[DISCUSS] Apache Arrow Meetup in Europe

2025-03-15 Thread Jean-Baptiste Onofré
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 (sele

Re: [DISCUSS] Apache Arrow Meetup in Europe

2025-03-15 Thread Renganathan Mutthaiah
+1 On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM Rok Mihevc wrote: > +1 would attend and help with organisation. > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM Alenka Frim 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

Re: [DISCUSS] Apache Arrow Meetup in Europe

2025-03-11 Thread Frederic Branczyk
Love the idea and happy to help out if people want to do it in Berlin! We’ve organized meetups and conferences before from 50-400 people.

Re: [DISCUSS] Apache Arrow Meetup in Europe

2025-03-11 Thread Matt Topol
+1 for this, hoping that I can get funding to attend too! Lol --Matt On Thu, Mar 6, 2025, 9:07 AM Antoine Pitrou 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 sh

Re: [DISCUSS] Apache Arrow Meetup in Europe

2025-03-11 Thread Uwe L. Korn
+1 sounds like a cool idea. If this is happening later this year, I would also like to attend. On Thu, Mar 6, 2025, at 3:28 PM, Matt Topol wrote: > +1 for this, hoping that I can get funding to attend too! Lol > > --Matt > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2025, 9:07 AM Antoine Pitrou wrote: > >> >> Hi JB, >> >>

Re: [DISCUSS] Apache Arrow Meetup in Europe

2025-03-11 Thread Jean-Baptiste Onofré
Hi Andrew That's good to know ! Thanks for the info ! I think we have several contacts in Europe/France we can also leverage. Let me prepare a quick first draft to share with the community. Thanks ! Regards JB On Mon, Mar 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM Andrew Lamb wrote: > > This is great. > > In case it

Re: [DISCUSS] Apache Arrow Meetup in Europe

2025-03-10 Thread Andrew Lamb
This is great. In case it is helpful, here is more information about what we have done for DataFusion: We held most of them in spaces that we didn't pay for. We rented an office from WeWork for the first one in Austin, but otherwise the space was donated. We have used: 1. company's offices (e.g.

Re: [DISCUSS] Apache Arrow Meetup in Europe

2025-03-10 Thread Jean-Baptiste Onofré
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 a

Re: [DISCUSS] Apache Arrow Meetup in Europe

2025-03-10 Thread Uwe L. Korn
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 i

Re: [DISCUSS] Apache Arrow Meetup in Europe

2025-03-09 Thread Jean-Baptiste Onofré
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

Re: [DISCUSS] Apache Arrow Meetup in Europe

2025-03-08 Thread Rok Mihevc
+1 would attend and help with organisation. On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM Alenka Frim 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 > napisala: > > > +1, sounds like a great idea. I

Re: [DISCUSS] Apache Arrow Meetup in Europe

2025-03-08 Thread Andrew Lamb
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

Re: [DISCUSS] Apache Arrow Meetup in Europe

2025-03-06 Thread Alenka Frim
+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 napisala: > +1, sounds like a great idea. I would definitely attend! > > El jue, 6 mar 2025 a las 16:28, Denny Lee () > escribió: > > > +1 (and would lo

Re: [DISCUSS] Apache Arrow Meetup in Europe

2025-03-06 Thread Raúl Cumplido
+1, sounds like a great idea. I would definitely attend! El jue, 6 mar 2025 a las 16:28, Denny Lee () escribió: > +1 (and would love to help support as well) > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 07:09 Jean-Baptiste Onofré wrote: > >> Hi Antoine, >> >> I think one full day is do-able. The main difference

Re: [DISCUSS] Apache Arrow Meetup in Europe

2025-03-06 Thread Denny Lee
+1 (and would love to help support as well) On Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 07:09 Jean-Baptiste Onofré 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,

Re: [DISCUSS] Apache Arrow Meetup in Europe

2025-03-06 Thread Jean-Baptiste Onofré
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 wrote: > > > Hi JB,

Re: [DISCUSS] Apache Arrow Meetup in Europe

2025-03-06 Thread Antoine Pitrou
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 An