Hello JB: I am interested and help in whatever I can.
Thanks JD ________________________________ From: Brian Olsen <bitsondata...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 4:27 PM To: dev@iceberg.apache.org <dev@iceberg.apache.org> Cc: Jean-Baptiste Onofré <j...@nanthrax.net> Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL] Preparing first Apache Iceberg Summit Hey JB, I would love to hop on a call and discuss how I can help as well. I've planned a couple of these before. :) On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 10:54 AM Russell Spitzer <russell.spit...@gmail.com<mailto:russell.spit...@gmail.com>> wrote: I would love to be involved if possible. I'm a bit short on time though but can definitely contribute async time to planning. On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 9:35 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <j...@nanthrax.net<mailto:j...@nanthrax.net>> wrote: Hi guys, Following the previous email about Apache Iceberg Summit, please find a document introducing the summit organization: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iy2-WdVQYTwJOrwi7pFYh_x9xHNuGV5lT1yK1g194To/edit?usp=sharing I'm kindly doing a Call For Action: anyone interested to help in the organization and participate to the committees, please let me know. I would like to schedule a meeting with all interested parties. Thanks ! Regards JB On Wed, Jul 5, 2023 at 4:37 PM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <j...@nanthrax.net<mailto: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
