2023 CHAOSS Community Wrap-Up  ## Metadata - Author: [[elizabeth]] - Full Title: 2023 CHAOSS Community Wrap-Up - Category: #articles - Document Note: # Title: Highlights from CHAOSS Community in 2023 - - - tags: #CHAOSS #Community #Highlights #2023 Author: Courtney Robertson Source: CHAOSS Community Blog Reference: [Link to the CHAOSS Community Blog](https://chaoss.community/blog/) date created: 2024-01-21T12:00 - - - ## Table of Contents: 1. Summary 2. Main Content - Highlights of CHAOSS Community in 2023 - The Growth and Shift in Metrics - Goals for 2024 3. References ## Index Creation: - CHAOSS Community - Metrics - Growth - DEI Initiatives - Data Science - CHAOSScon ## 📝 Summary: Courtney Robertson reflects on the highlights of the CHAOSS Community in 2023. The community experienced significant growth, doubled its Slack members, hired a Director of Data Science, launched new chapters, and expanded its outreach. They also focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, held successful events, and received support from foundations. In 2024, the community looks forward to more exciting developments. ## 📖 Main Content: ### Highlights of CHAOSS Community in 2023: - The CHAOSS Community's Slack membership doubled in 2023. - They hired Dr. Dawn Foster as the Director of Data Science and launched a Data Science Initiative. - New chapters, CHAOSS Latin America and CHAOSS Balkans, were introduced. - The DEI Project Badging pilot, in collaboration with GitHub's All In project, was completed. - Successful events like CHAOSScon Africa were held. - Working groups were restructured with new Context Working Groups. - New board members, including Anita ihuman, Ruth Ikegah, Brian Proffitt, and Kevin Lumbard, joined. - Dr. Dawn Foster became the new Board Co-Chair. - Expansion of outreach to global open-source conferences. - 50 open-source events were badged in the DEI Event Badging Initiative. - A framework for surveying DEI initiatives was shared, along with internal survey results. - The CHAOSSCast podcast was restarted. - Continued support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Ford Foundation. ### The Growth and Shift in Metrics: 2023 marked a time of growth and a shift in how CHAOSS thinks about metrics. The community embraced diversity, expanded its presence, and fostered collaboration. It was a year of positive change and adaptation. ### Goals for 2024: CHAOSS looks forward to an exciting 2024, focusing on further improving the health of open-source communities. The community continues to invite new members to join and contribute to their mission. ## 📖 References: - [Link to the CHAOSS Community Blog](https://chaoss.community/blog/) ## 🗣️ Paraphrase: 1. "Our Slack community doubled in 2023, from about 900 members at the end of 2022 to approximately 1800 members now." 2. "We hired Dr. Dawn Foster as the Director of Data Science and launched our Data Science Initiative." 3. "New chapters, CHAOSS Latin America and CHAOSS Balkans, were introduced, with Selene Yang and Kristi Progri as our Chapter Leaders." 4. "We completed the DEI Project Badging pilot, collaborating with GitHub’s All In project." 5. "In addition to our usual events, we held our first CHAOSScon Africa event, which was a huge success." 6. "We retired our Risk and Evolution working groups and launched two new Context Working Groups: OSS in Universities and Scientific Communities." 7. "We welcomed new board members, including Anita ihuman, Ruth Ikegah, Brian Proffitt, and Kevin Lumbard." 8. "Dr. Dawn Foster became a new Board Co-Chair, joining Sean Goggins in the leadership role." 9. "We expanded our outreach to span across many global open-source conferences and gave away LEGO Globes to represent the global nature of the CHAOSS project." 10. "We badged 50 open source events in our DEI Event Badging Initiative and grew our team of active Badgers to 24." 11. "We shared our framework for surveying a community around DEI initiatives and released the results of our own internal DEI survey." 12. "We launched a program called Tour Guides to help newcomers find their way." 13. "We recently restarted the CHAOSSCast podcast with a new episode about every 2 weeks." 14. "We received continued support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Ford Foundation." 15. "2023 was a time for growth and represented a subtle shift in how CHAOSS thinks about metrics." 16. "We have even more in mind for 2024, which you can learn more about in our recent podcast: CHAOSS Goals for 2024 and Beyond." 17. "It has never been more exciting to be a CHAOTIC! We truly hope you can join our community and help all of us improve the health of our open-source communities." ## 🧪 Hypotheses: 1. Hypothesis: Investigate the impact of the growth in CHAOSS Community's Slack membership on their productivity and collaboration. - Methodology: Conduct surveys and interviews with members to gather insights on the effects of increased membership. - Implications: Understanding the impact of community size on productivity can inform strategies for community management. 2. Hypothesis: Explore the outcomes of the DEI Project Badging pilot and its implications for promoting diversity and inclusion in open-source projects. - Methodology: Analyze the success and challenges of the DEI Project Badging pilot through case studies and feedback collection. - Implications: Insights can guide the expansion of DEI initiatives in open source. 3. Hypothesis: Investigate the role of CHAOSSCon events in fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing within the community. - Methodology: Survey participants of CHAOSSCon events and assess the impact on networking and knowledge exchange. - Implications: Understanding the effectiveness of these events can help improve future CHAOSSCon planning. ### 📊 Methodology: 1. To assess the impact of increased membership, conduct a survey among CHAOSS Community members, analyzing their experiences and productivity. 2. For the DEI Project Badging pilot, perform case studies on open-source projects that participated, collect feedback, and analyze the influence on diversity and inclusion. 3. To understand the effectiveness of CHAOSSCon events, conduct surveys and interviews with attendees, focusing on networking and knowledge exchange. ### 💡 Implications: 1. Understanding the impact of growth can help CHAOSS Community adapt its strategies for managing a larger community. 2. Insights from the DEI Project Badging pilot can guide the expansion of diversity and inclusion initiatives in the open-source world. 3. Knowledge about the effectiveness of CHAOSSCon events can inform event planning and content selection. ### 🔮 Future Research: 1. Investigate the correlation between community size and project contributions to understand if larger communities are more productive. 2. Explore the best practices for implementing DEI initiatives in open-source projects. 3. Conduct a longitudinal study on the evolution of CHAOSSCon events and their long-term impact on the community. ### - Summary: In 2023, the CHAOSS community experienced significant growth, with the number of members in their Slack community doubling. They also hired a Director of Data Science and launched their Data Science Initiative. The community expanded globally with the addition of CHAOSS Latin America and CHAOSS Balkans chapters. They held their first CHAOSScon Africa event and retired old working groups while launching new ones. The community also welcomed new board members and expanded their outreach to open source conferences worldwide. They achieved milestones in their DEI initiatives and launched programs to support newcomers. The community received continued support from foundations and has exciting plans for the future. - URL: https://chaoss.community/2023-chaoss-community-wrap-up/  I’m a big fan of periodically taking time to reflect on the past, and the new year seems like an excellent time to do so. So let’s look at some of the highlights from the CHAOSS community in 2023! * Our Slack community doubled in 2023, as we went from about 900 members at the end of 2022 to about 1800 members currently. * We hired a [Director of Data Science (the one and only Dr. Dawn Foster)](https://chaoss.community/welcome-dr-dawn-foster-as-the-new-director-of-data-science-for-chaoss/) and launched our Data Science Initiative. * We launched [CHAOSS Latin America and CHAOSS Balkans](https://chaoss.community/kb/local-chapters/) as our newest chapters (Welcome to Selene Yang and Kristi Progri as our Chapter Leaders!) * We completed the DEI Project Badging pilot working closely with [GitHub’s All In project](https://socialimpact.github.com/insights/update-on-all-in-chaoss-badging-initiative/) to host this within the CHAOSS project. * In addition to our usual CHAOSScon EU and CHAOSScon NA events, we held our first [CHAOSScon Africa event](https://chaoss.community/5251-2/), which was a huge success! * We retired our Risk and Evolution working groups and launched two new Context Working Groups instead: OSS in Universities and Scientific Communities. * We ushered in some new Board Members: Anita ihuman, Ruth Ikegah, Brian Proffitt, and Kevin Lumbard. Dr. Dawn Foster became a new Board Co-Chair, joining Sean Goggins in the leadership role, and thank you to Nicole Huesman as outgoing Co-Chair for all of her hard work in this role over the past 2 years. * We expanded our outreach to span across many global open source conferences (and we gave away a couple of LEGO Globes to represent the global nature of the CHAOSS project). * We badged [50 open source events](https://github.com/badging/event-diversity-and-inclusion?tab=readme-ov-file#badges-granted-version-3) in our DEI Event Badging Initiative and grew our team of active Badgers to 24. * We [shared our framework](https://chaoss.community/blog/page/2/) for surveying a community around DEI initiatives and [released the results](https://chaoss.community/chaoss-dei-self-reflection-summary/) of our own internal DEI survey. * We started a CHAOTIC of the Week series to highlight some of our community members and the great work they do in the community. * We launched a program called Tour Guides to help newcomers find their way. * We recently restarted the [CHAOSSCast podcast](https://podcast.chaoss.community/) with a new episode about every 2 weeks highlighting something interesting from the CHAOSS community. * We received continued support from the [Alfred P. Sloan Foundation](https://sloan.org/grant-detail/10384) and the [Ford Foundation](https://www.fordfoundation.org/work/our-grants/awarded-grants/grants-database/university-of-missouri-columbia-147253/) to help us keep the CHAOSS community one of the best communities on the planet. 2023 was a time for growth and represented a subtle shift in how CHAOSS thinks about metrics. We have even more in mind for 2024, which you can learn more about in our recent podcast: [CHAOSS Goals for 2024 and Beyond](https://podcast.chaoss.community/76). It has never been more exciting to be a CHAOTIC! We truly hope you can join our community and help all of us improve the health of our open source communities., 2023 CHAOSS Community Wrap-Up, elizabeth, 01hkqsshspk15075qz4f5tbfhc.