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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: "Help Promote Community over Code Glasgow 2026" |
| 3 | +--- |
| 4 | + |
| 5 | +> **[Community over Code Glasgow 2026](https://communityovercode.org/)** - October 11-14, Hilton Glasgow |
| 6 | +
|
| 7 | +# Help Get the Word Out! |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +You don't need to be a "social media person" to help promote this |
| 10 | +event. Just pick a post below, customize it if you like, and share it |
| 11 | +on whatever platform you use. Every share helps. |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +Copy, paste, tweak, post. That's it. |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +**Hashtags:** #CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow #OpenSource |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +**Conference website:** https://communityovercode.org/ |
| 18 | + |
| 19 | +--- |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +## This Week's Suggested Post |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +*Updated weekly - check back for fresh content!* |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +> Community over Code Glasgow is 80 days away! Oct 11-14, the Apache |
| 26 | +> community gathers in Glasgow, Scotland. 20 tracks, hackathon, |
| 27 | +> hallway conversations. Come build the future of open source with us. |
| 28 | +> |
| 29 | +> https://communityovercode.org/ |
| 30 | +> |
| 31 | +> #CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow #OpenSource |
| 32 | +
|
| 33 | +--- |
| 34 | + |
| 35 | +## General Event Promotion |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +### Short form (Twitter/Mastodon/Bluesky) |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +``` |
| 40 | +Community over Code Glasgow - Oct 11-14, 2026. The Apache Software |
| 41 | +Foundation's official conference. 20 tracks, hackathon day, and the |
| 42 | +people behind the projects you depend on. Join us! |
| 43 | +https://communityovercode.org/ #CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow #OpenSource |
| 44 | +``` |
| 45 | + |
| 46 | +``` |
| 47 | +Want to meet the people building Apache Kafka, Spark, Airflow, |
| 48 | +Cassandra, and 50+ other projects? Community over Code Glasgow, |
| 49 | +Oct 11-14. Registration open now. |
| 50 | +https://communityovercode.org/ #CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow |
| 51 | +``` |
| 52 | + |
| 53 | +``` |
| 54 | +Glasgow in October: open source, good whisky, and the friendliest |
| 55 | +tech community you'll ever meet. Community over Code, Oct 11-14. |
| 56 | +https://communityovercode.org/ #CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow #Glasgow |
| 57 | +``` |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +### Longer form (LinkedIn/blog/newsletter) |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +``` |
| 62 | +Community over Code Glasgow 2026 (Oct 11-14) |
| 63 | +
|
| 64 | +The Apache Software Foundation's official conference is coming to |
| 65 | +Glasgow, Scotland this October. Four days of talks, workshops, and |
| 66 | +a dedicated hackathon day across 20 tracks: |
| 67 | +
|
| 68 | +- AI Plumbing |
| 69 | +- Data Infrastructure & Engineering |
| 70 | +- Streaming (Kafka, Flink, and friends) |
| 71 | +- Search (Lucene, Solr) |
| 72 | +- Cloud Infrastructure (CloudStack) |
| 73 | +- Industrial IoT |
| 74 | +- Community & Governance |
| 75 | +- ...and 13 more |
| 76 | +
|
| 77 | +This is BY the community, FOR the community. It's where contributors |
| 78 | +meet face-to-face, new collaborations start, and the next generation |
| 79 | +of committers gets onboarded. |
| 80 | +
|
| 81 | +Whether you're a seasoned committer or just getting started with open |
| 82 | +source contribution, there's a place for you here. |
| 83 | +
|
| 84 | +https://communityovercode.org/ |
| 85 | +
|
| 86 | +#CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow #OpenSource #ApacheSoftwareFoundation |
| 87 | +``` |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +--- |
| 90 | + |
| 91 | +## Track-Specific Posts |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +Customize these for your project's community: |
| 94 | + |
| 95 | +### Data & AI tracks |
| 96 | + |
| 97 | +``` |
| 98 | +If you work with Apache Spark, Flink, Airflow, or Iceberg - the |
| 99 | +people who build these tools are gathering in Glasgow, Oct 11-14. |
| 100 | +Data Infra & Engineering track at Community over Code. |
| 101 | +https://communityovercode.org/ #CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow |
| 102 | +``` |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +### Streaming |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +``` |
| 107 | +Apache Kafka, Flink, Pulsar contributors and users - Community over |
| 108 | +Code Glasgow has a dedicated Streaming track, Oct 11-14. Come talk |
| 109 | +architecture, performance, and what's next. |
| 110 | +https://communityovercode.org/ #CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow #Kafka #Flink |
| 111 | +``` |
| 112 | + |
| 113 | +### Search |
| 114 | + |
| 115 | +``` |
| 116 | +Lucene, Solr, OpenSearch - the Search track at Community over Code |
| 117 | +Glasgow covers the cutting edge of search technology. Oct 11-14. |
| 118 | +https://communityovercode.org/ #CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow #Search |
| 119 | +``` |
| 120 | + |
| 121 | +### IoT |
| 122 | + |
| 123 | +``` |
| 124 | +Building connected systems? The Industrial IoT track at Community |
| 125 | +over Code Glasgow covers real-world deployments with Apache PLC4X, |
| 126 | +NuttX, and more. Oct 11-14. |
| 127 | +https://communityovercode.org/ #CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow #IoT |
| 128 | +``` |
| 129 | + |
| 130 | +### Community & Governance |
| 131 | + |
| 132 | +``` |
| 133 | +How do you build a sustainable open source community? How do you |
| 134 | +handle governance, licensing, contributor growth? The Community and |
| 135 | +Governance tracks at Community over Code Glasgow go deep on the |
| 136 | +human side of open source. Oct 11-14. |
| 137 | +https://communityovercode.org/ #CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow #OpenSource |
| 138 | +``` |
| 139 | + |
| 140 | +### Sustainability & Green Software |
| 141 | + |
| 142 | +``` |
| 143 | +What's the environmental footprint of your software? The |
| 144 | +Sustainability and Green Software track at Community over Code |
| 145 | +Glasgow explores how open source can lead on climate. Oct 11-14. |
| 146 | +https://communityovercode.org/ #CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow #GreenSoftware |
| 147 | +``` |
| 148 | + |
| 149 | +--- |
| 150 | + |
| 151 | +## Project-Specific Posts |
| 152 | + |
| 153 | +Template - fill in your project name: |
| 154 | + |
| 155 | +``` |
| 156 | +The [PROJECT NAME] community will be at Community over Code Glasgow, |
| 157 | +Oct 11-14. Come meet the contributors, attend talks, and hack on |
| 158 | +real issues together. See you in Glasgow! |
| 159 | +https://communityovercode.org/ #CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow #Apache[PROJECT] |
| 160 | +``` |
| 161 | + |
| 162 | +``` |
| 163 | +Want to become a [PROJECT NAME] contributor? The hackathon day at |
| 164 | +Community over Code Glasgow (Oct 11-14) is the perfect way to start. |
| 165 | +Experienced committers will be there to help you land your first PR. |
| 166 | +https://communityovercode.org/ #CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow |
| 167 | +``` |
| 168 | + |
| 169 | +--- |
| 170 | + |
| 171 | +## Date-Specific Posts |
| 172 | + |
| 173 | +Use these as the dates approach: |
| 174 | + |
| 175 | +### 60 days out (Aug 12) |
| 176 | + |
| 177 | +``` |
| 178 | +60 days until Community over Code Glasgow! If you haven't registered |
| 179 | +yet, now's the time. 20 tracks of Apache goodness, Oct 11-14. |
| 180 | +https://communityovercode.org/ #CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow |
| 181 | +``` |
| 182 | + |
| 183 | +### 30 days out (Sep 11) |
| 184 | + |
| 185 | +``` |
| 186 | +One month until Community over Code Glasgow! Final schedule is live. |
| 187 | +Which talks are you most excited about? Oct 11-14, Glasgow. |
| 188 | +https://communityovercode.org/ #CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow |
| 189 | +``` |
| 190 | + |
| 191 | +### 2 weeks out (Sep 27) |
| 192 | + |
| 193 | +``` |
| 194 | +Two weeks! Community over Code Glasgow is almost here. Oct 11-14. |
| 195 | +Pack your laptop, your questions, and your enthusiasm. |
| 196 | +https://communityovercode.org/ #CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow #Glasgow |
| 197 | +``` |
| 198 | + |
| 199 | +### 1 week out (Oct 4) |
| 200 | + |
| 201 | +``` |
| 202 | +Next week! Community over Code Glasgow kicks off Oct 11. See you at |
| 203 | +the Hilton Glasgow for four days of open source community, learning, |
| 204 | +and collaboration. |
| 205 | +https://communityovercode.org/ #CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow |
| 206 | +``` |
| 207 | + |
| 208 | +### Day 1 (Oct 11) |
| 209 | + |
| 210 | +``` |
| 211 | +It's happening! Community over Code Glasgow starts today. Follow |
| 212 | +#CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow for highlights, quotes, and key takeaways from |
| 213 | +20 tracks of Apache talks. |
| 214 | +https://communityovercode.org/ #CommunityOverCode #Glasgow |
| 215 | +``` |
| 216 | + |
| 217 | +--- |
| 218 | + |
| 219 | +## Tips |
| 220 | + |
| 221 | +- **Personalize it!** These are starting points. Add your own voice, |
| 222 | + mention specific talks you're excited about, tag people. |
| 223 | +- **Every post MUST include a link.** Use one of: |
| 224 | + - Conference website: https://communityovercode.org/ |
| 225 | + - Registration: https://communityovercode.org/register/ |
| 226 | + - Schedule: https://communityovercode.org/schedule/ |
| 227 | +- **Tag the ASF:** @TheASF on Twitter/X, @TheASF@fosstodon.org on |
| 228 | + Mastodon, Apache Software Foundation on LinkedIn |
| 229 | +- **Use the hashtags:** #CommunityOverCode #ASF2026Glasgow |
| 230 | +- **Share in your communities:** Project Slack channels, Discord |
| 231 | + servers, mailing lists, meetup groups, Reddit communities |
| 232 | +- **Visual content:** If you make a graphic or short video, share it! |
| 233 | + The more formats, the better. |
| 234 | + |
| 235 | +--- |
| 236 | + |
| 237 | +*Got a great post that worked well? Send it to planners@apachecon.com |
| 238 | +and we'll add it here for others to use!* |
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