Dear Rich, With reminiscing of helping out to organize ApacheCon Asia 2006 Asia ( Sri Lanka ), my first ever ApacheConf experience, let me write this you .
Your dedication, guidance and tireless efforts have made a profound impact on Apache community . Apache conferences have flourished and have become not just events but vibrant gathering of like-minded individuals passionate about Apache software . Your commitment to fostering the an inclusive and environment has created an atmosphere where participants are formed and knowledge is shared . Thank you for outstanding services as the VP of conferences. Cheers, Kanchana On Wed, Nov 8, 2023 at 10:18 AM Dave Fisher <w...@apache.org> wrote: > > > > On Nov 8, 2023, at 8:06 AM, Owen Rubel <oru...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > "So rather than worry about these sort if artefacts of > institutionalisation > > or what bad KPIs \& wrong incentives can drive in a corporate world -- > lets > > just make sure together that these conferences are what we want." > > > > I kind of figured that was the point of speaking up; to let you know how > > vendor based conferences end up pushing out engineers. > > You are not “wrong”, but within the ASF ecosystem this large problem > already exists with some of our projects having vendor run “Summits”. It’s > a different problem than who is managing Community over Code production. > It’s a community health problem and an example of Foundation educational > and governance improvements. > > How can ComDev help ASF PMCs improve on that existing, very complex, and > thorny issue? > > Best, > Dave > > > > > Owen Rubel > > oru...@gmail.com > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 8, 2023 at 8:04 AM Dirk-Willem van Gulik < > di...@webweaving.org> > > wrote: > > > >> On 8 Nov 2023, at 13:03, Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Fyi, effective yesterday, I have stepped down as VP conferences. The > >>> responsibility for that role has passed to VP marketing, but > >> communication > >>> around conferences will still happen on the planners mailing list, as > it > >>> has for many years. > >> > >> Thanks for many years of undying service and making this event a > community > >> one ! > >>> > >>> It's my hope to get a little more engaged on the side of the house, > >> which, > >>> of course, I've been trying to do for the last couple of years. > >> > >> Amen to that. And as to those that worry about this marketing `takeover' > >> -- in the end of the day - the ASF, as a fully volunteer ran > organisation, > >> relies on us, as individuals, to strike that balance that makes these > >> conferences so attractive to us volunteers & our community. We, > volunteers > >> vote with our feet ! > >> > >> So rather than worry about these sort if artefacts of > institutionalisation > >> or what bad KPIs \& wrong incentives can drive in a corporate world -- > lets > >> just make sure together that these conferences are what we want. > >> > >> :) > >> > >> Dw. > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > >> > >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@community.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@community.apache.org > >
