• Join Istio Project Meeting hosted at the Maintainer Summit during KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025. • Attend the Istio Day co‑located event for deep dives into service mesh innovations. • Explore the Maintainers’ Track session: Istio’s Past, Present, and Future with community leaders. • Hands‑on workshop: Contribfest - Beginner’s Guide to Contributing to Istio and real coding. • Catch Istio‑flavored KubeCon sessions: lightning talks, demos, and AI‑powered service mesh demos. • Meet maintainers and users at the Istio kiosk in the Project Pavilion for networking.

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  • Istio will be a key focus at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2025 in London. The event will host an Istio Project Meeting during the Maintainer Summit, a co‑located Istio Day, and a Maintainers’ Track session titled “Istio: The Past, Present and Future of the Project and Community.” Attendees can join a hands‑on Contribfest workshop, “A Beginner’s Guide to Contributing to Istio,” and several Istio‑themed sessions such as “What’s New in Istio?” and a demo of the agentic AI tool kagent. A book‑signing event and an Istio kiosk will also be available for networking and updates.

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