Call For Presentations

Flink Forward is the leading conference dedicated to Apache Flink, data stream processing, and real-time analytics.

The conference gathers an international audience of CTOs/CIOs, developers, data architects, data scientists, Apache Flink core committers, and the stream processing community, to share experiences, exchange ideas and knowledge, and receive hands-on training sessions led by Flink experts.

If you have an inspiring story, real-world application, use case, best practice, or compelling vision of the future for Flink, we encourage you to present it to a highly skilled and enthusiastic community. The topics below are guidelines and suggestions for a compelling proposal. We would love to hear your creative ideas at Flink Forward!

The Call for Presentations is now closed. Stay tuned for the program announcement in the next weeks!

Use Case

Stateful stream processing enables users to solve problems that were once considered impossible. "Use Case" sessions describe end-to-end Apache Flink applications. They discuss the real-world problem that was solved by the application and highlight interesting details on the solution.

Bonus points for presentations that are able to quantify the positive impact that an application had on an organization.

Operations

Expressing complex business logic in Apache Flink is one thing. Running a stateful stream processing application around the clock is another.

These sessions should provide first-hand insight into operations and best practices for Apache Flink. Sessions detailing both lessons learned the hard way and elegant solutions to unique operational challenges are encouraged.

Technology Deep Dive

Apache Flink provides simple abstractions for many of the most difficult concepts in stream processing, but let’s face it: sometimes it’s necessary (and just plain fun) to understand what’s happening under the hood.

“Technology Deep-dive” sessions should provide unique insights into Flink internals, sharing not only how a given feature works, but also why it was designed the way it was.

Ecosystem

Today's data processing infrastructure consists of many different systems of various kinds, including deployment and resource management frameworks, message queues, databases, durable storage systems, and logging and metrics frameworks.

Apache Flink integrates with many of these systems already. However, there are still well-known and widely used system out there, that can help expand the use cases for Flink. Every now and then also new systems with interesting characteristics or better performance appear on the radar. The Ecosystem track hosts talks that go beyond the scope of Flink but share insights on how integrating Flink with other systems can provide value for users.

Community

Do you have a feature proposal that you'd like to present and gather feedback for?
Would you like to discuss how to improve processes in the Flink community?
The community track is a flexible and interactive forum to propose ideas, discuss with the audience, and collect feedback.

Your Benefits

Required Information

Important Dates

Code of Conduct

Complimentary pass for the conference
A professionally produced video of your presentation
Expand your network and raise your profile in the Apache Flink
Your name, title, company, and biography will be featured on the Flink Forward San Francisco 2020 website
Your session will be added to the Flink Forward YouTube Channel and promoted on Twitter and LinkedIn

Proposed speaker(s)
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Session title
Abstract of the presentation
Suggested topic
Duration of Talk (20 mins or 40 mins); presentation times should also include time for Q&A
Experience level that your audience needs (beginner, intermediate, advanced)

Call for Presentations closes on January 19, 2020
All proposers notified by February, 2020

All participants, including speakers, must follow our Code of Conduct, the core of which is this: a Flink Forward conference should be a safe and productive environment for everyone. Please be sure that your presentation, including all supporting materials and informal commentary, is welcoming and respectful to all participants, regardless of race, gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, national origin, ethnicity, religion, or political affiliation.

Tips For Submitting A Successful Proposal

We’ve prepared some tips for those of you who don’t feel comfortable handing in a paper yet, but feel ready to start sharing your knowledge and experience. Please keep in mind that all speakers must adhere to our Code of Conduct. Please be sure that your presentation, including all supporting materials, is respectful to all participants, regardless of race, gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, national origin, ethnicity, religion, or political affiliation.

Pick a catchy but solid title
All presentations must be noncommercial. Product-related submissions will not be considered
Know your audience. Include keywords that attract the right people and are in line with the main subjects of the conference
Avoid beginning your session description with the phrase, “In this talk I’ll…”. Instead use an initial sentence that connects directly with the paper’s title. A rhetorical question, or an interesting industry data point is also a good way to start your abstract

Be thorough and provide enough information to be able to judge your entry, but don’t be too detailed. Keep your abstract short and concise
Tell us one “story” that is part of the larger picture, so the readers know in which direction you’ll be heading
Pick a topic that excites you and that you care about: your enthusiasm will also inspire the audience

Choose a relevant and original subject. Participants want to see new presentations on innovative applications, actual use cases and best practices
Ask a colleague if the topic sounds like something they’d want to see at a conference
Does your presentation have the participation of a woman, person of color, or member of another group often underrepresented at tech conferences? Diversity is one of the factors we seriously consider when reviewing proposals as we seek to broaden our speaker roster.