[Themaintainers] Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Support for The Maintainers

[misha rabinovich]

Congratulations!

On Thu, Dec 6, 2018, 10:59 PM Stephanie Steinhardt <stephanie.go at gmail.com
wrote:

> Congratulations! I very much look forward to what lies ahead!
>
> On Mon, Dec 3, 2018, 4:33 PM Andrea Goulet <andrea at corgibytes.com wrote:
>
>> Congrats! This is wonderful news. Let us know if there's anything we can
>> do at Corgibytes to support your efforts. We're focused in the software
>> maintenance and modernization space. :)
>>
>> To your success,
>>
>> Andrea Goulet
>> Co-Founder & CEO
>> Corgibytes, LLC
>> 804.596.2375 x700
>> andrea at corgibytes.com
>> http://corgibytes.com
>>
>> Have you read my First Round Review
>> <http://firstround.com/review/forget-technical-debt-heres-how-to-build-technical-wealth/> article
>> about paying off technical debt?
>>
>> I was named one of LinkedIn's Top 10 Software Professionals under 35
>> <https://lists.linkedin.com/2016/next-wave-top-professionals-35-and-under-20161011/software>.
>> How cool is that?!
>>
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>> Mon, Dec 3, 2018 10:27 AM, Camille E. Acey <connect at camilleacey.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Bravo. This is excellent news to start the day and workweek!
>>
>> On December 3, 2018 9:39:36 AM EST, Lee Vinsel <lee.vinsel at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi, everyone.
>>
>>
>> Andy Russell and I are pleased to announce that the Alfred P. Sloan
>> Foundation will be supporting some activities of The Maintainers. With
>> funding from the Sloan Foundation, we plan to build our capacity to create
>> and nurture communities that connect scholarly research and practical
>> applications. We’re thrilled to be partnering with the Educopia Institute,
>> a non-profit organization focused on "building communities, connecting
>> likeminded people, and using collective action to advance institutions of
>> all kinds." Educopia will provide some staff support and its considerable
>> expertise in community cultivation to help us further grow The Maintainers
>> network.
>>
>> Our primary focus will be something we call the Maintenance Community
>> Framework, through which we'll study the state of maintenance in individual
>> sectors and professions, and document and disseminate best practices and
>> lessons learned. The first two maintenance communities we'll focus on are
>> InfoMaintainers - people working in libraries and digital preservation -
>> and Maintainers in the Workforce, a group of experts on the law and policy
>> of labor and poverty. We plan to identify and seed some other maintenance
>> communities this year, including ones on transportation and water
>> infrastructure, engineering, and philanthropy. We'll also be seeking
>> additional funding sources that can sustain this effort for several years.
>> And we’re now starting the planning process for Maintainers III, a
>> conference that will take place in the fall of 2019. We’ll be sending out
>> announcements soon to detail different ways that individuals or
>> organizations can get involved – so stay tuned, and drop us a line in the
>> meantime if you have any ideas or questions!
>>
>> Most of all we are happy that the Sloan Foundation has given a vote of
>> confidence in The Maintainers, and we are grateful for all of your support.
>>
>>
>> Best to all,
>>
>> Lee
>>
>> --
>> Assistant Professor
>> Department of Science, Technology, and Society
>> Virginia Tech
>> leevinsel.com
>> Twitter: @STS_News
>>
>>
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>>
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