[Group Request] Create a chapter in Taxila, Pakistan

[Nouman-Usman]

City or location name for your CNCG

Taxila

What country do you want to start your community group in?

Pakistan

Tell us about yourself. List your name, email, company, GitHub URL, LinkedIn URL, and CNCF Slack workspace name (or if you need to be invited), and a required profile link on community.cncf.io

Muhammad Nouman, [email protected], UET Taxila, http://github.com/Nouman-Usman/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/nouman-usman/, Nouman, https://community.cncf.io/u/mwfphe/#/about

Tell us about your co-organizer. List their name, email, company, GitHub URL, LinkedIn URL, and CNCF Slack workspace name (or if they need to be invited), and a required profile link on community.cncf.io

N/A

Tell us about your co-organizer. List their name, email, company, GitHub URL, LinkedIn URL, and CNCF Slack workspace name (or if they need to be invited), and a required profile link on community.cncf.io

N/A

If you already run a meetup, please link it here

No response

What is your mission statement or objective for this new chapter?

We are on the mission "Come together to discover the world of cloud native apps, deployments, best practices, open-source cooperation, and tools from CNCF projects". These resources will help you realize the full potential of cloud native apps.

Code of Conduct

• [X] I/We agree to follow the CNCF Code of Conduct

Where organizers reside

• [X] I/We confirm I/we am/are local to or live near the city of the above-proposed chapter.

Organizers companies/affiliations

• [X] I/We agree if there is more than one organizer now or onboarded in the future, the majority come from different companies

Inclusive

• [X] I/We agree. To assure this, I/we have recently completed the Inclusive Open Source Community Orientation (LFC102) course

Vendor Neutral

• [X] I/We have read what vendor-nuetrality means, and agree that the main content of our meetups will remain vendor-nuetral

Agree to use CNCG branding

• [X] I/We agree to use the CNCG logo in my/our chapter and social branding

Registration through CNCF platforms

• [X] I/We agree to host free registration in the main CNCF platform

Remain an active chapter

• [X] I/We agree to have a meetup at least once every 90 days, or else communicate reasoning for upcoming inactivity.

Collaboration with other chapters

• [X] I/We acknowledge the CNCF right to approve additional chapters in my area based on this criteria

Aim to have a diverse representation of speakers in your meetups

• [X] I/We will do our best to host diverse speakers throughout the year

[AudMonte01]

Hello @Nouman-Usman - thank you for your interest in hosting a chapter! Did you know we have a chapter in Islamabad? https://community.cncf.io/islamabad/

I am tagging @Saim-Safdar, the lead organizer here, in case he could use some help in the co-organization of his chapter. Or perhaps he has a suggestion of other ways you can participate.

[AudMonte01]

@Saim-Safdar - please let @Nouman-Usmant the next steps to participate and prove consistency, dedication and commitment before coming a co-organizer.

Please also let me know if Taxila is farther than I thought from Islamabad, so I can enable him with his own chapter.

[AudMonte01]

Hello @Nouman-Usman,

Since we have not yet heard from Saim and I know Taxila is about 45 minutes to 1-hour away from Islamabad, then let me know if you foresee any competition in attendees, or if that time in travel is un-desirable by the community.

Also, I noticed your LinkedIn says you reside in Lahore. Is this true and you are part time in Taxila>

Kind regards,

Audra Montenegro CNCF Community Program Manager

[Nouman-Usman]

Dear @AudMonte01,

I hope this email finds you well. Thank you for reaching out and sharing your observations.

Regarding your question about Taxila being 45 minutes to 1 hour from Islamabad, I don't see significant competition in attendees. However, depending on the schedule and nature of the event, the travel time might pose a challenge for some participants. We can explore potential solutions to address this, such as coordinating transportation or timing adjustments, to ensure maximum participation.

To clarify your LinkedIn observation, I currently reside in Lahore but frequently travel to Taxila for projects and events. My presence there is primarily part-time, depending on the specific needs of ongoing initiatives.

Please let me know if there are additional considerations or details I can provide to assist with planning.

Kind regards, Nouman Usman

[AudMonte01]

Thank you for your response, @Nouman-Usman.

My main concern is competition for attendees since there is already a chapter in Islamabad. So as long as this chapter focuses on the local city, or collaborates with Islamabad at a city in-between, this new chapter could work well.

As for your being part time in Taxila. Please let me know if our activity standards would be worrisome based on this fact?

[AudMonte01]

Hello @Nouman-Usman - we are going to move forward creating this chapter if you are still interested?

[AudMonte01]

Since I have not heard back, I will close this issue. Please re-open when ready.