No problem and we'd be happy to have you help review submissions. We can coordinate via apache-iceberg #meetup-virtual.
On Wed, Aug 19, 2026 at 4:43 PM Anurag Mantripragada < [email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Scott and others. This is great. > > Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis. > > I would like to volunteer to review the submissions if possible. Please > let me know. > > Thanks, > Anurag > > > On Tue, Aug 18, 2026 at 10:50 AM Scott Haines <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> We're looking for speakers interested in presenting a new online virtual >> Apache Iceberg meetup series we're starting. The goal is to create a forum >> where members of the Apache Iceberg community can demo interesting work, >> share experiences, and discuss ideas with one another. >> >> *What we're looking for* >> >> We're especially interested in talks that are practical, demo-driven, or >> story-rich. Whether you're a practitioner, startup founder, platform >> engineer, or contributor, we'd love to hear what you've been working on and >> what you've learned. >> >> Some ideas for talk topics include: >> >> - Iceberg migration stories and case studies >> - New Iceberg features, proposals, and community projects >> - Iceberg catalogs, integrations, and interoperability >> - Data engineering tools, demos, prototypes, and experiments >> >> *Community-focused talks* >> >> We want the meetup to be a *place for learning and community discussion* >> rather >> than product or vendor marketing. >> >> Talks can feature tools, products, or technologies you work on, but the >> focus should be on technical insights, demos, lessons learned, or ideas >> that are useful to the broader Apache Iceberg community—not on promoting a >> company or product. >> >> *How the meetup works* >> >> Meetups will be held virtually on Google Meet and will be publicly open >> to everyone. >> >> Talks will typically be around 20–30 minutes, leaving plenty of time for >> introductions, questions, and open community discussion. We aim to keep >> each meetup to about an hour and start and end on time. >> >> Talks will generally be recorded and posted to the [**Apache Iceberg >> Meetup YouTube** channel](https://www.youtube.com/@IcebergMeetup). If >> you'd prefer not to have your talk recorded, let us know when submitting. >> We do not plan to record the Q&A and open discussion portion of the meetup. >> >> *Submitting a talk* >> Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis. Even if a talk isn't >> scheduled for the next meetup, we may reach out about presenting at a >> future session. >> >> Submit a Talk: Submit your Talk Idea >> <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScX8gLl6J2BFYnpx-GY72YruO0crkER0NAqxFqNaAo_RWpuqA/viewform> >> Take a Look at the Fine Print: Virtual Meetup Github Issue >> <https://github.com/apache/iceberg/issues/17665> >> *Join the new Apache Iceberg Slack Channel*: (#meetup-virtual) >> <https://apache-iceberg.slack.com/archives/C0BRNUQ31S4> >> >> If we receive several submissions around a similar topic, we may also >> suggest bringing presenters together for a shared discussion or panel. >> >> *First Virtual Meetup* >> We've set a date (September 18th @ 9:00am PST) for the first meetup. If >> you're on the Apache Iceberg Community Events Calendar (or if not, >> subscribe to it here >> <https://iceberg.apache.org/community/#apache-iceberg-community-calendar>), >> you'll see the event on the calendar already. >> >> Thanks to @elizabeth-christensen >> <https://github.com/elizabeth-christensen> and @kevinjqliu >> <https://github.com/kevinjqliu> for partnering to make this happen. >> >> -- >> *Scott Haines* >> OSS Engineer >> E: 408.768.3799 >> LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scotthaines/ >> Github: https://github.com/newfront/ >> >> -- *Scott Haines* OSS Engineer E: 408.768.3799 LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scotthaines/
