From 67b144bf6859512bdd988d5887b6905d819b2c2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anatolii Kmetiuk Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:36:10 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/8] Add the ambassadors blog post --- blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) create mode 100644 blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md diff --git a/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md b/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..9fd7c01f7 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +--- +layout: blog-detail +post-type: blog +by: The Scala Center +title: Announcing the Scala Ambassadors Initiative +description: The initiave to recognize and empower community members who contribute back. +--- +In an effort to promote the positive image of Scala and to recognize the independent work of active community members who dedicate their time to giving back to the community, we are launching a new initiative called the Scala Ambassadors. + +With the Scala Ambassadors initiative, the Scala Center aims to provide and foster a space for the Ambassadors to help each other and discuss topics that arise in their community work. We will also offer our support by providing them with a platform in promoting their activities on the Scala Center's social media. This way, the Ambassadors will gain more visibility and their work will gain more reach. + +As an ordinary Scala user, the initiative is aimed to put the active and helpful individuals in the community on your radar. Whether you have a question about how to start speaking at a conference or organize a local meetup, or you're not sure about your next steps in Scala, they are the people to reach out to. + +Currently, we are in the process of selecting and onboarding the first group of Ambassadors. Stay tuned for more information about the Scala Ambassadors initiative and the Ambassadors themselves! + +You can find more details and the list of ambassadors [here](TODO). \ No newline at end of file From 89e95fdc4ab4b1504820cc1ee7c86e090f88f3f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anatolii Kmetiuk Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:20:20 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/8] add more links --- blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md b/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md index 9fd7c01f7..0244b3893 100644 --- a/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md +++ b/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ by: The Scala Center title: Announcing the Scala Ambassadors Initiative description: The initiave to recognize and empower community members who contribute back. --- -In an effort to promote the positive image of Scala and to recognize the independent work of active community members who dedicate their time to giving back to the community, we are launching a new initiative called the Scala Ambassadors. +As mentioned in our [Roadmap for 2024](https://www.scala-lang.org/blog/2024/02/06/scala-center-2024-roadmap.html), in an effort to promote the positive image of Scala and to recognize the independent work of active community members who dedicate their time to giving back to the community, we are launching a new initiative called the Scala Ambassadors. With the Scala Ambassadors initiative, the Scala Center aims to provide and foster a space for the Ambassadors to help each other and discuss topics that arise in their community work. We will also offer our support by providing them with a platform in promoting their activities on the Scala Center's social media. This way, the Ambassadors will gain more visibility and their work will gain more reach. @@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ As an ordinary Scala user, the initiative is aimed to put the active and helpful Currently, we are in the process of selecting and onboarding the first group of Ambassadors. Stay tuned for more information about the Scala Ambassadors initiative and the Ambassadors themselves! -You can find more details and the list of ambassadors [here](TODO). \ No newline at end of file +You can find more details and the list of ambassadors [here](https://scala-lang.org/ambassadors). \ No newline at end of file From 32822e32fb81b3e10ba27e066cf5fa8798f52313 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Seth Tisue Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:18:43 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/8] revise and expand --- .../2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md | 71 +++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md b/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md index 0244b3893..2bdb1fd83 100644 --- a/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md +++ b/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md @@ -2,15 +2,72 @@ layout: blog-detail post-type: blog by: The Scala Center -title: Announcing the Scala Ambassadors Initiative -description: The initiave to recognize and empower community members who contribute back. +title: Announcing the Scala Ambassadors initiative +description: An initiative to recognize and support community members who contribute back. --- -As mentioned in our [Roadmap for 2024](https://www.scala-lang.org/blog/2024/02/06/scala-center-2024-roadmap.html), in an effort to promote the positive image of Scala and to recognize the independent work of active community members who dedicate their time to giving back to the community, we are launching a new initiative called the Scala Ambassadors. -With the Scala Ambassadors initiative, the Scala Center aims to provide and foster a space for the Ambassadors to help each other and discuss topics that arise in their community work. We will also offer our support by providing them with a platform in promoting their activities on the Scala Center's social media. This way, the Ambassadors will gain more visibility and their work will gain more reach. +We are pleased to announce the launch of the Scala Ambassadors initiative. -As an ordinary Scala user, the initiative is aimed to put the active and helpful individuals in the community on your radar. Whether you have a question about how to start speaking at a conference or organize a local meetup, or you're not sure about your next steps in Scala, they are the people to reach out to. +This new effort aims to: -Currently, we are in the process of selecting and onboarding the first group of Ambassadors. Stay tuned for more information about the Scala Ambassadors initiative and the Ambassadors themselves! +* strengthen the Scala community +* promote a positive image of Scala +* recognize and support the independent work of active community members who volunteer time to growing the community -You can find more details and the list of ambassadors [here](https://scala-lang.org/ambassadors). \ No newline at end of file +## What are Ambassadors? ðŸĪ” + +Ambassadors are leaders and key figures in the Scala community. + +Ambassadors have volunteered to work with the Scala Center and the community to: + +* help newcomers learn Scala and become part of the community +* improve communication between everyone involved with Scala +* aid and support each other's efforts + +Ambassadors are encouraged to: + +* Be present whenever possible at their local community events +* Start new community events if they aren't already happening +* Be visible to other community members as Ambassadors +* Be perceived by the other community members as go-to people to find high quality answers to Scala-related questions +* Relay community feedback to the Scala organization + +## Ask an Ambassador! 🙋 + +How can Ambassadors help you, as a Scala user? + +We aim to put active and helpful individuals, both locally and online, on your radar. + +Whether you have a question about how to start speaking at a conference or organize a local meetup, or you're not sure about your next steps in Scala, these are people you can reach out to. + +## Empowering Ambassadors 💊 + +The Scala Center will provide and foster a space for the Ambassadors to help each other and discuss topics that arise in their community work. + +We will also support them by promoting their activities on the Scala organization's social media. This way, the Ambassadors will gain more visibility and their work will gain more reach. + +## Launching 🚀 + +The Center selects Ambassadors who have: + +* Strong knowledge of Scala and its community +* A positive track record of activity in the community -- conferences, meetups, forums, chat rooms, open source projects, and so on +* No track record of unprofessional behavior + +Currently, we are in the process of selecting and onboarding the first group of Ambassadors. A few of them are already listed here: + +* [Scala Ambassadors page](https://scala-lang.org/ambassadors) + +At the moment the list is short, but we aim to make it much longer in the coming weeks and months. + +Stay tuned for more information about the Scala Ambassadors initiative and the Ambassadors themselves! This is only our first blog post on the subject. + +## Becoming an Ambassador ðŸŠī + +We'll cover this in a subsequent blog post. + +## Background 📔 + +The Ambassadors initiative was first publicly mentioned in the Center's [Roadmap for 2024](https://www.scala-lang.org/blog/2024/02/06/scala-center-2024-roadmap.html), which we invite you to peruse if you haven't seen it already. + +The initiative first took concrete shape at [Scalar 2024](https://www.scalar-conf.com) in Warsaw. Thanks to the conference organiers and to everyone who participated in these discussions. From 459bdc74d4b4f37111ab43c7f87976f0d00198e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Seth Tisue Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 15:19:59 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 4/8] misc tweaks --- blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md b/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md index 2bdb1fd83..29db04e87 100644 --- a/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md +++ b/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ This new effort aims to: * strengthen the Scala community * promote a positive image of Scala -* recognize and support the independent work of active community members who volunteer time to growing the community +* recognize and support the independent work of active community members ## What are Ambassadors? ðŸĪ” @@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ Ambassadors have volunteered to work with the Scala Center and the community to: * improve communication between everyone involved with Scala * aid and support each other's efforts -Ambassadors are encouraged to: +We encourage Ambassadors to: * Be present whenever possible at their local community events * Start new community events if they aren't already happening * Be visible to other community members as Ambassadors * Be perceived by the other community members as go-to people to find high quality answers to Scala-related questions -* Relay community feedback to the Scala organization +* Relay community feedback to the [Scala organization](https://scala-lang.org/community/#whos-behind-scala) ## Ask an Ambassador! 🙋 @@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ We'll cover this in a subsequent blog post. ## Background 📔 -The Ambassadors initiative was first publicly mentioned in the Center's [Roadmap for 2024](https://www.scala-lang.org/blog/2024/02/06/scala-center-2024-roadmap.html), which we invite you to peruse if you haven't seen it already. +The Ambassadors initiative was first publicly mentioned in the Center's [Roadmap for 2024](https://www.scala-lang.org/blog/2024/02/06/scala-center-2024-roadmap.html). We invite you to peruse the whole roadmap, if you haven't already. -The initiative first took concrete shape at [Scalar 2024](https://www.scalar-conf.com) in Warsaw. Thanks to the conference organiers and to everyone who participated in these discussions. +The initiative first took concrete shape at [Scalar 2024](https://www.scalar-conf.com) in Warsaw, at which many of our first batch of ambassadors were present. Thanks to the conference organizers and to everyone who participated in these discussions. From a14ce4dbe2b3f2cdc6e28fb4dca38c7c01840a5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Seth Tisue Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:30:51 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 5/8] Update blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md Co-authored-by: Anatolii Kmetiuk --- blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md b/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md index 29db04e87..667e11d0f 100644 --- a/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md +++ b/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md @@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ Ambassadors are leaders and key figures in the Scala community. Ambassadors have volunteered to work with the Scala Center and the community to: -* help newcomers learn Scala and become part of the community -* improve communication between everyone involved with Scala -* aid and support each other's efforts +* Help newcomers learn Scala and become part of the community +* Improve communication between everyone involved with Scala +* Aid and support each other's efforts We encourage Ambassadors to: From ef0c2a01140d8ec2f4367305e62ecf58d4840a7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Seth Tisue Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:57:52 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 6/8] tweak a wording --- blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md b/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md index 667e11d0f..e441b7c74 100644 --- a/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md +++ b/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ This new effort aims to: ## What are Ambassadors? ðŸĪ” -Ambassadors are leaders and key figures in the Scala community. +Ambassadors are key figures in the Scala community: speakers, organizers, teachers, content creators, open source maintainers, and so on. Ambassadors have volunteered to work with the Scala Center and the community to: From 472f56384cd2efe304342966581a34ec63728b17 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Seth Tisue Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:07:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 7/8] capitalize --- blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md b/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md index e441b7c74..51ac25918 100644 --- a/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md +++ b/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md @@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ We are pleased to announce the launch of the Scala Ambassadors initiative. This new effort aims to: -* strengthen the Scala community -* promote a positive image of Scala -* recognize and support the independent work of active community members +* Strengthen the Scala community +* Promote a positive image of Scala +* Recognize and support the independent work of active community members ## What are Ambassadors? ðŸĪ” From 171d6d2fc046dd395f20af92d2aedc86942317ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Seth Tisue Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:48:49 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 8/8] change date on blog post --- ...ssadors-initiative.md => 2024-03-28-ambassadors-initiative.md} | 0 1 file changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) rename blog/_posts/{2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md => 2024-03-28-ambassadors-initiative.md} (100%) diff --git a/blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md b/blog/_posts/2024-03-28-ambassadors-initiative.md similarity index 100% rename from blog/_posts/2024-03-26-ambassadors-initiative.md rename to blog/_posts/2024-03-28-ambassadors-initiative.md