New Associate Member Application: University of Washginton

[hythloda]

What is your name? Elijah Rose

What is your email? elijahrz@uw.edu

What is your member company? University of Washginton

Identify which category their organization falls under: Academic

Link to your website: https://www.washington.edu

What is your organizational mission statement: "Promote access to excellence and strive to inspire through education that emphasizes the power of discovery and the foundation of critical and analytic thinking. We foster creativity, challenge the boundaries of knowledge and cultivate independence of mind through unique interdisciplinary partnerships."

What drives your interest in joining the OpenSSF? As a student and aspiring security engineer, I'm very captivated by this field. I'd love to interact with others that are more experienced and understand things from their point of view.

What are your organization’s aspirations for contributing to the OpenSSF, and how do you anticipate that your membership will bolster the OpenSSF's growth and support? N/A

Could you summarize your organization’s contributions to OpenSSF? N/A

Please include any contributions made to OpenSSF or other OpenSSF projects and open-source projects developed using any OpenSSF dependencies. N/A

How many developers do you expect to have contribute to OpenSSF projects in the next 6-12 months? Are there other roles such as researchers, analysts or any other positions that you plan on contributing? 1

How do you currently leverage any OpenSSF resources in your organization? N/A

Do you have signing authority for your entire institution? If no, who does? No

Do you agree to follow the OpenSSF Code of Conduct Yes

1. Organizational Information/Alignment:

Organizational Mission Alignment:

• Does the organization's mission statement align with the goals of OpenSSF, such as promoting open source security, enhancing software supply chain integrity, or contributing to cybersecurity education?
  • [ ] Yes
  • [ ] No

Non-Profit, Government, or Academic Status:

• Is the organization a recognized non-profit, government agency, or academic institution?
  • [ ] Yes
  • [ ] No

Brand Alignment and Reputation:

• Is the organization in good standing within its community and the broader open source ecosystem, with a reputation that aligns with OpenSSF's values and brand?
  • [ ] Yes
  • [ ] No

2. Commitment to Open Source Security and Contribution:

Commitment to Contribution:

• Has the organization demonstrated a clear interest in actively contributing to the OpenSSF community through development, research, or other relevant activities?
  • [ ] Yes
  • [ ] No
• Can the organization commit to contributing a specified minimum number of developers, researchers, analysts, or other professionals to OpenSSF projects within the next 6-12 months?
  • [ ] Yes
  • [ ] No

Commitment to Open Source Security:

• Has the organization previously contributed to OpenSSF or other open-source projects?
  • [ ] Yes
  • [ ] No
  • [ ] If not, do they plan on contributing to the OpenSSF?
• Does the organization maintain or contribute to open-source projects that use OpenSSF dependencies or tools?
  • [ ] Yes
  • [ ] No

Commitment to Open Source Security:

• Does the organization have a history or a nascent plan to promote, improve, or contribute to open source security beyond its participation in OpenSSF?
  • [ ] Yes
  • [ ] No

Utilization of OpenSSF Resources:

• Does the organization currently leverage OpenSSF resources, tools, or frameworks within its operations or projects?
  • [ ] Yes
  • [ ] No

Educational and Community Engagement:

• Does the organization engage in educational activities, community outreach, or other efforts to spread awareness about open source security?
  • [ ] Yes
  • [ ] No

3. Compliance and Ethics:

Open Source Licensing and Compliance:

• Does the organization adhere to open source licensing standards and demonstrate compliance with open source security best practices?
  • [ ] Yes
  • [ ] No

No Conflict of Interest:

• Can the organization certify that its membership and contributions to OpenSSF will not pose a conflict of interest with the foundation's objectives and policies?
  • [ ] Yes
  • [ ] No

[hythloda]

My suggestion is send something like this Hello, Thanks for your interest in OpenSSF. I am following up about your application for Associate Membership. Anyone can participate with the OpenSSF, you qualify as an Individual Contributor and do not need a Membership. If you are looking on simply participate here are some resources:

Join OpenSSF's Slack Community The OpenSSF maintains a Slack workspace for the community - all are welcome to join, say hello, and start interacting with the community there as you please. Join our slack workspace by going to https://slack.openssf.org//

Join OpenSSF Mailing Lists OpenSSF maintains several email distribution lists via Groups.io (see https://lists.openssf.org/g/main/subgroups for a list of all public groups). I recommend subscribing at least to the announcements list, but also to any working group list(s) you may be interested in. Follow OpenSSF Social Channels Please feel free to participate in the following forums:

• Twitter (https://twitter.com/theopenssf)YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/OpenSSF)
• LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/openssf)

Subscribe to OpenSSF's Community Calendar OpenSSF also maintains a community calendar, which is home to all the calendar events for working group and project meetings, as well as community town halls. Anyone can subscribe to the calendar and join technical working group meetings. You can subscribe to any event series on the calendar: https://zoom-lfx.platform.linuxfoundation.org/meetings/openssf

Participate in OpenSSF on GitHub Check out our work on GitHub here: https://github.com/ossf/ See other ways to Get Involved We hope to see you online soon!

[Naomi-Wash]

Thank you, email sent.