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diff --git a/mentoring/programs/meet-our-contributors b/mentoring/programs/meet-our-contributors new file mode 100644 index 00000000..66ee50f4 --- /dev/null +++ b/mentoring/programs/meet-our-contributors @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ +# Meet Our Contributors - Ask Us Anything! + +When Slack seems like it’s going too fast, and you just need a quick answer from +a human... + +Meet Our Contributors gives you a monthly one-hour opportunity to ask questions +about our upstream community, watch interviews with our contributors, and +participate in peer code reviews. + +## When: +Every first Wednesday of the month at the following times. Grab a copy of the +calendar to yours from [kubernetes.io/community] +* 03:30pm UTC [Convert to your timezone]. + +## Where: +Follow along live: +[Kubernetes YouTube Channel] + +Ask questions: +#meet-our-contributors slack channel +To ask anonymously, direct message the host on slack. They will ID at the start +of the show. + +Watch past recordings: +Playlist of [previous Meet-Our-Contributors monthly meetings] + + +## What You'll Gain By Participating: + +* An opportunity to learn more about how to get started contributing to K8s +* A chance to get your PRs reviewed by members of the community +* Peer code review that can help you get more eyes on your code, or learn more +about a part of the Kubernetes code that may have you struggling +* A deeper understanding of the unique role that our contributors occupy in the +Kubernetes ecosystem as a whole +* Practical advice and hands-on tips for how you can get started as a Kubernetes +contributor, become a member, or otherwise contribute to the project + +## What’s on-topic: +* How our contributors got started with k8s +* Advice for getting attention on your PR +* GitHub tooling and automation +* Your first commit +* kubernetes/community +* Testing + +## What’s off-topic: +* End-user questions (Check out [#office-hours] on Slack and details [here]) + +## Submitting questions and/or code for review/walk through: +### Questions: +* Day of on Twitter - use the hashtag [#k8smoc] after your question +* Slack - Ask your question in #meet-our-contributors + +Questions will be on a first-come, first-served basis. The first half of the +discussion will be dedicated to questions for contributors and in the second +half, we will pick a problem (in advance) for peer code review. + +### Code snip / PR for peer code review / Suggestion for part of codebase walk +through: +* At least 24 hours before the session to Slack channel (#meet-our-contributors) + +Problems will be chosen based on time commitment needed, the skills of the reviewer, +and if a large amount are submitted, need for the project. + +## Call for Mentor Panelists! + +Expectations of mentors: +* Be online 5 minutes early. You can look at questions in the queue by joining +the #meet-our-contributors Slack channel to give yourself some time to prepare. +* Expect questions about the contribution process, membership, navigating the +Kubernetes seas, testing, and general questions about you and your path to open +source/Kubernetes. It's okay if you don't know the answer! +* We will be using video chat (Zoom, but livestreaming through YouTube) but +voice-only is fine if you are more comfortable with that. +* Be willing to provide suggestions and feedback to make this process & experience +better! + + + +[kubernetes.io/community]: https://kubernetes.io/community/ +[#meet-our-contributors]: https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/meet-our-contributors +[Convert to your timezone]: https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/?t=03%3A30%20pm&tz=UTC& +[Kubernetes YouTube Channel]: (https://www.youtube.com/c/KubernetesCommunity/live +[previous Meet-Our-Contributors monthly meetings]: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL69nYSiGNLP3QpQrhZq_sLYo77BVKv09F +[#office-hours]: https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/office-hours +[#k8smoc]: https://twitter.com/hashtag/k8smoc +[#meet-our-contributors]: https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/meet-our-contributors +[here]: /events/office-hours.md |