+1 to both events (NA + EU) Even with virtual events, time zones are a large barrier for attendees. Having both events or alternating is the best way to accommodate vastly different time zones.
On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM Russell Spitzer <russell.spit...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would love to have an event that's easier for non-us'ian members of the > community to get to! I wouldn't mind just alternating NA and EU (and Asia?) > but if we can find enough sponsorship and content I wouldn't mind multiple > events. > > On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM Kevin Liu <kevinjq...@apache.org> wrote: > >> +1 for both NA and EU. I would love to attend both so I'd prefer they be >> on different days. >> Also +1 for hybrid. We should definitely keep the virtual days, they were >> helpful for the overall community to participate. >> >> I'm happy to be the MC again as needed :) >> >> Best, >> Kevin Liu >> >> On Mon, Jul 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM Roy Hasson >> <royhas...@microsoft.com.invalid> wrote: >> >>> +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> 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> 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> >>> 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 >>> >>>
