Intel Developers Program - Software Network
As a follow up to the Intel® Black Belt Software Developer title, Intel is introducing a new ranking system on Intel Software Network Communities.Intel® Brown Belt Software Developer and Intel® Green Belt Software Developer are the new titles to recognize members who participate actively, share knowledge & contribute to our communities.
Which 'belt' are you? Find out for yourself. All you need to do is accept the Terms and Conditions below to enroll into the Intel® Black Belt Software Developer Program and ranking system. Then, click on your user profile. Your profile will show all contributions and points accumulated for the past 12 months as well your current status.
Intel® Black Belt Software Developer Rules
Courtesy: Intel Software Network Policy Document
Which 'belt' are you? Find out for yourself. All you need to do is accept the Terms and Conditions below to enroll into the Intel® Black Belt Software Developer Program and ranking system. Then, click on your user profile. Your profile will show all contributions and points accumulated for the past 12 months as well your current status.
Intel® Black Belt Software Developer Rules
- A member is eligible to participate in the Intel® Black Belt Software Developer program if he/she has registered with the Intel® Software Network at www.intel.com/software.
- Intel will set up a contribution account to record points earned by each member for contributions made. A member can earn points by contributing to the developer communities of Intel Software Network. We may refuse to award points for a contribution for any good reason. To record points the member needs to login to the Intel Software Network website.
- You will earn points based on the contributions you make to the Intel Software Network communities via content submissions to forums posts, blogs, articles, code samples, contest entries etc during a membership year.
- Points will be accumulated for every type of submitted content (forum comments, posts, blog comments, articles and contest entries) as follows:
- Forum post / Content comments: 10 points
- Forum answer/ Contest entry: 20 points
- Online Testimonials (Applicable only to the Academic Community): 20 points
- Video submission: 40 points
- Coding contest entry/ Article/ White Paper/ Code Sample submission/ Blog post: 80 points
In addition, you can accumulate points 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 the participants of the community 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, upto a maximum of 20 points. Community members will be allowed to vote only once per submission.
- Points will be deducted or taken away from an account should the submission be found to be inappropriate or otherwise in breach of the Intel Software Network community policy: http://softwarecommunity.intel.com/articles/eng/1517.htm
- Forum post / Content comments: 10 points
The Intel Black Belt Software Developer program has 3 different membership levels with following requirements for eligibility and benefits:
Intel Green Belt Software Developer:
Benefit: 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.
Requirement: A member accumulates at least 50 points within 12 months from the date of enrolment into the Intel Black Belt Software Developer program.
Re-qualification: A member accumulates at least 50 points within 12 months from the date of qualification as an Intel Green Belt Software Developer.
Intel Brown Belt Software Developer:
Benefit: 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 an 'Intel® Brown Belt Software Developer' icon displayed on their profile and also get a book of their choice from an available selection of books (approximate retail value US$70, one book per member per year, subject to availability).
Requirement: A member accumulates at least 500 points within 12 months from the date of qualification as an Intel Green Belt Software Developer.
Re-qualification: A member accumulates at least 500 points within 12 months from the date of qualification as an Intel Brown Belt Software Developer.
Intel® Black Belt Software Developer: This title is awarded to a member of Intel® Software Network who is nominated to this status by an Intel panel of experts based on quality, quantity, knowledge and technical expertise that members bring to the Intel Software Network communities. The following criteria are considered for a nomination:
* Technical expertise
* Regular discussion forum activity
* Guidance and support provided to other community members
* Submission of content
* Overall community participation.
Benefit: This is the highest level of recognition. Each member to this tier will be appointed by the Intel panel of experts and receive the following benefits:
- Welcome gift: jacket OR laptop bag with Intel logo (approximate retail value: US$70)
- An plaque honoring their status as Intel Black Belt Software Developer on Intel Software Network communities.
- One laptop with a high-end Intel microprocessor available at that time (approximate retail value: US$1800; awarded only once at the first time a member qualifies as an Intel Black Belt Software Developer, not awarded for re-qualifying).
- Licenses to select Intel® Software Development Products: Intel C++ Compiler Professional Edition for (approximate retail value US$ 599) VTune� Performance Analyzer (approximate retail value US$ 999) Intel® Thread Checker (approximate retail value US$ 699)
- Free pass to Intel Developer Forum (approximate retail value varies by country: up to US$1,600),
- Personal profile featured on the Intel Software Network 'Hall of fame' recognition page
- Personal profile covered in the Intel Software Network Newsletter along with an interview/ video interview published on Intel Software Network
- Opportunity to meet Intel engineers at 'meet & greet' Intel events & seminars
- Opportunity to host a blog on Intel Software Network.
- Welcome gift: jacket OR laptop bag with Intel logo (approximate retail value: US$70)
- Intel Black Belt Software Developer Program Spontaneous Recognition Prize: This is a spontaneous recognition award to recognize members who demonstrate exceptional community support, show commitment and encourage innovation. This is a ‘Spontaneous Thank you reward’ and there is no defined frequency or obligation to award this prize.
- The membership to each of these levels is valid for 12 months from the membership start date to that level. All rewards are subject to availability and they may change at any time.
- Points cannot be applied to the membership level until credited to the contribution account. We are not responsible for a failure, delay or error of points to be credited. If contribution points are not credited, you may contact us by writing to us at isn.support@intel.com.
- Points expire, if the relevant contribution account is closed or the Intel® Black Belt Software Developer program ends.
- A Member who continues to contribute and to collect points will be able to review the membership status and the points status online in the contribution account/ user profile.
- If you no longer meet the minimum required criteria for your current membership level, you will not re-qualify for your current membership status, and you will be re-assigned or downgraded to the appropriate qualifying tier of membership without notice. You will still be required to meet the downgraded level�s requirements. Your contribution account will be updated accordingly.
- We may, on notifying you, immediately suspend or terminate your rights, if you breach these rules, if we reasonably believe that you have dealt with points or membership status in a manner not permitted by these rules.
