Re: Cassandra Summit CFP update

2022-11-30 Thread Patrick McFadin 
Great question!

First, a Cassandra Summit without Sean Durity just wouldn't feel the same!

As for your question, all good. Apache Cassandra and its many forms are
what we are looking for. Commercial builds, aaS, and even private forks.
This year, we are expanding to bring in ecosystem tools that use Cassandra
to be thing that powers the thing. Talks that will get through the
selection process will likely have more general applicability to many users
as you mentioned.

I hope this helps!

Patrick



On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 12:11 PM Durity, Sean R via user <
user@cassandra.apache.org> wrote:

> Does it need to be strictly Apache Cassandra? Or is something built
> on/working with DataStax Enterprise allowed? I would think if it doesn’t
> depend on DSE-only technology, it could still apply to a general Cassandra
> audience.
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> Sean R. Durity
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> *From:* Patrick McFadin 
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 29, 2022 3:53 PM
> *To:* dev ; user@cassandra.apache.org
> *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Cassandra Summit CFP update
>
>
>
> Hi everyone, An update on the current CFP process for Cassandra Summit.
> There are currently 23 talk submissions which are far behind what we need.
> Two days of tracks mean we need 60 approved talks. Ideally, we need over
> 100 submitted to ensure
>
> Hi everyone,
>
>
>
> An update on the current CFP process for Cassandra Summit.
>
>
>
> There are currently 23 talk submissions which are far behind what we need.
> Two days of tracks mean we need 60 approved talks. Ideally, we need over
> 100 submitted to ensure we have a good pool of quality talks. We already
> have quite a few vendor pitches that have nothing to do with Cassandra.
> Think of it as like CFP spam.
>
>
>
> https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cassandra-summit/program/cfp/
> [events.linuxfoundation.org]
> 
>
>
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> The deadline is December 11th. That is 12 days! If you are assuming that
> will get pushed out, don’t. We have a tight schedule before March 13th.
> Speakers must be notified of talk acceptance by the beginning of January to
> book travel in time. The full schedule will be published by mid-January.
>
>
>
> That being said, I have talked to quite a few people that are working on a
> submission. Thank you for being willing to create a talk! How can I help
> you get it completed? Again, here is my Calendly link if you need to talk
> it over:
> https://calendly.com/patrick-mcfadin/15-minute-cassandra-summit-cfp-consult
> [calendly.com]
> 
>
>
>
> This is our conference! Let’s make it a festival of the database we love
> and the things we build with it.
>
>
>
> One more thing. We need sponsors! If your employer can, this is a great
> opportunity to get your brand out in front of people building the future.
>
>
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> I’ll be back. Go submit a talk. You’ll be happy you did!
>
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> Patrick
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> INTERNAL USE
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RE: Cassandra Summit CFP update

2022-11-30 Thread Durity, Sean R via user 
Does it need to be strictly Apache Cassandra? Or is something built on/working 
with DataStax Enterprise allowed? I would think if it doesn’t depend on 
DSE-only technology, it could still apply to a general Cassandra audience.


Sean R. Durity

From: Patrick McFadin 
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2022 3:53 PM
To: dev ; user@cassandra.apache.org
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Cassandra Summit CFP update

Hi everyone, An update on the current CFP process for Cassandra Summit. There 
are currently 23 talk submissions which are far behind what we need. Two days 
of tracks mean we need 60 approved talks. Ideally, we need over 100 submitted 
to ensure


Hi everyone,


An update on the current CFP process for Cassandra Summit.


There are currently 23 talk submissions which are far behind what we need. Two 
days of tracks mean we need 60 approved talks. Ideally, we need over 100 
submitted to ensure we have a good pool of quality talks. We already have quite 
a few vendor pitches that have nothing to do with Cassandra. Think of it as 
like CFP spam.


https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cassandra-summit/program/cfp/ 
[events.linuxfoundation.org]


The deadline is December 11th. That is 12 days! If you are assuming that will 
get pushed out, don’t. We have a tight schedule before March 13th. Speakers 
must be notified of talk acceptance by the beginning of January to book travel 
in time. The full schedule will be published by mid-January.


That being said, I have talked to quite a few people that are working on a 
submission. Thank you for being willing to create a talk! How can I help you 
get it completed? Again, here is my Calendly link if you need to talk it over: 
https://calendly.com/patrick-mcfadin/15-minute-cassandra-summit-cfp-consult 
[calendly.com]


This is our conference! Let’s make it a festival of the database we love and 
the things we build with it.


One more thing. We need sponsors! If your employer can, this is a great 
opportunity to get your brand out in front of people building the future.


I’ll be back. Go submit a talk. You’ll be happy you did!


Patrick



INTERNAL USE

Re: Cassandra Summit CFP update

2022-11-30 Thread Scott Hirleman 
To come over the top on this, speaking can be great for your career and
company. And Patrick will help you find a great topic. And you only have to
deal with him for 15min, which is _mostly_ doable ;p

If you need help getting internal approvals - communications or potentially
even budget -, we have a CFP Concierge that can partner with you to try to
get you over the line.

Since these lists are mostly technical people, a talk can be a great chance
to partner with someone in your organization on the business and/or
engineering exec side to tell the story of something awesome you built
enabled by Cassandra. So leverage it to get some visibility internally for
the awesome work you are doing.

Again, you can easily grab time with Patrick to find a topic that would
make a great talk. He loves doing this stuff. So if you are on the fence,
why not submit? If you aren't sure if you'll get approved, is there a harm
in submitting what would be an awesome talk? Maybe a 30min harm to your
schedule at most?

Patrick 15min CFP consult (seriously, take advantage, he'll get you excited
about your topic):
https://calendly.com/patrick-mcfadin/15-minute-cassandra-summit-cfp-consult

On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 12:53 PM Patrick McFadin  wrote:

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> *Hi everyone,An update on the current CFP process for Cassandra
> Summit. There are currently 23 talk submissions which are far behind what
> we need. Two days of tracks mean we need 60 approved talks. Ideally, we
> need over 100 submitted to ensure we have a good pool of quality talks. We
> already have quite a few vendor pitches that have nothing to do with
> Cassandra. Think of it as like CFP
> spam. https://events.linuxfoundation.org/cassandra-summit/program/cfp/
> The
> deadline is December 11th. That is 12 days! If you are assuming that will
> get pushed out, don’t. We have a tight schedule before March 13th. Speakers
> must be notified of talk acceptance by the beginning of January to book
> travel in time. The full schedule will be published by mid-January. That
> being said, I have talked to quite a few people that are working on a
> submission. Thank you for being willing to create a talk! How can I help
> you get it completed? Again, here is my Calendly link if you need to talk
> it over:
> https://calendly.com/patrick-mcfadin/15-minute-cassandra-summit-cfp-consult
> This
> is our conference! Let’s make it a festival of the database we love and the
> things we build with it. One more thing. We need sponsors! If your employer
> can, this is a great opportunity to get your brand out in front of people
> building the future. I’ll be back. Go submit a talk. You’ll be happy you
> did! Patrick*
>


-- 
Scott Hirleman
scott.hirle...@gmail.com