Become an AWS Community Builder and connect with builders around the world

JAWS PANKRATION 2021 ~Up till Down~
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1. Become an AWS Community Builder
   and connect with builders around the world
   JAWS PANKRATION 2021 ~Up till Down~
   November 20th, 2021
   

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2. About Me
   • Hayato Kosugi
   • Cloud Engineer @ Saison Information Systems Co., Ltd.
   • AWS Community Builder (Fall of 2020)
   • 2019, 2020, 2021 APN AWS Top Engineers in Japan
   • 12x AWS Certified, 1x Google Cloud Certified
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3. Agenda
   •About AWS Community Builders program
   •How to become AWS Community Builder
   •Connect with builders around the world
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4. About AWS Community
   Builders program
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5. Worldwide Cloud Community
   • Level up your AWS expertise and other skills
   https://aws.amazon.com/developer/community/community-builders/
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   “The AWS Community Builders program offers technical
   resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities to
   AWS enthusiasts and emerging thought leaders who are
   passionate about sharing knowledge and connecting with
   the technical community.”
   

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6. Skills Growth Connections Access
   Program Benefits
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   Feedback Recognition
   

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7. Skills Growth
   Program Benefits
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   Webinars, mentoring sessions directly
   from AWS teams
   

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8. Connections
   Program Benefits
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   Global network of builders, HEROES, AWS teams
   

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9. Access
   Program Benefits
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   NDA service beta opportunities & roadmaps,
   research feedback
   

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10. Program Benefits
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    Feedback
    Feedback from AWS teams and fellow community builders
    

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11. Program Benefits
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    Recognition
    Invitations to speak at community-led / AWS events
    Recognition as a community builder, swags, etc.
    

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    SWAG✨WELCOME KIT
    Photo by @suemin_jp
    

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13. Check out contents
    • dev.to Organizations (https://dev.to/aws-builders)
    • Over 600 Community Builders contributed
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14. How to become
    AWS Community Builder
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15. What should to do become community builder
    • Members are selected by application twice a year
    • Anyone interested in program can apply
    • Select topic area when you apply
    • Share experience and contributions to AWS
    • This does not limit your activities as Community Builder
    • No clear criteria have been published
    • What perspective does your background bring to community?
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16. Topic areas
    • Containers
    • Data
    • Developer Tools
    • Game Tech
    • Graviton / Arm Development
    • Machine Learning
    • Management, Governance and
    Migration
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    • Mobile and Web Apps
    • Networking and Content Delivery
    • Security, Identity & Compliance
    • Serverless
    • Storage
    

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17. They are all community builders
    • Community organizers, volunteers
    • Public speaking
    • Writing tech blogs
    • Content creation (YouTube, Podcast, etc.)
    • Contributing to OSS projects
    • etc.
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18. In my case
    • Passionate about sharing AWS knowledge with Blog
    • https://dev.to/hayao-k
    • https://qiita.com/hayao_k
    • A few public speaking
    • Training our own AWS engineers
    • Industry knowledge
    • Expressed my wish to contribute to global community
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19. AWESOME Posts from fellow builders!
    • How to become an AWS Community Builder
    • https://dev.to/aws-builders/how-to-become-an-aws-community-builder-2m79
    • AWS Community Builders Program
    • https://dev.to/aws-builders/aws-community-builders-program-6kf
    • Why I Became an AWS Community Builder
    • https://dev.to/aws-builders/why-i-become-an-aws-community-builder-4j6c
    • AWS Community Builders (Portuguese)
    • https://dev.to/aws-builders/aws-community-builders-3mf5
    • How to become an AWS Community Builder in Nihongo(Japanese)
    • https://dev.to/aws-builders/aws-community-builders-4fd3
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20. Connect with builders
    around the world
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21. ~1700 people in 78+ countries
    AWS Location Service: Where my AWS Community Builders at?
    By Jared Donboch, AWS Community Builder
    https://dev.to/aws-builders/aws-location-service-where-my-aws-community-builders-at-e02
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22. One day, in my GitHub repository
    • Together with @neil_kuan, a community builder from
    Taiwan, we created AWS CDK Construct Library
    • Started with a few conversations on GitHub and Slack
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23. Just two weeks after becoming
    community builder
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24. Summary
    • If you have passion for AWS and wish to share with the
    world, potential Community Builder!
    • The next application will be re-opened in early 2022
    • No clear criteria have been published
    • Share your experiences and thoughts
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25. We are looking forward to
    connecting with you all!
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