devopsdays · toshywoshy · Dec 6, 2024 · Dec 3, 2024 · Dec 4, 2024 · Dec 4, 2024
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 Title = "Conduct"
 Type = "event"
-Description = "Code de conduite devopsdays Kansas City 2025"
+Description = "Code de Conduite DevOpsDays Kansas City 2025"
 +++
 
-Tous les participants, conférenciers, sponsors et volontaires à devopsdays Kansas City 2025 doivent accepter le code d'éthique et de déontologie, ou « code de conduite » suivant. Les organisateurs s’attacheront à faire respecter ce code durant l’événement. Nous attendons la coopération de chacun‧e pour assurer un environnement sain pour tous.
+Tous les participants, conférenciers, sponsors et volontaires à DevOpsDays Kansas City 2025 doivent accepter le code d'éthique et de déontologie, ou « code de Conduite » suivant. Les organisateurs s’attacheront à faire respecter ce code durant l’événement. Nous attendons la coopération de chacun‧e pour assurer un environnement sain pour tous.
 
 
 ### La Version Rapide
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-Le code de conduite devopsdays Kansas City 2025 est basé sur [fr.confcodeofconduct.com](https://fr.confcodeofconduct.com)._ 
+Le code de Conduite DevOpsDays Kansas City 2025 est basé sur [fr.confcodeofconduct.com](https://fr.confcodeofconduct.com)._ 
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 Title = "Conduta"
 Type = "event"
-Description = "Código de conduta do devopsdays Kansas City 2025"
+Description = "Código de Conduta do DevOpsDays Kansas City 2025"
 +++
 
 
-Participantes, palestrantes, representantes de empresas e pessoas voluntárias no devopsdays Kansas City 2025 são requeridos a concordar com o seguinte código de conduta. A organização irá aplicar este código pelo evento. Nós esperamos cooperação de todas as pessoas participando para garantir um ambiente seguro para todas as pessoas.
+Participantes, palestrantes, representantes de empresas e pessoas voluntárias no DevOpsDays Kansas City 2025 são requeridos a concordar com o seguinte código de Conduta. A organização irá aplicar este código pelo evento. Nós esperamos cooperação de todas as pessoas participando para garantir um ambiente seguro para todas as pessoas.
 
 ### A versão rápida
 
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ As pessoas da equipe da conferência podem ser identificadas por crachás distin
 
 Esperamos que todas as pessoas participantes sigam estas regras em salas de apresentação e workshops da conferência, além de eventos sociais relacionados.
 
-_O código de conduta do devopsdays Kansas City 2025 é baseado em [confcodeofconduct.com](https://confcodeofconduct.com/index-pt-br.html)._
+_O código de Conduta do DevOpsDays Kansas City 2025 é baseado em [confcodeofconduct.com](https://confcodeofconduct.com/index-pt-br.html)._
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 Title = "Conduct"
 Type = "event"
-Description = "Code of conduct for devopsdays Kansas City 2025"
+Description = "Code of Conduct for DevOpsDays Kansas City 2025"
 +++
 
 
-All attendees, speakers, sponsors, and volunteers at devopsdays Kansas City 2025 are required to agree with the following code of conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event. We are expecting cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody.
+All attendees, speakers, sponsors, and volunteers at DevOpsDays Kansas City 2025 are required to agree with the following code of conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event. We are expecting cooperation from all participants to help ensure a safe environment for everybody.
 
 ### The Quick Version
 
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ Conference staff can be identified by distinct staff badges. Conference staff wi
 
 We expect participants to follow these rules at conference and workshop venues and conference-related social events.
 
-_The devopsdays Kansas City 2025 Code of Conduct is based on [confcodeofconduct.com](https://confcodeofconduct.com)._ 
+_The DevOpsDays Kansas City 2025 Code of Conduct is based on [confcodeofconduct.com](https://confcodeofconduct.com)._ 
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 Title = "Contact"
 Type = "event"
-Description = "Contact information for devopsdays Kansas City 2025"
+Description = "Contact information for DevOpsDays Kansas City 2025"
 +++
 
 If you'd like to contact us by email: {{< email_organizers >}}

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 Title = "Location"
 Type = "event"
-Description = "Location for devopsdays Kansas City 2025"
+Description = "Location for DevOpsDays Kansas City 2025"
 +++
 
 Watch this space for information about the venue including address, map/direction, parking/transit, and any hotel details.

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 Title = "Propose"
 Type = "event"
-Description = "Propose a talk for devopsdays Kansas City 2025"
+Description = "Propose a talk for DevOpsDays Kansas City 2025"
 +++
   {{< cfp_dates >}}
 
 <hr>
 
-There are three ways to propose a topic at devopsdays:
+There are three ways to propose a topic at DevOpsDays:
 <ol>
   <li><strong><em>A 30-minute talk</em></strong> presented during the conference, usually in the mornings.</li>
   <li><strong><em>An Ignite talk</em></strong> presented during the <a href="/pages/ignite-talks-format">Ignite sessions</a> (scheduling varies). These are 5 minutes slots with slides changing every 15 seconds (20 slides total).</li>

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 +++
 Title = "Registration"
 Type = "event"
-Description = "Registration for devopsdays Kansas City 2025"
+Description = "Registration for DevOpsDays Kansas City 2025"
 +++
 
 <div style="width:100%; text-align:left;">

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 Title = "Sponsor"
 Type = "event"
-Description = "Sponsor devopsdays Kansas City 2025"
+Description = "Sponsor DevOpsDays Kansas City 2025"
 +++
 
-We greatly value sponsors for this open event.  If you are interested in sponsoring, please drop us an email at [{{< email_organizers >}}].
+We greatly value sponsors for this open event. If you are interested in sponsoring, please drop us an email at [{{< email_organizers >}}]. We are always open to discussing custom packages for sponsorships or collaboration, and with us **co-locating with KCDC for 2025 there are some opportunites to reach a wider audience**.
 
 <hr>
 
-devopsdays is a self-organizing conference for practitioners that depends on sponsorships. We do not have vendor booths, sell product presentations, or distribute attendee contact lists. Sponsors have the opportunity to have short elevator pitches during the program and will get recognition on the website and social media before, during and after the event. Sponsors are encouraged to represent themselves by actively participating and engaging with the attendees as peers. Any attendee also has the opportunity to demo products/projects as part of an open space session.
+DevOpsDays is a self-organizing conference for practitioners that depends on sponsorships. We do not have vendor booths, sell product presentations, or distribute attendee contact lists. Sponsors have the opportunity to have short elevator pitches during the program and will get recognition on the website and social media before, during and after the event. Sponsors are encouraged to represent themselves by actively participating and engaging with the attendees as peers. Any attendee also has the opportunity to demo products/projects as part of an open space session.
 <p>
 Gold sponsors get a full table and Silver sponsors a shared table where they can interact with those interested to come visit during breaks. All attendees are welcome to propose any subject they want during the open spaces, but this is a community-focused conference, so heavy marketing will probably work against you when trying to make a good impression on the attendees.
 <p>
-The best thing to do is send engineers to interact with the experts at devopsdays on their own terms.
+The best thing to do is send engineers to interact with the experts at DevOpsDays on their own terms.
 <p>
 
+<h3><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yb8JkH0wRZBL2op3QCLvF-Ua6lhmEFRe/view?usp=drive_link">2025 Sponsorship Prospectus available!</a></h3>
+
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 <hr/>
 

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-Title = "devopsdays Kansas City 2025"
+Title = "DevOpsDays Kansas City 2025"
 Type = "welcome"
 aliases = ["/events/2025-kansas-city/"]
-Description = "devopsdays Kansas City 2025"
+Description = "DevOpsDays Kansas City, after a successful return in 2024, is back for 2025! Join us in Kansas City for a day of talks, networking, and collaboration. And as a bonus, we're co-locating with KCDC 2025, so you can attend both events in one trip!"
 +++
 
+<div class = "row" id = "main-row">
+  <div class = "col-md-6 push-md-6" id = "left-col">
+    <p>
+    After a successful return in 2024, DevOpsDays KC is back for 2025! Join us in Kansas City for a day of talks, networking, and collaboration. And as a bonus, we're co-locating with <strong><a href="https://kcdc.info" target="_blank">KCDC 2025</a></strong>, so you can attend both events in one trip!
+    </p>
+    <p>
+    DevOpsDays KC 2024 will be our 6th annual conference in Kansas City, and first since 2019! Kansas City is home to large enterprise technology and software companies, medium- to small-businesses, and a growing startup community. This event will allow you to connect with a diverse set of stakeholders from these companies all in one place, and we expect to have 300+ attendees at the event.
+    </p>
+    <p>
+    Are you looking to connect with executives and senior technical leaders at the top companies in Kansas City? DevOpsDays KC had over 70 local companies represented in 2024, and we expect that number to continue to grow. Of our attendees, over 50% are senior technical leaders with titles ranging from Senior Technology Architect to CTO. This is a great opportunity to connect with senior leadership and decision makers from the top companies across Kansas City. If your target audience is more of a mix - we have students, project managers, security specialists, business analysts, and people managers.
+    </p>
+      <div class = "row"> <!-- another cta row-->
+        <div class = "col-md-12">
+          <div class = "row justify-content-center">
+            <div class = "d-flex p-2">
+              <a class="btn btn-primary btn-block"  style = "margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #96bfe6; border-color: #96bfe6;" href="/events/2025-kansas-city/sponsor">
+                <i class="fa-solid fa-handshake-angle"></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sponsor
+              </a>
+            </div>
+            <div class = "d-flex p-2">
+              <a class="btn btn-primary btn-block"  style = "margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #96bfe6; border-color: #96bfe6;" href="/events/2025-kansas-city/contact">
+                <i class="fa-solid fa-user"></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Contact
+              </a>
+            </div>
+            <div class = "d-flex p-2">
+                <a class="btn btn-primary btn-block"  style = "margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #96bfe6; border-color: #96bfe6;" href="https://lists.devopsdays.org/subscription?f=TYbgJMtfqomf8uYARrTHhqAKoinSX763iDCLAvdcUFPDW2aF7J7EY53W1TeVcYoawk
+                ">
+                  <i class="fa-solid fa-envelope"></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subscribe to the Mailing List
+                </a>
+            </div>
+            <!-- <div class = "d-flex p-2">
+              <a class="btn btn-primary btn-block"  style = "margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; background-color: #96bfe6; border-color: #96bfe6;" href="https://talks.devopsdays.org/devopsdays-kc-2025/cfp">
+                <i class="fa fa-microphone fa-lg"></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Propose
+              </a>
+            </div> -->
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+  </div>
+  <div class = "col-md-6 pull-md-6" id = "right-col">
+    <div class = "row"> <!-- youtube 2024 recap video -->
+      <div class = "col-md-12">
+        <div class = "row justify-content-center">
+           <h2>Look back at DevOpsDays KC 2024!</h2>
+           <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5L52Ec_t_kI?si=-kBAAYafxlN2QMpW&amp;controls=0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
 <!-- <div style="text-align:center;">
   {{< event_logo >}}
 </div> -->
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   </div>
 </div>
 
-<!-- <div class = "row">
+<div class = "row">
   <div class = "col-md-2">
     <strong>Location</strong>
   </div>
   <div class = "col-md-8">
     {{< event_location >}}
   </div>
-</div> -->
+</div>
 
 <!-- <div class = "row">
   <div class = "col-md-2">

@@ -4,14 +4,16 @@ city: "Kansas City" # The displayed city name of the event. Capitalize it.
 event_twitter: "devopsdayskc" # Change this to the twitter handle for your event such as devopsdayschi or devopsdaysmsp
 description: "DevOpsDays is coming to Kansas City again in 2025!" # Edit this to suit your preferences
 ga_tracking_id: "" # If you have your own Google Analytics tracking ID, enter it here. Example: "UA-74738648-1"
+masthead_background: "" # This is the background image for the masthead, relative to static/events/YYYY-CITY
+sharing_image: "" # This is the image that shows up when you share the event on social media, relative to static/events/YYYY-CITY/sharing
 
 # All dates are in unquoted 2025-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+TZ:TZ, like this:
 #   variable: 2019-01-04T00:00:00+02:00
 #   variable: 2019-01-05T23:59:59+02:00
 # Note: we allow 2025-MM-DD for backward compatibility, but it can lead to unexpected behaviors (like your event disappearing from the front page during your last day)
 
-startdate:  # The start date of your event. Leave blank if you don't have a venue reserved yet.
-enddate:  # The end date of your event. Leave blank if you don't have a venue reserved yet.
+startdate: 2025-08-13T00:00:00-06:00 # The start date of your event. Leave blank if you don't have a venue reserved yet.
+enddate: 2025-08-13T00:00:00-06:00 # The end date of your event. Leave blank if you don't have a venue reserved yet.
 
 # Leave CFP dates blank if you don't know yet, or set all three at once.
 cfp_date_start:  # start accepting talk proposals.
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 #
 # coordinates: "" # No longer used
 
-location: "Kansas City" # Defaults to city, but you can make it the venue name.
+location: "Kansas City Convention Center" # Defaults to city, but you can make it the venue name.
 #
-location_address: "" #Optional - use the street address of your venue. This will show up on the welcome page if set. Also used by the event_map shortcode!
+location_address: "Kansas City Convention Center, 301 W 13th St #100, Kansas City, MO 64105" #Optional - use the street address of your venue. This will show up on the welcome page if set. Also used by the event_map shortcode!
 
 nav_elements: # List of pages you want to show up in the navigation of your page.
  # - name: propose
- # - name: location
+  - name: location
  # - name: registration
  # - name: program
  # - name: speakers
@@ -50,50 +52,64 @@ nav_elements: # List of pages you want to show up in the navigation of your page
 
 # These are the same people you have on the mailing list and Slack channel.
 team_members: # Name is the only required field for team members.
-  - name: "Aaron Blythe"
-    employer: "Google Cloud"
-    twitter: "ablythe"
-    linkedin: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronblythe/"
-    website: "https://aaronblythe.com"
-    github: "aaronblythe"
-    image: "aaron-blythe.jpg"
-    bio: "Father, husband, hacker, software architect, genuinely interested in understanding things and making them better."
-  - name: "Erin Crise"
-    employer: "TekSystems"
-    twitter: "queentester"
-    linkedin: "https://linkedin.com/in/erin-crise"
-    website: "https://medium.com/@erin-crise"
-    github: "exc304"
-    image: "erin-crise.jpg"
-    bio: "Graphic designer and self taught coder who developed a love for software testing. Erin’s a creative professional with a passion for software quality and a champion for inclusion."
   - name: "Jeremy Meiss"
-    employer: "DevEx Startup"
+    employer: "OneStream Software"
+    bluesky: "https://bsky.app/profile/jerdog.dev"
     twitter: "IAmJerdog"
     linkedin: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremymeiss/"
     mastodon: "https://hachyderm.io/@jerdog"
     website: "https://jmeiss.me"
     github: "jerdog"
     image: "jeremy-meiss.jpg"
     bio: "Jeremy is an experienced Developer Experience and Community leader with almost 30 years in Tech. He's is active in the DevRel and DevOps communities, and is a co-creator of DevOpsPartyGames.com. A lover of all things coffee, community, open source, and tech, he is a husband and father, and is also house-broken, and (generally) plays well with others."
+  - name: "Erin Crise"
+    employer: "TekSystems"
+    bluesky: ""
+    twitter: "queentester"
+    linkedin: "https://linkedin.com/in/erin-crise"
+    website: "https://medium.com/@erin-crise"
+    github: "exc304"
+    image: "erin-crise.jpg"
+    bio: "Graphic designer and self taught coder who developed a love for software testing. Erin’s a creative professional with a passion for software quality and a champion for inclusion."
   - name: "Jeff Stephens"
+    bluesky: ""
     employer: "C2FO"
     twitter: "tbplayer7"
     linkedin: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-stephens-6bb0928b/"
     github: "tbplayer7"
     image: "jeff-stephens.jpg"
     bio: "Jeff has worked as a Linux Systems Administrator for the last 13 years. His current focus is cloud application platforms. Beyond work, he is an avid baseball fan, and spends his free time as a musician and photographer."
   - name: "Eric Lee"
+    bluesky: ""
     employer: "AWS"
     twitter: "ericblee6"
     linkedin: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericblee6/"
     mastodon: "https://vmst.io/@ericlee"
     image: "eric-lee.jpg"
     bio: "Eric Lee is a Solutions Architect at AWS. His focus is in data pipelines, analytics, and reinforcement learning through AWS DeepRacer. He's also on the board of Mental Health Hackers where he shares his experience going through IT Burnout to over 40 conferences and companies that span multiple IT verticals. When not working, you'll find him ridding 4-wheeler's with his kids, drinking bourbon, or at a dirt track watching sprint cars."
   - name: "CJ Obermaier"
+    bluesky: ""
     employer: "Hashicorp"
     linkedin: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/cj-obermaier"
     image: "cj-obermaier.jpg"
     bio: "CJ has been involved in DevOpsDays KC since the first conference in 2016. He enjoys coaching high school soccer and spending time with his wife and dog."
+  - name: "Ben Dechrai"
+    employer: ""
+    twitter: "https://ben.sc/twitter"
+    linkedin: "https://ben.sc/linkedin"
+    github: "https://ben.sc/github"
+    image: "ben-dechrai.png"
+    bio: "Ben Dechrai is a technologist with a strong focus on security and privacy. At 11 years old he wrote software to stop his parents from breaking the family PC, and now he works as a developer advocate at Sonar, helping developers avoid breaking the internet through better security and coding practices. He enjoys helping others find the joy of problem-solving and experimentation."
+  - name: "Aaron Blythe"
+    employer: "Google Cloud"
+    role: "Advisory"
+    bluesky: ""
+    twitter: "ablythe"
+    linkedin: "https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronblythe/"
+    website: "https://aaronblythe.com"
+    github: "aaronblythe"
+    image: "aaron-blythe.jpg"
+    bio: "Father, husband, hacker, software architect, genuinely interested in understanding things and making them better."
 
 organizer_email: "kansas-city@devopsdays.org" # Put your organizer email address here