Hi everyone, a quick update on SIG-OpenStack/K8s as we head into KubeCon. To start with, today David and I are at the contributors summit and will be available to catch up on any topics you're interested in personally. The only other event we have scheduled for KubeCon is the SIG Intro session[1], Tuesday at 2:35 PM in room 3A/B. Given the smaller turnout for the deep-dive session in Copenhagen, we opted to skip the deep dive session this time around. As such, the first half of the intro will serve as the official SIG-Update, then we will reserve the end of the time for collaboration and planning. If you're involved or interested in SIG-OpenStack at all, please be sure to make this session. Following up from the OpenStack Summit, we had a productive planning session and set a number of goals and tasks[2]. Top at the list is the rotation of the SIG leadership. We're currently accepting nominations to replace David Lyle and Robert Morse. Many thanks to both for serving this last year. Currently we have nominations for * Flavio Percoco * Melvin Hillsman If you would like to be considered for SIG leadership, or would like to nominate someone, please do so in this thread or personally to me. Another item on the agenda is the rebooting of the SIG-OpenStack/K8s meetings. We will return the previously scheduled time of Wednesdays at 4 PM PT, starting January 9. I'll be sending out agendas and reminders as we get closer to the date, and will be asking some sub-project owners to attend and contribute updates. Work on the cloud provider and associated code has been moving well, and the external provider has moved well beyond the capabilities of the now-deprecated in-tree provider. If you haven't started your migration plan off of the in-tree code, please start doing so now. We're targeting full removal in 2019. The OpenStack provider for the new Cluster API has started, and we are looking for more developers to get involved. This, and a possible Ironic provider, are important for the SIG to be involved with in the coming year. If SIG-Cluster-Lifecycle reaches its goals, the Cluster API will be one of the most valuable developments for operators and users in 2019. Finally, I continue to engage with SIG-Cloud-Provider as a co-lead to advocate for consistent provider development. One of the original goals was to wind down all provider SIGS. However, as the SIGs move beyond just provider code to larger support of a user and developer community, this plan is being reconsidered. I'll keep you updated on the developments. Thanks to everyone for your ongoing contributions, and I'm looking forward to seeing the folks who are attending KubeCon in Seattle. -Chris [1] Intro OpenStack SIG: https://sched.co/Grbk [2] SIG-K8s Berlin Summit Session: https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/sig-k8s-2018-berlin-summit