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title: "MONAI - Outreach and Adoption Working Group"
description: "Establishing MONAI as a common software foundation for the Medical Imaging research and development community."
canonical: https://project-monai.github.io/wg_outreach_adoption.html
audience: [engineer]
last_updated: 2026-06-11
source: wg_outreach_adoption.html
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# Outreach and Adoption  
Working Group

Mission Statement

This working group aims to expand MONAI's reach and impact across the medical imaging community. The focus includes organizing technical training, fostering community engagement, and developing infrastructure with the end goal of establishing MONAI as the leading open-source platform for medical imaging AI. By building an inclusive and transparent community, the group ensures sustainable growth and adoption of MONAI.

## Initiatives

### Community Building

-   • MONAI Newsletter publication
-   • Community events organization
-   • Social media engagement
-   • Success stories showcase

### Education & Training

-   • Technical bootcamps and workshops
-   • Webinar series development
-   • Hackathon event coordination
-   • Training materials creation

## Group Leads

![Michael Zephyr](/assets/img/people/michael-zephyr.jpg)

Michael Zephyr

Technical Product Manager

NVIDIA

Outreach Working Group Chair

[View Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-zephyr)

## Resources

### Community Resources

-   • [MONAI Blog](https://monai.medium.com/)
-   • [MONAI Discussions](https://github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAI/discussions)

### Development Resources

-   • [Contribution Guidelines](https://github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAI/blob/dev/CONTRIBUTING.md)
-   • [Development Wiki](https://github.com/Project-MONAI/MONAI/wiki)
-   • [Documentation](https://monai.readthedocs.io)

## Collaboration Opportunities

### Content Creation

-   • Write blog posts and tutorials
-   • Share success stories and case studies
-   • Develop training materials

### Community Engagement

-   • Join our regular working group meetings
-   • Organize local events and meetups
-   • Mentor new community members