# A Quick Recap of 2023 China Kubernetes Contributor Summit

DevFeed: [A Quick Recap of 2023 China Kubernetes Contributor Summit](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-quick-recap-of-2023-china-kubernetes-contributor-summit-17566.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.kubernetes.dev/blog/2023/10/20/kcs-shanghai/>)

Author: The Kubernetes Authors

Published: 2023-10-20T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Kubernetes Contributors Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/kubernetes-contributors-blog.md>)

Topics: [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [china](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/china.md>), [conference](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/conference.md>), [contributors](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/contributors.md>), [event](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/event.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [summit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/summit.md>)

## AI overview

The article recaps the 2023 China Kubernetes Contributor Summit held in Shanghai on September 26 during KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + Open Source Summit China 2023. Nearly 50 contributors attended, including participants from China, Europe, and the United States, followed by technical sessions on multi-cluster management and Helmfile.

## Source excerpt

On September 26, 2023, the first day of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + Open Source Summit China 2023 , nearly 50 contributors gathered in Shanghai for the Kubernetes Contributor Summit. All participants in the 2023 Kubernetes Contributor Summit This marked the first in-person offline gathering held in China after three years of the pandemic. A joyful meetup The event began with welcome speeches from Kevin Wang from Huawei Cloud, one of the co-chairs of KubeCon, and Puja from Giant Swarm. Following the opening remarks, the contributors introduced themselves briefly. Most attendees were from China, while some contributors had made the journey from Europe and the United States specifically for the conference. Technical experts from companies such as Microsoft, Intel, Huawei, as well as emerging forces like DaoCloud, were present. Laughter and cheerful voices filled the room, regardless of whether English was spoken with European or American accents or if conversations were carried out in authentic Chinese language. This created an atmosphere of comfort, joy, respect, and anticipation. Past contributions brought everyone closer, and mutual recognition and accomplishments made this offline gathering possible. Face to face meeting in Shanghai The attending contributors were no longer just GitHub IDs; they transformed into vivid faces. From sitting together and capturing group photos to attempting to identify "Who is who," a loosely connected collective emerged. This team structure, although loosely knit and free-spirited, was established to pursue shared dreams. As the saying goes, "You reap what you sow." Each effort has been diligently documented within the Kubernetes community contributions. Regardless of the passage of time, the community will not erase those shining traces. Brilliance can be found in your PRs, issues, or comments. It can also be seen in the smiling faces captured in meetup photos or heard through stories passed down among contributors. Technical sharing