Open Source Summit North America 2023

Events, no matter how big or intimate, are essential to the well-being of the open-source community. In addition, positive event experiences might inspire new and recurring contributors. Finally, events often inspire contributions to open source. How to make sure that the community feels empowered and that you have long-term contributors if it's an open-source project? In this talk, we will discuss how you can plan an inclusive and diverse event. We will talk about retaining current contributors and luring in new ones, share some of the best practices, mistakes to avoid, and inspire discussions. Since contributors are the backbone of any open-source project or ecosystem, events are essential to the contributor experience. Have engaging events - create a space for community members to come together—understand company contributions since they are essential contributors to events. And lastly, address diversity & skill gaps.