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Vaadin Champions

The Vaadin Champion Program recognizes community members who have demonstrated an exceptional track record of community participation.
Vaadin Champions
Meet the Vaadin Champions

Hall of Fame

Congratulations to all nominated Vaadin Champions! Thank you for your continued dedication to building a thriving developer community.
Josh Long
Frank Delporte
Simon Martinelli
Freddy Peña
Richard Fichtner
Geovanny Mendoza
René Wilby
Ryan Pang
Christian "Knoobie" Knoop
Josiah Haswell
Adrián Szegedi
Ricardo Cantillo
Syam Pillai
Andrea Bosio
Awesome BENEFITS

Perks of becoming a Vaadin Champion

All Vaadin Champions get these awesome benefits, plus an exclusive chance to be featured in the Vaadin blog.
Recognition
Be recognized as a key contributor to the Vaadin community.
Free entry to Vaadin Create
Receive a ticket to attend the annual Vaadin Create conference.
Become a moderator
Gain the moderator role on the Vaadin's Forum.
How are winners chosen
How does it work?

How are champions nominated?

Vaadin community members making significant contributions throughout the year are eligible. Every year, new champions are nominated by existing champions and the Vaadin DevRel team.
How to get the title

How can you earn the title?

The Vaadin Champion title is given to members who actively lead online and local Vaadin communities. Some of the ways you can give back to the community include:

  • Speak at conferences, Java User Groups, or other relevant Meetup groups
  • Create and maintain popular Vaadin Directory add-ons
  • Publish articles and videos centered on Vaadin features and integrations with other technologies
  • Engage in social media, Discord, and Stack Overflow discussions
  • Consistently and passionately help other members of the Vaadin Community
Be the next Vaadin champion

Join the community

Everyone is welcome to join the community, regardless of their experience with Vaadin. Don't hesitate to use hashtags (#vaadin) and tag the official Vaadin accounts when you share cool stuff such as tips and tricks, screenshots of your apps, talks you gave, add-ons you published, or anything else that could interest other developers.