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The community is also more than online GitHub and Slack conversation; year one saw the launch of KubeCon, the Kubernetes user conference, which started as a grassroot effort that brought together 1,000 individuals between two events in San Francisco and London. The advocacy continues with users globally. There are more than [130 Meetup groups](http://www.meetup.com/topics/kubernetes/) that mention Kubernetes, many of which are helping celebrate Kubernetes’ birthday. To join the celebration, participate at one of the 20 [**#k8sbday**](https://twitter.com/search?q=k8sbday&src=typd) parties worldwide: [Austin](http://www.meetup.com/Microservices-and-Containers-Austin/), [Bangalore](http://www.meetup.com/Bangalore-Kubernetes-Meetup/), [Beijing](http://www.meetup.com/Kubernetes-Meetup-Beijing/events/232537953/), [Boston](http://www.meetup.com/Boston-OpenShift-Meetup/), [Cape Town](http://www.meetup.com/Cape-Town-DevOps), [Charlotte](http://www.meetup.com/ccog-meetup/events/231626855/), [Cologne](http://www.meetup.com/de-DE/Kubernetes-Meetup-Cologne/), [Geneva](http://www.meetup.com/Kubernetes-Geneva/), [Karlsruhe](http://www.meetup.com/inovex-karlsruhe/events/232561446/), [Kisumu](http://www.meetup.com/Docker-Kisumu/events/232595339/), [Montreal](http://www.meetup.com/Kubernetes-Montreal/events/232726956/), [Portland](http://www.meetup.com/Cloud-Native-PDX), [Raleigh](http://www.meetup.com/Raleigh-Openshift-Meetup/), [Research Triangle](http://www.meetup.com/Triangle-Kubernetes-Meetup/), [San Francisco](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kubernetes-birthday-bash-tickets-26250411688), [Seattle](http://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Kubernetes-Meetup/), [Singapore](http://www.meetup.com/GCPUGSG/events/232659329/), [SF Bay Area](http://www.meetup.com/Bay-Area-Kubernetes-Meetup/events/232623207/), or [Washington DC](http://www.meetup.com/DC-Kubernetes-Meetup/).  

The Kubernetes community continues to work to make our project more welcoming and open to our _kollaborators_. This spring, Kubernetes and KubeCon moved to the Cloud Native Compute Foundation ([CNCF](https://cncf.io/)), a Linux Foundation Project, to accelerate the collaborative vision outlined only a year ago at OSCON …. lifting a glass to another great year.
Title: Kubernetes Community Growth and CNCF Integration
Summary
The Kubernetes community extends beyond online interactions, marked by the launch of KubeCon and numerous global Meetup groups celebrating its anniversary. The project has also joined the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) to further its collaborative vision.