Community Care and Feeding: A How-To Guide
About the Speaker
Engineering Director at Peak Hosting
Jesse Trucks has been involved with the formation and management of professional communities for over 13 years. His inception into professional community involvement began with co-authoring, as part of a committee, the original version of the Code of Ethics currently adopted by The League of Professional System Administrators (LOPSA), USENIX, and LISA. In the following years, he helped manage a local SAGE chapter (the precursor to LISA); was a Founding Member of LOPSA; formed and managed the successful LOPSA Madison Local Chapter; served on the LOPSA Board of Directors from 2007 - 2013; founded and still manages the LOPSA East Tennessee Local Chapter; and is a senior freenode IRC network staff member and the freenode Sponsor Liaison.
The creation and maintenance of specific and intentional communities is far more difficult than most people realize. It may seem natural that like-minded people want to spend time together discussing topics of mutual interest and building camaraderie, but maintaining a high level of interaction and interest with only occasional contact is difficult. Trucks will talk about how these communities, like LOPSA East Tennessee, are formed, nurtured, and sustained through time. Expect an interactive presentation as Trucks wants input from the audience!