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

[Daniela Rosner]

Just adding to the chorus -- huge congrats to the maintainers team!!

On Fri, Dec 7, 2018 at 7:20 AM misha rabinovich <mishawagon at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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