My First KubeCon Experience ( KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2022 )
Published: 2022-12-06 15:42:09

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Hey Everyone, I'm Mohd Imran and I attended KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2022 virtually from 24 oct to 28 oct. This was my first ever event/conference I attended in my life and In this article I will be sharing my experience with you.

# How I got to know about the event?

I got to know about the event through [Kunal Kushwaha](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunal-kushwaha/) 's post on LinkedIn. He shared about the event and also about the scholarship that we can get to attend the event. I applied for the scholarship and I got selected for the virtual scholarship of the event.

# My Experience

I attended the event virtually and this was my first ever event/conference that I attended. Although most of the session/talk were in-person only, there were plenty of sessions/talk that were available virtually. The complete event was of 4 days in total from 24 oct'2022 to 28 oct'2022. I attended a lot of sessions/talk and learned a lot of things. I learned about so many Cloud Native projects and tools. I got to interact with so many amazing people in the slack server. I met so many people who were on same stage as me and learned a lot from them.

# My favorite Session/Talk from the event

## Mentor-Mentee Framework To Build the Next Generation Of Cloud Native - Kunal Kushwaha & Mark Boost, Civo

![mentor.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1668336979211/68265K3Mn.png)

In this session, [Kunal Kushwaha](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kunal-kushwaha/)and [Mark Boost](https://www.linkedin.com/in/markboost/) from [Civo](https://www.civo.com/) talked about Mentor and Mentee framework and how their relationship should be. I will cover the whole session in key points below.

### 1. Reach out to Mentors in a professional manner.

- Give enough context while reaching out.
- Do networking with them on social media, don't be afraid to reach out to people.
- Make sure your dedication and passion for the subject is clear.

### 2. Develop a clear plan.

- Agree to a frequency of ho often both should discuss over different goals and things to learn. 
- Agree to a session format ( but don't be too rigid ).
- Agree to short and long term objectives ( align to interests and personal goals ).

### 3. Respect your Mentor

- Their time is valuable and they usually have a busy schedule.
- Honor your commitments.
- Don't be late.
- Make allowances for their busy schedule.

### 4. Ensure it's a two way relationship.

### 5. Various ways by which you can get started

- Contribute ( Community, Open Source, Writing, Advocate on socials )
- offer help/support wherever possible.
- Be polite and respectful.

### 6. How to be a good Mentor

- Build Empathy
- Get to know the person, their family, friends, interests ( movies, sports, food, travel, etc. )
- Provide opportunity to ask you questions or even challenge you.
- You can also learn from mentee.
- Always be available for your mentee ( outside of structured sessions ).
- Have fun, don't make it too structured.

### 7. Review your progress periodically

- Agree to review frequency ( Every 3 months recommended ).
- Create an environment for honest and constructive feedback.

### 8. Be honest with feedback on both sides.

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