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3	3	**About Me**
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5		-[[Twitter>>url:https://twitter.com/cra]] | [[GitHub>>url:https://github.com/caniszczyk]] | [[LinkedIn>>url:http://www.linkedin.com/in/caniszczyk]] | [[OpenHub>>url:http://www.ohloh.net/accounts/caniszczyk]]
	5	+[[Twitter>>url:https://twitter.com/cra]] | [[GitHub>>url:https://github.com/caniszczyk]] | [[LinkedIn>>url:http://www.linkedin.com/in/caniszczyk]]
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7	7	Chris Aniszczyk ([[@cra>>url:https://twitter.com/cra]]) is an engineer by trade with a passion for open source and building communities. He currently is serving as Executive Director of the [[Open Container Initiative>>url:https://opencontainers.org]] (OCI) and CTO of the [[Cloud Native Computing Foundation>>url:http://cncf.io]] (CNCF). He is also a co-founder of the [[TODO Group>>url:http://todogroup.org]] which aims to spread best practices around open source program management across the industry.
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11	11	**Agenda**
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	13	+I recently gave a [[presentation>>url:https://speakerdeck.com/caniszczyk/open-source-under-attack-fosdem-2020]] at FOSDEM 2020 that outlined some of my thoughts on the future of OSI, encourage you to read it to learn about my thoughts.
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13	13	//TLDR: If I were to be elected, my main mission would be to try to grow the OSI membership, transition it away from a volunteerism focused organization to hire more professional full time staff, build bridges with other open source foundations to increase affiliate membership, and finally focus on evolving corporate membership programs.//
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15	15	The whole world now depends on open source now, a marked shift since the last decade:
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17	17	Also, there's been a major change in the last few years that corporate products are now mostly comprised of open source:
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19		-In terms of my platform, I have a few focus areas:
	21	+It's time the OSI grows to evolve with some of these changes. In terms of my platform, my focus areas will be:
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21	21	* Help the OSI invest in attracting more corporate members and creating programs for corporate members to give them a voice in OSI given how much they depend on open source
22	22	* Help the OSI formulate a program to give a voice to governments who are increasingly defining open source policies
23	23	* Invest in showing up at more open source conferences and events (e.g., a booth) to spread awareness of the organization. I would also like to see the OSI help build out an event focused on the affiliate organizations, bring the affiliates together to see if there are some unique ways to collaborate across organizations and even industries.
24		-* Invest in modern fundraising techniques. I would like to see OSI perform modern fundraising through social networks and other websites to meet interested potential members where they already are.
	26	+* Invest in modern fundraising techniques. I would like to see OSI perform modern fundraising through social networks and other websites to meet interested potential members where they already are. It's critical that the OSI increases its funding to hire more professional staff to help protect and sustain open source.
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26	26	**Contact**
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