elections/2021/adams.xml

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	<name>George Adams</name>

	<title>Program Manager, Microsoft</title>

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	<email>georgeadams1995@gmail.com</email>

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	<eclipse_affiliation>Eclipse Adoptium</eclipse_affiliation>

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		<p><b>Java (OpenJDK)</b><br>
		For years there has been confusion in the Java ecosystem. Which vendor should I use? Which version should I use? Where should
		 I download my binaries from? This is a challenge that I’ve been determined to resolve. Companies wanted to avoid vendor lock-in
		  and so AdoptOpenJDK was born. The project grew from strength to strength and quickly became the successful OpenJDK distribution
		   that we know today. But… we needed more resources, more marketing expertise and more legal support, and that’s why we recently
		    announced our intention to move AdoptOpenJDK to the Eclipse Foundation. My first and main goal for the Eclipse Foundation is
		     to make it <b>the place to get Java (OpenJDK) from</b>. I hope to <b>bring vendors together</b> in one centralised place and collaborate
		      in the open for the benefit of the community.</p>
		      
		      <p><b>Outreach</b><br>
		     While physical conferences have been put on the back-burner due to Covid-19, a new opportunity has arisen. With virtual 
		     conferences, you can present at several conferences around the world in the same week (and all without leaving your home). This
		      gives us a great opportunity to reach more developers than ever before and I want to build on this to increase developer
		       awareness of the foundation.</p>
		       
		       <p><b>Membership</b><br>
		       Over the years I have collaborated with many companies that are large contributors/users of Java. Many of these are 
		       great candidates for Eclipse Foundation membership but are unaware of its benefits and the importance of supporting the 
		       organisation. I hope to increase their awareness of the fantastic work that the Eclipse Foundation does to support the 
		       open-source ecosystem and bring them onboard.</p>
		       		      		
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	<p>I am the Java Program Manager at Microsoft and the recently appointed PMC member of Eclipse Adoptium. Since co-founding AdoptOpenJDK in 2016 I have been leading the 
	community outreach efforts both at AdoptOpenJDK as well as the broader Java ecosystem. I played a key role in moving the AdoptOpenJDK project into the Eclipse Foundation and look 
	forward to the coming year as the project continues to grow far beyond its current 200 million user-base. I strongly believe in open-source language ecosystems and thrive on the challenge of 
	leading the foundations behind them. I would cherish the opportunity to represent the Adoptium working group (as well as others) on the Eclipse Board of Directors.</p>
		
	<p>I also contribute to both the OpenJS Foundation and the Node.js Foundation where I am a core collaborator and play an active role in several of the workgroups.</p>
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	<affiliation>Microsoft</affiliation>

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