KCD UK 2025

[AudMonte01]

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: In person
• Event Venue: Edinburgh
• Event Date and Time: October 21 or 22, 2025
• Expected Number of Attendees: 300
• Event cost per ticket: TBD
  -- Tiered pricing?

Organizers Details (identify at least 3 organizers). Designate team roles - for example, who will be the CFP admin, marketing lead, run event logistics, and be the financial officer.

• Team alias: [email protected] (may need updating)
• Organizer ROLE TBD: Adrian Mouat | [email protected] | Staff Developer Advocate, Chainguard | Edinburgh | SLACK: U9XV5UE11 | https://community.cncf.io/u/mmc4f3/#/about
• Organizer ROLE TBD: Carla Gaggini | Head of global community events, Isovalent |SLACK: U050105LQ10 | https://community.cncf.io/u/mnqs7k/
• Organizer ROLE TBD: Chris Kranz | [email protected] | CTO @the Grafter | Various, UK | SLACK: U058AAW8R8W | https://community.cncf.io/u/m9wns7/
• Organizer ROLE TBD: Danny Abukalam | [email protected] | Bloomberg | London | SLACK: UKF1UDZDJ | https://community.cncf.io/u/mb2m3a/#/about
• Organizer ROLE TBD: Iain Smart | [email protected] | Principal Security Consultant, AmberWolf | SLACK: D02UBCA67FZ | https://community.cncf.io/u/mcprj6
• Organizer ROLE TBD: Josh Michielsen | [email protected] | Principal Engineer, Dataminr | SLACK: UFF1CQ5FH | https://community.cncf.io/u/m8h5hg/
• Organizer ROLE TBD: Lewis Denham-Parry | [email protected] | Staff Solutions Engineer, Edera | SLACK: U94HX9K0U | https://community.cncf.io/u/mrasn3/
• Organizer ROLE: Matthew Slane | [email protected] | Senior Platform Engineer, Kaluza | SLACK: | https://community.cncf.io/u/m22yje/
• Organizer ROLE TBD: Nick Jones | [email protected] | Head of Engineering, Nscale | SLACK: UJMKZGP1B | https://community.cncf.io/u/m6ahsd/
• Organizer ROLE TBD: Paula Kennedy | [email protected] | Co-Founder/COO, Syntasso | SLACK: U01U6CV0M6K | https://community.cncf.io/u/m5pmr6/
• Organizer ROLE TBD: Rohit Ghumare | [email protected] | CNCF Marketing Committee Chair, Independent Consultant | SLACK: U03SW07GHDY | https://community.cncf.io/u/my9k5t/

Terms

IMPORTANT: These are the terms within the checklist that must be abided by. Note - There are exceptions to these requirements in some jurisdictions due to applicable laws & regulations.

• This team has signed the terms & conditions set forth by the Linux Foundation
• This team has gone through a formal review process, where standards on timing, organizers requirements, and location collaboration have been reviewed, and approved.
• Every organizer has an account on Cloud Native Community Groups
• The majority of the organizers live within the KCD city or small country of the KCD. For small countries, the organizers can live within the region, but must be able to easily travel to the KCD if it were in-person.
• All organizers agree to follow the CNCF Code of Conduct
• All organizer inquiries / communication for CNCF must be summarized via GitHub (comment under your KCD issue) for easy tracking
• All organizers have taken Inclusive Open Source Community Orientation (LFC102)
• Agree to get logo creation and approval with and from CNCF. NOTE: Previously existing KCDs ideally use their previous year's logo
• Agree to use the designated CNCF registration platform
• Offer at least 3 complimentary tickets to increase diversity for the event
• Share the sponsor prospectus with CNCF via [email protected].
• Agree to use Sessionize for CFP and to close it at least 8 weeks before the event, and launch the agenda at least 6 weeks prior to your event. CNCF will provide an event code so Sessionize is free to use if you are charging an event fee.
• Agree to ensure the final program schedule is diverse (e.g., not all speakers of one gender, one culture, or from 1 or 2 of the same company). Here are some tips on how to create a diverse lineup.
• Submit your final speaker lineup and schedule to [email protected] for review, prior to publishing the agenda.
• Produce a transparency report after your KCD (template below).

Resources & Templates

• Make a copy of this timeline based on whether your event is In-person, Hybrid, or Virtual.
• Audra to share an editable version of this Sponsor Prospectus once team decides who owns this role.
• Dynamic Agenda Builder for your speaker lineup
• CNCF will provide a editable copy of this Canva transparency report template for guidance.
• NOTE: Access to Sessionize, your microsite platform with registration, and an email alias (if desired) will be provided by a core CNCF program manager.
  -- However, we have a document with CFP guiding questions
• Recommended registration questions
• Other templates can be found here.

[denhamparry]

Please could you change my email from [email protected] to [email protected]

[denhamparry]

Iain Smart is also an organiser for the event this year: cncf/communitygroups#308

[smarticu5]

Details if needed:

Organizer ROLE: Iain Smart | [email protected] | Principal Security Consultant, AmberWolf| SLACK: D02UBCA67FZ | https://community.cncf.io/u/mcprj6