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[Group Request] Create a new chapter Rabat, Morocco

Open lhajouji opened this issue 1 week ago • 0 comments

City or location name for your CNCG

rabat

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

morocco

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

Name: Abdelkoddous Lhajouji Email: [email protected] Company: Bouygues Telecom GitHub: https://github.com/lhajouji LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lhajouji/ CNCF Slack Workspace Name: https://cloud-native.slack.com/team/U029L6VRGA3 Profile Link on CNCF community: https://www.cncf.io/training/kubestronaut/?p=abdelkoddous-lhajouji

About: CNCF Certified Kubestronaut and Cloud Native Architect with experience in middleware, DevOps, Architecture, and cloud platforms. Passionate about building communities and fostering collaboration in cloud-native technologies, with a focus on education, knowledge-sharing, and contribution to CNCF projects.

Note: Although I am currently based in France, I am Moroccan and travel frequently to Morocco for both professional engagements and family. This allows me to remain closely connected to the local ecosystem and actively support in-country community activities.

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

Name: Ilyas Kaddouri Email: [email protected] Company: sofrecom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilyas-kaddouri-7a9943104/ Profile Link on CNCF community: https://community.cncf.io/u/mpuqjs/#/about

About: CNCF enthusiast and seasoned network and security engineer at Sofrecom Morocco. He has built his career from the ground up, progressing from IT and platform support technician roles to a senior network and platform engineer. With an extensive network and strong connections across Morocco, Ilyas brings local insight and influence that will help the chapter engage the community, foster collaboration, and organize impactful events.

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

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If you already run a meetup, please link it here

meetup prelauch group

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

Morocco’s IT sector is growing rapidly, offering strong potential for cloud-native adoption. While local professionals are skilled, there is a need for guidance, knowledge sharing, and international recognition.

This chapter aims to:

  • Share cloud-native best practices and CNCF project knowledge
  • Foster professional networking and mentorship
  • Organize inclusive, community-driven events
  • Highlight Moroccan talent within the global cloud-native ecosystem

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
  • Abdelkoddous LHAJOUJI credly badge : https://www.credly.com/badges/8435b229-584b-4fa1-8d4c-a01d7dfe1984/public_url
  • Ilyas KADDOURI credly badge : https://www.credly.com/badges/45cc6944-d0e7-4987-81ad-a8e8ee28bc17/public_url

Vendor Neutral

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

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

lhajouji avatar Dec 17 '25 01:12 lhajouji