Hi Max I'm adding you to the list of candidates. The Iceberg PMC is reviewing the list and will vote.
Regards JB On Wed, Nov 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM Maximilian Michels <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi JB, > > Not sure if the call for volunteers is still open. I'd love to > volunteer for the Selection Committee. FWIW I've helped to organize > beamsummit.org in the past. > > Cheers, > Max > > On Mon, Oct 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM Walaa Eldin Moustafa > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi JB, > > > > Thanks for co-organizing Iceberg Summit 2026. I'd be happy to > > help/volunteer. > > > > Thanks, > > Walaa. > > > > On Sun, Oct 19, 2025 at 10:55 PM Christian Thiel > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hey JB, > > > happy to help in any way I can! > > > Best, > > > Christian > > > > > > On Wed, 8 Oct 2025 at 06:23, John Zhuge <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> > > >> Happy to assist in any way I can. > > >> > > >> Fantastic summit in 2025. Looking forward to 2026! > > >> > > >> On Tue, Oct 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM Scott Haines <[email protected]> > > >> wrote: > > >>> > > >>> Hi All, > > >>> I'd be happy to help out as a new community member. I helped with the > > >>> Bay Area Apache Iceberg Meetup (Oct 1st) and that was a really fun > > >>> experience. > > >>> > > >>> Cheers, > > >>> Scott Haines > > >>> > > >>> On Sun, Oct 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> > > >>> wrote: > > >>>> > > >>>> Hi everyone, > > >>>> > > >>>> As you probably know, we've been having discussions about the Iceberg > > >>>> Summit 2026. > > >>>> > > >>>> The Iceberg PMC pre-approved the Iceberg Summit proposal, and one of > > >>>> the first > > >>>> steps is to put together a Selection Committee. > > >>>> > > >>>> The Selection Committee is represented by Russell Spitzer as the main > > >>>> PMC contact for Apache Iceberg who has agreed to solely wear the > > >>>> Apache hat. There are a total of 3 members from the Apache Iceberg PMC > > >>>> in the Selection Committee.The affiliations of all members of the > > >>>> Selection Committee will be clearly listed in the final version of the > > >>>> proposal. > > >>>> The Selection Committee will have 11 members. The main responsibility > > >>>> of the Selection Committee is to coordinate on the agenda, define the > > >>>> tracks, and choose all the sessions that will be featured at the 2026 > > >>>> Iceberg Summit NA. > > >>>> > > >>>> Once we have the committee, I will complete the > > >>>> proposal for the ASF and the Iceberg PMC to request the ability to use > > >>>> the name Iceberg/Apache Iceberg. > > >>>> > > >>>> If you'd like to help and be part of the selection committee, please > > >>>> volunteer in a reply to this thread. Since we likely can't include > > >>>> everyone that volunteers, I propose that the PMC should choose the > > >>>> final committee from the set of people that volunteer. > > >>>> > > >>>> We'll leave this open up to Oct 24th. > > >>>> > > >>>> NB: I'd like to help in the Selection Committee, so I'm volunteer :) > > >>>> > > >>>> Thanks ! > > >>>> Regards > > >>>> JB > > >>>> > > >>>> NB: if your company wants to sponsor and/or help the organization, > > >>>> please send a message to me directly ([email protected]) or a PMC > > >>>> member, we will route and include in the Organization Committee. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> -- > > >> John Zhuge
