[Owasp-leaders] Feedback Requested: OWASP Certificate Project

[Rex Booth, OWASP]

I'm generally not a fan of "contributor of the year" or "employee of the 
quarter" kind of awards.  I think they are inherently divisive and, in 
our context, could potentially add a level of competitiveness into the 
very collaborative and collegial  atmosphere of OWASP.

I think your broader idea is a good one, though.  If we don't already, 
providing members with some sort of ISC2-ish certificate of membership 
for hanging in a cube would do a few things:

1) Provide a point of pride to those members who care about such things
2) Elevate OWASP to the level of maturity of other organizations who 
already provide such things (again, to those who care)
3) Help promote OWASP to those who see the certificate

I should note that I don't generally care about certs, plaques, and the 
like, but as Napoleon said, "A soldier will fight long and hard for a 
bit of colored ribbon."

Rex



McGovern, James F. (P+C Technology) wrote:
>
> Yesterday, I was wandering the corridors practicing my management by 
> walking around technique and noticed an interesting behavior. Within 
> enterprise environments, there is a plethora of certificates of 
> attendance for various internal "seminars" and was thinking that OWASP 
> could leverage this mindset. What would folks think about chapter 
> leaders nominating once-a-year the person who is most dedicated in 
> attending their local chapter? This would be our way of acknowledging 
> folks within the community and their dedication and passion for 
> learning about web application security.
>
> For the enterprise types, this would give them a certificate to hang 
> in their cubicle and something to put on their resume. Slightly on the 
> corny side but enterprise types love this stuff.
>
> Thoughts?
>
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