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From YouTube: A Pathway to CNCF Citizenship - via Communitybridge - Darshan Chaudhary & Ken Owens, Mastercard
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A Pathway to CNCF Citizenship - via Communitybridge - Darshan Chaudhary & Ken Owens, Mastercard
In this session, we will share how you can use the importance of getting involved with the Community bridge internship program to start your contributor journey for the cncf projects. The speakers are Ken Owens, who mentored me on the internship and Darshan, the mentee in this program. Specifically, we will share how CB works, how to get selected etc. In the first half of the talk, Darshan will share the story from the mentee's point of view. He will discuss how he discovered the program, applied, and what the experience was after getting selected. Ken will share his story from the mentor's point of view. He will discuss how he vetted the candidates, what the mentors look out for in the applicants and finally , his experience providing mentorship during the course of the internship and beyond, and the value CB has on the enterprise. Hopefully you will be more encouraged to apply for community bridge after this talk!
A
Good
morning,
good
afternoon,
good
evening,
welcome
to
our
session
a
pathway
to
cncf
citizenship
via
community
bridge.
My
name
is
ken
owens
I
am
with
fiserv.
Currently
previously
I
was
at
mastercard
and
in
my
free
time
I
like
to
go
out
with
my
my
children
and
do
outdoor
activities
and
and
have
fun
outside.
B
B
B
Each
proposal
also
has
a
mentor
who
will
guide
the
mentee
for
the
duration
of
the
program,
so
the
lfx
mentorship
program
is
similar
to
the
google
summer
of
code.
The
gsoc
program,
in
some
sense,
in
that
there
are
projects
which
apply
with
ideas
and
there
are
mentors
who
take
mentees
and
guide
them
through
the
duration
of
the
program.
But
the
important
difference
is
that
the
lfx
mentorship
program
is
directed
towards
the
professionals
working
in
the
industry,
whereas
gsoc
is
only
for
you.
B
So
some
history
about
the
program
it
was
launched
in
2019,
the
original
pilot
had
three
mentees
in
the
queue
one
of
2020.
There
were
seven
mentees
that
participated
that
graduated
from
the
program
in
the
q2,
which
is
when
I
participated
as
well.
They
were
pretty
good
maintenance
and
the
q3
g4
run
had
23
men
keys
and
there's
an
ongoing
program
right
now.
Ongoing
run
right
now,
which
has
35
project
ideas
that
were
submitted.
B
B
B
The
second
phase
is
the
applications
open
for
mental
space.
So
this
is
where
all
the
proposals
that
were
submitted
by
the
participating
projects
are
reviewed
by
the
mentees.
The
implementers
go
through
all
these
proposals
and
apply
to
the
projects
that
they
like
each
mentee
can
apply
for
up
to
three
projects
to
maximize
their
chances
of
getting
selected
can,
of
course,
get
selected
to
only
one,
but
they
can
apply
to
three
and
the
entire
phase
lasts
for
two
weeks.
B
B
And
finally,
after
the
third
phase,
you
enter
the
longest
phase,
which
is
the
coding
phase.
This
lasts
for
12
weeks
generally,
at
the
beginning,
in
the
first
week
itself,
there's
a
periodic
meeting
which
is
set
up
between
the
mental
and
women
team
to
get
in
sync
with
respect
to
mentees
progress
on
the
project.
B
B
B
B
B
B
Some
tips
I
can
share
here
is
choose
a
project
that
you
are
really
passionate
about,
that
you
really
like
choosing
a
project
that
you
aren't
passionate
about
is
a
recipe
for
someone
happy
times.
You'll
have
to
work
on
the
difficult
problem
which
you
won't
be
motivated
to
do
so,
yeah
find
a
project
which
you
really
like
also
build
a
case
for
your
kind
of
teacher.
B
B
A
A
I
think
it's
you
know
for
one,
it's
it's
really
involving
for
the
community,
which
is
really
important
not
only
in
for
the
cncf
and
our
end
user
community,
but
also
for
the
open
source
community
that
we
won't
be
involved
in
and
so
getting
involved.
Helping
out
the
community
and
supporting
the
community
is
something
that
I
think
is
is
a
goal
for
all
of
us
and
the
cncf.
A
B
A
Their
own
perspectives
into
the
into
the
discussions
is
very
important,
and,
of
course,
you
know,
a
big
part
of
being
in
this
program
is
to
give
back
whether
it's
you
know
a
time
the
projects
contributing
to
the
projects
being
part
of
that
community.
Again,
it's
important
that
we,
you
know
continually
look
at
how
we
can
make
our
community
better.
How
we
can
make
the
cncf
community,
stronger
and
and
striving
to
you
know,
bring
the
best
the
best.
B
A
And
the
best
minds
together
to
make
you
know
cloud
native,
not
not
just
a
you
know
a
hot.
You
know
fad,
that's
gonna
end
at
some
point,
but
continue
to
iterate
and
grow
into
the
community
that
we've
become
already
the
next.
You
know
piece
is
sort
of
looking
at
the
process
and
the
process
is
important
to
understand,
because
it's
not
it's
not
quite
what
you're
used
to.
A
The
advertisement
and
how
you
want
to
try
to
make
your
project
stand
out
is
a
big
part
of
that
that
process,
and
so
as
as
a
mentor,
I
want
to
attract
the
best
mentees
that
I
could,
and
so
I
want
to
make
sure
I
advertise
the
work
that
we're
doing
what
what
what
we're
trying
to
contribute
to
what
what
project
we're
contributing
to
and
what
the
requirements
are
to
be
able
to
really.
You
know
be
successful
in
this
role.
A
I
mean
that's,
I
think,
really
important
to
set
that
that
expectation
up
front
that
you
know
we
want
you
to
be
successful.
We
want
to
be
successful.
We're
trying
to
cut
you
know
solve
a
business
problem.
I
would
like
to
just
say
that
as
end
users,
you
know
we
don't
you
know
it's
fun
right.
We
actually
have
a
business
problem,
we're
solving
that.
A
You
know
the
best
talent
we
can
to
help
us
solve
those
problems
and
so
making
it
clear
what
those
requirements
are
and
then,
after
you,
you
know,
get
a
list
of
the
potential
mentees.
It's
important
to
kind
of
look
through
that
list
pick
out
the
ones
that
you
really
think
you
know
on
on
paper
are
going
to
provide
you.
The
the
best
value
for
what
you're
looking
to
accomplish
the
program
does
a
great
job
of
providing
the
right
level
of
detail.
A
B
A
Then
kind
of
look
at
that
list
and
in
my
case
I
had
about
12
mentees
that
applied
for
my
my
project.
I
went
through
that
list
and
I
went
down
to
about
six
that
made.
You
know
the
cut
that
looked
like
they
would
be
the
best
of
of
the
of
the
of
the
pool
to
look
for.
We
didn't
interviewed
those
individuals
and
and
discussed
you
know
kind
of
what
the
project
was.
A
A
Those
goals
and
then
expectations
and
outcomes
that
we're
looking
for
so
kind
of
what
was
I
looking
for
right?
What
do
mentors
look
for
in
this
role?
I
think
it's,
it's
primarily
individuals
that
are
you
know
coming
into
this
project.
Looking
to
you
know,
have
a
passion
like
kind
of
a
dodge
dimension.
They
have
a
passion
for
what
we're
trying
to
accomplish.
A
They
get
it
very
quickly
and
understand
why
we're
trying
to
accomplish
it.
12
weeks
isn't
a
long
time
you
know,
and
so
you
only
get
six
sprints
and
in
our
case
we're
doing
two
week.
Sprints,
you
only
get
six
sprints
out
of
out
of
the
the
time
frame
that
you
have
the
internet,
so
you're
really
looking
to
make
sure
that
you
have
someone
who's,
a
self-starter
that
they're
ready
to
get
going.
They
want
to
be
successful,
they
want
to
get
back
to
the
community.
A
A
For
a
minute
for
for
mentee
for
our
project,
the
the
next
bullet,
then,
is,
I
think,
really
important
to
think
about,
because
you
you
want
to.
As
you
select
this
individual,
you
need
to
make
sure
that
once
you
select
them
that
you
then
set
clear
expectations
with
them,
you
explain
what
you
the
outcomes.
Are
you
explain
what
the
business
problem
is
you're
trying
to
solve?
You
explain
what
the
project
is
that
you
want
to
be
involved
in.
A
In
our
case,
we
try
to
provide
as
much
detail
as
we
could
about
the
project.
We
try
to
give
them
as
much
information
on
how
to
join
the
community.
We
try
to
introduce
them
into
the
community.
We
picked
a
few
of
the
you
know,
open
issues
that
need
to
be
resolved.
That
looked
like
there
would
be
good
issues
to
get
involved
with
as
as
a
company,
and
we
asked
them
to
kind
of
start.
B
A
These
issues,
and
so
does
she
kind
of
spend
some
time
working
through
these
issues,
contributing
you
know
some
some
code
back
to
the
community
and
then
that
project
said
hey.
Why
don't
you?
You
know,
as
you
heard
from
dash
and
join
us
and
then
become
one
of
our.
You
know,
contributors
which
is
awesome
right.
A
You
know
remembering
to
you.
You
always
want
to.
You
know:
do
that
set
the
expectations
for
the
next
two
weeks.
We,
you
know,
work
through
the
the
two
weeks
of
coding
review
at
the
end
of
what
what
you
had
done
and
then
set
the
the
goals
for
the
next
two
weeks,
and
so
just
keep
that
sprint
review
iterate.
You
know
the
type
of
that
that
model
going
the
whole
time
he
is
in
terms
of
like
being
a
mentor.
I
think
that's
important
as
you
as
you
sign
up
to
be
a
mentor.
A
You
want
to
consider
why
you
signed
up,
and
a
lot
of
that
has
to
do
with
you
know.
You
know.
In
my
case,
I
really
like
to
work
with
with
the
community.
I
really
like
to
work
with
developers
that
are,
you
know,
coming
into
this
environment
that
are
trying
to
learn
more
about
our
community
and
want
to
be
more
involved
in
our
community,
and
I
want
to
try
to
you
know,
convey
as
much
of
my
background
my
experiences.
B
A
We
have
you
know,
come
into
our
community
now
to
have
a
you
know,
understand
why
you're
doing
this,
and
and
have
your
passion
come
through,
have
your
desire
to
make
you
know
this
program
very
successful.
Make
this
this
relationship
with
your
your
mentality,
very
successful.
To
me.
You
know
a
lot
of
that
has
to
do
with
feedback.
I
didn't
you
know
considerate,
but
thoughtful
feedback
to
you
to
your
to
your
mentee
is
very
important
right
and-
and
it's
always
about
the
context
and
the
content
that
you're
trying
to
provide
right.
A
Them
to
do
something
you
know
saying:
hey
it'd,
be
great.
If
you
did
x,
it's
really
explaining
and
sitting
down,
and
you
know
getting
on
the
screen
and
coding
with
them
and
showing
them.
You
know
a
better
way
or
a
different
way
of
thinking
through
a
problem
and
coding
it
up,
but
to
always
do
that
in
a
thoughtful
way.
It's
not
you
know,
you're,
not
trying
to
overwhelm
them
with
too
much
details
right,
they're,
they're,
not
senior,
and
then
most
of
these
use
cases
right.
A
The
other
thing
is
to
be
open,
make
sure
that
they
have
the
ability
to
reach
you
any
time
to
spend
time
with
you,
and
in
my
case
we
would,
you
know,
meet
at
the
beginning
and
end
of
the
project.
Every
you
know
every
week
we
would
have
like
a
kind
of
a
quick
touch
base
as
a
project
team
as
a
sprint
team
right,
but
then
I
would
spend
every
week.
I
would
dedicate
time
just
to
sort
of
you
know:
do
some
career
planning.
A
Do
some
coaching
give
give
dash
a
chance
to
ask
questions
about
what
we're
working
on?
Why
we're
working
on
it
the
business
side
of?
Why
we're
trying
to
do
what
we're
trying
to
do?
How
open
source
plays
into
an
enterprise
organization
and
some
of
those
types
of
discussions
right
just
to
kind
of
make
sure
that
he
understood
that?
There's.
B
A
This
project
than
just
you
know
going
through
the
the
coding
steps
and
joining
the
community
and
contributing
to
it.
There's
also
the
why
and
then.
Why
is
important
as
you're
as
you're
growing
in
your
career?
Obviously,
and
then
you
know
that
the
last
thing
is
sort
of
beyond
the
community
bridge
or
the
lfx
mentoring
platform
right,
there's
there's
a
relationship
that
you're
trying
to
build
here
and
in
our
case
we
spent
you
know
some
time
getting
to
know
each
other.
We
you
know
we
talked
weekly
like
I
mentioned
after
the
internship
ended.
A
A
You
know
it's
important
in
that
12
weeks,
but
it's
important
to
continue
after
that
12
weeks,
and
so
I
spent
time
you
know
monthly,
with
with
us
and
after
the
the
internship
ended,
and
you
know
we'll
continue
to
to
to
work
with
with
us
and
as
much
as
you
know
possible
on
monthly
from
from
here
on
out
and
have
a
you
know
chance
to
meet
him
one
day
after
cover
is
over,
maybe
so
so
with
that
you
know
I
want
to
thank
you.
You
know
very
much
for
your
time.