Update: Delay in etcd Mentorship Program Cohort 2 Announcement

[Wenjia Zhang]

Dear etcd Mentorship Program Applicants,

Thank you for your interest in the second etcd mentorship cohort. We received a significant number of applications (262!).

We are writing to inform you of a slight delay in our announcement of the finalized mentees. While we initially aimed to announce this at KubeCon, the recent Kubernetes 1.33 code freeze, the upcoming KubeCon in London next week, and the concurrent etcd 3.6 release have placed significant demands on our mentoring team's time. This has unfortunately impacted their ability to complete the application review process as planned. We now anticipate announcing the selected mentees on either April 17th or April 24th.

If you happen to be attending KubeCon London next week, several of our mentors – Benjamin, Marek, and Ivan – will be present. Please feel free to connect with them at the following locations:

At the etcd Kiosk:

• Location: Level 1 | Hall Entrance N8 - N9 | Project Pavilion
• Wednesday: Morning Shift 10:45 - 15:00
• Thursday: Morning Shift 10:30 - 13:30
• Friday: Morning Shift 10:30 - 12:00

At the SIG Meet & Greet:

• Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025
• Time: 12:15 - 14:15 BST
• Location: Level 1 | Hall Entrance N8 - N9 | Project Pavilion

We appreciate your understanding as our mentors dedicate the necessary time to carefully evaluate each application. We are excited about the high level of interest in the program and look forward to sharing the results soon.

Thank you for your patience.

Sincerely,

The etcd Mentorship Program Team