# Core contributor nomination: Samuel Paccoud
**URL:** https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-samuel-paccoud/8245
**Category:** Core Contributors
**Tags:** cc-nomination
**Created:** [September 12, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-samuel-paccoud/8245 "2022-09-12T19:10:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@antoviaque](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/antoviaque)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2022, 7:10pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-samuel-paccoud/8245/1 "2022-09-12T19:10:04Z")
I would also like to nominate Samuel Paccoud, also for a project manager role as a core contributor.
The TOC board member Catherine Mongenet has recently suggested Samuel as a replacement for her board seat, until the end of her current term at the end of 2022. If confirmed Samuel would be contributing as a TOC board member in the coming months. _(Edited to reflect the fact that the change hasn’t been enacted)_
Additionally, here are a few of the contributions from Samuel to the Open edX project & community:
- He has been an early advocate for the use of LTI and xAPI as first class citizens in Open edX, and breaking down the monolith by using the Mikado method to gain back control of the complexity and empower the community to create new experiences around Open edX.
- He is a participant to the nascent [Product working group](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3449028609/Product+Working+Group), with special interest to improve the experience around LTI in OpenEdX
- He has made presentations/workshops at Open edX conferences, to pass on the knowledge and code produced while running the national MOOC platform in France. [FUN](https://www.fun-mooc.fr/en/), where he is the CTO since 2017, is one of the oldest running Open edX instances:
- He also has history participating and contributing to multiple open source projects, bringing the experience of a contributor, and from currently leading a team of 15 developers active in several projects directly related to Open edX:
@sampaccoud Could you post the time/commitment you would put into the core contributor role (including your work as TOC member)?
As usual, this is a 2 weeks review, until September 26th.
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### Author:  [@sampaccoud](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/sampaccoud)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2022, 7:55pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-samuel-paccoud/8245/2 "2022-09-12T19:55:39Z")
Thanks @antoviaque 🙏 I can commit 20 hours monthly.
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### Author:  [@sambapete](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/sambapete)
#### Post date: [September 12, 2022, 8:49pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-samuel-paccoud/8245/3 "2022-09-12T20:49:28Z")
Definitely a YES from me as we here at EDUlib have collaborated with FUN and Samuel on Richie in the past 👍
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### Author:  [@jill](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/jill)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2022, 3:00am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-samuel-paccoud/8245/4 "2022-09-13T03:00:33Z")
Big 👍 from me too 😄 FUN are passionate and involved contributors to Open edX, and @sampaccoud has been backing the platform for years. Thank you for your past work, and what is yet to come!
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### Author:  [@Felipe](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/Felipe)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2022, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-samuel-paccoud/8245/5 "2022-09-13T10:24:33Z")
I vote _yes_ to this nomination. I first got a glimpse into the work of @sampaccoud at FUN many years ago and I think they have brought great ideas into the OpenedX ecosystem.
I am also very much in favour of the push to make LTI and xAPI first class citizens.
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### Author:  [@sarina](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/sarina)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-samuel-paccoud/8245/6 "2022-09-23T14:15:19Z")
Late to the party but - impressive set of contributions! I look forward to your continued participation in the community, @sampaccoud !
That is to say: 👍 from me!
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### Author:  [@sarina](https://discuss.openedx.org/u/sarina)
#### Post date: [September 26, 2022, 2:06pm UTC](https://discuss.openedx.org/t/core-contributor-nomination-samuel-paccoud/8245/7 "2022-09-26T14:06:21Z")
Hi all,
At this point the nomination thread is closed and @sampaccoud is a Core Contributor. Congrats 🎊 ❗
@sampaccoud - please review [https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3359113457/Core+Contributor+Non-Committer+Onboarding](https://openedx.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/COMM/pages/3359113457/Core+Contributor+Non-Committer+Onboarding) and follow the instructions to get up and running.
Thanks!