--- title: "Introducing our exciting new ambassador program: Calico Big Cats" source: "https://www.tigera.io/blog/introducing-our-exciting-new-ambassador-program-calico-big-cats/" --- [Company Blog](https://www.tigera.io/category/company-blog/) # Introducing our exciting new ambassador program: Calico Big Cats By [Alara Ozturk](https://www.tigera.io/blog/author/alara-ozturk/) on Feb 01, 2022 • 2 min read The Project Calico community is one of the most collaborative and supportive communities in the open-source space. Our community has shown great engagement through the years, which has helped us maintain and grow the project. Thanks to our 200+ contributors from all over the world, Calico Open Source (the solution born out of the project) is powering 1.5M+ nodes daily across 166 countries. Our engineering team is committed to maintaining Calico Open Source as the leading standard for container and Kubernetes networking and security! Given our community’s passion for Project Calico, we wanted to give its members a chance to inspire others by telling their stories. To this end, we are very excited to announce our new [Calico Big Cats ambassador program](https://www.tigera.io/project-calico/calico-big-cats-ambassador-program/)! ## What is Calico Big Cats? Calico Big Cats is an ambassador program that provides a platform for our community to talk about their experiences with Calico. The goal is to help community members connect, inspire, and share common challenges and ways to overcome these challenges using Calico and other tools. ## Why join Calico Big Cats? If you have experience with Project Calico, recognize its value in the open-source networking and security domain, and are passionate about sharing your knowledge with others, then this program is for you! We invite everyone who wants to share their Calico journey—whether it’s through speaking at events, blogging, spotlight interviews, posts on social media, or representing Project Calico on various platforms. As a Calico Big Cat, in addition to helping your fellow contributors with their learnings, you’ll also have access to exclusive perks such as the Calico Big Cat swag pack, a badge to share on your social media, and an invitation to our annual Project Calico event. ***If you are ready to help us tell your story, improve the Calico user experience, and grow our community, [sign up here to become a Calico Big Cat!](https://www.tigera.io/project-calico/calico-big-cats-ambassador-program/)***   [Open Source](https://www.tigera.io/tags/open-source/)[Project Calico](https://www.tigera.io/tags/project-calico/)[Announcements](https://www.tigera.io/tags/announcements/) ## Related posts [![Meet Mylo: An AI-native way to work with Calico](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2026/09/Meet-Mylo-An-AI-native-way-to-work-with-Calico.png)](https://www.tigera.io/blog/meet-mylo-an-ai-native-way-to-work-with-calico/) [Technical Blog](https://www.tigera.io/category/technical-blog/) #### [Meet Mylo: An AI-native way to work with Calico](https://www.tigera.io/blog/meet-mylo-an-ai-native-way-to-work-with-calico/) By [Phil DiCorpo](https://www.tigera.io/blog/author/phil-dicorpo/) on Sep 3, 2026 A library of Calico tools and skills — delivered through the Calico MCP Server What if your hardest network question took ten minutes instead of ten days? Anyone who has operated Kubernetes networking at scale... [Read more](https://www.tigera.io/blog/meet-mylo-an-ai-native-way-to-work-with-calico/) [![Why We Built Lynx: Bringing Control to the Age of AI Agents](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2026/06/Introducing-Lynx-NEW-TEMPLATE-2026-Tigera-brand.png)](https://www.tigera.io/blog/why-we-built-lynx-bringing-control-to-the-age-of-ai-agents/) #### [Why We Built Lynx: Bringing Control to the Age of AI Agents](https://www.tigera.io/blog/why-we-built-lynx-bringing-control-to-the-age-of-ai-agents/) By [Ratan Tipirneni](https://www.tigera.io/blog/author/ratan/) on Jun 17, 2026 For a decade, one idea has guided everything we’ve built at Tigera: How do you secure a dynamic system with a lot of moving parts that is changing rapidly, with a programmatic approach? Calico has... [Read more](https://www.tigera.io/blog/why-we-built-lynx-bringing-control-to-the-age-of-ai-agents/) [![What’s new in Calico: Spring 2026 Release](https://www.tigera.io/app/uploads/2026/06/Whats-New-in-Calico-NEW-TEMPLATE-2026.png)](https://www.tigera.io/blog/whats-new-in-calico-spring-2026-release/) #### [What’s new in Calico: Spring 2026 Release](https://www.tigera.io/blog/whats-new-in-calico-spring-2026-release/) By [Veronika Smolik](https://www.tigera.io/blog/author/veronika-smolik/) on Jun 2, 2026 Kubernetes has come a long way since its debut in 2014. It’s gone from running a couple of containerized microservices to orchestrating fleets of production workloads spanning everything from AI agents to full scale VMs... [Read more](https://www.tigera.io/blog/whats-new-in-calico-spring-2026-release/)