DockerCon is a hub for the IT industry , bringing together members from all parts of our growing ecosystem and global community. By actively promoting inclusivity, our goal is to make DockerCon a safe place for everyone to learn, belong and collaborate. With the support of Docker and our DockerCon scholarship sponsor, the Open Container Initiative (OCI), we are excited to announce the launch of this year’s DockerCon Diversity Scholarship Program to provide members of the Docker community, who are traditionally underrepresented, a financial scholarship to attend DockerCon US 2018. This year, we are increasing the number of scholarships we are granting to ensure attending…
Last year, Docker announced our inaugural Docker Scholarship Program in partnership with Hack Reactor. The 2017 scholarship to Hack Reactor’s March cohort is now open and accepting applications. The scholarship includes full tuition to Hack Reactor, pending program acceptance, and recipients will be paired with a Docker mentor. Applications will be reviewed and candidates who are accepted into the Hack Reactor program and meet Docker’s criteria will be invited to Docker HQ for a panel interview with Docker team members. Scholarships will be awarded based on acceptance to the Hack Reactor program, demonstration of personal financial need and quality…
The Docker team is committed to ensuring that we create welcoming spaces for all members of the tech community. To proactively start working towards this goal, we have launched several initiatives to strengthen the Docker community and promote diversity in the larger tech community. One example is our DockerCon Scholarship Program, which will provide assistance to members of the Docker community from traditionally underrepresented minorities through mentorship and a financial scholarship to attend DockerCon 2016. For the Docker Birthday #3 celebrations, a major focus was to ensure that all of these events were inclusive for everyone attending. In order to accomplish this, we…