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The bylaws define a third body, the User Committee, which was previously run distinctly from the Technical Committee, but those effectively <a class="reference external" href="https://governance.openstack.org/tc/reference/user-committee-charter.html">merged</a> into a single elected governance body in August, 2020.</p> <section id="board-of-directors"> <h2>Board of Directors<a class="headerlink" href="#board-of-directors" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> <p>The <a class="reference external" href="https://www.openstack.org/foundation/board-of-directors/">OpenStack Board of Directors</a> has oversight over the OpenStack Foundation, and the assets the Foundation protects (such as the OpenStack trademark). It is composed of appointed representatives from Platinum sponsors, elected representatives from Gold sponsors, and elected independent representatives. You can find more information about the OpenStack Board of Directors activities and meetings on <a class="reference external" href="https://wiki.openstack.org/wiki/Governance/Foundation">the Board wiki page</a>.</p> </section> <section id="technical-committee"> <h2>Technical Committee<a class="headerlink" href="#technical-committee" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> <p>The <a class="reference external" href="https://governance.openstack.org/tc/">OpenStack Technical Committee</a> is the governing body of the OpenStack open source project. It is directly elected by all the contributors to the project, and has oversight on all technical matters. This includes developers, operators and end users of the software. Find more information about the <a class="reference external" href="http://governance.openstack.org/tc/">Technical Committee</a>, including its charter, current membership, reference documents and past resolutions.</p> </section> <section id="project-teams"> <h2>Project Teams<a class="headerlink" href="#project-teams" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> <p>The <a class="reference external" href="https://governance.openstack.org/tc/reference/projects/index.html">Project Teams</a> are working groups that are directly responsible for the production of OpenStack software releases, either through the development and maintenance of specific components, or by running common development functions like QA or Release Management. Find more information about <a class="reference external" href="https://governance.openstack.org/tc/reference/projects/index.html">Project Teams</a>.</p> </section> <section id="sigs"> <h2>SIGs<a class="headerlink" href="#sigs" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> <p>The <a class="reference external" href="https://governance.openstack.org/sigs/">SIGs (Special Interest Groups)</a> are working groups that are not directly responsible for the production of a specific piece of OpenStack software. SIGs activities center around a topic or practice that spans all the community (developers, operators, end users…), by forming a guild of people with a shared interest. Find more information about <a class="reference external" href="https://governance.openstack.org/sigs/">SIGs</a>.</p> </section> <section id="elections"> <h2>Elections<a class="headerlink" href="#elections" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> <p>OpenStack governance bodies and leaders are regularly renewed using elections. Find more information about community-organized Project Team leads and Technical Committee <a class="reference external" href="https://governance.openstack.org/election/">elections</a>.</p> </section> <section id="ideas"> <h2>Ideas<a class="headerlink" href="#ideas" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2> <p>The OpenStack Technical Committee is welcoming all news ideas of global changes to OpenStack, within the <a class="reference external" href="https://governance.openstack.org/ideas/">ideas repository</a>. Changes related to a single official project should be discussed directly with the project team instead.</p> </section> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="docs-actions"> </div> <div class="row docs-byline bottom"> <div class="docs-updated">this page last updated: 2020-08-03 16:25:50</div> </div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-sm-8 docs-license"> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/"> <img src="_static/images/docs/license.png" alt="Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License"/> </a> <p> Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/">Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License</a>. 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