docs: added asyncapi student ambassador md file

[iambami]

Description

Hi all,

We are introducing the AsyncApi Student Ambassador Program. The document is a replica to the existing Ambassador program.
Just little changes. Kindly go through it and drop your feedback in this PR.

[iambami]

@thulieblack check this out.

[thulieblack]

@akshatnema @sambhavgupta0705 @devilkiller-ag @akkshitgupta @ashmit-coder @Mayaleeeee

please share your thoughts please

[devilkiller-ag]

Rest other things (structure, requirements, duties, benefits) seems clear to me.

[devilkiller-ag]

We can add link to the process of selection of ambassadors programs here. Or we can move the how to nominate yourself as a student ambassador in the last section.

[iambami]

Thanks for that suggestion @devilkiller-ag

[thulieblack]

@iambami please also run this doc through Grammarly

[derberg]

great work!
left few comments

[derberg]

at least three PR

is it really enough? making 3 good first issues is not really that time consuming and difficult. Shouldn't we expect that someone first becomes maintainer/triager or that someone completes gsoc/mentorship. This way they demonstrate they contribute long enough to know the community that they will promote - you know what I mean?

for example https://www.linkedin.com/in/hridyesh-bisht/ has great credentials, he was part of GSoD that he completed, he also writes articles https://programmerprodigy.code.blog/2024/07/24/build-docs-as-code-apis/ and afaik goes to meetups with students.

you know what I mean? like code/docs contributions through PRs - I don't think they are good measure of someone who is a candidate to be ambassador. Shouldn't we require someone to act as ambassador before we make them one?

[iambami]

Thank you for sharing your perspective and for pointing out valid considerations. @derberg

I understand your concern that making a few contributions may not fully capture someone's long-term commitment or deep understanding of the community. Our aim is to lower the entry barriers while still encouraging sustained and meaningful engagement, as discussed in one of our meetings. However, we also recognize that becoming an ambassador involves more than just technical contributions—it’s about representing and actively promoting the community.

That said, your suggestion of looking for additional engagement, such as completing mentorship programs or becoming a maintainer, is something we should definitely consider as a part of our evaluation process. It’s important for ambassadors to embody our values and deeply understand our ecosystem. I don’t just think it should be mandatory.

Wdyt?

[kaushik-rishi]

I second @derberg, summed up to "some prior experience" right ?

[derberg]

I'm ok with lowering barier, but ambassador needs to be someone who is able to say something about AsyncAPI

in case of AsyncAPI Ambassadors, we are able to evaluate by the work people do to promote the spec and tools

in case of Student Ambassador, we need people that will promote the community even more - so they need to know something about it.

completion of mentorships is one thing that could be on the list. We can have multiple items that could be used to evaluate. To see someone was helping with some community activities - maybe actively help organize conference, or run some other "jobs"

[sambhavgupta0705]

Is there any guideline of how are they gonna promote AsyncAPI?

[iambami]

@sambhavgupta0705 not exactly, just the code of conduct.

Do you think it will be good to have the promotion guidelines? And what do you think that will entails?

[sambhavgupta0705]

I think there should be guidelines and methods of how are they gonna promote
We can take inspiration from existing students programs

[TRohit20]

I have made some minor suggestions and see that there is some additional feedback that I second. Will come back to review the doc once the feedback has been addressed. 😄

[iambami]

I have made some minor suggestions and see that there is some additional feedback that I second. Will come back to review the doc once the feedback has been addressed. 😄

Alright @TRohit20

I'm on it already!

[iambami]

I have resolved most of the changes. However, regarding the promotion guidelines for the program, I might need to create a separate md file for that and add the link to this file.

[derberg]

could you give me some rough estimate on how much will the program cost us, on the benefits side. Like how many ambassadors you're thinking to onboard in next 12 months, or in 2025 and how much that will cost?

[iambami]

could you give me some rough estimate on how much will the program cost us, on the benefits side. Like how many ambassadors you're thinking to onboard in next 12 months, or in 2025 and how much that will cost?

Yes @derberg

[thulieblack]

Suggested change

	- Accept the AsyncAPI (code of conduct)[https://github.com/asyncapi/.github/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md]
	- Accept the AsyncAPI [Code of Conduct](https://github.com/asyncapi/.github/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)

[thulieblack]

Suggested change

	AsycAPI Community Manager: Ultimately, ambassadors are directly under the AsyncAPI Ambassadors Program. Issues and concerns should be reported to the Community Manager.
	AsyncAPI Community Manager: Ultimately, student ambassadors are directly under the AsyncAPI Ambassadors Program. Issues and concerns should be reported to the Community Manager.

[thulieblack]

I think we should have a separate .json file for student ambassadors so it's not confusing

[ALIPHATICHYD]

Description

Hi all,

We are introducing the AsyncApi Student Ambassador Program. The document is a replica to the existing Ambassador program. Just little changes. Kindly go through it and drop your feedback in this PR.

Hi team,

I've went through the draft document for the AsyncAPI Student Ambassador Program and have some suggestions for improvement.
While applying to become the Postman Student Leader in my University, I went through these processes trying to get into the program;

• Applying for the program,
• Submitting a youtube link of my uploaded video on how I explained APIs in the most basic terms,
• Hosting an event on the Fundamentals of Postman API's to Newbies in my University(Requirements was either Physical or Online).

[Mayaleeeee]

We can organise sections 11-15, as shown below, to avoid overusing the word transparent .

How does the program work?

The student ambassador selection process aims to be transparent and open, building on the principles of the existing ambassador program.

• The selection process will follow the established practices for consistency and fairness.

[iambami]

Thanks @Mayaleeeee

[derberg]

have you look at comment from @ALIPHATICHYD about his experience with Postman Ambassador program. I quite like the requirements:

• candidate uploads to YT a video where they explain some AsyncAPI concept
• they need to first organize some event or do presentation at their university about AsyncAPI

Since student ambassador operates at schools, and is a first point of contact, do events and explains basics - the above requirements make a lot of sense

I wonder how other companies do their programs and what requirements they have.

YT is cool thought - we could require it is any platform as long as it is short like YT Shorts or TicTok or any other form of short video

[iambami]

Yes, I totally agree. All we have to do is give it a duration standard. It could be on YouTube or any other platform, probably just a video uploaded to Google Drive. But since we don’t use TikTok, I think YouTube or Drive will be better.

Some companies require videos to explain why they think they are fit for the position or what inspires them to apply. However, I think the approach @ALIPHATICHYD shared is more appropriate for this.

[iambami]

Description
Hi all,
We are introducing the AsyncApi Student Ambassador Program. The document is a replica to the existing Ambassador program. Just little changes. Kindly go through it and drop your feedback in this PR.

Hi team,

I've went through the draft document for the AsyncAPI Student Ambassador Program and have some suggestions for improvement. While applying to become the Postman Student Leader in my University, I went through these processes trying to get into the program;

• Applying for the program,
• Submitting a youtube link of my uploaded video on how I explained APIs in the most basic terms,
• Hosting an event on the Fundamentals of Postman API's to Newbies in my University(Requirements was either Physical or Online).

This is amazing, and it's something we can implement as well.

Thanks for the suggestion, @ALIPHATICHYD

[TRohit20]

Echoing the solid points put forth by @ALIPHATICHYD , Thank you for the suggestions and I see @iambami has some thoughts on how to implement them.

[thulieblack]

/au

[thulieblack]

@iambami please resolve the pending reviews