Document process for User Groups formation

[nikhita]

Ref: kubernetes/community#3299 (comment)

User Groups were added as a community group in kubernetes/community#3174. Given that we are also adding a usergroups field to sigs.yaml (kubernetes/community#3298), it would be good to have processes defined and documented for formation of User Groups.

The doc should go here: https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/committee-steering/governance

/committee steering

[timothysc]

Is there anything else we need todo here?

[nikhita]

Is there anything else we need todo here?

Yes, we need a governance doc for User Groups - just like we have for SIGs and WGs in https://github.com/kubernetes/community/tree/master/committee-steering/governance.

Basically, a doc outlining the different roles in a User Group (leads, chairs?), creation and retirement process.

[nikhita]

Oh, I just noticed the help wanted label on this.

I'm happy to help move this forward given that we are in the process of adding a new user group (kubernetes/community#3304) but I think the doc needs to come from steering and I'm not sure how anyone non-steering can help? 🤔

[timothysc]

@pwittrock - thx for helping out here.

[timothysc]

@jbeda - could you outline your thoughts here?

[jbeda]

Haha -- not sure I can own this but I do see a certain level of overlap here between User Groups (from a governance point of view) and geographic based meetups. There is a community with leaders and standards. In return they get to use the Kubernetes name.

We should perhaps look to join the streams here and leverage any work that is being done around CNCF chartered meetups.

@parispittman @idvoretskyi Do you have thoughts/details?

[jberkus]

@jbeda: CNCF uses Meetup.com for meetup groups. They really don't provide any support, or do any work, aside from that, except for periodic pizza sponsorship. Meetup.com is not an adaptable or customizable platform, so it wouldn't be suitable for UGs.

[idvoretskyi]

@jberkus we do provide much wider support for the Meetup groups except for the periodic pizza sponsorship (we may chat about that independently from this case if you have any concerns), but in general you are right - meetup.com is not a platform that was designed for UG use cases.

[timothysc]

AI: @pwittrock will send out an email soliciting folks from the community to help draft a document and timeout in a couple of weeks if no one steps up.

[pwittrock]

@daminisatya will lead and I will support.

[surajnarwade]

@timothysc, @pwittrock , @dims
I would like to help also :)

[oicheryl]

I'd also like to be in the loop as I run the CNCF End User Community (https://www.cncf.io/people/end-user-community/) and the groups under it.

[daminisatya]

Hello All!

@pwittrock Helped me get started and I'm actively working on defining the structure for UGs governance ( done with defining creation and deletion of UGs) Will keep you posted on this thread! ✨

[pwittrock]

FYI, we have a draft out that will be published in the next day or 2

[daminisatya]

Some last-minute hiccup and will be opening a PR by Tuesday morning (PST) 😄

[d-nishi]

@daminisatya -- can you keep me linked to this thread please? Cheers!

[daminisatya]

@d-nishi You can check the PR, I referenced here!

[michelleN]

documentation PR merged. Thanks @daminisatya