Created the PR: https://github.com/apache/comdev-events-site/pull/96 Chose Monday in the end, after the hackathon, as on Tuesday there's one hosted by Tim Allison, and I thought there would have been some conflicts (for Tim as well, who potentially wants to join both).
Cheers -------------------------- *Alessandro Benedetti* Director @ Sease Ltd. *Apache Lucene/Solr Committer* *Apache Solr Chair of PMC* e-mail: [email protected] *Sease* - Information Retrieval Applied Consulting | Training | Open Source Website: Sease.io <http://sease.io/> LinkedIn <https://linkedin.com/company/sease-ltd> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/seaseltd> | Youtube <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDx86ZKLYNpI3gzMercM7BQ> | Github <https://github.com/seaseltd> On Wed, 7 Oct 2026 at 12:16, Alessandro Benedetti <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Erik, > extremely late in here, but +1 in adding a Lucene/Solr Birds of a Feather. > Lisa, who reads in copy, was proposing to talk about case studies (to be > added to the Solr website). > So we could ask the attendees what company they are representing and how > they are using Lucene/Solr? > Then record it and make a transcript that Lisa will then upload to the > Solr website? > Lucene part may end up in a blog if their website doesn't have a > 'testimonial' section. > > What do you think? Should we open a PR? > Any preference on when? > If noone replies by Thursday afternoon, I'll open one for tuesday > See you at the hackhaton, I should arrive around 12:00 > > Cheers > > -------------------------- > *Alessandro Benedetti* > Director @ Sease Ltd. > *Apache Lucene/Solr Committer* > *Apache Solr Chair of PMC* > > e-mail: [email protected] > > > *Sease* - Information Retrieval Applied > Consulting | Training | Open Source > > Website: Sease.io <http://sease.io/> > LinkedIn <https://linkedin.com/company/sease-ltd> | Twitter > <https://twitter.com/seaseltd> | Youtube > <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDx86ZKLYNpI3gzMercM7BQ> | Github > <https://github.com/seaseltd> > > > On Wed, 9 Sept 2026 at 20:55, Eric Pugh <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Do we want to do a joint BOF? Since we have folks coming from multiple >> consumers of Lucene (Solr, ES, OS), maybe we focus on Lucene as the cross >> cutting concern? >> >> The Apache Search hackathon on Monday wraps at 6:40 PM, and day one >> sessions wrap at 5:40…. >> >> >> >> > Begin forwarded message: >> > >> > From: Rich Bowen <[email protected]> >> > Subject: BoF (Birds of a Feather) sessions — sign up now! >> > Date: September 9, 2026 at 1:53:26 PM EDT >> > To: ApacheCon Planners <[email protected]> >> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> >> > >> > Hi all, >> > >> > We've added Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions to Community over Code >> > Glasgow. These are informal, participant-driven evening discussions — >> > no slides, no prep, just a room and a topic you care about. >> > >> > Schedule: >> > Monday, Oct 12 — 5:50–6:30 PM (6 rooms) >> > Tuesday, Oct 13 — 5:50–6:30 PM (6 rooms) >> > >> > That's 12 slots total, first come first served. (Two are already >> > claimed so 10 are still open.) >> > >> > To sign up, open a PR against the comdev-events-site repo adding your >> > topic to the table on the BoF page: >> > >> > https://events.apache.org/events/2026/community-over-code/bof.html < >> https://events.apache.org/events/2026/community-over-code/bof.html> >> > >> > When you claim a slot, add a short description of your BoF below the >> > table so people know what to expect. The Cassandra and RaI entries are >> > there as examples. >> > >> > What makes a good BoF? Anything people want to talk about — a project >> > roadmap, a cross-project concern, a governance question, a technology >> > trend, onboarding new contributors, whatever. The only requirement is >> > that someone shows up willing to start the conversation. >> > >> > Questions? Reply here or ping #community-over-code on the-asf.slack.com >> . >> >> Disclaimer >> >> The information contained in this communication from the sender is >> confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others >> authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby >> notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in >> relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may >> be unlawful. >> >> This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been >> automatically archived by Mimecast, a leader in email security and cyber >> resilience. Mimecast integrates email defenses with brand protection, >> security awareness training, web security, compliance and other essential >> capabilities. Mimecast helps protect large and small organizations from >> malicious activity, human error and technology failure; and to lead the >> movement toward building a more resilient world. To find out more, visit >> our website. >> >
