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OpenStack Governance
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The OpenStack community has a few different systems for `governance
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<https://governance.openstack.org/>_`, leadership, and community participation.
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Each operates in a different sector of the community but being aware of each of
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them is useful.
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Governance
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Foundation Board of Directors
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The OpenStack Foundation is a non-profit "whose purpose is to develop, support,
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protect, and promote" OpenStack. It has a set of `bylaws
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<https://www.openstack.org/legal/bylaws-of-the-openstack-foundation/>`_ and a
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board of directors. The Foundation has three types of members, defined by the
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bylaws. Each of the types—Platinum, Gold and Individual—are represented on a
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Board of Directors. Currently there are 24 directors, eight of each type.
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Individual members of the foundation vote once a year (usually near the start
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of the calendar year) for the individual directors. Individuals who wish to
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join the Foundation can learn more at :ref:`foundation account`.
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Technical Committee
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The `OpenStack Technical Committee <https://governance.openstack.org/tc/>`_
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(TC) provides governance and technical oversight of the open development of
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OpenStack. They validate projects applying to be part of the official
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OpenStack project and provide an ultimate appeals board for technical
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decisions. The `Technical Committee Charter
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<https://governance.openstack.org/tc/reference/charter.html>`_ describes the TC
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in more detail.
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The 13 Members of the TC are elected for one year terms, six at one election,
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seven at another election six months later. They are elected by `Active
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Technical Contributors
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<https://governance.openstack.org/tc/reference/charter.html#voters-for-tc-seats-atc>`_
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(ATC): Individual Members of the Foundation who have contributed to any of the
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Official OpenStack Project Teams.
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User Committee
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The `OpenStack User Committee <https://governance.openstack.org/uc/>`_ (UC)
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serves the users of OpenStack, representing them to the rest of the OpenStack
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community. The `User Committee Charter
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<https://governance.openstack.org/uc/reference/charter.html>`_ describes the UC
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in more detail.
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The 5 members of the UC are elected to one year terms, three at one election,
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two at another election six months later. They are elected by `Active User
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Contributors
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<https://governance.openstack.org/uc/reference/charter.html#active-user-contributors-auc>`_
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(AUC): community members who have engaged in at least one of several community
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functions.
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Other Leadership
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Project Team Leads
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Official project teams within OpenStack have a `Project Team Lead
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<https://governance.openstack.org/tc/reference/charter.html#project-team-leads>`_
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(PTL). These individuals coordinate the day to day operation of the project,
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resolve technical disputes within the project, and operate as the spokesperson
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and ambassador for the project.
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Project Team Leads are `elected
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<https://governance.openstack.org/tc/reference/charter.html#election-for-ptl-seats>`_
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for each release cycle by Active Project Contributors: individuals who have
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contributed to the project in the last two release cycles.
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Special Interest Groups
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OpenStack `Special Interest Groups <https://governance.openstack.org/sigs/>`_
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are working groups that operate within the entire OpenStack community to
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address interests and concerns of all participants with a shared interest.
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