CommunityOverCode Asia 2024 will take place in Hangzhou, China, July 26-28, 2024.

This year, the event features one main forum,15 sub-forums with over 150 experts and mentors. Attendees can learn about Apache's latest breakthrough, upcoming innovations, and insights from community-driven projects guided by the Apache way, while exploring Apache's ecosystem, business models, legal issues, and more. The full breakout session schedule can be viewed here.

As an incubating project, Apache Answer is always open to communication and collaboration. We started our CommunityOverCode Asia journey from a booth last year, and this year we’re back with not just the booth, but two sessions, and one keynote.

See You in Our Sessions

Last year, Apache Answer passed the vote and entered the incubator. We’ve been receiving help from the community, including but not limited to documentations, PRs, and meetup. Time for us to give it back to the open-source world.

Follow PPMC member LinkinStar, backend engineer, to look back at our first Apache release, how we settled down, and how the community nail the challenges. Dive with Anne Zhu, marketing specialist, for a closer look at Apache Answer with practical how-tos to engage your community members. Don’t forget to join Nadia and Anne for their keynote on non-code contributions within the open-source ecosystem.

Incubator Track

This track provides insights on the incubator journey, Apache’s governance, and operations. Participants will learn about advancing from incubation to a Top-Level Project (TLP) and strategies for building a diverse, compliant open-source community.

The Journey from Incubation to First Release: Unveiling the Apache Answer Release Way

Speaker: LinkinStar
Apache Answer PPMC Member, architect of SegmentFault, and Golang backend expert.

Join me as I share Answer's journey—from the transformative insights gained by participating in open source, through the story-rich donation process to Apache, to the challenging yet rewarding path to our first release. Discover how open source reshaped my understanding, the collaborative efforts behind Answer's integration into the Apache Software Foundation, and the persistence needed to navigate the complexities of launching our initial version. This session is a concise exploration of lessons learned and the unyielding spirit of the open-source community.

Click here for more on the schedule.

Community Track

Why does ASF believe in "Community over Code"? There is more to open-source than just code contribution. In this track, let’s explore topics like governance models, growing project communities, diversity and inclusion, community health metrics, management tools, project roadmaps, case studies, and sustaining open-source communities.

Enhance Your Community Engagement with Apache Answer
Speaker: Anne Zhu
Apache Answer PPMC member, and marketing specialist.

Apache Answer is an open-source Q&A platform software. It is designed to enhance your community engagement with features you'll need and love. In this session, we will start with the paths of how we help users find better answers, how we cherish and reward the good deeds, and engage the users in fun ways. We would also love to share your ideas on how we have the idea of this project, and how you can use Apache Answer for building your next online community.

Keynote

Keynote is the place where you can see the latest breakthrough of open source, gain views of from different aspects of open source, and ways you can get involve.

Beyond the Code: Growing in the Apache Community

Speaker: Nadia Jiang and Anne Zhu
PPMC member of Apache Answer

Nadia and Anne will share their experiences as non-developers thriving in open source. We will explore various roles and activities that significantly impact the community, such as documentation, community management, marketing, and more. Furthermore, we will share insights on career development for non-technical individuals in the open-source world, highlighting the unique career paths and growth potential available.

Drop By at Our Booth

Our journey starts with the booth, how can we miss it this year? We’ve prepared stickers, brand-new flyers, and of course, you can give it a try with Answer.Meta to unlock the latest features. Come and talk to our committers, we’re all ears for your feedback and questions.

Save Your Date. Get the Ticket.

Ready for an Apache journey? Register now and get your ticket. See you in Hangzhou.