Big congrats to UW–Madison for being named to LinkedIn’s inaugural Top Colleges list for long-term career success—perfect timing for our fall kickoff on campus. Join us for a one-night bridge between Madison’s cloud-native and open source pros and the UW community. Come share lessons, spot talent, and swap ideas for the semester ahead.

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Who's it for

• Professionals hiring, mentoring, or sharing real-world lessons

• Faculty connecting curriculum to current practice

• Students exploring internships, projects, and modern platforms

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When and where

• 📅 Date: Tuesday, September 2nd

• 🕕 Time: 5:00 PM (Networking & Food) | 5:30 PM (Talks Begin) | 7:00 PM (Concludes)

• 📍 Location: UW-Madison Computer Sciences, Auditorium 1240 (or join us online!)
  

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Why come

• Learn what’s new in AI, cloud-native security, and open source

• Build your network with mentors, professionals, and peers

• Share the mic during our community open-mic segment

• Free pizza and drinks
  

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Interested in Speaking?
Have a cloud native story or project to share? We're always looking for new speakers!
Submit your idea here: https://www.papercall.io/cloud-native-madison

RSVP today! We look forward to seeing you there!

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Hold the date: Wed, Oct 29 — our biggest event of the year at StartingBlock!
We’ll celebrate CNCF’s 10-year anniversary with talks and support from Grafana Labs, Devtron, Red Hat, UW–Madison, and more.
We’ll gather in StartingBlock’s café and outdoor patio. RSVP drops after our September meetup.

Follow our page to get the link first: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cloud-native-madison

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LinkedIn Collage Rankings: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-colleges-2025-50-best-long-term-career-success-kritf/