Maintainer month 2026 update

.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/add-to-calendar.yml

@@ -37,17 +37,19 @@ body:
     type: input
     attributes:
       label: Start time in UTC
+      description: 'Use HH:MM format (e.g., 14:00). Enter "TBD" if time is not yet confirmed, or "all-day" for all-day events.'
       placeholder: '14:00'
     validations:
-      required: true
+      required: false
 
   - id: UTCEndTime
     type: input
     attributes:
       label: End time in UTC
+      description: 'Use HH:MM format (e.g., 15:00). Leave blank if start time is TBD or all-day.'
       placeholder: '15:00'
     validations:
-      required: true
+      required: false
 
   - id: type
     type: dropdown
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ body:
         - talk
         - meetup
         - fundraising
+        - workshop
         - misc
     validations:
       required: true

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Need to run the website locally for testing? → [Jump to Development Guidelines
 ### Adding a New Event
 
 1. Navigate to the `content/events/` folder
-2. Create a new markdown file with a descriptive name (e.g., `2025-05-20-your-event-name.md`)
+2. Create a new markdown file with a descriptive name (e.g., `2026-05-20-your-event-name.md`)
 3. Use the following template:
 
 ```markdown
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ title: 'Your Event Title'
 metaTitle: 'Your Event Title'
 metaDesc: 'A brief description of your event'
 date: 'MM/DD'
+endDate: 'MM/DD'
 UTCStartTime: 'HH:MM'
 UTCEndTime: 'HH:MM'
 type: 'meetup'
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ linkUrl: 'https://link-to-event.com'
 Detailed description of your event goes here. You can use markdown formatting.
 ```
 
-4. All frontmatter fields (between `---`) are mandatory
+> **Note:** `UTCStartTime` and `UTCEndTime` are optional. If omitted, the event will display "TBD" for the time. You can also set them to `'TBD'` explicitly or use `'all-day'` for events that span an entire day. Use `endDate` for multi-day events.
 5. Submit a PR with your changes
 
 ### Adding a New Resource
@@ -175,8 +176,9 @@ For significant changes like:
 - `metaTitle`: Title for SEO meta tags
 - `metaDesc`: Description for SEO meta tags
 - `date`: Event date in `MM/DD` format
-- `UTCStartTime`: Start time in UTC, in `HH:MM` format
-- `UTCEndTime`: End time in UTC, in `HH:MM` format
+- `endDate`: _(optional)_ End date in `MM/DD` format, for multi-day events (e.g., a conference running May 16-18 would use `date: '05/16'` and `endDate: '05/18'`). Multi-day events display a date range and remain listed as upcoming until the end date passes.
+- `UTCStartTime`: _(optional)_ Start time in UTC, in `HH:MM` format. Omit or set to `'TBD'` if the time is not yet confirmed. Set to `'all-day'` for events without a specific start time.
+- `UTCEndTime`: _(optional)_ End time in UTC, in `HH:MM` format. Same rules as `UTCStartTime`.
 - `type`: One of: `podcast`, `stream`, `talk`, `meetup`, `fundraising`, `conference`, `misc`
 - `language`: Primary language of the event
 - `location`: `Virtual` or physical location

Participation.md

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 ...a month for open source maintainers to gather, share, and be celebrated.
 Open source runs the world, but who runs open source? Open source maintainers are behind the software we use everyday, but they don't always have the community or support they need. That's why we're celebrating open source maintainers all month long.
 
-The 2025 Maintainer Month is, of course, in **May**! You're invited to participate in whatever ways you'd like, and list what you're doing on the public [Maintainer Month site](https://maintainermonth.github.com/).
+The 2026 Maintainer Month is, of course, in **May**! You're invited to participate in whatever ways you'd like, and list what you're doing on the public [Maintainer Month site](https://maintainermonth.github.com/).
 
-## Themes for 2025
+## Themes for 2026
 
 **Theme for Maintainers**
 

README.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Repository for the official GitHub Maintainer Month website. You can access the
 
 **Add your event!** See the [contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) for details on how.
 
-**<p align="center"> ❇️ May 2025 ❇️ </p>**
+**<p align="center"> ❇️ May 2026 ❇️ </p>**
 
 ## Table of Contents
 
@@ -20,32 +20,30 @@ Repository for the official GitHub Maintainer Month website. You can access the
 
 ## Getting Started
 
-### Installation
+Requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) v20 or later.
 
-Run the following command before any other to install all the project's dependencies.
+### Installation
 
 ```
 npm install
 ```
 
 ### Usage
 
-To start application in development mode at [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) run the following command.
+Start the development server at [http://localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000):
 
 ```
-npm start
+npm run dev
 ```
 
 ### Build
 
-To generate the application build run the following command
+Generate a production build (static export to the `out` folder):
 
 ```
 npm run build
 ```
 
-This will create an `out` folder in the repository root with the static files.
-
 ## Contributing
 
 See the [contributing guide](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details.
@@ -60,5 +58,5 @@ Maintainer Month was created, and is maintained, by GitHub, starting in 2021 as
 
 ## License
 
-Copyright © 2025 [GitHub](https://github.com/github).<br />
+Copyright © 2026 [GitHub](https://github.com/github).<br />
 This project is [MIT](LICENSE) licensed.

api/calendar.js

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+import { createEvents } from 'ics'
+
+const EVENT_YEAR = 2026
+
+const isTBDValue = (value) =>
+  !value || (typeof value === 'string' && value.toUpperCase() === 'TBD')
+
+const isAllDayValue = (value) =>
+  typeof value === 'string' &&
+  value.toLowerCase().replace(/[\s\-_]/g, '') === 'allday'
+
+function parseDateParts(dateStr) {
+  const [month, day] = dateStr.split('/').map(Number)
+  return { month, day }
+}
+
+function toICSEvent(event) {
+  const { month: startMonth, day: startDay } = parseDateParts(event.date)
+
+  const hasTime =
+    !isTBDValue(event.UTCStartTime) && !isAllDayValue(event.UTCStartTime)
+
+  const icsEvent = {
+    title: event.title,
+    description: event.metaDesc || '',
+    location: event.location || '',
+    url: event.linkUrl || '',
+    calName: 'Maintainer Month 2026',
+  }
+
+  if (hasTime) {
+    const [startHour, startMinute] = event.UTCStartTime.split(':').map(Number)
+    icsEvent.start = [EVENT_YEAR, startMonth, startDay, startHour, startMinute]
+    icsEvent.startInputType = 'utc'
+
+    if (!isTBDValue(event.UTCEndTime) && !isAllDayValue(event.UTCEndTime)) {
+      const [endHour, endMinute] = event.UTCEndTime.split(':').map(Number)
+
+      if (event.endDate && event.endDate !== event.date) {
+        const { month: endMonth, day: endDay } = parseDateParts(event.endDate)
+        icsEvent.end = [EVENT_YEAR, endMonth, endDay, endHour, endMinute]
+      } else {
+        icsEvent.end = [EVENT_YEAR, startMonth, startDay, endHour, endMinute]
+      }
+      icsEvent.startOutputType = 'utc'
+      icsEvent.endInputType = 'utc'
+      icsEvent.endOutputType = 'utc'
+    } else {
+      icsEvent.duration = { hours: 1 }
+    }
+  } else {
+    // All-day or TBD: treat as all-day event
+    icsEvent.start = [EVENT_YEAR, startMonth, startDay]
+    icsEvent.startInputType = 'utc'
+
+    if (event.endDate && event.endDate !== event.date) {
+      const { month: endMonth, day: endDay } = parseDateParts(event.endDate)
+      // ICS all-day end date is exclusive, so add one day
+      const endDate = new Date(Date.UTC(EVENT_YEAR, endMonth - 1, endDay + 1))
+      icsEvent.end = [
+        endDate.getUTCFullYear(),
+        endDate.getUTCMonth() + 1,
+        endDate.getUTCDate(),
+      ]
+    } else {
+      // Use Date math to handle month boundary rollover
+      const endDate = new Date(Date.UTC(EVENT_YEAR, startMonth - 1, startDay + 1))
+      icsEvent.end = [
+        endDate.getUTCFullYear(),
+        endDate.getUTCMonth() + 1,
+        endDate.getUTCDate(),
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+
+  return icsEvent
+}
+
+export function generateICS(events) {
+  const icsEvents = events.map(toICSEvent)
+  const { error, value } = createEvents(icsEvents)
+
+  if (error) {
+    throw new Error(`Failed to generate ICS: ${error.message}`)
+  }
+
+  return value
+}

api/events.js

@@ -12,9 +12,18 @@ dayjs.extend(utc)
 dayjs.extend(timezone)
 
 const TBD = 'TBD'
+const ALL_DAY = 'All Day'
+
+const isTBDValue = (value) =>
+  !value || (typeof value === 'string' && value.toUpperCase() === 'TBD')
+
+const isAllDayValue = (value) =>
+  typeof value === 'string' &&
+  value.toLowerCase().replace(/[\s\-_]/g, '') === 'allday'
 
 export const getEvents = (year) => {
   const events_path = year ? `content/${year}/events` : 'content/events'
+  if (!fs.existsSync(events_path)) return []
   const eventFiles = fs.readdirSync(events_path)
 
   const events = eventFiles
@@ -108,27 +117,38 @@ const formatEventDateTime = (
     formattedEndDate = endUTCDate.format('MMM D')
   }
 
+  // All-day events
+  if (isAllDayValue(startTime) || isAllDayValue(endTime)) {
+    return {
+      date: formattedDate,
+      startTime: { utc: ALL_DAY, pt: ALL_DAY },
+      endTime: { utc: ALL_DAY, pt: ALL_DAY },
+      endDate: formattedEndDate,
+      timeDisplay: 'all-day',
+    }
+  }
+
   // Start time
   let formattedStartTime = {
     utc: TBD,
     pt: TBD,
   }
 
-  if (startTime) {
+  let hasSpecificStartTime = false
+
+  if (!isTBDValue(startTime)) {
     const [startHour, startMinute] = startTime.split(':')
 
     const UTCStartTime = UTCDate.hour(startHour).minute(startMinute)
 
     if (!isNaN(UTCStartTime)) {
       const PTStartTime = UTCStartTime.tz('America/Los_Angeles')
 
-      const formattedUTCStartTime = UTCStartTime.format('HH:mm a')
-      const formattedPTStartTime = PTStartTime.format('HH:mm a')
-
       formattedStartTime = {
-        utc: formattedUTCStartTime,
-        pt: formattedPTStartTime,
+        utc: UTCStartTime.format('h:mm a'),
+        pt: PTStartTime.format('h:mm a'),
       }
+      hasSpecificStartTime = true
     }
   }
 
@@ -138,28 +158,32 @@ const formatEventDateTime = (
     pt: TBD,
   }
 
-  if (endTime && endTime !== TBD) {
+  let hasSpecificEndTime = false
+
+  if (!isTBDValue(endTime)) {
     const [endHour, endMinute] = endTime.split(':')
 
     const UTCEndTime = UTCDate.hour(endHour).minute(endMinute)
 
     if (!isNaN(UTCEndTime)) {
       const PTEndTime = UTCEndTime.tz('America/Los_Angeles')
 
-      const formattedUTCEndTime = UTCEndTime.format('HH:mm a')
-      const formattedPTEndTime = PTEndTime.format('HH:mm a')
-
       formattedEndTime = {
-        utc: formattedUTCEndTime,
-        pt: formattedPTEndTime,
+        utc: UTCEndTime.format('h:mm a'),
+        pt: PTEndTime.format('h:mm a'),
       }
+      hasSpecificEndTime = true
     }
   }
 
+  const timeDisplay =
+    hasSpecificStartTime || hasSpecificEndTime ? 'specific' : 'tbd'
+
   return {
     date: formattedDate,
     startTime: formattedStartTime,
     endTime: formattedEndTime,
     endDate: formattedEndDate,
+    timeDisplay,
   }
 }

common/routes.js

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ export const Y2024 = makePath('/2024')
 
 export const NEWS = makePath("/news")
 
+export const SHIPS = makePath('/ships')
+
 export const PARTNER_PACK = makePath('/partner-pack')
 
 export const SECURITY_CHALLENGE = makePath('/security-challenge')

components/chip/chip.scss

@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
   display: inline-flex;
   align-items: center;
   column-gap: 6px;
-  flex-shrink: 0;
   white-space: nowrap;
+  max-width: 100%;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
 
   background-color: $white;
   @extend %subtitle-1;