release: merge staging into main (v1.1.0)

[ahmad1368]

🚀 Release Summary

This Pull Request merges the stable staging branch into main to deploy the latest features, updates, and bug fixes to the production website.

📦 What's New & Key Changes

This release includes the following verified updates from the staging branch:

• FAQ Updates (Update the FAQ to be about Toronto and not Vancouver. #143 / feat: update FAQ for Toronto #143 #158): Fully updated and refactored the FAQ sections to transition content from Vancouver to Toronto.
• Footer Refactoring (Refactor: remove become a sponsor banner at the bottom of the page  #162): Removed the slow-scrolling "Become a Sponsor" banner at the bottom of the page to optimize performance and improve UX.
• Navigation & Links (Update About Cloud Summit page #160 / Update the LinkedIn link on the footer section #161):
  • Removed the "About Cloud Summit" section from the footer (Update About Cloud Summit page #160).
  • Updated and corrected the social LinkedIn link in the footer section (Update the LinkedIn link on the footer section #161).

🛠️ Deployment & Verification

• CI/CD Pipeline: Merging this PR will automatically trigger the GitHub Actions workflow defined in .github/workflows/deploy.yml.
• Testing: All changes have been thoroughly reviewed, locally tested, and verified on the staging environment. No active conflicts remain.

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Co-authored-by: @ahmad1368 and @vincent6767