+1, sounds like a great idea. I would definitely attend! El jue, 6 mar 2025 a las 16:28, Denny Lee (<denny.g....@gmail.com>) escribió:
> +1 (and would love to help support as well) > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 07:09 Jean-Baptiste Onofré <j...@nanthrax.net> wrote: > >> Hi Antoine, >> >> I think one full day is do-able. The main difference is about the >> funding/sponsoring which is obviously higher. >> >> If we have a consensus, we can start to look for sponsors, venues, >> logistics, ... >> >> Thoughts ? >> >> Regards >> JB >> >> On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM Antoine Pitrou <anto...@python.org> wrote: >> > >> > >> > Hi JB, >> > >> > This is a great idea, I like it. >> > >> > +1 for doing this in Europe, also less risky these days given the >> > geopolitical context. >> > >> > Half a day is probably too short given the breadth of topics. Though, of >> > course, the longer the more difficult to organize (and the more >> expensive). >> > >> > Regards >> > >> > Antoine. >> > >> > >> > Le 06/03/2025 à 15:02, Jean-Baptiste Onofré a écrit : >> > > Hi folks, >> > > >> > > Regarding our activity on the project and the adoption of Apache >> > > Arrow, I would like to start a discussion about an Apache Arrow >> > > Meetup, gathering contributors, users and enthusiasts about Arrow >> > > generally speaking. >> > > >> > > The idea is to have a community event, where a Selection Committee >> > > (selected by the Arrow PMC) will be in charge of the content, and we >> > > can look for sponsors for funding and/or hosting. >> > > For the format, I would propose a half day (maybe a day ?) in person. >> > > The purpose is to get together and host talks to share content about: >> > > - developers/contributors perspective on the project, roadmap on >> > > different Arrow components (spec/vector, flight, flight sql, >> > > languages/gandiva/JNI, datafusion even if datafusion is not in Arrow >> > > anymore :), ...) >> > > - share integrator use cases, sharing experience about using Arrow in >> > > products, pros/cons >> > > - share end-users experiences >> > > >> > > For the logistics, I would propose to host this Meetup in Europe, as >> > > it would be "central" for our contributors (between North America and >> > > Asia). >> > > >> > > Thoughts ? >> > > >> > > Regards >> > > JB >> >
