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 [![Quality Gate](https://sonarcloud.io/api/project_badges/measure?project=OpENer&metric=alert_status)](https://sonarcloud.io/dashboard?id=OpENer)
 [![Stories in Ready](https://badge.waffle.io/EIPStackGroup/OpENer.svg?label=ready&title=Ready)](http://waffle.io/EIPStackGroup/OpENer)
 [![Stories in In Progress](https://badge.waffle.io/EIPStackGroup/OpENer.svg?label=in%20progress&title=In%20Progress)](http://waffle.io/EIPStackGroup/OpENer)
+[![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/EIPStackGroupOpENer/Lobby](https://badges.gitter.im/EIPStackGroupOpENer/Lobby.svg)](https://gitter.im/EIPStackGroupOpENer/Lobby?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
 
 
 OpENer Version 2.1.0