Hello - 
    
    We have good news from the Jakarta EE Steering Committee for
      Jakarta EE and MicroProfile, and collaboration across these
      initiatives.
    As part of its CY2021 planning and budgeting process, the Jakarta
      EE Steering Committee passed the following resolution unanimously
      during its meeting on November 17:
    
    
      WHEREAS, the Jakarta EE Steering Committee believes the
        successful launch and broad participation of all the Jakarta EE
        Strategic Members in the MicroProfile Working Group is
        beneficial to both the shorter-term and longer-term viability
        and success of Jakarta EE working group; and
        
        WHEREAS, each of the Jakarta EE Strategic Members has indicated
        an intention to join, or has already joined, the MicroProfile
        Working Group by no later than the renewal date of their 2021
        renewal; therefore
        
        RESOLVED, provided that all Jakarta EE Strategic Members join
        the MicroProfile Working Group no later than the renewal date of
        their 2021 renewal, the Jakarta EE Steering Committee agrees to
        allocate up to $110,000 of Jakarta EE 2021 budget to cover the
        2021 MicroProfile Working Group fees of each of the Jakarta EE
        Strategic members, and requests the Eclipse Management
        Organization to take such actions as make this effective; and
        
        RESOLVED, that any new member that joins Jakarta EE as a
        Strategic member up and until December 31, 2021, shall have
        their 2021 participation fees in MicroProfile Working Group,
        assuming they join, be covered by their 2021 Jakarta EE Working
        Group participation fees.
      
    
    IBM, Red Hat and Tomitribe are already members of both the
      Jakarta EE Working Group and the MicroProfile Working Group.   By
      this resolution, the remaining strategic members of the Jakarta EE
      Working Group - Fujitsu, Oracle and Payara - are all indicating
      their intention to join the MicroProfile Working Group as well.  
      
    
    This decision represents a unanimous endorsement for the joint
      success of both the Jakarta EE and MicroProfile initiatives, with
      collaboration, common membership and funding across them.   With
      Jakarta EE 9 delivery imminent, and the strong statement of
      support for the newly formed MicroProfile Working Group, we're
      poised to accomplish great things for Jakarta EE and MicroProfile
      in 2021.
    Thanks
    Will
  
 
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