Camunda Champion's Path

What is the Champion's Path?

A progression-based pathway for Camunda community members to contribute to. This will help community members advance in their journey toward becoming a Camunda Champion.

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Who is eligible?

Community members active in any of our communities (Camunda Cloud, BPMN.io, and Camunda) can start their journey toward becoming a Camunda Champion. submitting an application during any open application window.

How are Camunda Comrades, Adventurers, and Champions selected?

Interested community members can submit an application during an open call for our next batch of cohorts.

  • Luca Buchholz, Global Community Manager, Camunda
  • Joshua Wulf, Developer Advocate, Camunda
  • Mary Thengvall, Director of Developer Relations, Camunda
  • Niall Deehan, Sr. Developer Advocate, Camunda
  • Rin Oliver, Technical Community Builder, Camunda

The Champion Program team reviews applications asynchronously, leaving detailed feedback on each application.

Successful applicants are notified via email if their application is accepted.

Applications reopen in 2022, and we want to hear from you! The closing date for applications is April 2022 for those who wish to be eligible to start with our next cohort of Champions starting May 2022. The Camunda Champion Program team reviews all applications and notifies applicants by email if they're accepted.

Step One: the Comrade's Quest

When you're just starting out on your journey as a Camunda Champion, the road may seem daunting.

To reach Camunda Comrade status, one may complete a variety of the following tasks.

  1. Contribute a minimum of five merged (pull requests) PRs to the following Camunda GitHub organizations (Note: These pull requests can be enhancements, bug fixes, documentation improvements, etc.):
    • Camunda Cloud
    • Camunda
    • BPMN.io
    • The Camunda Community Hub
  2. Organize an ongoing (virtual) Camunda Community Meetup.
  3. Give a presentation/talk about your experience with Camunda at the following events:
    • a. Camunda Community Summit
    • b. Camunda Meetup
    • c. CamundaCon
    • d. An industry event
  4. Contribute to the Camunda Community forums.

Rewards:

  1. Camunda swag
  2. Support and collaboration from Camunda's Developer Relations team
  3. Shoutouts in our Developers Newsletter
Step Two: the Adventurer's Journey

As you gain experience with Camunda, you may find yourself leading an adventure of sorts.

To reach Camunda Adventurer status, one may complete a variety of the following tasks.

  1. Contribute a minimum of 10 merged PRs to any repository in the following Camunda GitHub organizations (Note: These pull requests can be enhancements, bug fixes, documentation improvements, etc.):
    • Camunda Cloud
    • Camunda
    • BPMN.io
    • The Camunda Community Hub
  2. Be a maintainer of an open-source project in the Camunda Community Hub.
  3. Become a meetup organizer.
    Or, if you already are one, organize at least four Camunda Meetup events per year.
  4. Present about Camunda at a regional (NA, EU, LATAM, APAC) conference.
  5. Have at least five videos about Camunda on YouTube.
  6. Eligibility for 'Hearts' or 'Solutions' in a quarter of the Camunda Community forum of your choosing.

Rewards:

  1. Everything listed for Camunda Comrades, PLUS:
  2. Invitations to speak at and attend Camunda events, such as:
    1. Camunda Community Summit
    2. A Camunda Meetup
    3. CamundaCon
  3. Access to Slack workspace exclusively for highly-engaged community members
  4. Access to Camunda team members for help creating content
  5. Firsthand information about updates from the Camunda Universe
Step Three: the Champion's Call

To learn more about becoming a Camunda Champion, visit our Champions resources. To learn more about becoming a Camunda Champion, visit our Champions resources.

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