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| 1 | +# Onboarding to the Project |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +This document is a starting point for a new team member (or a refresh for |
| 4 | +existing team members) on things that are useful to know as a member of the |
| 5 | +project, in particular in terms of where to raise concerns or get help. |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +## Relationship to Council |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +The Leadership Council formally takes positions on behalf of the Project when |
| 10 | +needed. All Rust project members are officially represented by approximately |
| 11 | +one member of the council (some teams parent up to two or more members). |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +Generally speaking, any concerns you have that are either more widely |
| 14 | +applicable (i.e., not just your team) or you feel aren't being fully handled |
| 15 | +within your team can be escalated to the Council. Note that interpersonal |
| 16 | +concerns and/or code of conduct violations should always be directed to the |
| 17 | +Moderation team. |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +Escalating to the Council can be done via: |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +- Zulip, on [#council](https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/392734-council) |
| 22 | +- Zulip DM, to your council representative (see |
| 23 | + [council](https://www.rust-lang.org/governance/teams/leadership-council) for |
| 24 | + which team each representative represents). |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +Either can be a reasonable starting point, please select what you feel more |
| 27 | +comfortable with, though bias towards being public. |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +Leadership Council positions are elected by the Project teams on a rotating |
| 30 | +calendar, see [Council term limits] for more details. |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +[Council term limits]: https://rust-lang.github.io/rfcs/3392-leadership-council.html#term-limits |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +## Relationship to Foundation |
| 35 | + |
| 36 | +The Foundation works to support the project, and the project has direct |
| 37 | +representation on the Foundation's board (the 5 project directors). Those |
| 38 | +directors are selected by the Leadership Council per the [bylaws]. |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +Those directors have 50% of the vote on any Board vote in the Foundation, |
| 41 | +regardless of the number of non-Project directors. |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +The website has the [current project directors]. |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +Please reach out whether you're just interested, have questions, or have concerns in: |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +- Zulip, on [#foundation](https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/335408-foundation) |
| 48 | +- To the Council (see above) |
| 49 | +- To one of the Project Directors (see member list above), recommending Zulip |
| 50 | + DM as an initial point |
| 51 | + |
| 52 | +[current project directors]: https://www.rust-lang.org/governance/teams/launching-pad#team-foundation-board-project-directors |
| 53 | +[bylaws]: https://rustfoundation.org/policy/bylaws/#section-2.4-privileges-of-individual-membership |
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