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KubeCon

Why Attend as a Maintainer? 🤝​

As a CNCF project maintainer, KubeCon is more than just a conference; it's your community's home base. It’s the single best place to accelerate your project's growth, expand your professional network, and get inspired.

Elevate Your Project​

  • Contributor Engagement: Meet face-to-face with your current contributors and recruit new, passionate developers. Host a project meeting or a "getting started" session to lower the barrier to entry.
  • End-User Feedback: Gain invaluable, direct feedback from the enterprises and startups that rely on your software every day. Understand their challenges, use cases, and what features they need most.
  • Ecosystem Integration: Connect with maintainers from other CNCF projects to foster collaboration and build powerful integrations. Find your project's next great synergy in the hallway track.
  • CNCF Resources: The CNCF Teams are on site, a perfect opportunity to ensure you're taking advantage of all of the benefits CNCF Member Companies donate to CNCF Projects

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Supercharge Your Career​

  • Networking: Build relationships with engineering leaders, cloud native pioneers, and potential employers or collaborators from around the globe.
  • Professional Development: Attend deep-dive technical sessions and tutorials that are relevant to the challenges you face as a maintainer. Learn from the best and bring new skills back to your project.
  • Gain Visibility: Presenting a session or a lightning talk about your project puts you and your work in front of thousands of engaged attendees, establishing you as a thought leader in the space.

Exclusive Maintainer Perks ✨​

We value your incredible contributions. To thank you, we offer exclusive benefits to make your KubeCon experience as productive and enjoyable as possible.

The Maintainer Summit​

  • A private, invitation-only event held just for CNCF project maintainers.
  • Engage in candid, peer-to-peer discussions on topics like community management, project governance, and technical strategy.
  • Collaborate with CNCF leadership and TOC members in a relaxed, confidential setting.