+1 to having an EU summit On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM Claude Warren, Jr <[email protected]> wrote:
> +1 > > I would be inclined to attend an EU summit but not a NA one. > > I was chair of the ASF Community over Code EU 2024 and am willing to help > organize, though I do not have time to act as chair. > > Claude > > On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 6:48 AM Viktor Kessler <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> +1 to JB’s proposal — we fully support the idea of hosting Iceberg Summit >> 2026 in Europe in addition to NA. >> >> We’ve been organizing multiple Iceberg-focused meetups across Europe and >> have consistently seen strong attendance and enthusiasm from the community. >> There’s clearly a growing and highly engaged user base here. >> >> Many attendees specifically asked for a European summit — not only to get >> a deeper understanding of Iceberg, but also to exchange ideas, learn from >> real-world implementations, and connect with fellow practitioners. A >> dedicated event in Europe would be an excellent way to meet this demand and >> further grow the ecosystem. >> >> Happy to help make this happen. >> >> Best, >> Viktor >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi everyone, >>> >>> We had Iceberg Summit 2025 in April this year, and I think we can say >>> both on site and virtual days were a great success. >>> It was a great opportunity to gather the community and super >>> interesting discussions about the future of Apache Iceberg. >>> >>> I would like to propose Iceberg Summit 2026 NA in the same spirit as >>> 2025 (hybrid event). >>> Why NA ? Because I would also like to discuss the Iceberg Summit 2026 in >>> Europe. >>> The reason is to easily gather the European community about Iceberg, >>> same format as in NA. >>> I discussed with Viktor about an European event, and we think it's >>> possible. >>> >>> Thoughts ? >>> >>> Regards >>> JB >>> >>
