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This badge was issued to Samira Gholizadeh on 21 Dec 2023.
IBM Advocate 2023
Issued by
IBM
An IBM Advocate is an IBM Rising Champion, who has verified an in-depth level of technical knowledge and has created or contributed valuable content about IBM technologies. They have shared their passion and commitment to helping IBM product teams shape the future, and demonstrated their ability and commitment to educate and influence others by sharing ideas, knowledge, and expertise. They are on the path to earning the IBM Influencer badge, and potentially toward becoming an IBM Champion.
- Type Experience
- Level Intermediate
- Time Days
- Cost Free
Skills
Earning Criteria
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Must be a member of the IBM TechXchange Community in order to participate.
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Provide evidence of performing 5 acts of advocacy within the last 12 months as listed below:
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IBM TechXchange Community Engagement: Create original technical content in the form of a blog, a forum comment / answer, add a document, with a minimum of 150 words.
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User Group or Community: Actively run, volunteer for, moderate, or play a leadership role in a forum, meetup, or user group that focuses on an IBM technology.
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Content Creation: Create or translate and publish content about an IBM solution (for example, blog posts, articles, videos, podcasts, case studies, white papers, and books).
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Events: Host, facilitate, or support an IBM solution-related face-to-face event or virtual event such as webinars, meetups, etc.
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Present: Present a session on IBM solutions at user groups, webinars, podcasts or industry events such as IBM TechXchange, THINK, User Groups, or industry events etc.
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Feedback: Provide product feedback and/or technical contributions by participating in councils, surveys, and beta testing opportunities.
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Marketing, Sales, or Analyst Reference: Provide a quote/testimonial, participate in a peer-to-peer IBM sales call, complete an analyst survey, interview, or product review.
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Teaching and Research: Create and teach one or more IBM technology-related courses or participate in an academic research project about an IBM solution.
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Code: Contribute code to at least one or more IBM-related open-source projects, such as Hyperledger, or a Call for Code Project.