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Now Open: DockerCon Europe Diversity Scholarship!
Over the last 3 years, Docker has provided over 75 financial scholarships to members of the Docker community, who are traditionally underrepresented, to attend DockerCon. By actively promoting diversity of all kinds, our goal is make DockerCon a safe place for all to learn, belong and collaborate.
With the continued support of Docker and one of our DockerCon scholarship sponsors, the Open Container Initiative (OCI), we are excited to announce the launch of the DockerCon Europe Diversity Scholarship Program. This year, we are increasing the number of scholarships we are granting to ensure attending DockerCon is an option for all.
Apply Now!
Deadline to Apply:
Friday, 26 October, 2018 at 5:00PM PST
Selection Process
A committee of Docker community members will review and select the scholarship recipients. Recipients will be notified by the week of 7 November 2018.
What’s included:
Full Access DockerCon Conference Pass
Please note, travel expenses are not covered under the scholarship and are the responsibility of the scholarship recipient.
Requirements
Must be able to attend DockerCon Europe 2018
Must be 18 years old or older to apply
Must be able to travel to Barcelona, Spain
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Now Open: DockerCon US Diversity Scholarship!
DockerCon is a hub for the IT industry , bringing together members from all parts of our growing ecosystem and global community. By actively promoting inclusivity, our goal is to make DockerCon a safe place for everyone to learn, belong and collaborate. With the support of Docker and our DockerCon scholarship sponsor, the Open Container Initiative (OCI), we are excited to announce the launch of this year’s DockerCon Diversity Scholarship Program to provide members of the Docker community, who are traditionally underrepresented, a financial scholarship to attend DockerCon US 2018. This year, we are increasing the number of scholarships we are granting to ensure attending DockerCon is an option for all.
Apply Now!
Deadline to Apply:
Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at 5:00PM PST
Selection Process
A committee of Docker community members will review and select the scholarship recipients. Recipients will be notified by the week of May 7, 2018
What’s included:
Full Access DockerCon Conference Pass
Requirements
Must be able to attend DockerCon US 2018
Must be 18 years old or older to apply
Learn more about the DockerCon Diversity Scholarship here.
Have questions or concerns? Reach us at [email protected]
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DockerCon Europe Diversity Scholarship!
Each year, DockerCon brings the community together to learn, belong and contribute. With the support of Docker and our DockerCon Europe Scholarship sponsor, the Open Container Initiative (OCI) our team has created the DockerCon Europe Scholarship Program to provide members of the Docker community, who are traditionally underrepresented, mentorship and a financial scholarship to attend DockerCon in Copenhagen this year. This scholarship program aims to foster inclusivity by supporting members of our community through access to resources, tools and mentorship needed to facilitate career and educational development.
If you are interested in applying for the DockerCon Scholarship, follow the steps below:
Application Process:
The application process includes completing one of the five self-paced trainings along with the scholarship application form.
Step 1
Complete at least one of the free self-paced courses available in the Docker Playground. These courses are intended for both Dev and Ops beginner and intermediate level Docker users. Select which course you feel best fits you.
Step 2
After you’ve finished one of the courses, complete the application here. In the application, you will need to provide the name(s) of the lab(s) you completed along with the answers to the quiz at the end of Continue reading
Docker Gives Back at DockerCon
Docker is actively working to improve opportunities for women and underrepresented minorities throughout the global ecosystem and promote diversity and inclusion in the larger tech community.
For instance, at DockerCon 2016, attendees contributed to a scholarship program through the Bump Up Challenge unlocking funds towards full-tuition scholarships for three applicants to attend Hack Reactor. We selected two recipients in 2016 and are excited to announce our third recipient, Tabitha Hsia, who is already in her first week of the program.
In her own words:
“My na
me is Tabitha Hsia. I grew up in the East Bay. I come from an art-focused family with my sister being a professional cellist, my mother being a professional pianist, and my great grandfather being a famous Taiwanese painter. I chose Hack Reactor because of their impressive student outcomes and their weekly schedule. Already in my first week, I have learned a ton of information from lectures and their wealth of resources. I have enjoyed pair programming the most so far. While the lectures expose me to new topics, applying the topics to actual problems has deepened my understanding the most. After graduation, my long-term goal is to become a virtual reality developer. Seeing Continue reading
me is Tabitha Hsia. I grew up in the East Bay. I come from an art-focused family with my sister being a professional cellist, my mother being a professional pianist, and my great grandfather being a famous Taiwanese painter. How about family spring break in Austin?
Are you looking for Spring Break plans with the family? Look no further than DockerCon 2017! Located in sunny Austin, Texas April 17-20, DockerCon provides learning and entertainment for all members of the family.
Childcare
As part of our efforts to make DockerCon’s doors open to all, we are excited to announce that we will be partnering again this year with Big Time Kid to provide childcare at DockerCon! Gone are the days of “Mom / Dad has to stay home with the kids…” – you can now bring the whole family to DockerCon!
Childcare will be offered:
- Monday, April 17 1:00pm – 7:30pm
- Tuesday, April 18 8:00am – 6:30pm
- Wednesday, April 19 8:00am – 5:30pm
- Thursday, April 20 8:00am – 12:00pm
Following in the success of last year, we have chosen Big Time Kid Care as our childcare provider. All caregivers and staff are certified, fully insured and experienced in child education and care with police background checks. Big Time Kid Care will be well equipped and excited to take good care of your little ones at a kid-friendly play room close to the DockerCon activities at Austin Convention Center. Games, activities, breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Spousetivities
Attending DockerCon? Choose what workshop to attend
Following in last year’s major success, we are excited to be bringing back and expand the paid workshops at DockerCon 2017. The pre-conference workshops will focus on a range of subjects from Docker 101 to deep dives in networking, Docker for JAVA and advanced orchestration. Each workshop is designed to give you hands-on instruction and insight on key Docker topics, taught by Docker Engineers and Docker Captains. The workshops are a great opportunity to get better acquainted and excited about Docker technology to start off DockerCon week.
Take advantage of the lowest DockerCon pricing and get your Early Bird Ticket + Workshop now! Early Bird Tickets are limited and will sell out in the next two weeks!
Here are the basics of the DockerCon workshops:
Date: Monday, April 17, 2017
Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Where: Austin Convention Center – 500 E. Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, TX
Cost: $150
Class size: Classes will remain small and are limited to 50 attendees per class.
Registration: The workshops are only open to DockerCon attendees. You can register for the workshops as an add-on package through the registration site here.
Below are overviews of each workshop. To learn more about each topic head over Continue reading
DockerCon 2016: It’s going be a whale of a time!
There is only one week left until DockerCon 2016 and we can’t contain our excitement for all of the new fun additions we have added to this year’s conference! With all of these amazing activities lined up, DockerCon is going to be one whale of a time. Below is just a teaser of the exciting things to come. Continue reading