Closed humblec closed 3 months ago
Hello @humblec - great to see this submission! Would you consider calling this KCD Kerala so it is a larger region in India?
Also, please let me know once you have secured two more organizers from different companies, and we can have a kick-off/launch call. Thank you!
Hello @humblec - great to see this submission! Would you consider calling this KCD Kerala so it is a larger region in India?
Indeed , more than happy to do that!! I have retitled this to KCD kerala.
Also, please let me know once you have secured two more organizers from different companies, and we can have a kick-off/launch call. Thank you!
Sure.. yw! and Thanks @AudMonte01 :+1:
@AudMonte01 @k8tgreenley we have hit most of the prerequisites for the event and planned date is also updated ie Nov 4 2023, please udpate the title of the issue
Thank you, @humblec - we just need Sanil Kumar's details to invite them to a kick-off meeting/call.
Please note that KCD Bengladesh and KCD Gurugram hope to be in December, but they have yet to secure 3 organizers. We require that every KCD that happens in India at least be 2 months a part.
Please note that KCD Bengladesh and KCD Gurugram hope to be in December, but they have yet to secure 3 organizers. We require that every KCD that happens in India at least be 2 months a part.
@AudMonte01 considering Nov 5th we have KubeCon NA, it looks like we have to rework on the date any way. Let me discuss among organisers and revert.
Yes, and you might even consider 2024 because we will be hosting a KubeDay India at the end this year as well.
Yes, and you might even consider 2024 because we will be hosting a KubeDay India at the end this year as well.
where can I learn more about KubeDay India? and any process to volunteer?
@AudMonte01 we ( organizers) will be meeting next week to come up with the new date which is not conflicting with other events planned around currently proposed date. can you also please remove the need organisers label from the issue?
Excellent @humblec - it will likely have to be in 2024. Please also refer to events here: https://www.cncf.io/events/
@AudMonte01 as discussed, KCD Bangladesh is in a different region/country.. so we can unlink it. KCD Gurugram looks to be in the very early stage of planning.
Considering KCD Kerala has progressed to 90% of things from our organisers side and we have been meeting and discussing , it is good to plan this ahead of KCD Gurugram.
We are looking to host this in this year if possible, if we are conflicting with Kube Day or some events similar , we will move to Jan 6th ( 2024) .
Hi @humblec - January 6 would be ideal since Bengalure India is only 2.5 hours flying time to Kerala, Bangladesh.
I have removed the need organizers tab.
Let's host a kick-off meeting! https://calendly.com/audmonte/kcd-onboarding-kickoff-call
@AudMonte01 Awesome!! I have changed the date from November to Jan 6th!! Scheduling a kickoff call! Thanks 👍
Hi @humblec - my apologies, I missunderstood your earlier message, and thought you were implying that Kerala was in Bengladesh. Given Kerala is India, and KubeDay India is happening December 8, we need to assure all KCDs and CNCF-hosted events in the same country are at least 2 months apart. So this would have to be the first week of February to apply to the terms.
Hi @AudMonte01 sure, nw ! in that case, Feb 10 would be the ideal date. I am adjusting the date and also will inform other organisers in our next sync up call .. thanks for letting me know the mandate !!! 👍
KICK-OFF MEETING NOTES
Venues
Audience (mixed crowd)
Organizers
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SEPTEMBER 12 MEETING NOTES
Dates February 3 or 10
Final venue location
CFP dates
Actions
@AudMonte01 I’m part of CNCG Kochi, and we’ve been committed to fostering a vibrant tech community in Kochi through our offline meetups over the past few years. We’ve noticed that Kubernetes Kerala is planning a KCD event in the region, despite not having held any offline events here so far.
We appreciate the enthusiasm for promoting Kubernetes in Kerala but feel concerned that our longstanding efforts might be overshadowed by this new initiative. We’ve invested a lot of time and resources into cultivating the tech community here, and it would be disheartening to see these efforts diluted.
Hi @iamvishnuks - thank you for reaching out and expressing your concern in a productive way. My apologies for not looping your organizer team in sooner, as I did not realize KL stood for Kerala (your chapter location is Kochi, KL, India). That said, let's see how you can collaborate with one another. Please stay tuned.
OCTOBER 19 MEETING NOTES
Logo
Call for Proposals
Sponsorships
@AudMonte01 We are awaiting a prompt response regarding the matter of territorial conflict. It's essential to recognize that the Kubernetes Kerala community chapter was originally founded in Thrissur, not in Kochi. There already exists an active community group in Kochi, and overlapping territories could result in unnecessary conflicts.
With all due respect, we strongly recommend reverting the venue for the upcoming KCD event back to Thrissur. This would help maintain the integrity and historical foundation of our community chapter. Our team has been actively contributing to the development of the tech community in this region, and we believe it's equitable that we continue to spearhead the efforts here.
We trust that you will give this matter the serious consideration it deserves. We would hate for anyone to inadvertently step on toes. Thank you for your attention to this issue.
@humblec Could you please clarify why Kochi was chosen as the venue, given that you were already aware of an active community there? While @AudMonte01 may argue that Kochi, Kerala and Kochi, KL are distinct, it seems you were informed from the outset about the existing community.
Hi @iamvishnuks - this GitHub issue was submitted nearly 1 year ago, and the team has worked hard to get the current venue due to CNCF pushing their event from 2023 to 2024 because of conflicts in other events in India. Therefore, we do not want to undo the hard work that has been done, and hope the two groups can collaborate in the spirit of open source. That said, we hope your team can take part in a community partnership with this event. This opportunity will open in mid November.
👋 @AudMonte01 @k8tgreenley
Thank you for the response and collaboration spirit, We're all about fostering an open-source community and don't want to disrupt anyone's flow. I've let my team know to hang tight.
As mentioned by our team members, we've invested significant time and effort in cultivating a thriving community in Kochi— hosting meetups, running workshops, amplifying the CNCF message, and working towards bringing KCD to our town.
The sudden announcement of KCD in Kochi by individuals not actively engaged in any of the local tech communities, located around 400-500km away from Kochi, without proper confirmation from CNCG Kochi Organizers, has raises some concerns about work ethics.
Let's keep it professional and in the spirit of collaboration, please ensure this will not happen in upcoming years.
NOVEMBER 28 MEETING NOTES
Content
Marketing
Agenda
Sponsor prospectus
Community collaboration
Logo update
FINAL CNCF SYNC AHEAD OF EVENT
Tickets
Sponsors
Other
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FEBRUARY 13 RETROSPECTIVE MEETING WITH CNCF
Registration and Demographics
Diversity percentage in speakers lineup
Total sponsors with insight into profit or loss
Challenges of the event
Pros
Marketing
KCD Organizer Checklist
Please fill in information, organizers, and sponsors as you assemble them, and then make a new comment when this application is ready for review.
Event Details
Event type:
Organizers Details (identify who will be the CFP admin, as well as the finanical officer)
[x] Lead organizer and Financial Officer: Humble Chirammal, VMware, Staff Engineer, humble.devassy@gmail.com
[x] Organizer 2: ( CFP Admin) Sreejith Anujan, Red Hat, Senior Consultant, sreejithanujan@gmail.com
[x] Organizer 3: Dhanesh, Salescode, Co-founder & Technology Head , dhaneeshTNair@gmail.com
[x] Organizer 4: Dipu Devarajan, KnownHost, Support Supervisor, dipudevarajan@gmail.com
Terms
Getting started checklist for organizers
[x] Schedule monthly check-ins with KCD Core Organizer(s) (kcd@cncf.io)
[x] Minimum of 3 sponsors committed (not required for virtual only events) Red Hat VMware Sponsor 3
[x] Identified fiscal sponsor that can accept payments such as from sponsorships and pay out expenses Fiscal sponsor that will accept payments: Fiscal sponsor: Ambersand Inc.
[ ] Added usernames for CNCF Slack for all organizers so that we can add you to the #kcd-organizers channel
[x] Create a Twitter handle specific to your KCD event (except for countries like China and Korea where Twitter is not used) : @KCDKerala
[x] Provided CNCF access to all event social handles
Getting started checklist for CNCF:
Organizer Planning Timeline
Post event checklist for Organizer:
Post event checklist for CNCF: