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SUMMARY:From Consuming to Contributing: How We Built the Space That Was Mi
 ssing
DESCRIPTION:Hear from GW Engineering alumnus\, Saquib Saifee\, M.S. '23\, 
 at OWASP Global AppSec USA in San Fransciso\, CA! On November 6\, he\, Ca
 roline Lee\, and Gaurang Deshpande from IBM will be leading the panel\, "
 From Consuming to Contributing: How We Built the Space That Was Missing."
 \n\nMany of us naturally drift from consuming OWASP resources to contribu
 ting to them. At some point\, you stop just reading the Top 10 and start 
 showing up at a chapter\, submitting a pull request\, or volunteering at 
 a conference. But what often gets lost is the "together" part. The shared
  strategy\, the mutual encouragement\, a place where experienced contribu
 tors can mentor others and people new to contributing can find their foot
 ing without having to figure it out alone.\n\nIt started when two of us r
 an into each other at the Boston Application Security Conference. Same or
 ganization\, same department\, had no idea the other was there. That conv
 ersation grew into three people\, then a cross-regional group\, and event
 ually an initiative with executive sponsorship built around a simple ques
 tion: what if there was a structured space where people at all levels of 
 OWASP engagement could come together\, share what they know\, coordinate 
 where to show up\, and help each other go deeper?\n\nThat is what we buil
 t. A space where seasoned contributors have a home for their work and a w
 ay to pass it on\, and where people curious about OWASP but not sure wher
 e to start can learn\, get mentored\, and take their first real steps. Co
 ntribut\n\nhttp://next-to-u.app/events/f68addf4-84aa-4688-99ca-e4a4298916
 c7
URL:http://next-to-u.app/events/f68addf4-84aa-4688-99ca-e4a4298916c7
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