[Group Request] Create Cloud Native Community Group – Amman, Jordan

[yazanmonshed]

City or location name for your CNCG

Amman

What country do you want to start your community group in?

Jordan

Tell us about yourself. List your name, email, company, GitHub URL, LinkedIn URL, and CNCF Slack workspace name (or if you need to be invited), and a required profile link on community.cncf.io

[Group Request] Create Cloud Native Community Group – Amman, JordanName: Yazan Monshed
Email: yazan.monshed@gmail.com
Location: Amman, Jordan
Role: DevOps Engineer / SRE
Company: Independent / Consulting
GitHub: https://github.com/yazanmonshed
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yazanmonshed
CNCF Slack: yazanmonshed (invite required if not found)
Community Profile: https://community.cncf.io/u/yazanmonshed/

I am a DevOps Engineer with hands-on experience in cloud-native technologies including Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform & Ansible), observability, and container platforms. I actively contribute to open-source communities and technical writing (Fedora Magazine), and I’m passionate about building local tech communities and knowledge sharing around cloud-native and open-source technologies.

Tell us about your co-organizer. List their name, email, company, GitHub URL, LinkedIn URL, and CNCF Slack workspace name (or if they need to be invited), and a required profile link on community.cncf.io

Name: Ahmad Al-Salem
Email: ahmad.alsalem@skyqubit.com
Company: Tech Startup / Cloud Services
Role: Senior Software Engineer
GitHub: https://github.com/ahmadalsalem
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmad-alsalem
CNCF Slack: ahmadalsalem
Community Profile: https://community.cncf.io/u/ahmadalsalem/

Ahmad is a backend and cloud engineer with strong experience in Kubernetes, microservices, and distributed systems. He is actively involved in local tech meetups and enjoys mentoring developers transitioning to cloud-native architectures.

Tell us about your co-organizer. List their name, email, company, GitHub URL, LinkedIn URL, and CNCF Slack workspace name (or if they need to be invited), and a required profile link on community.cncf.io

Name: Lina Haddad
Email: lina.haddad@skyqubit.com
Company: FinTech / SaaS
Role: Platform Engineer
GitHub: https://github.com/linahaddad
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lina-haddad
CNCF Slack: linahaddad
Community Profile: https://community.cncf.io/u/linahaddad/

Lina works in platform engineering with a focus on CI/CD, Kubernetes security, and cloud automation. She is passionate about diversity in tech and supporting early-career engineers in the cloud-native ecosystem.

If you already run a meetup, please link it here

Currently, there is no official cloud-native meetup in Amman under CNCF. This chapter aims to establish the first CNCF-backed Cloud Native Community Group in the city.

What is your mission statement or objective for this new chapter?

The mission of Cloud Native Community Group – Amman is to grow and support the cloud-native ecosystem in Jordan by creating an inclusive, vendor-neutral community focused on Kubernetes, CNCF projects, DevOps, SRE, and open-source best practices.

Our objectives include:

• Educating engineers through meetups, workshops, and study groups
• Promoting CNCF projects and cloud-native adoption
• Supporting early-career engineers and students
• Encouraging diversity and inclusive participation
• Connecting local talent with global cloud-native communities

We aim to host regular in-person and virtual events, collaborate with regional CNCF chapters, and build a sustainable open-source-driven community in Amman.

Code of Conduct

• I/We agree to follow the CNCF Code of Conduct

Where organizers reside

• I/We confirm I/we am/are local to or live near the city of the above-proposed chapter.

Organizers companies/affiliations

• I/We agree if there is more than one organizer now or onboarded in the future, the majority come from different companies

Inclusive

• I/We agree. To assure this, I/we have recently completed the Inclusive Open Source Community Orientation (LFC102) course

Vendor Neutral

• I/We have read what vendor-neutrality means, and agree that the main content of our meetups will remain vendor-neutral

Agree to use CNCG branding

• I/We agree to use the CNCG logo in my/our chapter and social branding

Registration through CNCF platforms

• I/We agree to host free registration in the main CNCF platform

Remain an active chapter

• I/We agree to have a meetup at least once every 90 days, or else communicate reasoning for upcoming inactivity.

Collaboration with other chapters

• I/We acknowledge the CNCF right to approve additional chapters in my area based on this criteria

Aim to have a diverse representation of speakers in your meetups

• I/We will do our best to host diverse speakers throughout the year