+1 on hosting another Iceberg Summit in 2025! We had many great talks last time, and I think it will be even better if we can have a hybrid mode this time, as the in-person element can add value for deeper engagement and networking.
I’m particularly interested in incorporating workshops. We could offer them at different levels—introductory, intermediate, and advanced—so participants can attend sessions that best fit their background and interests. Covering topics like basic usage, ecosystem integrations, advanced features, and different language implementations would help participants explore various aspects of the Iceberg project in a hands-on way. Looking forward to more ideas from the community and happy to help where needed! Best regards, Honah On Fri, Sep 27, 2024 at 11:02 AM Russell Spitzer <russell.spit...@gmail.com> wrote: > I am really excited about the prospect of another Summit and also had a > great time last year. I think we had a great selection of talks and I'm > hoping we can do so again. > > I'm very much in support of having an in person element, I would love to > have a chance to talk face to face with other members of the community. I > do think we should > preserve online viewing as well since I know not everyone has the ability > to travel. > > I do hope that we can have more talks about users with Iceberg in > production as well. I think we did a really good job of covering Iceberg > development last time but didn't > have as many practitioner discussions as I would have liked. I also think > it would be great if we had a section that was purely just "ideas for > Iceberg" where folks can pitch > their features and proposals to a much broader audience. > > I also would love to have some workshops this time as well, showing folks > how to use the project, how to make their first tables, and how to > contribute to the Iceberg project. > > Things I'd like to avoid: Sales pitches, Talks not focused on Iceberg or > its ecosystem (Personally I don't really want to hear anything about AI or > LLMS but I know that might not be everyone). Ideally I would like this to > be a vendor neutral event where planning is as transparent as possible for > the community. > > I'd love to hear what other folks are thinking, > Russ > > On Fri, Sep 27, 2024 at 12:51 PM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <j...@nanthrax.net> > wrote: > >> Hi folks, >> >> Last year in June we started to discuss the first edition of the Iceberg >> Summit (https://lists.apache.org/thread/cbgx1jlc9ywn618yod2487g498lgrkt3). >> >> >> The Iceberg Summit was in May 2024, and it was clearly a great community >> event, with a lot of nice talks. >> This first edition was fully virtual. >> >> I think it would be great to have Iceberg Summit 2025, community event, >> but maybe this time a hybrid event. >> Also, regarding the number of talks received by the selection committee >> for Iceberg Summit 2024, I would suggest (for the future Selection >> Committee) to have new talk tracks (like user stories, practitioners, ...). >> >> The process would be similar of Iceberg Summit 2024: >> - first the community discuss here about the idea, kind of event >> (virtual, in person, hybrid), ... >> * should we have another event ? >> * would you like there to be an in-person event ? >> * what kind of talks would you like to hear at such an event ? >> * what kind of talks would you not like to hear at such an event ? >> - if there's no objections, the Iceberg PMC should approve the use of >> Iceberg and the ASF VP M&P should be notified. I can help on the paperwork >> and process again. >> - the PMC will appoint two committees (at least selection and sponsoring >> committees) >> >> Thoughts ? >> >> Regards >> JB >> >
