AWS Community Day DACH | Munich

AWS Community Day DACH 2025 — Munich

Every AWS Community Day has its own story. But this year in Munich felt like a chapter marker - a moment where the community across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland paused, looked around, and realized just how far we’ve come together.

We welcomed over 500 attendees - intentionally capped to keep the event comfortable and conversational after last year’s “standing-room-only everywhere” experience. The result was an event that felt full, energized, but still human.

The Community Has Grown - and It Shows

Over the past years, local AWS User Groups across the DACH region have not only grown in size, but in identity, leadership, and diversity.

This year, we had something to celebrate:

• AWS Women’s User Groups anniversaries - in Berlin, Munich, Vienna, and more to come
• 10-year anniversaries of mixed AWS User Groups in the region
• New leaders stepping into visible roles
• Communities maturing into sustainable, shared-organizer models

It felt less like a conference, and more like a family gathering that has just become very large.

Women of Cloud Workshop

One of my highlights was leading the Women of Cloud workshop together with Meyyar and Nora.

The room was full - not because the topic was “for women,” but because the conversation itself was relevant to everyone:

• Visibility
• Community leadership
• Speaking opportunities
• Creating space where more voices can be heard

We shared stories, stage experiences, internal blockers, and small strategies that help more people feel welcome in tech communities.

And yes - we hit a symbolic milestone:

For the first time in DACH Community Day history, there was a queue at the women’s restroom.

It sounds small. But it means something big.

Representation is not abstract - it is visible, physical, and measurable. And this year, we could see it.

What Made This Year Special

• More women on stage - across all types of sessions
• A strong international speaker lineup from Europe and beyond
• Talks that balanced deep technical detail with human experience
• More hallway conversations than scheduled ones - always the sign of a healthy community

You could feel that this was not just “an event.” This was a continuation.

What I Carry Forward

This year felt like proof that:

• Community work is not invisible
• Diversity efforts are not symbolic
• People are showing up because it matters

And for that - I’m grateful.

To everyone who organized, volunteered, spoke, attended, supported, encouraged, mentored, welcomed someone new:
Thank you.

We’ll do it again - and keep making space for more people to join the circle.