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The Intel Brown Belt Software Developer and Intel Green Belt Software Developer are titles that introduce a new ranking system on Intel Software Network communities. These titles follow the title and indicate levels of contributions by members on Intel Software Network.
The title ‘Intel Green Belt Software Developer’ recognizes a member’s regular contribution while ‘Intel Brown Belt Software Developer’ recognizes the value a member brings to the Intel Software Network communities by actively contributing & sharing knowledge.
Who can be a Brown Belt or a Green Belt Software Developer?Any member of Intel Software Network who contributes actively can become a Green Belt or Brown Belt Software Developer.A member acquires the Intel Green Belt Software Developer title when they accumulate at least 50 points within 12 months from the date of enrolment into the Intel Black Belt Software Developer program or membership with Intel Software Network.
The Brown Belt Software Developer title is awarded upon accumulation of 500 points within 12 months from the date of qualification as an Intel Green Belt Software Developer.
How does the point system work?With the introduction of the new ranking system, we are also starting a point system. Points will be accumulated for every type of submitted content (forum comments, posts, blog comments, articles and contest entries) as shown below. The titles Brown Belt and Green Belt Software Developers are calculated automatically by software based on the points structure below:
Content or Blog comments: 5 points
Forum post: 10 points
Forum answer/ Contest entry: 20 points
Video submission: 40 points
Coding contest entry/ Article/ White Paper/ Code Sample Submission/ Blog post: 80 points In addition, points are accrued as follows:
Discussion Forums: If you choose a best answer to a question posted by you, you will earn 5 points. If your answer is selected as the best answer by the member who posted the question you will earn 10 points.
If other members rate your submission for a contest entry/ article/ video/ or code with 5 out 5, you will earn 2 points for every 5 star rating, up to a maximum of 20 points. Remember that all contributions should be in line with the ISN community policies and terms of use. Points will be taken away from an account if members are found to spam just to get their contribution counts up. Members will need to login to Intel Software Network to accumulate points.Which communities are considered while selecting members for this title?All Intel Software Network communities are included in this program. Find a complete list of our communities .What are the benefits of these titles?The new titles are mainly meant to recognize many members for active participation, sharing knowledge and pioneering collaboration. The title ‘Intel Green Belt Software Developer’ recognizes a member’s regular contribution to the Intel Software Network communities by having the ‘Intel Green Belt Software Developer’ icon displayed on their user profile.The title ‘Intel Brown Belt Software Developer’ recognizes the value a member brings to the Intel Software Network communities by actively sharing their knowledge. These members get ‘Intel Brown Belt Software Developer’ icon displayed on their profile and also get a book of their choice from an available selection of books.Can the points be redeemed for prizes?The prizes associated with the Intel Brown Belt Software Developer title are attached to the title and not to the points. Points cannot be redeemed for any rewards or prizes.What is the lifetime of the titles?Both the Brown Belt and Green Belt titles are valid for 12 months from the date of qualification. A member will re-qualify as a Green Belt Software developer on accumulating at least 50 points within 12 months from the date of first qualification as an Intel Green Belt Software Developer. Similarly, the Brown Belt Software Developer title is renewed upon accumulating at least 500 points within 12 months from the date of first qualification as an Intel Brown Belt Software Developer.When are the prizes/ rewards shipped to a member?The physical prizes, in this case the book that is a part of the Intel Brown Belt Software Developer title will be sent to you within six (6) weeks from the date of the notification email or confirmation of your physical address, whichever is later. Within 1-2 days of receiving your Brown Belt e-mail, expect another e-mail from us outlining the available selection of books. At this point, you will also need to provide your shipping address and the book will be on its way!How do you contact the team?For any further clarifications/ questions, drop a note here or you can leave a comment on Gunjan's blog . We would love to hear from you on this ranking system, benefits and more. What do you think we can do better? What would you like to see as part of recognition?What else is new?With the introduction of the points based ranking system, you will notice that your Intel Software Network profile is now very detailed. It will show a history of all the contributions made by you; the points accumulated and also status such as Green Belt Software Developer or Brown Belt Software Developer along with a cool icon denoting the status.What is the difference between ‘Points’ and ‘Status Points’?‘Points’ indicates the total number of points you have accumulated over the past 12 months. The status points indicate the number of points you have accumulated since qualifying as a green belt or a brown belt. These are the points that will be used to re-qualify your status 12 months after qualifying into a particular status.How do you know your status/ title on the ranking system?Your current title will be visible under 'My Profile' on your user profile page.Can you opt-out of the ranking system?Yes you can opt-out of the Intel Black Belt Software Developer Program and the ranking system by clicking on the 'Opt-out' link in your profile.
The Intel Brown Belt Software Developer and Intel Green Belt Software Developer are titles that introduce a new ranking system on Intel Software Network communities. These titles follow the title and indicate levels of contributions by members on Intel Software Network.
The title ‘Intel Green Belt Software Developer’ recognizes a member’s regular contribution while ‘Intel Brown Belt Software Developer’ recognizes the value a member brings to the Intel Software Network communities by actively contributing & sharing knowledge.
Who can be a Brown Belt or a Green Belt Software Developer?Any member of Intel Software Network who contributes actively can become a Green Belt or Brown Belt Software Developer.A member acquires the Intel Green Belt Software Developer title when they accumulate at least 50 points within 12 months from the date of enrolment into the Intel Black Belt Software Developer program or membership with Intel Software Network.
The Brown Belt Software Developer title is awarded upon accumulation of 500 points within 12 months from the date of qualification as an Intel Green Belt Software Developer.
How does the point system work?With the introduction of the new ranking system, we are also starting a point system. Points will be accumulated for every type of submitted content (forum comments, posts, blog comments, articles and contest entries) as shown below. The titles Brown Belt and Green Belt Software Developers are calculated automatically by software based on the points structure below:
Content or Blog comments: 5 points
Forum post: 10 points
Forum answer/ Contest entry: 20 points
Video submission: 40 points
Coding contest entry/ Article/ White Paper/ Code Sample Submission/ Blog post: 80 points In addition, points are accrued as follows:
Discussion Forums: If you choose a best answer to a question posted by you, you will earn 5 points. If your answer is selected as the best answer by the member who posted the question you will earn 10 points.
If other members rate your submission for a contest entry/ article/ video/ or code with 5 out 5, you will earn 2 points for every 5 star rating, up to a maximum of 20 points. Remember that all contributions should be in line with the ISN community policies and terms of use. Points will be taken away from an account if members are found to spam just to get their contribution counts up. Members will need to login to Intel Software Network to accumulate points.Which communities are considered while selecting members for this title?All Intel Software Network communities are included in this program. Find a complete list of our communities .What are the benefits of these titles?The new titles are mainly meant to recognize many members for active participation, sharing knowledge and pioneering collaboration. The title ‘Intel Green Belt Software Developer’ recognizes a member’s regular contribution to the Intel Software Network communities by having the ‘Intel Green Belt Software Developer’ icon displayed on their user profile.The title ‘Intel Brown Belt Software Developer’ recognizes the value a member brings to the Intel Software Network communities by actively sharing their knowledge. These members get ‘Intel Brown Belt Software Developer’ icon displayed on their profile and also get a book of their choice from an available selection of books.Can the points be redeemed for prizes?The prizes associated with the Intel Brown Belt Software Developer title are attached to the title and not to the points. Points cannot be redeemed for any rewards or prizes.What is the lifetime of the titles?Both the Brown Belt and Green Belt titles are valid for 12 months from the date of qualification. A member will re-qualify as a Green Belt Software developer on accumulating at least 50 points within 12 months from the date of first qualification as an Intel Green Belt Software Developer. Similarly, the Brown Belt Software Developer title is renewed upon accumulating at least 500 points within 12 months from the date of first qualification as an Intel Brown Belt Software Developer.When are the prizes/ rewards shipped to a member?The physical prizes, in this case the book that is a part of the Intel Brown Belt Software Developer title will be sent to you within six (6) weeks from the date of the notification email or confirmation of your physical address, whichever is later. Within 1-2 days of receiving your Brown Belt e-mail, expect another e-mail from us outlining the available selection of books. At this point, you will also need to provide your shipping address and the book will be on its way!How do you contact the team?For any further clarifications/ questions, drop a note here or you can leave a comment on Gunjan's blog . We would love to hear from you on this ranking system, benefits and more. What do you think we can do better? What would you like to see as part of recognition?What else is new?With the introduction of the points based ranking system, you will notice that your Intel Software Network profile is now very detailed. It will show a history of all the contributions made by you; the points accumulated and also status such as Green Belt Software Developer or Brown Belt Software Developer along with a cool icon denoting the status.What is the difference between ‘Points’ and ‘Status Points’?‘Points’ indicates the total number of points you have accumulated over the past 12 months. The status points indicate the number of points you have accumulated since qualifying as a green belt or a brown belt. These are the points that will be used to re-qualify your status 12 months after qualifying into a particular status.How do you know your status/ title on the ranking system?Your current title will be visible under 'My Profile' on your user profile page.Can you opt-out of the ranking system?Yes you can opt-out of the Intel Black Belt Software Developer Program and the ranking system by clicking on the 'Opt-out' link in your profile.
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