The iRODS Consortium
Jason Coposky
@jason_coposky
Executive Director, iRODS Consortium
The iRODS Consortium - The Mission
To sustain the iRODS Ecosystem by:
- Writing Good Software
- Growing the Community
- Showing Value
Staffing
Development Team:
Terrell, Antoine, Zoey, Ben, Rick
User Interface / Application Engineer:
Cesar, Justin, New Hire
Management / Support:
Bonnie, Dawn, Stephanie, Jason
Currently 15 Members
Growing The Community
Last 12 months:
- 5 new consortium members
- 113 new members of irods-chat
- 199 new Twitter followers
- Various Proofs of Concept - Future Members
- Expanding engagement at conferences and workshops
In The Next Year
Continue the mission:
- Write good software
- iRODS 4.3 and Multipart
- Expand the community
- Further PoCs
- Conferences, Workshops
- Marketing & Case Studies
- Stakeholder Value
- One-on-One technical support
- Training
- Proofs of Concept
- Co-Marketing & Sales
Consortium Membership - Touch Benefits
Public Support of iRODS
- Priority access to an audience of over 1,000 iRODS sites
- Direct interaction with Consortium members in the IT, Bio/Pharma, Geosciences, and University Research industries
Co-Marketing/Co-Sales Opportunities
- Joint press releases and product announcements
- Joint conference participation (e.g., talks at SEG, SC, BioIT World)
- Assistance on sales calls by web conference or in person
- The Consortium makes introductions as a neutral third party
- Discounts on iRODS event sponsorship
Consortium Membership - The User Group Meeting
- Hosted at the University of Utrecht in 2017
- One day of training, two days of case study/technology presentations
- Growing annual attendance
- Members receive one free registration
- Sponsorship/presentation opportunities available
Consortium Membership - Technical Assistance
Direct access to senior data management researchers and highly skilled engineers
Joint Technology Development
- Far-field technology planning
- Implementation discussions for specific opportunities
- Directed open- and closed-source feature development
Technical Assistance
- Phone and email support
- Training for internal staff and customers
Tier 3 Support Agreements
Consortium Membership - Committees
Technology Working Group
- Monthly web conferences
- Discusses iRODS technology development
Planning Committee
- Monthly web conferences
- Discusses iRODS Consortium policy, business practices
- Votes on technology roadmap
Executive Board
- Meets twice yearly
- Votes on Consortium budget and structural changes
- Determines the thematic priorities of the Consortium
Other Committees formed ad hoc to address specific technology or governance issues
Consortium Membership - Tiers
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