OTel Me How To Get My Open Source Community Taken Seriously - Lessons Learned as an OTel Maintainer

Learn how to build and grow a thriving open source community through this conference talk that shares practical strategies and real-world experiences from OpenTelemetry maintainers. Discover essential approaches for supporting open source projects beyond just writing and using code, including raising project awareness, driving adoption and implementation, and connecting diverse community groups. Explore proven methods for improving projects through cross-SIG collaborations, driving meaningful contributions, demonstrating clear business value to end users, and fostering connections between end users and contributors. Gain insights from the speakers' experiences as Maintainers of the OpenTelemetry End User SIG, including lessons learned from challenges and setbacks encountered along the way. Walk away with actionable strategies you can implement immediately to strengthen your own open source community initiatives and drive project success.