Add recap of CMs activity for the year Add a recap of CM activities from since the last meeting notes publication. As there's been a substantial amount of time since an updated has been published, instead of adding minutes for each call, add a recap of everything that happened since. Change-Id: I437af80f6dd8adecfd6d1285d53d54c34ed262e0
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@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@ +--- +title: "Gerrit Community Managers Update, September, 2026" +tags: news +keywords: news +permalink: 2026-09-02-cm-minutes.html +summary: "Gerrit Community Manager minutes" +hide_sidebar: true +hide_navtoggle: true +toc: true +--- + +This update covers key discussions, events, and milestones achieved by the +Gerrit Community Managers team since our last update in January, reflecting +recent activities, community initiatives, and upcoming developments. +The meetings have been happening regularly every other week, and while all +events and activities have been announced in due course, updates regarding the +actual meetings have been quite scarce, this article aims to remediate that, so +here is a recap of everything achieved in the last year. + +## Team Changes & Welcome Josie + +The CM team has evolved again since our last update, as recently announced by +Nasser. We are delighted to welcome Josie as our newest Community Manager! + +Please join us in giving Josie a warm welcome to the team—we look forward to +working together to support and grow the community. + +## Website Redesign + +The long-awaited [gerritcodereview.com](https://gerritcodereview.com) redesign +has been successfully completed and released! The site now features a cleaner, +more modern look. Head over to check it out—further contributions, feedback, and +improvements are always welcome. + +## Gerrit User Summit 2026 + +Organizing early for this year's summit alongside Google has paid off immensely. +The Call for Papers (CFP) has seen unprecedented engagement, attracting over 40 +talk submissions so far—making this our highest number of CFP responses to date. + +Registration is still open, head over to +[gus26.gerritforge.com](https://gus26.gerritforge.com) to find out more. + +Finally, because of the overwhelming response, we are looking to potentially +close the CFP early, in the next couple of weeks, so if you're undecided about +submitting a talk, please do so sooner rather than later. We'll communicate +about any updates to CFP closing date separately. + +Thank you to everyone who submitted a proposal and registered to participate. + +## Community Hackathon + +We’ve been liaising with Nvidia, who have kindly offered to organize and host +this year's community hackathon which is being organized by them. If you want +more details around it please email gerrit-hackathon-2026@nvidia.com. +Huge thanks to Nvidia for stepping up to support the project. + +## Gerrit Contributor Hangout + +Our regular contributor hangouts continue to run smoothly and spark great +conversations across the ecosystem, thanks Nasser for organasing them. +They’ve proven particularly valuable for welcoming and onboarding new +contributors to projects like the +[Gerrit MCP server](https://gerrit.googlesource.com/gerrit-mcp-server). + +If you haven't joined one yet, keep an eye out for upcoming events on +[Discord](https://www.gerritcodereview.com/contact.html#discord)! + +## New Logo Contest + +Thanks to Luca, we have officially kicked off a New Logo contest for Gerrit! The +community evaluation phase is underway, and the final outcome will be defined +and shared in due course. + +## Spam Prevention Measures + +To keep our community channels clean and usable, active discussions are ongoing +regarding new permission structures to curb spam across our main sites. We will +keep you updated as these controls are finalized and implemented. \ No newline at end of file