, I'll say we could start light (as in zero) on the perks and slowly add them here and there as we see opportunities. Natural we'd want to prioritize funds. That said, if it were perceived we had intentions on directing funds towards champions, it could help our ability to get more Influencer members. It would be likely to be a part of the ecosystem they'd want to see strengthened.
-David
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