Hey Ceph Friends, I hope you're all doing well after last week's exciting time in Vancouver for Cephalocon. Videos are coming soon! As a first-time attending Cephalocon, the highlight of the event was meeting so many wonderful community members in person. I felt welcomed into the community, and I look forward to continuing to be a part of it. I have a few updates and opportunities for you to get involved. Let's dive in! Your Voice Matters: Take Our Community Survey! At last week's Cephalocon, Matthew Leonard, Chair of the Ceph Foundation, delivered the Foundation Update covering the good, the bad, and the ugly. He shared insights into how the Foundation fosters innovation and why YOUR participation matters. We need your help to shape the future of the Foundation! Take just *3 minutes* to complete our Ceph Community Engagement Survey. Please share with us what's working, what's not, and what needs improvement. This is your Foundation, and it's only as strong as the people who build it together. Survey link: https://t.ly/Engagement-Survey25 New Slack Channel Alert: #go-ceph Calling all Go developers! We've launched a new *#go-ceph* Slack channel <https://join.slack.com/t/ceph-storage/shared_invite/zt-32hkefbs5-f6qZDZLd5U8CYj7drBTHFw>. This is the definitive way to interact with Ceph in Go, and it will only become more important as our Go ecosystem grows. Join the conversation and connect with fellow Gophers working with Ceph! *Do you have suggestions for other Slack channels? Message or email me anytime!* Help Us Build Our Reddit Community We're seeking moderators to help manage our new Ceph subreddit <https://www.reddit.com/r/ceph_storage/>! After our previous subreddit was unfortunately banned due to a bot attack, we're starting fresh and need passionate community members to help keep things running smoothly. Interested in being part of the mod team? *Reach out to me directly* and let's chat! Share Your Story: Ceph Contributors Intake Form Along with the new subreddit, there are many ways to get involved with the Foundation, and here's how to do it. If you're interested in becoming more engaged with the Ceph Community, we have an intake form to help start the process. This form is brief and will let us understand some of the community's needs. The success of our Foundation depends on the support and involvement of our community. Complete the intake form here: https://t.ly/contributors Quick Action Items: - ✅ Complete the Community Engagement Survey <https://t.ly/Engagement-Survey25> (3 minutes!) - ✅ Join the new *#go-ceph* Slack channel - ✅ Contact me to become a Reddit moderator - ✅ Fill out the Contributors Intake Form <https://t.ly/contributors> Thanks for being a fantastic part of the Ceph community! Together, we're building something special. Stay awesome, -- Anthony Middleton Community Manager, Ceph Foundation community-manager@ceph.io LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/ceph>| BlueSky <https://bsky.app/profile/ceph.io> | Twitter <https://x.com/Ceph> *Questions, suggestions, or just want to chat? Don't hesitate to reach out!*