Are maintainers born? Or made? Made. They’re definitely made. Oftentimes it’s a combination of trial and error, luck, and lots of hard work.

With a mixed group of first time and experienced maintainers, join us for a panel covering the origin stories and learnings of CNCF sandbox/incubating/graduated project maintainers. They’ll share their journeys as their projects evolved, and cover topics such as:

- Project milestones (inception, MVP, & donation)
- Learning the ecosystem
- Blind spots
- Navigating social dynamics (community building, getting more help, navigating challenges)
- Work life balance / open source burnout

With this knowledge, you’ll be better equipped to become the next open source contributor, maintainer, or creator of projects, ready to navigate the ecosystem.