Druid Summit 2021

[Gian Merlino <gi...@apache.org>]

Hey Druids,

I am excited to write to you about Druid Summit (https://druidsummit.org/),
an event being held virtually on November 9–10, 2021. The entire Apache
Druid community is welcome, and registration is free.

It would also be great to see a bunch of people from the community giving
talks about Druid. The call for presentations is open here:
https://forms.gle/81VQEdBrDs3M3Ysx5 until *Oct 4* (next week). A title and
short abstract is OK for a proposal. It's a great opportunity to share your
story with the Druid community.

There are 3 regional events scheduled. They're all happening at the same
time, virtually, and are really different facets of the same global event.
The CFP doesn't have a space to specify which region you want to speak in,
so if your talk is accepted, we will contact you to determine which region
makes the most sense for your talk.

If you have any questions about putting together a proposal, I'd be happy
to answer them.

The following kinds of presentations are all great:

- A deep dive into Druid features or architectural design.
- Architectural patterns you have used when deploying Druid.
- Operational stories about running Druid in production.
- How you use Druid to address a specific use case.
- Anything else Druid-related that sounds interesting.

Looking forward to seeing many of you there!

Gian