Build Your Contributor Base
Channel: CNCF [Cloud Native Computing Foundation]
Date: 21/03/2024

Don't miss out! Join us at our next Flagship Conference: KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America in Salt Lake City from November 12 - 15, 2024. Connect with our current graduated, incubating, and sandbox projects as the community gathers to further the education and advancement of cloud native computing. Learn more at https://kubecon.io

Build Your Contributor Base - Josh Berkus & Ali Ok, Red Hat; Dawn Foster, CHAOSS; Catherine Paganini, Buoyant; Sandeep Kanabar, Gen (NortonLifeLock)

You’ve joined the CNCF, your technology is great, you’ve done several releases, and you even have a nice web page. So why isn’t your project attracting more contributors? TAG Contributor Strategy is here to help you with tips, ideas, and guides on how to attract, retain, and promote contributors to your project. This session will include a brief snapshot of the TAG’s many contribution guides, plus tips from project leaders who have grown their projects, including: - How to use roadmaps to recruit contributors - Retention, promotion, and ladders - Making your project more accessible - Contributor recognition - Monitoring recruitment and growth - Mentoring: not just for students If you lead any part of an open source project, please join us and learn how to accelerate your contributor growth.