Meetup: 40 – Planner #13
Description
🗓️ Meetup Details
Meetup Number: 40
Proposed Date & Time: January 23, 2026, Friday – 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM NPT
Confirmed Date & Time: January 30, 2026, Friday – 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM NPT
Meetup Link: https://www.meetup.com/devops-kathmandu/events/313001455/
🎤 Speakers
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Name: Sayantika Banik
Title/Role: Founder @DataJourneyHQ.com
Topic: Open Source in Transition: AI, Economics, and What Comes Next?
GitHub: sayantika-banik
LinkedIn: sayantika-banik -
Name: Krishna Chalise
Title/Role: Sr. DevOps Engineer
Topic: Incidents are Inevitable: Shifting from Failure to Resilience
GitHub: krishnachalise418
LinkedIn: krishnachalise418
📝 Description
Title: 40th Meetup | Open Source in Transition & Shifting from Failure to Resilience
Open Source & AI: Sayantika Banik explores how AI and economics are reshaping the open-source ecosystem.
Resilience over Failure: Krishna Chalise shares practical strategies for handling production incidents without the "heroics."
Community & Networking: A space for lightning talks, Q&A, and connecting with Kathmandu’s DevOps scene.
Whether you're a seasoned SRE or just curious about the cloud, it’s a great opportunity to swap "war stories" and sharpen your toolkit.
📍 Venue
Location: Maitri Services, Pulchowk, Lalitpur
Capacity: 70
Venue Sponsor: Maitri Services
✅ Checklist
- Confirm speakers
- Finalize venue
- Create Meetup event
- Publish on social media
- Design event banner
- Arrange refreshments
- Confirm volunteers
- Prepare slides/recording setup
- Post-event feedback collection
📸 Media
- Banner Image: Thanks @rishicares for the banner design
📚 Resources
- Reference Issue: Meetup: 39 – Planner #11
- Slides (if any):
- Slido:
- Recording (if any):
We will keep updating this issue regularly as things progress! 🛠️