Hi JB, If there is interest in the area around Frankfurt/Mannheim/Karlsruhe (it is quite central in Europe, and Frankfurt Airport is well-connected), I can also connect you to the local PyData chapters and the non-profit Pioneers Hub. The only co-hosting opportunity I see this year is PyConDE in Darmstadt. Sadly, this is already happening in 6 weeks and probably on too short notice.
Best Uwe On Sun, Mar 9, 2025, at 3:48 PM, Jean-Baptiste Onofré wrote: > Hi Andrew > > Yes, that's a good point. > I would like to evaluate two options: > - working with partners who can help on the hosting (I'm in touch with > Modern Data Stack group, Big Data Paris, etc) > - colocate the Arrow/DataFusion meetup/summit (depending on the > length) with another event (it's something we did in the past for > ApacheCon Europe where we colocated with Berlin Buzzwords). > > Let me do some pings :) I will get back to you with the possible options. > > Thanks ! > > Regards > JB > > On Sat, Mar 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM Andrew Lamb <al...@influxdata.com> wrote: >> >> I think it is a great idea. >> >> We have also been discussing a smaller DataFusion style meetup in >> Europe[1]. We have had good luck with both shorter (2 hours) and longer (1 >> day) events. My experience was that space availability was the key driver, >> so I suggest organizing the event around the space you can find. >> >> Thank you for organizing it, >> Andrew >> >> [1] https://github.com/apache/datafusion/discussions/14647 >> >> On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM Renganathan Mutthaiah < >> renganatha...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > +1 >> > >> > On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM Rok Mihevc <rok.mih...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >> +1 would attend and help with organisation. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM Alenka Frim <frim.ale...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>> +1 from me too, great idea - would definitely like to attend and help >> >>> with organisation! >> >>> >> >>> V V čet., 6. mar. 2025 ob 17:31 je oseba Raúl Cumplido < >> >>> rau...@apache.org> >> >>> napisala: >> >>> >> >>> > +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 >> >>> > >> >> >>> > > >> >>> > >> >>> >> >>
