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DPDK Governing Board Minutes Summary – Thu., April 3, 2025

A meeting of the DPDK Governing Board Took Place on April 3, 2025 and covered the following agenda items: LF Antitrust/Attendance - Nathan Southern Board Chair Update - Tim O’Driscoll Financial update - Keesang Song Marketing Update - Ben Thomas Tech Board Update - Stephen Hemmingereve Tech Writer Update - Nandini Persad Events Update - Prague and Santa Clara - Nathan Southern…

DPDK Governing Board Minutes Summary – February 13, 2025

The second meeting of the DPDK Governing Board for 2025 took place on February 13, with 9 of 11 board members present. Three major items were covered in this session: 1) The appointment of new leadership for the project in 2025/the outcome of the recent leadership election 2) The arrival of a new NXP representative…

DPDK Governing Board Minutes Summary – January 23, 2025

The first 2025 meeting of the DPDK Governing Board took place on January 23.  The board covered three major items in this session: a September 2025 event in Santa Clara, CA; the departure of two longstanding board members + the arrival of their replacements; and 2025 leadership elections. Santa Clara Event DPDK leadership formally proposed…

DPDK Governing Board/Tech Board Joint Meeting Minutes Summary – December 12, 2024

A joint meeting of the DPDK Tech Board and Governing Board took place on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024 to streamline the project's priorities for 2025. 8 Governing Board members and 7 Tech Board Members (i.e., a quorum from each board) were present. Review of Three Core Areas of Expansion in 2025 - Maxime Coquelin  As tech board…

Kamalakshitha’s Journey from Noise-Canceling Algorithms to Open Source Networking

In the fast-paced world of high-performance networking, DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit) stands as a powerful tool, and its success is due in no small part to the dedication of its community members.  One such contributor is Kamalakshitha, a talented developer whose journey took her from studying electronics and communications in India to making a…

DPDK Governing Board Meeting Minutes Summary – August 29, 2024

Montreal Summit  - Rashid Khan and Evi Harmon This meeting began with a high-level overview of the DPDK North American Summit in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, which will be held from September 23-25 at the William Gray Hotel.  The Summit will be preceded by two private working meetings/dinners - one with the Tech Board and one with…

DPDK Governing Board Meeting Minutes Summary – Thu. Jul. 25, 2024

·       Welcome and Opening Remarks -  Rashid Khan (Red Hat) - Board Chair ·       Tech Stack Evolution Updates - Thomas Monjalon (Nvidia) - Lead Maintainer ·       Update on Grout - Konstantin Ananyev (Huawei) - Tech Board Rep to Governing Board ·       Community Lab Update - Patrick Robb/Aaron Conole (3 min.) ·       ‘24 Summit Updates - Evi Harmon, Linux Foundation, Events…

DPDK Governing Board Meeting Minutes Summary – April 30, 2024

This board meeting featured: a financial update & membership updates by Robin Giller of Intel, DPDK Board Vice Chair and Treasurer; 2024 Summit updates for APAC (Bangkok) and North America (Montreal) by Evi Harmon, Events Coordinator of the Linux Foundation; tech stack updates on DPDK's expansion, by Thomas Monjalon of Nvidia, Lead Maintainer of DPDK;…

DPDK Governing Board Meeting Summary – February 8, 2024

This board meeting featured: a UNH Community Lab update from Patrick Robb of the University of New Hampshire, a 2024 Events update from Events Coordinator Evi Harmon of The Linux Foundation, a marketing update from Marketing Coordinator Ben Thomas of The Linux Foundation, an outreach update from Sr. Project Coordinator Nathan Southern of the Linux…