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Contributing To Kubernetes in Its Second Decade

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Watch Nabarun, Mario, Madhav and Priyanka's talk at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon EU 2025

The session covers the journey of new contributors, from onboarding to long-term engagement, and highlights key changes in how the community is structured to ensure contributors not only get started but stick around. The ContribEx team discusses Kubernetes governance, common pitfalls, and the opportunities available for contributors of all backgrounds, whether you’re interested in code or community-facing roles like marketing, events, and content creation.

Speakers: Mario Fahlandt, Customer Delivery Architect at Kubermatic, Nabarun Pal, Madhav Jivrajani (UIUC), Priyanka Saggu (SUSE)

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