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 See the [Container Builder documentation](https://cloud.google.com/container-builder/docs/) for more details on
 how to edit and expand the build process.
 
+## Becoming an Approver on Agones
+
+If you are interested in becoming an Approver on the Agones project and getting commit access to the
+repository, we have a [community membership guide](./docs/governance/community_membership.md), that outlines the process.
+
 ### Additional Resources
 
 #### Extending Kubernetes
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+# Community Membership
+
+This document outlines the responsibilities of contributor roles in Agones.
+
+This is based on the [Kubernetes Community Membership](https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/community-membership.md).
+
+There are currently only one role for this project, but that may grow in the future.
+
+| Role | Responsibilities | Requirements | Defined by |
+| -----| ---------------- | ------------ | -------|
+| approver | review and approve contributions | sponsored by 2 reviewers.  multiple contributions to the project. | Commit access to the Agones repository |
+
+## New contributors
+
+New contributors should be welcomed to the community by existing members,
+helped with PR workflow, and directed to relevant documentation and
+communication channels.
+
+## Established community members
+
+Established community members are expected to demonstrate their adherence to the
+principles in this document, familiarity with project organization, roles,
+policies, procedures, conventions, etc., and technical and/or writing ability.
+Role-specific expectations, responsibilities, and requirements are enumerated
+below.
+
+## Approvers
+
+Code approvers are able to both review and approve code contributions.  While
+code review is focused on code quality and correctness, approval is focused on
+holistic acceptance of a contribution including: backwards / forwards
+compatibility, adhering to API and flag conventions, subtle performance and
+correctness issues, interactions with other parts of the system, etc.
+
+**Defined by:** Commit access to the Agones repository.
+
+**Note:** Acceptance of code contributions requires at least one approver.
+
+### Requirements
+
+- Enabled [two-factor authentication](https://help.github.com/articles/about-two-factor-authentication)
+  on their GitHub account
+- Have made multiple contributions to Agones.  Contribution must include:
+    - Authored at least 3 PRs on Github
+    - Provided reviews on at least 4 PRs they did not author
+    - Filing or commenting on issues on GitHub
+- Have read the [contributor guide](../../CONTRIBUTING.md)
+- Sponsored by 2 approvers. **Note the following requirements for sponsors**:
+    - Sponsors must have close interactions with the prospective member - e.g. code/design/proposal review, coordinating
+      on issues, etc.
+    - Sponsors must be from multiple companies to demonstrate integration across community.
+- **[Open an issue](./templates/membership.md) against the Agones repo**
+   - Ensure your sponsors are @mentioned on the issue
+   - Label the issue with the `meta` tag
+   - Complete every item on the checklist ([preview the current version of the template](./templates/membership.md))
+   - Make sure that the list of contributions included is representative of your work on the project.
+- Have your sponsoring approvers reply confirmation of sponsorship: `+1`
+
+### Responsibilities and privileges
+
+- Responsible for project quality control via code reviews
+  - Focus on code quality and correctness, including testing and factoring
+  - May also review for more holistic issues, but not a requirement
+- Expected to be responsive to review requests in a timely manner
+- Assigned PRs to review related based on expertise
+- Granted commit access to Agones repo
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+### GitHub Username
+e.g. (at)example_user
+
+### Requirements
+- [ ] I have enabled 2FA on my GitHub account (https://github.com/settings/security)
+- [ ] I have read the [contributor guide](../../CONTRIBUTING.md)
+- [ ] I am actively contributing to Agones
+- [ ] I have two sponsors that meet the sponsor requirements listed in the community membership guidelines
+- [ ] I have spoken to my sponsors ahead of this application, and they have agreed to sponsor my application
+
+### Sponsors
+- (at)sponsor-1
+- (at)sponsor-2
+
+### List of contributions to the Agones project
+- PRs reviewed / authored
+- Issues responded to