Hello JB. I’d like to ask if 3 from AWS can be added for volunteering for both US and EMEA.
Tej luthra: [email protected] Jorge A Lopez: [email protected] Linda O’Connor: [email protected] Regards, Tej ________________________________ From: Jean-Baptiste Onofré <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2025 9:09 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL] [DISCUSS] Apache Iceberg Summit 2026 - Selection Committee CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you can confirm the sender and know the content is safe. 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
