--- author: The Ansible Community Team date: 2023-09-29 00:00 UTC description: Announcing Ansible Contributor Summit in Durham, as well as how to register and propose topics for the event. This is a full day working session especially for community contributors to interact with one another, as well as with Ansible development teams. lang: en-us title: Ansible Contributor Summit, Durham 2023 --- # Ansible Contributor Summit, Durham 2023 ![Ansible contributor summit logo](/images/posts/archive/contributor_summit_202310-durham.png) The Ansible Contributor Summit is a full day working session for community contributors to interact with one another and meet with the Ansible development teams behind the projects like AWX, Galaxy NG, Molecule, Ansible Lint and Event-Driven Ansible. We will discuss important issues affecting the Ansible Community and help shape the future of collaboration. We are happy to have the opportunity to do a second Contributor Summit this year, and this time it will be part of DjangoCon US 2023 in Durham, NC. Our previous experience co-locating the Contributor Summit with another related event was in February in Ghent, Belgium as part of CfgMgmtCamp 2023. It was so successful, we wanted to do it again with another great match. ## Hello, Durham! We will be meeting in the "Bull City", the home of Ansible itself and the inspiration for our beloved mascot, Ansibull. In case you didn't know, the Ansible office overlooks the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, and this mixed with Ansible word play is why you might see mentions of bulls and Ansibulls in Ansible land. If you can't attend the event in person in Durham, worry not! Ansible Contributor Summit is a hybrid event, so you will be able to join online. Details will follow later on how to do it, but we will have both streaming for the presentations and communication channels to participate in the hackathons or sprints. Check how to register for the online event below. ## Make the Contributor Summit yours What would **you** like to hear about at the Ansible Contributor Summit? Are there topics you'd like to discuss or parts of the project you'd like to hack on? Propose your ideas [in the following topic](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-contributor-summit-durham-2023/28) in the new Ansible Community Forum. Please do it by Friday, October 6, so we can prepare the agenda for the event.  Provide the following information: - Name of the speaker/facilitator - Topic - Details or abstract - Type: Presentation, Discussion, Hacking or Other - Estimated duration There is no need to have a presentation or slides ready at submission time. If you have an idea, propose it! We would love to hear about it. ## How to attend: Register now, it's free! ### Ansible Contributor Summit will be part of DjangoCon US 2023 For this new edition we are joining forces with DjangoCon US, so you can expect some extra discussions and topics around Python and Django in the Ansible projects. If you are interested in contributing to AWX (upstream of automation controller, formerly Red Hat Ansible Tower) or Galaxy NG (upstream of Ansible automation hub), this might be a great opportunity.  To join in-person: - Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023 - Location: Durham Convention Center, NC 27701 - Room: Meeting room 1-2 (sessions), Meeting room 3-4 (lunch) - Registration: Please [register here](https://ti.to/defna/djangocon-us-2023/discount/ansible)and select the ticket for Ansible Contributor Summit + Sprint (Thursday, October 19). The Ansible Contributor Summit ticket is free. - Let the community know you are participating by replying [to this Forum topic](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-contributor-summit-durham-2023/28) To join online: - Registration: Please [register here](https://ti.to/defna/djangocon-us-2023/discount/ansible) and select the ticket for Ansible Contributor Summit + Sprint **Online** (Thursday, October 19). The Ansible Contributor Summit ticket is free. - Online chat: [https://matrix.to/#/#summit:ansible.com](https://matrix.to/#/#summit:ansible.com) - Forum topic: [https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-contributor-summit-durham-2023/28](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-contributor-summit-durham-2023/28)  - More information (such as live streams) will be provided closer to the event - Let the community know you are participating by replying [to this Forum topic](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-contributor-summit-durham-2023/28) ## COVID-19 Policy Please refer to DjangoCon's [COVID-19 In-Person Policy](https://2023.djangocon.us/covid/). As we are part of DjangonCon's Sprints, we will adhere to the same policy. DjangoCon will provide masks and test kits on-site if you are unable to obtain them in advance. ## Code of Conduct For Ansible community events, we adhere to the [Ansible Community Code of Conduct](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/community/code_of_conduct.html).