Hi Haonan, I tried to join the Slack channel, but the invite link seems to have expired. I’m getting the following message: *"*To join this workspace, you’ll need to ask the person who originally invited you for a new link.*"*
Could you please send a new invitation or add me directly? Thanks in advance. Best regards, Abdelrahman On Wed, Mar 25, 2026 at 8:33 AM Hou Haonan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Matthew, > > Thank you for your email and for your strong interest in the GSoC project > on the Flink connector for IoTDB Table Mode. I'm very sorry for the late > reply! > > It's great to see that you've already set up your local development > environment, have a 2.x cluster running, and have been exploring the > existing FlinkIoTDBSink and FlinkIoTDBSource examples in the iotdb-extras > repo. That's an excellent start — especially for your first major open > source contribution! Your strong Java and SQL background from internships > will be a huge asset for this project. > > *Important note on timeline:* GSoC 2026 contributor proposals are > actually open right now and the deadline is *March 31, 2026 at 18:00 UTC* > (very soon!). If you're planning to apply, I strongly recommend submitting > your proposal on the GSoC website as soon as possible. > > For pre-application steps, here are the most effective things you can do > right now: > > - *Small contributions (highly recommended):* The best way to get > familiar with the IoTDB community and codebase is to tackle a small task. > We label beginner-friendly issues as *"good-first-issue"* on GitHub. > You can filter them here: > > https://github.com/apache/iotdb/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%3Aopen+label%3A%22good-first-issue%22Feel > free to pick one related to connectors, Flink, or the Table Model. If you > have any questions while working on it, just comment on the issue — we're > happy to help! > - *Join the community:* > - *Mailing list* (our primary and official communication channel): > Send an email to [email protected] (subject doesn't > matter). You'll receive a confirmation email — just reply to it to > finish > subscribing. After that, please introduce yourself and mention your > interest in the Flink Table Mode connector. > - *Slack* (for real-time chat): The invite link on the website > sometimes expires. Please try this updated one: > > https://join.slack.com/t/apacheiotdb/shared_invite/zt-qvso1nj8-7715TpySZtZqmyG5qXQwpg > (If > it still doesn't work, just let me know and I'll help invite you > directly.) > > Thank you very much for attaching your CV — I've gone through it and it > looks really solid! > > If you have any questions about the project, the code, a specific issue, > or need help drafting your proposal, please feel free to reply here, post > on the mailing list, or ping me on Slack/GitHub. We're excited to have you > get involved and happy to help you start on the right foot. > > Looking forward to your contributions and hopefully seeing your GSoC > application soon! > > Best regards, Haonan Apache IoTDB Community / GSoC Mentor > > On Feb 16, 2026, at 5:59 AM, Matthew Pappas <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Haonan! > > My name is Matthew and I am a 3rd year CS student at Maastricht University > in the Netherlands. > > I am planning to apply for the GSoC project on the Flink connector for > IoTDB Table Mode! This would be my first time contributing to an major open > source project like this and I am really excited to get involved, but I > also want to make sure I start on the right foot. > > I’ve spent the last few days reading and getting familair the codebase and > have already set up my local dev environment. I have a 2.x cluster > (ConfigNode and DataNode) running on my machine and I’ve been playing > around with the existing FlinkIoTDBSink and FlinkIoTDBSource examples in > the iotdb-extras repo to understand the current architecture. > > I have strong experience with Java and SQL from my internships so I am > comfortable with the backend logic, but I am new to the specific workflow > of the IoTDB community and open source in general. > > Since applications open in about a month or so could you let me know if > there are specific "pre application" steps I should start working on? For > example is there a specific bug or small task you recommend for a > first-time contributor or any way to filter issues as "first-time" > friendly? Is there anything else in particular I should be aware of before > getting started? I’ve already gone through the development guide and > contribution docs. > > One more quick question: I noticed the Slack invite link on the website > <https://iotdb.apache.org/Community/Development-Guide.html#references> > doesn’t seem to work. Is there an updated invite link or is the mailing > list the main communication channel? > > I have also attached my CV for more context. Thank you for reading! > > Matthew > > >
