Kubernetes activities

Kubernetes sessions, Contribfests, and kiosks at KubeCon North America 2026.

About

Kubernetes SIGs, WGs, and subprojects run sessions and kiosks throughout KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026 (November 9-12). They can get lost in a crowded schedule, so this page collects them in one place. Use it to find your SIG’s update, meet the people behind a subproject, or pick a group to start contributing to.

Project Pavilion kiosks

The Project Pavilion is in the Solutions Showcase, Level 1, Hall 5. Stop by a Kubernetes kiosk to meet the maintainers, ask questions, and find out how to get involved.

KioskSponsoring groupScheduleKiosk number
Dynamic Resource AllocationWG Device Management, SIG NodeTuesday 10:30 AM - 2:30 PMP-6A
Gateway APISIG NetworkWednesday 1:55 PM - 5:00 PMP-5B
HeadlampSIG UITuesday 3:00 PM - 7:00 PMP-5B
Kueue / Workload Aware SchedulingWG Batch, WG Workload Aware SchedulingTuesday - Thursday, all showcase hoursP-5A
etcdSIG etcdTuesday 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM, Wednesday 10:15 AM - 1:25 PM, Thursday 10:15 AM - 2:00 PMP-5B

For the latest kiosk times, check the Project Pavilion kiosk directory.

Sessions

Unless a room says otherwise, sessions are in the Salt Palace Convention Center, Level 2. Session times can change, so check the KubeCon schedule before you go.

Monday, November 9

TimeGroupSessionRoom
8:15 AM - 8:00 PMMaintainersMaintainer Summit North America 2026Salt Palace, multiple rooms
12:06 PMSIG etcdetcd Operator, Rebuilt and Ready (Project Lightning Talk)Hyatt Regency, Level 4, Regency Ballroom B-D

Tuesday, November 10

TimeGroupSessionRoom
11:30 AMSIG InstrumentationSIG Instrumentation Introduction and Deep Dive250 A-C
11:30 AMSIG NetworkSIG Network Intro and Updates250 D-F
11:30 AMSteering CommitteeSteering the Ship: Ask the Kubernetes Steering Committee251 A-C
11:30 AMWG AI GatewayNew Traffic, New Rules: Standardizing AI-Aware Networking in Kubernetes251 D-F
11:30 AMSIG AutoscalingSIG Autoscaling Project Updates254
12:20 PMWG Device ManagementThe Latest in GPU, TPU, NIC and Other Device Support250 D-F
2:50 PMSecurity Response CommitteeHow Kubernetes Handles AI Generated Security Reports250 D-F
3:40 PMSIG ContribExKubernetes SIG ContribEx: Sub-Project and Governance Updates250 A-C
4:40 PMSIG ContribExKubernetes 101: New Contributor Orientation (Contribfest)255 A
5:30 PMSIG AppsManaging Data at Scale: Best Practices and Evolution of SIG-Apps250 A-C
5:30 PMSIG AuthAuthorized? It Depends.251 A-C

Wednesday, November 11

TimeGroupSessionRoom
11:00 AMSIG etcdetcd Contribfest255 A
11:50 AMSIG NodeSIG-Node: Intro and Deep Dive251 D-F
12:20 PMSIGs and WGsKubernetes Meet and GreetUpper Mezzanine
2:20 PMSIG DocsKubernetes Localization in the AI Era: Contributors Still Matter250 D-F
2:20 PMSIG etcdetcd from 3.7 to 3.8 and Beyond251 D-F
3:10 PMSIG NetworkGateway API Project Update: Building the Future of Traffic250 D-F
3:10 PMSIG Cloud ProviderAchieving Cross-Cloud Portability with the Kubernetes Resource Orchestrator251 A-C
3:10 PMSIG CLIWhat’s New with Kubectl and Kustomize … and How You Can Help!251 D-F
5:00 PMSIG ArchitectureKubernetes SIG Architecture Intro and Updates250 A-C
5:00 PMWG Node LifecycleThe Future of Kubernetes Eviction and Node Lifecycle251 A-C

Thursday, November 12

TimeGroupSessionRoom
11:00 AMWG Workload Aware SchedulingWG-Workload Aware Scheduling: An Introduction250 A-C
11:00 AMSIG StorageSIG Storage Intro and Deep Dive250 D-F
11:50 AMSIG SchedulingSIG Scheduling Update: Multi-Level and Topology-Aware Workload Scheduling250 A-C
11:50 AMWG BatchWG-Batch Updates: What’s New and What Is Next?250 D-F
11:50 AMSIG MulticlusterSIG-Multicluster Intro and Deep Dive251 D-F
2:40 PMWG Data ProtectionKubernetes Data Protection WG Intro & Deep Dive250 A-C
2:40 PMSIG Cluster Lifecycle10 Years of Minikube and the Future of Millions of Users251 A-C
3:30 PMSIG API MachinerySIG API Machinery in the Era of AI: Updates250 A-C