Education and collaboration are vital to the future of the CNCF ecosystem and it is imperative to us that everyone in the community that wants to participate feels welcome to do so regardless of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, dis/ability, race, ethnicity, age, religion, or economic status. Our code of conduct outlines our expectations for all those who participate in our community, as well as the consequences for unacceptable behavior.
Registration Discounts/Scholarships
To encourage and increase the participation of a diverse community, we are pleased to offer diversity and need-based registration scholarships, and discounts to our conferences.
Additional information and the scholarship application can be found here.
Conversations
EmpowerUs
Wednesday, May 5 | 15:30 – 16:05 CEST
Attendees who identify as women, non-binary individuals, and allies, are invited to join this special program. You’ll hear inspiring stories from women in open source, and an opportunity for meaningful interaction.
Thank you to our sponsor!
Allyship Workshop
Thursday, May 6 | 14:20 – 15:05 CEST
From Allyship to Sponsorship: Solutions to Design a Diverse and Inclusive Community. This session will engage the audience in creating a more diverse and inclusive open-source community. Research undoubtedly shows that investing in diversity and inclusion helps you develop better technology and increases your bottom line. The challenge is how do we get there; and how do we, as individuals, develop the leadership skills required to be part of the solution.
Join our session to define what Diversity and Inclusion mean for you, and learn the best practices to be part of the solution.
Thank you to our sponsor!
Peer Group Mentoring + Career Networking
Friday, May 7 | 15:15 – 16:15 CEST
The community collectively has an immense depth of knowledge and expertise which we can explore and learn from at this collaborative event. Whether you’re new, or not so new to open source and the cloud native community, we invite you to register to attend. You’ll have the chance to meet with experienced open source veterans across many CNCF projects. You will be paired with other people in a pod-like setting to explore technical, community, and career questions together.
Captioning
Captioning is available in the online platform! When logged in, find the “Translation” tab in the frame to the right of the session video.
Diversity + University Partners
The goal of this program is to introduce new people to the cloud native community. Diversity organizations and universities can become a part of Introduction to Cloud Native to help their members grow in their careers and gain access to new opportunities as a part of the cloud native ecosystem. Organizations can earn free tickets to KubeCon + CloudNativeCon for their members by becoming a part of the Introduction to Cloud Native Program.
For more information please contact: bmulligan@linuxfoundation.org.
Diversity and inclusion is very important to our community and we recognize the efforts of the following organizations in making the technology industry more accessible to all.
Contact Us With Ideas
If you have ideas on how we can create a more inclusive event, please do not hesitate to let us know. Contact Angela Brown, General Manager of Events, at angela@linuxfoundation.org.
