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    <h1>Strategic Vision</h1>

    <p>This is a strategic vision for Ruby NZ for 2021-2022. We will use this as a guide for the actions we take. </p>

    <h2>Our charter</h2>
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    <li>Foster and support the Ruby programming language, its users, community and ecosystem in New Zealand.</li>
    <li>Advocate for Open Source in general, and the Ruby programming language in particular.</li>
    <li>Provide support for Ruby community events.</li>
    <li>Work with event organisers to ensure the Ruby community and events in New Zealand are safe and welcoming.</li>
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    <p>This is where we want Ruby NZ to be in 2022.</p>

    <h2>We want Ruby to be well-respected and continue to be used by organisations in New Zealand.</h2>
    <p><i>What does this look like?</i></p>
    <ul>
      <li>We understand the pulse of the Ruby community, how Ruby is being used, and what we can do to help organisations continue to use it.</li>
      <li>We have good partnerships with organisations that teach and use Ruby.</li>
    </ul>

    <h2>We want to celebrate and support contributions to the open source Ruby ecosystem.</h2>

    <p><i>What does this look like?</i></p>
    <ul>
      <li>A wide variety of people share their knowledge with the community through talks, blog posts, and discussions.</li>
      <li>People from the New Zealand community often contribute to big international projects and conferences. </li>
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    <h2>We want Ruby events to be regular, sustainable, and great.</h2>

    <p><i>What does this look like?</i></p>

    <ul>
      <li>Meetups happen regularly in big cities, and sometimes happen in smaller centres.</li>
      <li>We support events targeted at people learning to program, people who are considering career changes, and people underrepresented in our community.</li>
      <li>We have a plan and schedule for larger events.</li>
      <li>We support event organisers to share the load and draw on knowledge and expertise.</li>
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    <h2> We want to foster a welcoming, diverse, and thriving community.</h2>

    <p><i>What does this look like?</i></p>

    <ul>
      <li>People who are new to discussions or events feel able to contribute and want to come back.</li>
      <li>Our community has a more equal gender ratio compared to other open source communities in New Zealand. </li>
      <li>Our community welcomes people from many different cultural backgrounds, reflecting the diversity and cultural richness of Aotearoa New Zealand.</li>
    </ul>

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