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 # Contribution Guidelines
 
+Development happens on GitHub.
+Issues are used for bugs and actionable items and longer discussions can happen on the [mailing list](#mailing-list).
+
+The content of this repository is licensed under the [Apache License, Version 2.0](LICENSE).
+
+## Code of Conduct
+
+Participation in the Open Container community is governed by [Open Container Code of Conduct][code-of-conduct].
+
+## Meetings
+
+The contributors and maintainers of all OCI projects have monthly meetings at 2:00 PM (USA Pacific) on the first Wednesday of every month.
+There is an [iCalendar][rfc5545] format for the meetings [here][meeting.ics].
+Everyone is welcome to participate via [UberConference web][UberConference] or audio-only: +1 415 968 0849 (no PIN needed).
+An initial agenda will be posted to the [mailing list](#mailing-list) in the week before each meeting, and everyone is welcome to propose additional topics or suggest other agenda alterations there.
+Minutes from past meetings are archived [here][minutes].
+
+## Mailing list
+
+You can subscribe and browse the mailing list on [Google Groups][mailing-list].
+
+## IRC
+
+OCI discussion happens on #opencontainers on [Freenode][] ([logs][irc-logs]).
+
 ## Git
 
 ### Security issues
@@ -28,7 +53,7 @@ incorporating a new feature.
 
 Fork the repo and make changes on your fork in a feature branch.
 For larger bugs and enhancements, consider filing a leader issue or mailing-list thread for discussion that is independent of the implementation.
-Small changes or changes that have been discussed on the project mailing list may be submitted without a leader issue.
+Small changes or changes that have been discussed on the [project mailing list](#mailing-list) may be submitted without a leader issue.
 
 If the project has a test suite, submit unit tests for your changes. Take a
 look at existing tests for inspiration. Run the full test suite on your branch
@@ -70,8 +95,7 @@ or `Fixes #XXX`, which will automatically close the issue when merged.
 The sign-off is a simple line at the end of the explanation for the
 patch, which certifies that you wrote it or otherwise have the right to
 pass it on as an open-source patch.  The rules are pretty simple: if you
-can certify the below (from
-[developercertificate.org](http://developercertificate.org/)):
+can certify the below (from [developercertificate.org][]):
 
 ```
 Developer Certificate of Origin
@@ -120,3 +144,12 @@ then you just add a line to every git commit message:
 using your real name (sorry, no pseudonyms or anonymous contributions.)
 
 You can add the sign off when creating the git commit via `git commit -s`.
+
+[code-of-conduct]: https://github.com/opencontainers/tob/blob/d2f9d68c1332870e40693fe077d311e0742bc73d/code-of-conduct.md
+[developercertificate.org]: http://developercertificate.org/
+[Freenode]: https://freenode.net/
+[irc-logs]: http://ircbot.wl.linuxfoundation.org/eavesdrop/%23opencontainers/
+[mailing-list]: https://groups.google.com/a/opencontainers.org/forum/#!forum/dev
+[meeting.ics]: https://github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/blob/master/meeting.ics
+[minutes]: http://ircbot.wl.linuxfoundation.org/meetings/opencontainers/
+[UberConference]: https://www.uberconference.com/opencontainers