[KubeCon Day 0] I participated in KubeCon North America from the first day!
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This article isKubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America(below,KubeConThis is the report on "Day 0" of the event. Last year, I had a bitter experience of missing the first day due to equipment trouble, so this year I got my revenge.From the first dayWe will introduce the journey we took to get to the site. During the event, we will also be publishing articles about what we learned from the sessions.
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North AmericaSpeaking of KubeCon…Anxious night before departureLet's head to the venueSafely to AtlantaConclusion
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon is a conference hosted by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), bringing together cloud native practitioners and OSS communities from around the world.
This year, the event will be held in Atlanta, USA from November 10th to November 13th.
Speaking of KubeCon…
At last year's KubeCon, a member from SRG had equipment trouble that prevented their plane from taking off, meaning they missed the first day of the event.
This year, they were fully prepared to get revenge.
Anxious night before departure
I didn't attend KubeCon last year, but I heard from a senior colleague that the flight was cancelled. Perhaps because of that, I decided to depart on Friday night this year and made preparations.
I had checked in online the day before departure and was just about ready to go to the airport when I received a notification.
"Your flight will be delayed by 1 hour and 40 minutes."
To make matters worse, I received an ominous email from CNCF saying, "The number of flights at this airport may be reduced due to instructions from the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration)."
The other members traveling with me looked into the matter and found that it would mainly affect domestic flights, and that international flights would likely be fine.
However, with stories of last year's trouble and the FAA's announcement, I began to worry, "What if the flights aren't even scheduled?"
Let's head to the venue
On the day, we went to the airport early, and after checking in our luggage, we had our last Japanese meal together. There was a delay, but no cancellations. I was relieved.
After that, I went through immigration and arrived at the boarding gate a little after the scheduled boarding time, but boarding had not yet begun.
I felt anxious for a moment, but as I waited, boarding began shortly thereafter and I was safely on board. However, given that last year the flight was canceled after boarding had already occurred, I still couldn't let my guard down.
I sat down in my seat wondering what would happen, and then the door closed and the plane slowly started to move!
As a result, we departed for Atlanta almost on time. On board, we savored delicious in-flight meals such as curry and yakisoba, and enjoyed the long flight.
Safely to Atlanta
The flight continued smoothly, and we finally arrived in Atlanta, the location of KubeCon!
After passing through immigration and heading towards the city center, I saw advertisements on the streetlights, and realized that I had finally arrived at KubeCon. This was my first time attending a tech conference overseas, and it was refreshing to see advertisements all over the city. The scale of the event is something you don't often see at domestic conferences, and it really got my expectations rising!
We arrived at the hotel late on a Friday night. We looked for a place to have dinner but found very few restaurants open, so we headed to a nearby fast food restaurant.
We each ordered fries with lots of sauce, but the flavor varied greatly. Mine was delicious, but some of the dishes were quite sour. This really made me realize what America is like. We spent the weekend sightseeing and are now finally getting ready for the conference starting the next day.
Conclusion
KubeCon starts tomorrow, and we plan to cover as much of it as possible. Be sure to check it out!
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