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Events Lead Handbook

The Event Lead is responsible for acting as a chair for the event, carrying out the strategic vision, and being the glue needed to execute on the event.

Overview

The Event Lead(s) is responsible for determining which core roles need to be filled at the start of planning for each event. After initial core team meetings, each respective lead will determine how to best staff for that function and fill in other roles. Each role will ideally have at least one, preferably two shadows for succession planning. Those who have been a part of a previous event should be first in line to fill the lead roles to maintain continuity.

Time Commitment:

  • 6-8 hours per week during initial planning
  • 1-3 hours per week after content is posted and registration is live
  • 6-8 hours in the last phase leading up to the event

Skills and Qualifications

The Event Lead must have led at least one role during a previous Contributor Summit. The shadow is signing up to commit to lead a future event within the next 12 months.

  • Demonstrate empathy
  • Ability to work in both a high level capacity with regard to event planning as well as being detailed oriented when reviewing specific roles.
  • Be comfortable with delegation, team building, gap analysis, and dealing with conflict
  • Have good communication skills
  • Be able to be impartial and objective

Activities

  • Ensure the overall event is a great experience for all contributors
  • Recruit a core team (see best-practices.md) and help recruit other volunteers as necessary
  • Create an event strategy with the Content Lead(s) and consider having a social event (decide if social needs it's own lead)
  • Provide venue ideas and suggestions to CNCF; do a walk through if possible
  • Organize and lead weekly update meetings
  • Direct liaison with CNCF Event Manager
  • Create day of operations event brief for all staff members
  • Create welcome slides and either MC or assign someone to MC day of event sessions
  • Event wrap up: blog post, summary emails to steering committee and k-dev, lead retro, create survey

Scheduling and Communication Property Access

Meetings

As the lead it is your responsibility to find and schedule the recurring meetings for your event. When a date and time have been selected reach out to the SIG Contributor Experience leads to request a Zoom meeting put the event on the SIG Contributor Experience calendar. They will provide you with the host key for the moderation and recording of the meeting.

Communications

Along with the events marketing team, you should request access to the [email protected] email address from the SIG Contributor Experience leads. Communications should be handled by marketing team; however as a lead you will need access in the event the marketing team cannot send a message.

The other email property you should seek access to is [email protected]. This serves as the support line for attendees and the general public point of contact. Open a PR against groups.yaml in the k8s.io repo adding yourself, your shadows, and the registration team. Ask one of the SIG Contributor Experience leads to sign off on the PR.