Kubernetes SIG Contributor Experience: A Look Back, a Step Forward

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SIG Contributor Experience runs the automation and programs that keep Kubernetes scaleable: 100k contributors, 4.5M+ contributions, 8k reviewers tracked via devstats and git.k8s.io/org metadata. Operations include eleto for blind elections, KOG + Parabolus reconciler + PROW to invite and remove members (NMCs onboard 200+ people), and the LWKD newsletter weekly since 2018 that curates KEPs, featured PRs and merges. The contributor site on kubernetes.dev uses Hugo + Doxy and is mid-upgrade (old libs, no dark theme); generator migration from Bash to Go is planned.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 2:30Community scale and SIG Contrib's role
3. 5:19Newsletter: Last Week in Kubernetes Dev
4. 15:21Membership coordination process
5. 21:20Contributor website upgrade
6. 28:09How to get involved

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