Kubernetes Contributors – Contributor Summit North America 2023

Events: Registration

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Registration is open to all members of one of the Kubernetes orgs, qualified Etcd contributors, or sponsored attendees. Registration closes: Thursday, November 2nd, 2023; 16:00 US Eastern Time

If you are not yet a member, but active within the project, please consider joining! The process of joining is straight forward. See our org membership docs for more information. If your application to join is pending, please contact us at summit-team@kubernetes.io about registering.

NOTE: The summit adheres to KubeCon’s Health & Safety Guidelines

If you acknowledge the above, please go ahead and click below to register:

Register Here

Events: Schedule

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NOTE: You MUST pick up your badge before attending the summit or social evening event.

CFP

A CFP for sessions is open through Friday, September 15th. Please, expect the schedule to be announced on October 6th, 2023.

Steering AMA

The Summit will start off with an AMA with members of the Kubernetes Steering Committee. Bring any and all questions about how we’re running the project, ongoing efforts & issues, and whatever you’d like to discuss with Steering.

Preselected Sessions

The Contributor Summit will have two rooms of preselected sessions submitted through our CfP. This will include current development and community issue discussions, introducing new initiatives, workshops for improving contributor skills, and other sessions by and for Kubernetes contributors.

SIG Meetings

Included in our preselected sessions will be several SIG, WG, and team meetings. If your SIG/team in Kubernetes has enough people at Kubecon to have a face-to-face meeting, take advantage of it and host one. SIG meetings are open to all attendees.

Unconference

The Contributor Summit will include one track of Unconference-style sessions.
After the CfP closes, contributors will be able to pitch and vote on last-minute sessions in a GitHub Issue, and final selection of those topics will be made at the Summit itself. This allows us to incorporate community issues and ideas that come to light after the CfP ends.

This is the format used at many DevOps Days, and helps us accommodate changing needs and unpredictable travel schedules.

If you have a topic in mind, please check back soon - we’ll launch a tracking issue for submissions closer to the event.

Doc Sprint

SIG-Docs will have a full-day Documentation working session during the Summit. If you contribute to the docs – and who doesn’t – or you want to learn to do it better, join them.

Schedule

Kubernetes Contributor Summit North America 2023

Events: Location & Venue

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Hyatt Regency McCormick Place

Registration and badge pick-up will be available at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. You MUST pick up your badge before attending the summit or evening social event.

The summit will be in the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place. Masks are recommended, but not required for event attendees. Some masks will be available.

Address
2233 South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Chicago, Illinois, 60616-9985, USA

The Contributor Social will be held on the evening of the 6th, at a location to be determined.

Address

Events: Contributor Social

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Join us for the Contributor Social from 6pm to 9pm for an evening celebration after the Contributor Summit on November 6th!

There will be food, live music, activities, and more!

The contributor social is not a public event. You must be registered in advance to attend the Contributor Summit in order to attend the Social, and must be a Kubernetes contributor. Community members who are not registered and show up at the Social will be turned away.

Location

Revel Motor Row 2400 S Michigan Ave Chicago, IL 60616

Poetry Slam

This year the contributor summit social will host a Kubernetes themed poetry slam. To register ahead of the event, please add your name to Kubernetes Contributor Summit Social Poetry Slam Registration.

Bringing A Guest

Contributors will be able to bring a single family member or partner to the Social. This does not include coworkers or casual friends; our intention is to support domestic partners and close family of contributors by including them.

NOTE: Guests must adhere to all KubeCon health & safety requirements.

To bring a guest, please email summit-team@kubernetes.io with their information.

Events: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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When is the summit taking place?

November 6th, the first day of KubeCon North America.

Where is the summit located?

The in-person location at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, See the Location & Venue section for more information.

Will I be able to attend remotely?

No, based on our experience with previous Contributor Summits, we do not expect to be able to support remote access for this event.

What are the Health and Safety protocols?

As a co-located event, the summit is required to adhere to KubeCon’s Health & Safety Guidelines. There may be additional restrictions that develop closer to the event, and we will update the event accordingly to follow venue, municipality and CDC guidelines at a minimum.

Why do I need to be a Kubernetes Org member to attend in-person?

We welcome everyone to start contributing to the project, but with 1600+ Kubernetes Org members and limited space and budget requirements we’ve made the decision to limit attendance to those that are already actively engaged with the project.

Kubernetes Orgs:

What is a sponsored attendee?

If you are a SIG lead or subproject lead and there is someone that is not yet an org member or from another project that might take part in a panel, SIG face-to-face meeting etc, you can sponsor them to attend the summit. Please email us to make arrangements.

I have an idea for a session

Most of the Summit will be unconference-style, so you will have an opportunity to propose a session closer to the Summit itself. If you have an idea for a talk, workshop or panel please post your idea to the unconference issue or the CFP form once they become available.

My SIG wants to meet at the Summit

We will have some space for SIG/WG meetings during the summit, please submit your request via the CFP form once it becomes available.

Will there be a doc sprint?

Yes, SIG-Docs plans to hold a Doc Sprint at the Summit, which will run for the full day from 11am to 4pm.

Will there be a New Contributor Workshop?

No, they are very time, person and resource intensive. We encourage those interested in becoming a contributor to use the New Contributor Course slated to launch later this year.

Until then, here are some additional resources you may find useful:

Contributors will be allowed to bring a single family member or partner to the social (a “plus one”). See the Social page to request a guest pass.

I have a question! How do I contact the event staff?

You can email us or pop into the #contributor-summit Slack channel to ask a question. :)

Kubernetes Contributors – Contributor Summit North America 2023

Events: Registration

Register Here

Events: Schedule

CFP

Steering AMA

Preselected Sessions

SIG Meetings

Unconference

Doc Sprint

Schedule

Events: Location & Venue

Hyatt Regency McCormick Place

Contributor Social Location

Events: Contributor Social

Location

Poetry Slam

Bringing A Guest

Events: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is the summit taking place?

Where is the summit located?

Will I be able to attend remotely?

What are the Health and Safety protocols?

Why do I need to be a Kubernetes Org member to attend in-person?

What is a sponsored attendee?

I have an idea for a session

My SIG wants to meet at the Summit

Will there be a doc sprint?

Will there be a New Contributor Workshop?

Can I bring a guest to the Social?

I have a question! How do I contact the event staff?