Project Opportunities

Projects and Working Groups under the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) umbrella have the opportunity to engage, network, and collaborate with peers and like-minded people in the cloud native community at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe in Amsterdam from 23-26 March 2026. Participating in this event allows you to gain valuable mind share of a targeted audience while engaging with 12,000+ developers, architects, and technical leaders.

• Inform and educate the cloud native community about your project, services, open source strategies, and cloud native direction.
• Take advantage of in-person time to deliver the latest project updates during the Project Lightning Talks and engage further in conversations at the Project Pavilion—a perfect opportunity to dive deeper into discussions!
• Engage the community to assist with reaching 100% security while immersing new contributors in the cloud native community.
• Projects have the opportunity to gain visibility with media and analysts.

We invite CNCF TAGs and Kubernetes SIGs and Maintainers from graduated, incubating, and sandbox projects to participate in the project opportunities below.

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Each speaker can speak at only one Maintainer Track session. This does not count against the speaker limits for Kubecon + CloudNativeCon standard CFP.

Requirements for Submission

Graduated/Incubating Projects

• To submit, you must be a maintainer on the list for a CNCF Graduated or Incubating project.
• The actual speaker(s) do not need active maintainer status but should be contributors to the project.
• Sandbox projects are not eligible for maintainer track sessions.

All Others

• To submit, you must be a chair or technical lead of a CNCF TAG, a lead for a Kubernetes SIG, CNCF or K8s Working Group, or Subproject.

A maximum of 5 speakers total are allowed per Maintainer Track session.

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To be considered, you must satisfy the requirements below:

• At least one speaker must be a maintainer of the project with the commit bit. A maximum of four speakers are allowed.
• Maintainers do not need to lead the ContribFest session but projects must provide at least one individual to facilitate the work during the ContribFest session.
• In your session description field, describe the problem space and benefit a ContribFest can provide your project.

ContribFest is offered to graduated, incubating and sandbox projects only. SIGs, TAGs, and Working Groups are not eligible for a ContribFest session at this time.

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Project kiosk schedule will be announced in early January 2026.

*Please keep in mind that projects will have the flexibility to choose their hosting hours, based on maturity level parameters. This means one project could opt for morning showcase hours, while another could prefer the afternoon slot.

As a representative of your project, we expect you to:

• Be a current maintainer or contributor of the project.
• Educate attendees visiting the booth and encourage them to contribute to the projects.
• Answer questions.
• Be an overall spokesperson for your project.
• Arrive on time and stay present at your booth for the entire duration of your scheduled slot.
• Be prepared to share a quick “elevator pitch” about your project during the Project Pavilion Daily Tours.

We encourage you to share your project’s use cases and your organization’s involvement in the CNCF. However, you are prohibited from giving attendees sales pitches about a product or company. If we hear a sales pitch being conducted, we reserve the right to ask you to leave and to deny future requests to participate in the project pavilion.

Kiosk Inclusions: One (1) monitor, one (1) counter and unlocked cabinet for storage during your shift only, and project logo signage only*

*Custom graphics are not permitted in the project pavilion.

General Information

What is the value of participating in these project offerings?

CNCF Projects can benefit from participating in one or more project offerings by engaging with the open source community and teaching attendees about the project and how to contribute.

I am not a CNCF project. Can I still participate in these project offerings?

At this time, we are only accepting CNCF projects, TAGs, and SIGs to participate in the Project Pavilion.

If you are interested in contributing your project to CNCF or discuss how CNCF can help your project, please contact info@cncf.io and read the TOC repo.

In-Person Kiosk

If we host an In-Person Kiosk, do we receive passes for our booth staff?

We do not offer complimentary passes to projects hosting an in-person kiosk in the Project Pavilion. This has been a practice of the event since 2017. CNCF provides need based scholarships, and we recommend checking the Attend section of the event website for more information.

What does the In-Person Kiosk include?

The kiosks provided onsite will include a monitor, locked cabinet for storage, and project logo signage. Any additional items/needs will have to be approved and ordered by the project.

What is the difference between a Full-Time kiosk and a Half Day kiosk?

A project hosting a Half Day kiosk will be sharing the kiosk with another project. One project will be hosting the kiosk during AM hours, and the other will host PM hours. A project hosting a Full Time kiosk will host the kiosk for the entire duration of showcase hours during the week. Kindly note that Sandbox projects qualify to host a single kiosk shift only (ie. Wednesday AM only).

Can custom graphics be added to our In-Person Kiosk?

Custom graphics are not permitted in the Project Pavilion.

Are pull-up banners and/or table cloths permitted for our In-Person Kiosk?

Banners and tablecloths are not permitted as all kiosks within the Project Pavilion are to have a standard uniformed look.

Can we ship swag to our In-Person Kiosk?

You are allowed to ship a limited amount of boxes to your kiosk. There will be onsite storage available, however it is on a first come, first served basis, availability is not guaranteed. Shared kiosks can not store items at the kiosk after their scheduled hours. Shipping information will be available upon request. Please email ProjectsAtKubeCon@linuxfoundation.org for shipping information.

Are we able to collect leads at our kiosk?

Capturing leads is not a benefit of hosting an in-person kiosk. The purpose of the Project Pavilion is to educate the open source community on CNCF Projects, rather than present project or product sales pitches.

Can we host F&B at our kiosk?

Yes, projects will be able to order F&B to their kiosk at the project’s own cost. Please reach out to ProjectsAtKubeCon@linuxfoundation.org for more information.

Is there an option to have a virtual booth?

There won’t be any virtual booths for the Project Pavilion.

Miscellaneous

Can we use our project logo on swag (hats, pins, t-shirts, etc) to recognize project contributors without violating any CNCF trademark policies?

Please submit a service desk ticket with the CNCF team, sharing a mock-up and listing which item(s) are to be approved and information on who will be receiving these items. Please allow up to 5 business days for review. Note: Submitting a ticket does not guarantee approval.

Who should I contact with further questions?

Please reach out to us at ProjectsAtKubeCon@linuxfoundation.org for further questions.