1. Top Cloud Native Committer – an individual with the incredible technical skills and notable technical achievements in one or multiple CNCF projects. The 2017 recipient was Clayton Coleman. 2. Top Cloud Native Ambassador – an individual with the incredible community-oriented skills, focused on spreading the word and sharing the knowledge with the entire Cloud Native community or within a specific project. The 2017 recipients were Sarah Novotny and Lucas Käldström. With any open source project, it is impossible to overlook those giving countless hours of their time to complete often mundane tasks. That is why CNCF created the Chop Wood/Carry Water awards. This year’s awards recognize the tireless efforts of Dan Gillespie, Dawn Chen, Jaice Singer Dumars, Anthony Yen, Brandon Philips, and Julius Volz.