IBM Z Community Advocate - 2021 (Level 2)

Issued by IBM

The IBM Z Community Advocate credential 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 Z and LinuxONE peers and is passionate about taking their advocacy to the next level. The earner has expert skills in IBM Z 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 2021:
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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