elections/2022/adams.xml

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	<name>George Adams</name>

	<title>Senior 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>
		     With physical conferences starting to slowly become the normal again, I want to ensure that the Eclipse Foundation and all of its projects
			 are well represented around the world. Combining an in-person strategy with virtual conferences is 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 a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft and the PMC chairperson of Eclipse Adoptium. I also represent Microsoft on the working group steering committee. 
	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 350+ 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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