Hi all, We are planning to organize the first Cloudberry community meeting this Friday, and everyone is very welcome to join:
* Date & Time: 08:00–08:45 UTC/11:00–11:45 UTC+3/16:00–16:45 UTC+8, Jan 30, 2026 * Meeting Link: https://meet.google.com/kbg-ofdc-oze * Meeting Calendar: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=cloudberrydb%40gmail.com&ctz=Asia%2FShanghai * Public address in Ical format: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/cloudberrydb%40gmail.com/public/basic.ics * Meeting Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14NLYVvApvijsQDt7uCKblVPKhayJSxb6na9dMAp5NAM/edit?usp=sharing Best, Dianjin Wang On Sun, Jan 25, 2026 at 9:36 AM Lirong Jian <[email protected]> wrote: > > Good start! > > Lirong > > > Dianjin Wang <[email protected]> 于2026年1月24日周六 20:22写道： > > > Hi Cloudberry community, > > > > Leonid and I would like to start a discussion about kicking off > > regular Apache Cloudberry community meetings, and share a proposal for > > how we can get started. > > > > As the project continues to grow, we believe it would be valuable to > > have a regular forum where contributors and users can: > > > > * Share project updates and ongoing work > > * Discuss technical topics and proposals > > * Improve collaboration across different regions > > * Make it easier for new contributors and users to get involved > > * Discuss priorities of work and the challenges you've encountered. > > > > # Proposed meeting format > > > > Below is a proposed initial setup for the community meetings. This is > > intended as a starting point and is open for discussion and > > adjustment. > > > > * Frequency: Every two weeks (biweekly, on Fridays) > > * Duration: 45 minutes > > * Language: English > > * Participants: Open to everyone (not limited to PPMC members) > > * Meeting tool: Google Meet > > * Format: > > - Agenda prepared and shared in advance > > - Volunteer host/moderator for each meeting > > - Notes (and recordings if applicable) shared after the meeting > > > > # Proposed meeting time > > > > We propose the following regular time slot: 08:00–08:45 > > UTC/11:00–11:45 UTC+3/16:00–16:45 UTC+8. > > > > This time should work reasonably well for contributors currently > > active in Europe and Asia, where most of the development activity is > > concentrated today. > > > > We acknowledge that this slot may not be ideal for contributors in > > North America. As the community grows, we can revisit the schedule and > > adjust (or rotate) meeting times to better accommodate a broader > > global audience. > > > > # Meeting documentation > > > > We suggest using the following Google Docs template for meeting > > agendas and notes, so anyone can review and comment asynchronously: > > > > * > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/14NLYVvApvijsQDt7uCKblVPKhayJSxb6na9dMAp5NAM/edit > > > > # Next steps > > > > We’d appreciate feedback from the community on: > > > > - The proposed biweekly cadence > > - The proposed meeting time > > - The use of Google Meet > > - Volunteers for hosting (I'm happy to host the first meeting; Leonid > > can host the next one.) > > > > If all looks good, we will follow up with: > > > > - A calendar invite > > - A Google Meet link > > - A draft agenda for the first meeting > > > > Looking forward to your thoughts and to building this together. > > > > BTW, as a reminder, to follow ASF governance, any formal decisions or > > votes will continue to take place on the mailing list. The community > > meetings are meant to support discussion, coordination, and broader > > participation. > > > > > > Best, > > Dianjin Wang > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
