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We encourage everyone to contribute to Systers’ Open Source Community! We have a variety of positions available depending on how much time and effort you contribute.

Newcomers are very new to the community. All Newcomers need to complete their profile within 30 days of joining Systers Open Source Slack or they will be removed.

Required Fields:

• Profile Image - Use an approved Systers OS Icon or a picture of your face.
• First & Last Name - Alternatively use first name and last initial (ex. May B or Janice N).
• What I Do - This could be information about your job, your education, or your membership level status (ex. Google Developer, Junior at University, GSoC Aspirant, Outreachy17 Intern, GCI17 Mentor, and/or Improver).
• GitHub - Include your username to help mentors and GitHub maintainers associate your Slack account to your GitHub account.

Banned Fields

• Phone Number - Any communication regarding the open source product development is done strictly in Slack, GitHub, or Zoom. Never share your phone number.

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Benefits:

• Access to the Slack Community

Contributors have submitted at least 4 Pull Requests (with 2 having been reviewed) and have completed all Newcomer requirements.

Benefits:

• Access to the Slack Community

Improvers have been continuously involved on Slack and Github (contributing or reviewing at least 3 PRs a month) for at least 3 months.

Benefits:

• Systers’ customized Slack Icon
• Name added to the Members Appreciation page

Maintainers are chosen by invitation only and must know the codebase for the repository they are assigned to. They have been continuously involved on Slack and Github (contributing or reviewing at least 3 PRs a month) for at least 6 months.

Benefits:

• Write access on Github
• Name added to the Members Appreciation page and receive a Digital Certificate

Committers are chosen by invitation only and act as project managers (i.e. FirstAide Android, iOS, and web). They manage issues for all a project's repos, to ensure continuity across platforms.

Benefits:

• Grace Hopper Celebration US Registration Ticket (Volunteer hours required at Open Source Day)
• Letter of Recommendation (for Committers who have participated in at least 4 open source programs - GCI, Hacktoberfest, Outreachy, GSoC, RGSoC, Qualcomm)
• Name added to the Members Appreciation page and receive a Digital Certificate

Organizational Admin act as quality control for the community. Instead of focusing on a specific repository, they focus on overarching decisions that affect our Github and Slack processes, and our OSS programs. They set deliverable dates and project timelines.

Organizational Admin have final approval on all matters, including member status.

These are ways to participate in addition to the levels listed above. Some are less focused on coding and GitHub contributions.

Mentors volunteer their time to assist contributors in the various programs Systers participates in. People are more likely to be chosen as a mentor if they at least meet the Improver requirements.

Benefits:

• Name added to the Members Appreciation page and receive a Digital Certificate

Welcome Committee Members have been active regularly on Slack for at least 3 months, but being active on GitHub isn’t required. Members are in charge of ensuring that every newcomer to Slack feels welcome and that they are aware of the community guidelines. Contact the Chair once you've fulfilled the requirements.

Members at this level are added to: @welcome-members Slack group.

Benefits:

• Name added to the Members Appreciation page and receive a Digital Certificate

Chairs have previously served on the Welcome Committee. They coordinate the committee members to ensure that someone is always available on Slack.

Benefits:

• Name added to the Members Appreciation page and receive a Digital Certificate