Events

Conferences, summits, and meetups I've attended or spoken at.

Speaker
25 Aug 2024 IIT Kanpur, India

Opportunity Open Source Conference 2024

From First Commit to Mentor: Climbing the Open Source Ladder

Presented at the Canonical/Ubuntu conference on the journey from first-time contributor to mentor in open source. Covered practical advice on starting out, staying motivated, transitioning to mentorship, and fostering stronger communities. Included a deep-dive into my GSoC experience at FOSSology.

Mentor
13 Oct 2023 Google, Sunnyvale, USA

Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit 2023

Represented the FOSSology project at the annual GSoC Mentor Summit hosted at Google's Sunnyvale campus. Participated in unconference sessions on mentoring practices, community building, and project sustainability.

Attendee
27 Oct 2021 Virtual

GitHub Universe 2021

Attended GitHub's annual developer conference as a GitHub Campus Expert. Explored new features including Copilot, Codespaces, and Actions improvements.

Organizer
9 Oct 2021 NIT Hamirpur, India

Open Source Month (OSM)

Organized and led a month-long series of talks and workshops as a GitHub Campus Expert. Topics ranged from introduction to open source, Git workflows, and writing GSoC proposals to lightning talks by contributors from projects like Julia and VideoLAN. Over 200 students participated across 7 sessions.

Speaker
27 Aug 2021 Banmankhi, India

GCE Live India

Campus Experts: Preparation, Application Tips, Perks & Benefits

Delivered a live session on how to become a GitHub Campus Expert — covering the application process, preparation tips, community benefits, and what to expect from the program.