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class="hero is-blue has-background"> <div class="hero-overlay"></div><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload hero-image" alt="owain.codes" data-src="/media/hifbbzzp/owaincodes.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=2500&height=500&rnd=132635545578230000&quality=80" loading="lazy" data-srcset="/media/hifbbzzp/owaincodes.png?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=2500&height=500&rnd=132635545578230000&quality=80&format=webp" width=1 height=1 /> <div class="hero-content"> <div class="hero-header"> <h1>Community Corner</h1> <h2>Bringing new members of the community into the spotlight</h2></div></div></header> <main> <div class="umb-grid"><section class="section" data-padding="is-paddingless-bottom"><div class="umb-container"> <div class="columns"> <div class="column is-8 grid-section__cell" data-vertical-position="Middle"> <div class="content grid-section__cell-content"> <h2 class="is-ultralarge" dir="ltr">Community Corner</h2> <p dir="ltr">The Community Corner was launched by Owain Williams back in 2018, as a way of introducing new or less well-known members of the Umbraco Community to a wider audience. He has interviewed Project Managers, Designers and Developers - in fact the Community Corner is open to anyone with an interest in Umbraco.聽</p> <p dir="ltr">The idea is simple, he asks individuals a set of questions and then posts their answers on his website.</p> <p dir="ltr">Over the years he has introduced a number of people to the community and has even gone on to meet those individuals at Umbraco events such as <a href="/events/codegarden/" title="Codegarden">Codegarden</a> and UmbraUKFest.聽</p> <p dir="ltr">聽</p> <p><a rel="noopener" dir="ltr" href="https://owain.codes" target="_blank" class="btn is-blue">Read the latest interviews on owain.codes</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="column is-4 grid-section__cell" > <div class="content grid-section__cell-content"> <picture> <source data-srcset="/media/fx0hcdcc/oclogo.png?quality=80&format=webp" type="image/webp" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload " alt="Oclogo" data-src="/media/fx0hcdcc/oclogo.png?quality=80" loading="lazy" width=1 height=1 /> </picture> </div> </div> </div></div></section><section class="section" ><div class="umb-container"> <div class="columns"> <div class="column is-12 grid-section__cell" > <div class="content grid-section__cell-content"> </div> </div> </div></div></section><section class="section" data-row-theme="is-dark"><div class="umb-container"> <div class="columns"> <div class="column is-4 grid-section__cell" > <div class="content grid-section__cell-content"> <picture> <source data-srcset="/media/h4kj4wfb/mvp-small.jpg?quality=80&format=webp" type="image/webp" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload " alt="Mvp (Small)" data-src="/media/h4kj4wfb/mvp-small.jpg?quality=80" loading="lazy" width=1 height=1 /> </picture><p class="caption image-caption">Owain winning his MVP award</p> </div> </div> <div class="column is-8 grid-section__cell" data-vertical-position="Middle"> <div class="content grid-section__cell-content"> <h2 class="is-ultralarge" dir="ltr">About Owain</h2> <p>Owain has been awarded an Umbraco MVP award for the past 3 years and is an active member of the Umbraco Community. He can be found chatting to other Umbracians at <a href="https://www.meetup.com/Edinburgh-Umbraco-Users-Group/">Edinbuug</a> - the Edinburgh Umbraco Users Group which he co-hosts - on the community Slack channel or on Twitter. He enjoys blogging about his journey as a developer on <a rel="noopener" href="https://owain.codes/" target="_blank">his website</a> and you can see some of his coding activities on <a href="https://github.com/OwainWilliams">Github</a>.</p> <p>In addition to these, Owain is member of the <a href="/learn-about-the-community/community-teams/the-core-collaborators/" title="The Core Collaborators">Umbraco HQ Core Collaborators team</a>, works on the Umbraco team at <a href="https://www.spindogs.co.uk/">Spindogs</a>, and looks after the <a href="https://H5YR.com">H5YR.com</a>聽website along with other community members.聽</p> </div> </div> </div></div></section><section class="section" data-container-size="is-narrow"><div class="umb-container"> <div class="columns"> <div class="column is-12 grid-section__cell" > <div class="content grid-section__cell-content"> <h2 class="is-ultralarge" dir="ltr">How to get involved</h2> <p>If you would like to be featured in the Community Corner or you know someone that would be a great guest, you can contact Owain via:</p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/scottishcoder">@scottishcoder</a></p> <p>Email: <a href="mailto:communitycorner@owain.codes">owain@owain.codes</a></p> <p>He would love to hear from you and help introduce you to the wider community!</p> <p>You can find out when Owain posts a new blog to the Community Corner by following the hashtag #communityCorner on Twitter or the announcements section on the Slack channel.</p> <p>聽</p> <picture> <source data-srcset="/media/re1noeje/oclogo2.png?quality=80&format=webp" type="image/webp" /> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAP///wAAACH5BAEAAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" class="lazyload " alt="Oclogo2" data-src="/media/re1noeje/oclogo2.png?quality=80" loading="lazy" width=1 height=1 /> </picture> </div> </div> </div></div></section></div> </main> <footer class="footer"><div class="container"> <div class="columns"></div></div> <div class="container is-narrow-tablet"> <div class="content has-centered-text has-small-text is-faded"> <p><a href="https://our.umbraco.com/code-of-conduct" title="Code of Conduct">Code of Conduct</a> - <a href="https://our.umbraco.com/privacy-policy" title="Privacy policy">Privacy policy</a></p> <p>Our.umbraco.com is the community mothership for Umbraco, the open source ASP.NET CMS. 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