2025-09-20 –, Hewitt Boardroom (Capacity 35)
Are you new to the world of open source or looking to make your first contribution? This session will provide a guide for beginners interested in contributing to open source projects. We'll cover a variety of topics, like finding suitable projects, making your first pull request, and navigating community interactions. Attendees will leave with practical tips, resources, and the confidence to embark on their open source journey.
Beginner - no experience needed
Amy Marrich is a Principal Technical Marketing Manager at Red Hat. She currently serves as the Chair of the CentOS Project, Vice Chair of the Open Infrastructure Foundation (OpenInfra) Board of Directors, and is on the Community Health Analytics in Open Source Software (CHAOSS) projects governing board. In addition, she serves on the Red Hat OpenStack technical committee, is Chair of the OpenInfra Diversity and Inclusion Working Group, contributes to several OpenStack projects, and previously served as the Chair of the OpenStack User Committee.
Shaun is the CentOS Community Architect. He works closely with the CentOS Board of Directors to take care of most of the non-technical aspects of the CentOS project, including events and promotion. He's been involved with open source for over 20 years with leadership roles from software maintenance to documentation writing to project governance.