[Group Request] Create a new chapter "OpenTelemetry (OTel) Berlin"

[jpkrohling]

City or location name for your CNCG

Berlin

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

Germany

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

Juraci Paixão Kröhling, [email protected] , Grafana Labs, https://github.com/jpkrohling, https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpkroehling/ , "Juraci Paixão Kröhling", https://community.cncf.io/u/mmzqmh/#/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

No response

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

No response

If you already run a meetup, please link it here

No response

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

Welcome to the Berlin OpenTelemetry (OTel) Meetup Group! This is the perfect place for anyone interested in observability to come together to learn, share knowledge, and network with like-minded individuals. Whether you're just starting out with OTel or are a seasoned pro, this group is for you. Join us for regular meetups where we'll discuss best practices, showcase demos, and dive into the latest trends in observability. Let's explore how OpenTelemetry can help us gain valuable insights into our systems and improve overall performance. We can't wait to connect with you!

Code of Conduct

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

Where organizers reside

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

Organizers companies/affiliations

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

Inclusive

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

Vendor Neutral

• 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

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

Registration through CNCF platforms

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

Remain an active chapter

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

Collaboration with other chapters

• 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

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

[jpkrohling]

I'm actively looking for co-organizers for this one.

[Sabariesh]

Hi Juraci,
Happy to help you orgnaize!! The chapter will be a great addition to the growing tech community in Berlin.
Details for co-organizer:
Sabariesh Ganesan, [email protected], Delivery Hero, https://github.com/Sabariesh, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabariesh-ganesan-2528b416/ , “Sabariesh Ganesan” https://community.cncf.io/u/mjckwd/#/about

[clemra]

Hi Juraci, as discussed, we'd be glad to help with organizing this.

Clemens Rawert, [email protected] , Langfuse, https://github.com/clemra, https://linkedin.com/in/rawert

[jpkrohling]

To circle back: I've spoken to a few other CNCF Ambassadors and there are some concerns about this clashing with CNCF Berlin. I do believe that we could have an OTel dedicated charter, but I'm not ready to have this discussion right now: I have quite a few things on my plate right now and I'd rather see "some" event happening than figuring out the perfect solution.

Therefore, I asked our Grafana Labs' folks to create a group for this initial event, and we'll see how it goes from there: https://www.meetup.com/otel-berlin/

In summary, please do not create this charter just now; let's see how it goes after this initial event.

[clemra]

Thank you, Juraci. I agree, let's see how this resonates first. I joined the group on Meetup.

[jpkrohling]

We had our first event yesterday using an external meetup group, and I believe it was a success: about 20 people joined from the ~50 that RSVPed, plus another ~50 were on the waiting list. Right now, the meetup group has 150 people.

I'd be open to co-organizing the next one with @Sabariesh, and I believe we have a location for it already. My initial plan is to have it on Tuesday, Oct 15.

As such, I would like to move forward with this new charter, as I still believe there's appetite for an OTel-only group.