Hi Uwe That's a good idea, but too short for this year. I'm in touch with Antoine to see if it would make sense to collocate with PyData Paris.
The idea is to list the possible options for this year and discuss with the community. I'm working on it :) Thanks ! Regards JB On Mon, Mar 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM Uwe L. Korn <uw...@xhochy.com> wrote: > > 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 > >> >>> > >> > >> >>> > > > >> >>> > > >> >>> > >> >>
