Catalyst Committee
All nominations will be received and reviewed by the Catalyst Committee. For its first year (2024), the Catalyst committee will include the PMC, 3-5 active contributors that will be selected by the PMC member(s), and the program lead (Melissa Logan and Paul Au). In subsequent years, the Catalyst Committee will include PMC member(s), previous Catalysts, and a program lead.
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**This first year will be an experiment to understand how to effectively manage a community-run Catalyst program, and amendments may be necessary which will be documented and added to the wiki. It is important the program is vendor neutral, does not dilute or interfere with the official committer and PMC roles, and always provides transparency and permanence of all information to the PMC. **
Criteria
Catalysts can engage in a variety of activities. They must meet and maintain the following criteria in order to become and remain an Catalyst:
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- Publicly speaking about Cassandra at events throughout the year
- Organizing Cassandra events
- Publishing content (blogs, videos, etc) on Cassandra channels
ASF Compliance
Catalyst vs. ASF roles
The Catalyst award is not to be confused with the project’s committership or being on its PMC, roles that involve project participation and contributions. The Catalyst program is recognition for effort of any type around the project, and is not a position or title within the project or the ASF.
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