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1 | = Affiliates = | ||
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3 | //(see also Educational Affiliates and Sustaining Affiliates)// | ||
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5 | The OSI [[Affiliate Scheme>>url:http://opensource.org/affiliates/about]] allows non-profit and not-for-profit organizations to become OSI members. The current status of the Affiliate Scheme is available on the OSI website as is a [[list of our current Affiliates>>url:http://opensource.org/affiliates/list]]. | ||
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7 | While the program is currently underway and we are encouraging membership, continued development and discussions for improving our Affiliate Scheme can be found on [[this page>>url:http://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Communities/Affiliates]] which provides a forum for discussions, development and management of policy and practice between the OSI and our affiliates to improve our program and further support open source projects and the communities that enable them. | ||
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9 | = Chapters = | ||
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11 | The OSI is assessing the potential of [[local chapters>>doc:local_chapters]] to help further our mission and the resources needed to support such an effort. | ||
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13 | = Educational Affiliates = | ||
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15 | //(see also Affiliates and Sustaining Affiliates)// | ||
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17 | Many educational institutions, both within the K-12 and higher education sectors, use, develop and manage open source software and communities. The [[Educational Affiliate>>doc:educational_affiliates]] program provides resources for those institutions to grow and manage their projects as well as provide and gain support from peers. | ||
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19 | = FLOSSCC = | ||
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21 | The objective of each [[Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) Competence Centers>>url:http://flosscc.opensource.org/]] is to act locally in its geographical region, working as a meeting point and knowledge repository in the field of FLOSS and of its own specialties. Competence Centers also collaborate in a worldwide community exchanging experiences, methods, and solutions to expand and spread knowledge on FLOSS. These Centers work as catalysts, fostering trust and reliability of FLOSS, both in the software industry and in society. | ||
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23 | All Competence Centers share a common ethics and culture of collaboration that is expressed in the [[Manifesto for FLOSS Competence Centers>>url:http://flosscc.opensource.org/manifesto]]. | ||
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26 | = Individual Members = | ||
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28 | The OSI launched an individual membership program in June of 2012. Details of the current program is provided at [[opensource.org/members>>url:http://opensource.org/members]] Discussions related to Individual Memberships, including benefits, activities, events, etc. is found [[here in the OSI wiki>>url:http://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Communities/Individual+Membership+Program]]. | ||
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30 | = Lifetime Members = | ||
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32 | Elected Board Directors are rewarded with Lifetime Memberships in recognition for the contributions and commitment to the OSI and our communities. | ||
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34 | = Sponsors = | ||
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36 | OSI Corporate Sponsors provide support to enable the OSI's mission. Current Corporate Sponsors may be viewed on the [[ OSI website Corporate Sponsors page>>url:http://opensource.org/sponsors]]. | ||
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39 | While corporate sponsorship is currently underway, and we continue to seek new sponsors, it is important to continuously assess and improvement our Corporate Sponsorship Program. Those [[discussions can be found here>>doc:Corporate Sponsors & Support Program]], within this wiki. This forum provides allows the OSI community to improve the Corporate Sponsor program and further the OSI's mission in support of open source projects and the communities that enable them. | ||
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41 | = Sustaining Affiliates = | ||
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43 | //(see also Affiliates and Educational// Affiliates) | ||
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46 | = Technical Speakers Community = | ||
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48 | This mailing list and wiki page is intended for people who speak at technical conferences and who want to share information with each other. Appropriate topics for discussion include: | ||
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50 | * conferences and events | ||
51 | * presentation tools | ||
52 | * techniques for public speaking | ||
53 | * proposal-writing | ||
54 | * slide/video reviews | ||
55 | * calls for presentations | ||
56 | * lightning/ignite talk opportunities | ||
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58 | Topics are not strictly limited to presenting Free Software/Open Source software and issues, although a majority of the community is people who do so, and a majority of events discussed will be FOSS related. | ||
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60 | To join the mailing list, [[go to the Speakers List Page and subscribe>>url:http://projects.opensource.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakers]]. Note that subscriptions are moderated and may take a day or so to be approved. | ||
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63 | = Volunteers = | ||
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65 | The OSI's administrative and operational staff is complemented through [[volunteer efforts>>url:http://wiki.opensource.org/bin/Communities/volunteering]] in a variety of areas: marketing and communications, fund-raising, events management, and many others. |