Spark Summit 2016 (www.spark-summit.org/2016) will be held from June 6-8 at the Union Square Hilton in San Francisco, and the recently released agenda features a stellar lineup of community talks led by top engineers, architects, data scientists, researchers, entrepreneurs and analysts from UC Berkeley, Duke, Microsoft, Netflix, Oracle, Bloomberg, Viacom, Airbnb, Uber, CareerBuilder and, of course, Databricks. There’s also a full day of hands-on Spark training, with courses for both beginners and advanced users.
As the excitement around Spark continues to grow, and the rapid adoption rate shows no signs of slowing down, Spark Summit is growing, too. More than 2,500 participants are expected at the San Francisco conference, making it the largest event yet. Join us in June to learn more about data engineering and data science at scale, spend time with other members of the Spark community, attend community meetups, revel in social activities associated with the Summit, and enjoy the beautiful city by the bay. Developer Day: (June 7) Aimed at a highly technical audience, this day will focus on topics about Spark dealing with memory management, performance, optimization, scale, and integration with the ecosystem, including dedicated tracks and sessions covering: - Keynotes focusing on what’s new with Spark, where Spark is heading, and technical trends within Big Data - Five technical tracks, including Developer, Data Science, Spark Ecosystem, Use Cases & Experiences, and Research - Office hours from the Spark project leads at the Expo Hall Theater Enterprise Day: (June 8) For anyone interested in understanding how Spark is used in the enterprise, this day will include: - Keynotes from leading vendors contributing to Spark and enterprise use cases - Full day-long track of enterprise talks featuring use cases and a vendor panel - Four technical tracks for continued learning from Developer Day With more than 90 sessions, you’ll be able to pick and choose the topics that best suit your interests and expertise. Get Tickets Online Registration (www.spark-summit.org/2016/register/) is open now, and you can save $200 when you buy tickets before April 8th. We hope to see you at Spark Summit 2016 in San Francisco. Follow @spark_summit and #SparkSummit for updates. -Spark Summit Organizers
