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+The New Go Developer Network
+14 Mar 2019
+Tags: Community
+
+GoBridge Leadership Team
+
+* Introduction
+
+A sense of community flourishes when we come together in person. As handles become names
+and avatars become faces, the smiles are real and true friendship can grow. There is joy
+in the sharing of knowledge and celebrating the accomplishments of our friends, colleagues,
+and neighbors. In our rapidly growing Go community this critical role is played by the
+Go user groups.
+
+To better support our Go user groups worldwide, the Go community leaders at [[https://gobridge.org][GoBridge]]
+and Google have joined forces to create a new program called the Go Developer Network
+(GDN). The GDN is a collection of Go user groups working together with a shared mission
+to empower developer communities with the knowledge, experience, and wisdom to build
+the next generation of software in Go.
+
+We have partnered with Meetup to create our own [[https://meetup.com/pro/go][Pro Network of Go Developers]]
+providing Go developers a single place to search for local user groups, events, and
+see what other Gophers are doing around the world.
+
+User groups that join the GDN will be recognized by GoBridge as the official user group
+for that city and be provided with the latest news, information, conduct policies, and
+procedures. GDN groups will have Meetup fees paid by the GDN and will have access to
+special swag and other fun items. Each organizer of a GDN local group will continue to
+own the group and maintain full admin rights. *If*you*currently*run*a*user*group*,
+please fill out this [[https://j.mp/gdn-form][application]] to request to join the GDN.
+
+We hope you are as excited about the GDN as we are.