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Community Meetings

Community Meetings are held in text form in the #community-meetings channel of the Chef Community Slack every Thursday at 9 AM Pacific.

Meetings are scheduled for 45 minutes.

Structure

  • Meetings are open to anyone who is interested.
  • Each meeting is lead by a member of the Developer Relations team in the Chef business unit at Progress.
  • Each meeting will follow a general structure of release notifications, team updates, and community updates.
  • The meeting leader will start the meeting with a greeting and any Chef announcements (ChefConf, Community Summits, etc.).
  • Each meeting must have at least one representative from Chef's major Open Source projects - including Infra, Habitat, InSpec, and Automate.
  • Each representative will give a brief update on the project - what is being worked on, issues that they would like to solicit input on, etc.
  • The meeting will then open for general discussion.
  • As an agenda item nears its time limit, the moderator will give a 2 minute warning, then close the topic.
  • All Chef engineers - engineers working on Chef software employed by Progress Software - are highly encouraged to attend.

Community Advisory Council

The Chef Community Advisory Council is a monthly Zoom-based forum hosted by Progress Chef, designed to foster dialogue, feedback, and collaboration between the Chef community and the Chef Developer Relations team.

Meetings are scheduled monthly and typically last for 60 minutes.

Structure

  • Meetings are open to anyone who is interested in contributing to the Chef community.
  • Each meeting is led by a member of the Developer Relations team in the Chef business unit at Progress.
  • Each meeting follows a flexible agenda that includes updates, open discussions, and community-driven topics.
  • The meeting leader will begin with a welcome and any relevant announcements (e.g., ChefConf, Community Summits, program updates).
  • Agenda items are often posted in advance in the #community-advisory-council channel on the Chef Community Slack.
  • The meeting will then open for general discussion, allowing community members to raise topics, share feedback, and ask questions.
  • As an agenda item nears its time limit, the moderator will give a 2-minute warning before closing the topic.
  • Participation in the CAC is one of the recognized activities for becoming a Progress Chef Champion, a program that honors active contributors and thought leaders in the Chef community.