Announcing the Global Maintainer Summit

The Global Maintainer Summit, hosted by GitHub on June 8-9, is a free virtual event designed for open source maintainers to discuss the unique challenges and rewards of project maintenance. This inaugural summit will feature short streaming talks and opportunities for networking through platforms like gathertown, allowing maintainers to share strategies for managing notifications, utilizing automation, and balancing work with personal time. Participants are encouraged to share experiences through a Call for Proposals, with an emphasis on honest discussions about problem-solving in open source projects. The summit is part of the broader Maintainer Week, a collaborative effort involving various organizations to highlight the vital role of maintainers in the open source ecosystem. The event aims to foster a community where best practices and mental models are shared, helping to alleviate individual burdens and enhance the open source community.