Dear Rich, Thank you for initiating this. I would be happy to assist you with it. Here are some details about our ComDev activities over the past few years.
Over the past few years, the ComDev community has primarily focused on several key activities. You’re already familiar with many of these initiatives and have been a great supporter. Still, I’m sharing a summary for easy reference, along with brief descriptions to help those who may not be fully aware. # 1) Working Groups Working Groups are informal teams focused on specific tasks or topics. Each group operates independently with a defined mission and reports back to the PMC when there are updates to share with the ASF Membership. More details: https://community.apache.org/workinggroups/ # 2) Apache Local Community (ALC) ALC is an initiative to grow the presence and impact of ASF projects in local communities worldwide. ALC Chapters are formed by volunteers—including ASF contributors, committers, and members— and focus on regional outreach, community building, and promoting open source. More details: https://s.apache.org/alc # 3) Google Summer of Code 2024 ComDev ensures the successful participation of ASF in GSoC by providing mentorship and guidance to all mentees involved in the program. More details: https://community.apache.org/gsoc/ # 4) Participation and Representation at Open Source Events ComDev volunteers actively participate in global open source events, representing the ASF through booth setups, presentations, and community engagement. Notable events include FOSDEM, FOSS Backstage, Open Source India, and others that offer valuable networking and collaboration opportunities. # 5) Community Over Code – Community Track ComDev contributes to the planning and execution of the Community Track at Community Over Code, curating diverse sessions that promote community engagement and open collaboration. # 6) Other Activities -- Maintaining the ComDev website -- Responding to queries from the broader ASF community -- Supporting contributors and newcomers # 7) Additional Contributions These are just the items that come to mind at the moment. It’s possible I’ve missed a few—like the tools managed by ComDev. If anyone thinks of other important contributions we make as ComDev, please feel free to add them. Best Regards, Swapnil M Mane On Wed, Jul 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM Bertrand Delacretaz <bdelacre...@apache.org> wrote: > > Hi Rich, > > On Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM Rich Bowen <rbo...@rcbowen.com> wrote: > > ...there was a group memory that at some point, we had proposed a new > > description of the charter of the ComDev PMC... > > I've also been unable to find that. > > What I remember is discussions when the Diversity & Inclusion group > was formed, whether this was part of the comdev charter or not. > > I think the only reference in terms of charter so far has been > https://whimsy.apache.org/board/minutes/Community_Development.html > which doesn't have much in terms of formal charter, but has the > history of what's been done. > > -Bertrand > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
