Description
As an active contributor of FLOSS projects in different countries in Europe and in the last few years specifically in Italy I have gained the experience of different communities and countries at scale and as a consequence very different perspectives.
In this presentation I am going to share the experience I have gained in community building in the small and newborn communities and the experience during my work as the national referent for some of the same projects in Italy.
In the Free Software environment, active communities are the key factor in bringing forward the project. Exchanging knowledge and experience among different projects is important in order to learn from one another new ways to engage the community and understand what are some factors that might influence positively within each community. I will also bring my experience on how to work with the Diversity Equity and Inclusion as well, as an important key for a healthy environment.
It will be a walk through that will include some best practices on growing a local community and some tips and tricks to help keeping community members active and have a positive, inclusive and friendly environment that makes it easier for newcomers to join.
| Tracks | Community Building and Diveristy |
|---|---|
| Talk Description | This talk is not technical, it will be a walk through that will include some best practices on growing a local community and some tips and tricks to help keeping community members active and have a positive, inclusive and friendly environment that makes it easier for newcomers to join. |
| Author(s) Bio | I have been active in the Free Libre Open Source Software world for many years, initially in Albania where I am originally from and later in Italy where I currently live. I work for Wikimedia Italia as the national referent for OpenStreetMap and community support for the Italian Wikimedia and OpenStreetMap communities. I am a member of the Local Chapters and Communities Working Group of the OpenStreetMap Foundation and a member of cOSMopolIT, a group dedicated to Diversity and Inclusion within the Italian OpenStreetMap community. In 2022 I was part of the LAS 2022 organizing team and led the local team to host LAS in Rovereto Italy, and I was also part of the organizing team for GUADEC 2022 in Guadalajara, Mexico. I was also part of the organizing team of FOSS4G 2022 and State of the Map 2022 that were held in Florence, Italy. |
| Pronouns | She/Her |
| Twitter and/or Mastodon Handle | AnisaKuci |
| Where are you located? | Italy |
| Do you need travel sponsorship from GNOME Foundation in order to join our event? | Yes |
