2025-09-27 –, Venue
New contributors and maintainers new to accepting contributions face surprisingly similar challenges: anxiety about "getting it right", unclear expectations, and unwritten cultural norms. This talk presents a practical model for real-time collaborative sessions that address both groups' needs simultaneously, creating stronger, more welcoming open source communities from day one.
Laura Langdon is the Community Manager for the Open Source Program Office (OSPO) network of the University of California. With a focus on the humans in tech communities, Laura is passionate about documentation, diversity and inclusion across all axes, and social responsibility. In her free time, Laura enjoys recreational research, knitting, and optimizing all the things.