Share your Apache Iceberg™ story

We're looking for talks related to Apache Iceberg and modern data storage. Talks should be interesting, educational, and inspiring for a technical audience. The standard talk length is 40 minutes, inclusive of Q&A time, however there is flexibility to have shorter or longer talks based on the topics.

Suggested topics

Below is a list of topic areas the Selection Committee is interested in. Feel free to submit your abstract even if it doesn't fit neatly into one of these categories, or crosses multiple areas.

• Iceberg in production (case studies)
  If you have implemented Iceberg we love to hear about the problem or opportunity you sought to address, the Iceberg features you were attracted to, how you built a solution that integrated to your architecture, your implementation journey including any difficulties, the benefits you are now enjoying, and future plans for extending Iceberg's use. 
  
  
• Iceberg technology and features
  Technical talks about Iceberg, PyIceberg, Puffin, from overviews to deep dives. Talks can cover how things work under the hood and future enhancements that are in development.
  
  
• Data architecture
  These talks cover technology stack options and criteria for deciding what to use when building around Iceberg. Covers items including data ingestion, data modeling, compute option, data operations and data governance.  
  
  
• Best practices
  If you've learned some important techniques for implementing Iceberg for a particular use case, this is your category. You can cover "tips and tricks" as well as integration with other technologies to deliver what was needed.
  
  
• Thought leadership
  Tell us about your vision for data architecture in the age of big data, cloud infrastructure and AI use cases.

Selections will be made by the Iceberg Summit Selection Committee.

Benefits of Submitting

Speaking at Iceberg Summit can be great for the community, your company and you.

• Community - Sharing your knowledge and expertise with peers makes the data lake community stronger, creating a virtuous circle that leads to higher-quality and more innovative contributions, content, and collaborations — a win for everyone.
• Company - Presenting at industry conferences promotes your company and the great work your team is doing. It positions your company as a technology leader and helps you to recruit top talent.
• Career - Presenting your great work demonstrates your presentation skills, helps build your personal brand and opens doors to career advancement. It makes the community aware of your valuable work and shows you can communicate its impacts. 

Important Dates†

• Speaker Office Hours*, Session 1: Friday, January 10, 2025 @ 8:00 am PT
• Speaker Office Hours*, Session 2: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 @ 8:00 am PT
• Speaker Office Hours*, Session 3: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 @ 8:00 am PT
• Call for Papers Closes: Friday, February 9, 2025
• Speaker Announcements: Friday, February 28, 2025

† Dates are subject to change
* Office hours are held on the Iceberg Community Slack #abstracts channel

Speakers will be responsible for travel and accommodation request. The conference will cover food and the cost of the pass. Please note this only applies to those chosen to speak in person.