+2 for me (NA and EU) :) I, and Microsoft, are very much in favor of having two summits to accommodate Iceberg's large and growing international community.
Roy ________________________________ I would love to participate in an Iceberg summit, and not have to fly long hours to get there. So +1 from me Gábor Kaszab <gaborkas...@apache.org<mailto:gaborkas...@apache.org>> ezt írta (időpont: 2025. júl. 28., H, 15:17): Great to see there is interest for both NA and EU! +1 for both locations from me. Best Regards, Gabor Kaszab Eduard Tudenhöfner <etudenhoef...@apache.org<mailto:etudenhoef...@apache.org>> ezt írta (időpont: 2025. júl. 28., H, 10:07): +1 to having an EU summit On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM Claude Warren, Jr <claude.war...@aiven.io.invalid> wrote: +1 I would be inclined to attend an EU summit but not a NA one. I was chair of the ASF Community over Code EU 2024 and am willing to help organize, though I do not have time to act as chair. Claude On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 6:48 AM Viktor Kessler <vik...@vakamo.com.invalid> wrote: Hi everyone, +1 to JB’s proposal — we fully support the idea of hosting Iceberg Summit 2026 in Europe in addition to NA. We’ve been organizing multiple Iceberg-focused meetups across Europe and have consistently seen strong attendance and enthusiasm from the community. There’s clearly a growing and highly engaged user base here. Many attendees specifically asked for a European summit — not only to get a deeper understanding of Iceberg, but also to exchange ideas, learn from real-world implementations, and connect with fellow practitioners. A dedicated event in Europe would be an excellent way to meet this demand and further grow the ecosystem. Happy to help make this happen. Best, Viktor On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 7:04 AM Jean-Baptiste Onofré <j...@nanthrax.net<mailto:j...@nanthrax.net>> wrote: Hi everyone, We had Iceberg Summit 2025 in April this year, and I think we can say both on site and virtual days were a great success. It was a great opportunity to gather the community and super interesting discussions about the future of Apache Iceberg. I would like to propose Iceberg Summit 2026 NA in the same spirit as 2025 (hybrid event). Why NA ? Because I would also like to discuss the Iceberg Summit 2026 in Europe. The reason is to easily gather the European community about Iceberg, same format as in NA. I discussed with Viktor about an European event, and we think it's possible. Thoughts ? Regards JB
