Reminder: Maintainer Track, ContribFest & Lightning Talks 🇺🇸

[Natalie Fisher]

Hi Kubernauts!

This is a reminder that CFP submissions for the Maintainer Track, ContribFest, and Lightning Talks will close on July 12.

Only Kubernetes SIGs and WGs are eligible for these sessions.  If you are a Subproject lead, you need to coordinate with a SIG that is willing to host you as their submission.  Note that, while the Project Benefits page does not say that Kubernetes SIGs are eligible for ContribFests, CNCF Staff have let us know what SIGs are eligible.

If you have a SIG update, technical topic, community experience, lesson learned, or Subproject update you’d like to share with fellow contributors during KubeCon NA, please submit your proposal before the deadline.

Submission Deadline: July 12th, 2026

Eligibility: Must be submitted by current SIG Chairs, Tech Leads, and designated WG leads.  Any Kubernetes contributor may present.

 Submit here: https://sessionize.com/project-benefits-kubecon-na-2026/ 

We encourage contributors from across the Kubernetes Project to participate.

You can also connect with fellow contributors in the #contributor-summit channel on Kubernetes Slack.

— Natalie Fisher

On behalf of the Summit team