Education, Training, & Adoption Working Group

Facilitate, evolve education and training and consolidate educational material(s) for all BEAM languages and the BEAM itself.

Mission Statement

Facilitate, evolve education and training and consolidate educational material(s) for all BEAM languages and the BEAM itself.

Benefits to the community

  • Make an analysis of the gaps in the current state of the field so we can identify how to best help the community.
  • Create a plan and present it to the board so they can allocate resources whenever necessary.

Short term deliverables

  • Make an analysis of the gaps in the current state of the field so we can identify how to best help the community.
  • Create a plan and present it to the board so they can allocate resources whenever necessary.

Long term deliverables

  • Help grow the community by providing ramp-up materials and training to fill the gaps that have been identified.
  • Coordination work with different organizations both commercial and non-profit to foster support for BEAM technologies. Some examples are bridges, conferences, meetups & user groups.
  • Provide educational resources for corporate decision-makers who are researching Ecosystem technologies

Why does this group require the Foundation

  • A point of organization, resources, influence, and provision of funds for training and educational purposes.
  • A trusted and canonical source of educational materials and guidance.
  • Companies that are considering investing in this Ecosystem want to see a robust community, which includes active Foundation involvement

Initial list of volunteers

  • Brujo Benavides
  • Desmond Bowe
  • Laura Castro
  • Francesco Cesarini
  • Fred Hebert
  • Ben Marx
  • Anna Neyzberg
  • Bryan Paxton
  • Miriam Pena
  • Todd Resudek
  • Peer Stritzinger
  • Mrinal Wadhwa
  • Alistair Woodman

Current Working Group Chairs

  • Lee S Barney
  • Adolfo Neto
  • Peer Stritzinger
  • Miriam Pena
Jeff Grunewald
Jeff Grunewald
Brujo Benavides
Brujo Benavides
Laura M. Castro
Laura M. Castro
Pablo Costas Sánchez
Pablo Costas Sánchez
Annette Bieniusa
Annette Bieniusa
Fred Hebert
Fred Hebert
Eric Douglas
Eric Douglas
Miriam Pena
Miriam Pena
Norberto Ortigoza
Norberto Ortigoza
Simon Thompson
Simon Thompson
Lee S Barney
Lee S Barney
Adolfo Neto
Adolfo Neto
Peer Stritzinger
Peer Stritzinger
Jose Juan Reyes
Jose Juan Reyes
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