Dear Community,
Welcome to the very first issue of the Symphony Software Foundation newsletter. I'm excited to have this new channel available to the Community to help us shape the future of the Symphony ecosystem!
With the Foundation nearly one year old, I want to take a moment to thank our Community for all we have accomplished thus far. With over 30 projects (and growing!), three working groups and a very active Engineering Steering Committee (ESCo), your early support came through loud and clear for this open ecosystem we are building together. Be proud, this is what you have built.
This year has been a hell of a ride: from an energizing first members meeting to OpenFin joining the Foundation, from our first meetups to the launch of the Open Developer Platform (ODP), our Community has grown stronger and planted the seeds for a revolution in the way our firms collaborate and communicate.
It’s now time to bring our Community to the next level: with finserv facing healthy innovation-driven disruption, our Community presents a unique opportunity to improve productivity across the industry. We are clearing the remaining barriers to engagement through transparent governance, through the ODP and by forming an Open Source Readiness Working Group, but we need your active contribution to make this happen.
In this issue, we'll share our progress updates and member highlights, as well as information on how to engage with our Community. I hope you’ll find it useful and that you’ll get in touch with your feedback.
Thank you for a great year, and happy holidays. I'm looking forward to what 2017 has in store!
Gabriele Columbro
Executive Director - Symphony Software Foundation