# Member - Community of the Week - Nov'16 - B

> This month we wanted to highlight the work of some of the amazing members and their contribution to The Things Network. You can find the details of their work h

- Type: Global update from The Things Network
- Author: The Things Network
- Published: 2016-11-30
- Updated: 2026-10-06
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/article/member-community-of-the-week-nov16-b

This month we wanted to highlight the work of some of the amazing members and their contribution to The Things Network. You can find the details of their work here. If you know any such contributor or want to nominate one from your local community for this section next week, drop us an [email](mailto:community@thethingsnetwork.org).

### Member of the week

Congratulations to [Vassil Kalkov](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/u/kalkov) for unleashing the community in Plovdiv earlier this month. He has been quite instrumental in kicking off the activities in 4 other cities. Watch out for more exciting updates from Bulgaria.

![file](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/media/md_editor/image-1480342169958.37.55_PM.large.png)

### Community of the week

Our congratulations goes out to The Things Network West Brabant! About one and a half month ago, Rene Tuijtel, Jeroen Goos and Barry Knobel took up the initiative to kickstart a communiy. As of today, the community has 6 active gateways, 13 contributors and is officially _Unleashed_ due to their kick-off event last week. We wish you good luck with youcovering the full area.

![file](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/media/md_editor/image-1480342227202.large.jpeg)