+1 The Arrow community would benefit greatly from a conference/unconference.
Remember not to schedule it too close to ApacheCon. Julian > On Apr 9, 2018, at 10:18 AM, Jacques Nadeau <jacq...@apache.org> wrote: > > Hey all, given that several people are busy in June, let's way until the > fall. I'll take at look at the schedule of things and throw out a new idea > in the next few months. > > Thanks! > Jacques > > > On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 10:17 AM, Wes McKinney <wesmck...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I'm +1 on the idea of a Arrow conference. June is a pretty busy month >> for me, so I would prefer another time, but I can arrange to make it >> if we do it then. >> >> - Wes >> >> On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 1:06 PM, Siddharth Teotia <siddha...@dremio.com> >> wrote: >>> +1. I would love to attend. >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 4:18 PM, Kevin Moore <ke...@quiltdata.io> wrote: >>> >>>> Sounds great. Quilt Data may be able to sponsor some of the refreshment >>>> costs. >>>> >>>> ---- >>>> Kevin Moore >>>> CEO, Quilt Data, Inc. >>>> ke...@quiltdata.io | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinemoore/ >>> >>>> (415) 497-7895 >>>> >>>> >>>> Manage Data like Code >>>> quiltdata.com >>>> >>>> On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 1:41 PM, Li Jin <ice.xell...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'd love to attend. I will be around for Spark Summit. >>>>> >>>>> Li >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 11:48 AM, Jacques Nadeau <jacq...@apache.org> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hey All, >>>>>> >>>>>> In light of growing interest in Apache Arrow over the past year and >> the >>>>>> great response to the meetup talk invitation I sent last week, I was >>>>>> thinking it may be time to hold a single day conference focused on >> the >>>>>> project. Wes and I have previously thrown this idea around and it >> seems >>>>>> like it might be a good time to get something started. Some of my >>>>>> colleagues did an investigation on how and when we could do this. >> I'm >>>>>> raising this to you all now to get people's thoughts. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> A rough sketch of what Wes and I have bounced around: >>>>>> >>>>>> *One day developer-focused event on Apache Arrow in San Francisco, >> June >>>>> 7, >>>>>> just after Spark Summit (open to other dates, but it would be nice >> for >>>>>> folks attending the conference to stay one extra day for Arrow). >>>>>> >>>>>> * Focus on interesting use cases and applications of Arrow. We could >>>> also >>>>>> use this event to discuss/plan/present about movement to Arrow 1.0 >> this >>>>>> year and beyond. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Goal of 100-200 attendees. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Dremio can offer to organize the event (venue, logistics, >>>> registrations, >>>>>> etc). The goal would be to keep ticket costs very modest to >> encourage >>>>>> attendance (eg, $50). Opportunity for sponsorship by vendors to help >>>>> drive >>>>>> down costs (eg, refreshments). >>>>>> >>>>>> *Still need to determine a venue but probably something downtown SF >>>>> nearish >>>>>> Moscone. >>>>>> >>>>>> *PMC or appointed sub-committee could review talk submissions. We >> could >>>>> use >>>>>> something like EasyChair to make this as simple as possible. >>>>>> >>>>>> What do people think? I think this could be good to continue to >> drive >>>> and >>>>>> grow the community in a positive way. >>>>>> >>>>>> thanks, >>>>>> Jacques >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>
