+1 from me as well, I would love to attend an in person/hybrid iceberg summit. Workshops seem like a perfect way to help the community.
On Sat, Sep 28, 2024, 7:11 PM Honah J. <hon...@apache.org> wrote: > +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 >>> >>
