I don't think I'll have much time to contribute to help, but I would absolutely help if possible.
That said, I'll definitely want to give a talk / speak at this summit when it happens :) On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 1:38 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <j...@nanthrax.net> wrote: > Hi guys, > > I'm back from vacation and I'm resuming the work on the Iceberg Summit > proposal doc. I will share the doc asap. > > Regards > JB > > On Wed, Jul 5, 2023 at 4:37 PM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <j...@nanthrax.net> > wrote: > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I started a discussion on the private mailing list, and, as there are > > no objections from the PMC members, I'm moving the thread to the dev > > mailing list. > > > > I propose to organize the first Apache Iceberg Summit \o/ > > > > For the format, I think the best option is a virtual event with a mix of: > > 1. Dev community talks: architecture, roadmap, features, use in > "products", ... > > 2. User community talks: companies could present their use cases, best > > practices, ... > > > > In terms of organization: > > 1. no objection so far from the PMC members to use Apache Iceberg > > Summit name. If it works for everyone, I will send a message to the > > Apache Publicity & Marketing to get their OK for the event. > > 2. create two committees: > > 2.1. the Sponsoring Committee gathering companies/organizations > > wanting to sponsor the event > > 2.2. the Program Committee gathers folks from the Iceberg community > > (PMC/committers/contributors) to select talks. > > > > My company (Dremio) will “host” the event - i.e., provide funding, a > > conference platform, sponsor logistics, speaker training, slide > > design, etc.. > > > > In terms of dates, as CommunityOverCode Con NA will be in October, I > > think January 2024 would work: it gives us time to organize smoothly, > > promote the event, and not in a rush. > > > > I propose: > > 1. to create the #summit channel on Iceberg Slack. > > 2. I will share a preparation document with a plan proposal. > > > > Thoughts ? > > > > Regards > > JB >
