IBM Z and LinuxONE Community Advocate - 2022 (Level 2)

Issued by IBM

The IBM Z and LinuxONE Community Advocate badge earner has actively contributed to the IBM Z and LinuxONE community and has expressed interest in continuing to do so. This individual is in good standing with their IBM zSystems and LinuxONE peers and is passionate about taking their advocacy to the next level. The badge earner has expert skills in IBM zSystems and LinuxONE and can be expected to regularly contribute technical knowledge to the community.

Type Experience
Level Intermediate
Time Months
Cost Free

Additional Details

Skills

Earning Criteria

Note: This badge is not available to IBM employees.
Must achieve the IBM Z Community Contributor badge and at least three of the following tasks in 2022:
Create at least one or more blog posts or articles on online forums such as IBM Z and LinuxONE Community, IBM Developer, Medium, LinkedIn, etc.
Present at least one or more sessions on IBM Z or LinuxONE at a user groups, webinars, podcasts or industry events such as IBM Systems TechU, SHARE, THINK, etc.
Host or facilitate at least one or more IBM Z or LinuxONE related face-to-face events or virtual events such as webinars, meetups, etc.
Moderate discussions / respond to questions for at least one or more months on forums such as IBM Z and LinuxONE Community, Stack Overflow, Reddit, etc.
Mentor at least one or more New to Z community members and / or students and have them join the IBM Z and LinuxONE community.
Translate at least one or more technical content piece from English to regional languages or vice versa.
Create and/or teach one or more IBM Z or LinuxONE related course.
Contribute code to at least one or more IBM Z or LinuxONE open-source project such as Open Mainframe Project.
Empower at least three additional colleagues/friends as members on the Fans of IBM Z Hub on IBM Z and LinuxONE community so they can share their voice too!
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