KCD Guatemala 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: Antigua, Guatemala
• Event Date and Time: June 14, 2025
• Expected Number of Attendees: 200
• Event cost per ticket:

Organizers Details (identify at least 3 organizers). Designate who will be the CFP admin, as well as the financial officer:

• Organizer ROLE: Sergio Méndez | [email protected] | DevOps Engineer, Container Registry | SLACK: Sergio Méndez | https://community.cncf.io/u/m42xqj
• Organizer ROLE: Jossie Castrillo | [email protected] | Senior Software Engineer, Alliance Global | SLACK: Jossie Castrillo | https://community.cncf.io/u/mww246
• Organizer ROLE: Juan Pablo García | [email protected] | Software Engineer, USAC University | Juan Pablo García Monzón | https://community.cncf.io/u/mvq4kp/
• Organizer ROLE: Diana Menéndez | [email protected] | Full Stack Developer, e-solutions, S.A | SLACK: Diana Menendez | https://community.cncf.io/u/myj6hv
• Organizer ROLE: Salvador López | [email protected] | Sr. Applications Development Specialist, TELUS Digital | SLACK: Salvador Lopez | https://community.cncf.io/u/m9hy9r
• Organizer ROLE: Alvaro García | [email protected] | Software Engineer I, Allied Global S.A | SLACK: Alvaro García | https://community.cncf.io/u/mr3c4a
• Organizer ROLE: Alvin Estrada | [email protected] | CNCF Ambassador, Enterprise Solutions Architect, Walmart | SLACK: adawolfs | https://community.cncf.io/u/mneqkh/
• Organizer Role: Victor Pérez | [[email protected]] | Sr. Risk Analyst, Xoom | SLACK: Victor Perez | https://community.cncf.io/u/m28gpj/#/about

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's fiscal sponsor 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 just outside of it. 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.
• CNCF 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.

[AudMonte01]

November 27 Kick-off Meeting

Team

• Team to respond with their details here in the comments so Audra can update this issue accordingly
• Audra to update the team email alias and create Slack channel once the team has added their details here

Venue

• 200-250 people
• Team will use December to find a venue
• Team to request a formal letter once they know inquiring venues. Send request to [email protected]. Audra to mention fiscal sponsor in letter.

Content

• Curate keynotes ahead of opening call for papers in February

Logo

• Team to create a new logo based on these guidelines

Sponsors

• Audra to send contract template to Catalina
• Team to a copy of the above template and edit it accordingly

[Dianmz]

Organizer ROLE: Diana Menéndez | [[email protected]] | Full Stack Developer, e-solutions, S.A | SLACK: Diana Menendez | https://community.cncf.io/u/myj6hv

[AlvaroG13191704]

Organizer ROLE: Alvaro García | [[email protected]] | Software Engineer I, Allied Global S.A | SLACK: Alvaro García | https://community.cncf.io/u/mr3c4a

[shlopezm4]

Organizer ROLE: Salvador López | [[email protected]] | Sr. Applications Development Specialist, TELUS Digital | SLACK: Salvador Lopez | https://community.cncf.io/u/m9hy9r

[victorusacgt]

Organizer Victor Pérez | [[email protected]] | Sr. Risk Analyst, Xoom | SLACK: Victor Perez |
https://community.cncf.io/u/m28gpj/#/about

[AudMonte01]

Thank you, everyone! I have added you all as organizers here in the issue, in the KCD Guatemala chapter, as well as the email alias for the team (listed above).

@victorusacgt - it looks like your profile has your email address as your name if you could please update it.

[sergioarmgpl]

Today we are going to discuss a venue that has a good price for the event @AudMonte01