Reminder: Meeting Break August 5-16
The community is taking a break from meetings from August 5-16, so CHAOSS meetings have been removed from the calendar. We would appreciate your help in communicating this to the working groups you’re a part of, so that everyone knows. Thank you so much and we hope you all enjoy the break!
Announcing Ruth Ikegah as the new Co-Chair of the CHAOSS Governing Board
We are honored to have Ruth Ikegah as the new Co-Chair of our Governing Board! And we extend a heartfelt thank you to Sean Goggins who steps down from the role, but remains a valued member of the Board. You can read more about this transition on the CHAOSS Blog.
CHAOSScast Episode 90: 20min in CHAOSS Africa with Victoria and Kingsley
In the first of many episodes highlighting stories from CHAOSS Africa, new CHAOSScast host Harmony Elendu spends 20 minutes with CHAOTICs Victoria Ottah and Kingsley Mkpandiok. They share their personal open source journeys, their experiences in getting started in technology, and the impact of community engagement and authentic connection. Listen here: https://podcast.chaoss.community/90.
CHAOTIC of the Week: Divya Mohan
Please join us in celebrating our CHAOTIC of the Week: Divya Mohan!
Divya Mohan
A little about Divya:
My name is Divya Mohan. As a Principal Technologist with SUSE, I work on building communities around and advocating for all of our projects. In the broader open source ecosystem, I’m also one of the maintainers of the Kubernetes documentation and the co-chair of the special interest group around community efforts for the WebAssembly ecosystem under the Bytecode Alliance. In my spare time, I prefer staying as far away from technology as possible and can often be found with my nose in a book, building endurance for my next hike, experimenting with fusion cooking, or lounging in bed with my cats.
What Divya works on here at CHAOSS:
I joined the CHAOSS Slack in early 2023, having heard about it from several folks. However, it wasn’t until 2024 that I made my first contribution – restarting the CHAOSS Asia local chapter as its regional lead. Through the rebooted initiative, I was also able to help bring (and hope to continue bringing) more Asian voices to the conversation around ISO standardisation of our metrics and metric models and having them work alongside the larger community. Lastly, I love working on our badging initiative and am a newly minted badger!
Divya’s advice to newcomers:
The open source ecosystem is vast, and it’s easy to believe that your journey in the ecosystem will be all about the technology we’re building collectively. But it’s not only that. It’s also about the friends you make, the experience you gain, and how you give back to the community. So, there is no one way to contribute, and if you’re at a point where you need help – be curious, engage with the community, and ask for it! Most people will be delighted to help or point you to resources if they don’t have the time. And when the time comes, pay it forward by being the person who offers up help. This is the only way to ensure we continue the legacy of open source & help make it better for future generations.
Special thanks from Elizabeth and the CHAOSS Community:
Divya is a whirlwind of enthusiasm, experience, creativity, energy, and positivity, and she single-handedly breathed new life into our CHAOSS Asia chapter. Her fearless curiosity and dedication to building open source communities and connecting others make her a vital piece of our project. I only met Divya this year, but she immediately puts others at ease and makes you feel like you’re a long-time friend. And her passion for open source is contagious! Divya, we are thoroughly grateful for all the hard work you’ve put into managing and rebuilding the CHAOSS Asia chapter and for the expertise you’ve brought! You’ve been a huge driver not just in the chapter, but throughout CHAOSS through the ISO standards discussions, improving project accessibility, and evangelizing the project to students and others in the area. I wish I could accurately express how much your energy has impacted and improved the project. A heartfelt thank you for all you’ve brought here, and all you’ve accomplished so far! This project just wouldn’t be the same without you.
If you’d like to connect with Divya, you can do so here:
- X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/Divya_Mohan02
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/divya-mohan0209/
Reminder: Request for Feedback on CoC Response and Reporting Documents
The CHAOSS Code of Conduct Team drafted documents related to incident response and reporting, and they are requesting feedback from the community:
Please provide your comments directly in the documents above. Your input is highly appreciated!
Reminder: Let the Comms Team Help You Spread Your News!
Are you giving a talk at an upcoming conference? Have you appeared on a recent podcast or been a guest contributor to a blog? Is your working group looking for volunteers for a project? If you have something CHAOSS related and you’d like to share it with the CHAOSS community (both internally and externally) then let the Communications Working Group know! We will be happy to share things on the official CHAOSS channels. Simply login to Slack and then go to the Comms Team Submission Form (or type the command /comms team submission form) to let us know what you’re working on.
Reminder: Looking for Podcast Questions and Ideas for CHAOSScast
Alice Sowerby and the CHAOSScast team would love to hear your questions, comments, and ideas for new episodes of CHAOSScast! Feel free to send an email to podcast@chaoss.community with your thoughts.
Reminder: CHAOTIC of the Week Nomination Form
Have you noticed a fellow CHAOTIC doing something amazing for CHAOSS? Has there been someone who is going above and beyond? If you’d like to nominate them for CHAOTIC of the Week, now you can! With our CHAOTIC of the Week feature, we like to celebrate their contributions to CHAOSS and enable our whole community to get to know them a little better. It’s a great way to show appreciation for our fellow CHAOTICs so don’t hesitate to nominate someone here.
