From 64820a895c725afef030ae1da913fc90e7e6f50d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Carol (Nichols || Goulding)" Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:36:46 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] July project director update for 2 Foundation board meetings --- .../inside-rust/project-director-update@5.md | 43 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/inside-rust/project-director-update@5.md diff --git a/content/inside-rust/project-director-update@5.md b/content/inside-rust/project-director-update@5.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..fcb0314fa --- /dev/null +++ b/content/inside-rust/project-director-update@5.md @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ ++++ +path = "inside-rust/2025/07/21/project-director-update" +title = "July 2025 Project Director Update" +authors = ["Carol Nichols"] + +[extra] +team = "Rust Foundation Project Directors" +team_url = "https://foundation.rust-lang.org/about/" ++++ + +This is the sixth blog post in [the series started December +2024](https://blog.rust-lang.org/inside-rust/2024/12/17/project-director-update.html) where us Rust +Foundation Project Directors share the highlights from previous months’ Rust Foundation Board +meeting(s). You may have noticed that the last time I posted was April and it is now July! I forgot +to post in May for April’s meeting, then May’s board meeting was cancelled due to RustNL/Rust Week. +So this post will cover [April’s +meeting](https://rustfoundation.org/resource/april-2025-board-meeting/) and [June’s +meeting](https://rustfoundation.org/resource/june-2025-board-meeting/); apologies for my tardiness. + +April meeting highlights include: + +- The Foundation proposed raising Platinum Member fees, for a future board vote. +- [Ferrous Systems donated the Ferrocene Language Specification to the Rust + Project](https://rustfoundation.org/media/ferrous-systems-donates-ferrocene-language-specification-to-rust-project/). +- The RustConf 2025 CFP was opened, and discussions on a venue for RustConf 2026 were in progress. + +June meeting highlights include: + +- The Foundation has published a [position statement on Rust and + AI](https://rustfoundation.org/resource/rust-and-ai-position-statement/). +- The Foundation will be gathering input from the Rust Project to inform the Foundation’s + strategy for 2026-28. +- The Foundation secured continued funding from [Alpha-Omega](https://alpha-omega.dev/) and the + [Sovereign Tech Agency](https://www.sovereign.tech/), but general economic uncertainty has caused + some Silver members to choose not to renew,. The Foundation is always looking for + [more member companies](https://rustfoundation.org/get-involved/)! +- The Board voted to approve an increase in the Platinum Member fees from $300,000/year to $325,000/year. + +As always, if you have any comments, questions, or suggestions, please +email all of the project directors via project-directors at rust-lang.org or join us in [the +#foundation channel on the Rust Zulip][foundation-zulip]. + +[foundation-zulip]: https://rust-lang.zulipchat.com/#narrow/channel/335408-foundation From c2d4c04caacf78180b1436a534aafa087402ce86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Carol (Nichols || Goulding)" <193874+carols10cents@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:14:46 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Fix errant punctuation Thanks mark!! Co-authored-by: Mark Rousskov --- content/inside-rust/project-director-update@5.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/inside-rust/project-director-update@5.md b/content/inside-rust/project-director-update@5.md index fcb0314fa..3104fbcea 100644 --- a/content/inside-rust/project-director-update@5.md +++ b/content/inside-rust/project-director-update@5.md @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ June meeting highlights include: strategy for 2026-28. - The Foundation secured continued funding from [Alpha-Omega](https://alpha-omega.dev/) and the [Sovereign Tech Agency](https://www.sovereign.tech/), but general economic uncertainty has caused - some Silver members to choose not to renew,. The Foundation is always looking for + some Silver members to choose not to renew. The Foundation is always looking for [more member companies](https://rustfoundation.org/get-involved/)! - The Board voted to approve an increase in the Platinum Member fees from $300,000/year to $325,000/year.