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+---
+title: "Community Update: July 2023"
+date: 2023-08-05T06:00:00+01:00
+type: Communication
+tags:
+  - Project Status
+cover: /img/posts/2023-summary/blog-banner-july.webp
+authors:
+  - name: Thulisile Sibanda
+    photo: /img/avatars/thulieblack.webp
+    link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/v-thulisile-sibanda/
+    byline: AsyncAPI Community Manager
+excerpt: 'July Community Update'
+featured: true
+---
+
+Earlier this month, we officially kickstarted the AsyncAPI Mentorship Program. After receiving an overwhelming response of over 90+ applications for the program, we inducted [13 mentees into the AsyncAPI mentorship program](https://github.com/asyncapi/community/tree/master/mentorship/asyncapi-mentorship/2023). We are thrilled to welcome these talented individuals and look forward to seeing them grow and excel in their respective projects. Additionally, we are excited that our [budget of $19,500 for the AsyncAPI Mentorship Program got approved](), which means we can compensate all successful mentees of the program. We are grateful for the support and look forward to a successful program.
+
+
+## AsyncAPI Conf on Tour 2023 (AACoT) 
+
+Tickets for AACoT'23 London event are available for purchase now, and we have some fantastic talks lined up for September 20th that you won't want to miss. [Hurry and get your tickets through Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/asyncapi/events/asyncapi-conference-on-tour-6b3c0aa1/contribute/asyncapi-conference-on-tour-london-61313) because we have limited availability. 
+
+We are also in the process of reviewing talk proposals and will announce our selected speakers soon. 
+
+Be sure to keep an eye out for our August newsletter, as we will be sharing some exciting news there and maybe revealing the next location.
+
+## Spec x Tooling
+The work on the pre-release version of AsyncAPI Studio is now in progress. The implementation will include the support of validating AsyncAPI v3 documents. If you want to follow the development process or contribute, please [check out the ShapeUP dashboard](https://shapeit.app/projects/org/asyncapi/22/cycles/fa1e9a31?issue=I_kwDODou01c5r29cR).
+
+On the other hand, we have released the initial versions of three protocol bindings. Our gratitude goes out to:
+- [Adam Retter](https://github.com/adamretter) for contributing to the [JMS binding](https://github.com/asyncapi/bindings/tree/master/jms), [Richard Coppen](https://github.com/rcoppen), and [Steve Head](https://github.com/SrfHead) for agreeing to maintain it long-term.
+- [Ian Cooper](https://github.com/iancooper) and [Dec Kolawski](https://github.com/dpwdec) for contributing and being maintainers to the [SNS binding](https://github.com/asyncapi/bindings/tree/master/sns) and [SQS binding](https://github.com/asyncapi/bindings/tree/master/sqs).
+
+Thanks to the involvement of various community members in reviewing the changes.
+
+## Design
+Our design contributor community is experiencing significant growth, and we are thrilled to see our onboarding process going smoothly. More talented individuals joining the community will bring fresh ideas and different perspectives and further foster collaboration and creativity in the initiative. Additionally, [Maya](https://github.com/Mayaleeeee) is currently [leading a design for our website](https://www.figma.com/file/NC2FUyFAccF08uP5RbsbAB/AsyncAPI-Design-Audit?type=design&node-id=1113%3A4309&mode=design&t=iKAh2NOduAjQpsty-1), and we're eager to see all the great insights she'll bring to enhance our website even better.
+
+## Ambassador Program
+Do you have a passion for event-driven architectures or message-driven APIs? Would you like to contribute to the AsyncAPI community? You can become an AsyncAPI Ambassador by making at least 4 contributions, either by giving talks, writing articles, or promoting AsyncAPI. If you're interested, [learn more about becoming an AsyncAPI Ambassador today](https://www.asyncapi.com/community/ambassadors)!
+
+## TSC members
+
+The [AsyncAPI Technical Steering Committee](https://www.asyncapi.com/community/tsc) is expanding rapidly, and we would like to warmly welcome our two latest members, [Thulisile Sibanda](https://www.linkedin.com/in/v-thulisile-sibanda), and [Aishat Muibudeen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aishatmuibudeen). We are excited to have you on board.
+
+## In Case You Missed It
+
+Did you miss our community session on Open Standards and Private Products? You can catch up by watching the recording.
+
+<YouTube id="WlD5rqmfezw" />
+
+## Coming in August
+
+- **AsyncAPI Community Updates Newsletter** - Stay updated on the latest community activities by [subscribing to the AsyncAPI Newsletter](https://www.asyncapi.com/newsletter).
+
+

pages/blog/june-2023.md

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     link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/v-thulisile-sibanda/
     byline: AsyncAPI Community Manager
 excerpt: 'June Community Update'
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 Over the last few months, we have seen a significant surge in people interested in using AsyncAPI to document and define event-driven architectures. We've received feedback on how it has been challenging to reuse objects effectively, like servers, messages, channels, and even author AsyncAPI documents. If you are one of those individuals, we have excellent news; [Fran Méndez](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fmvilas), [Samir Amzani](https://www.linkedin.com/in/amzani/), and the team have been working on redesigning the AsyncAPI Studio.