Frequently Asked Questions

Flink Forward is the premier conference for Apache Flink® that brings together CTOs/CIOs, developers, data architects, data scientists, Apache Flink core committers and the open source stream processing community.

At Flink Forward, participants have the opportunity to hear from experts who have built scalable streaming infrastructure and enterprise-grade applications, view live demos and attend in-depth technical talks on the internals of stream processing technologies. Participants learn how global companies like Airbnb, Alibaba, Amazon, eBay, IBM, ING, Microsoft, Netflix, Lyft, and Uber use Flink as the stream processing engine of choice for large-scale stateful applications, including real-time analytics, real- time search and content ranking, fraud/anomaly/threat detection.

Access to training sessions on April 1, and keynotes, breakout sessions, expo area, breakfast, lunch, snacks, free Wi-Fi and Flink Fest on April 2.

Yes, please reach out to hello [at] flink-forward [dot] org for more information.

Attendees can receive refunds up to 7 days before the event start date.

Contributors and committers will receive a discount on Early Bird and Standard Tickets for the conference day on April 2.
Please contact hello [at] flink-forward [dot] org for more information.

There will be vegetarian food available. Please inform us of any dietary restrictions when you register for the event online and fill out the order form correctly.

As an accepted speaker you get a free admission for the training on April 1 and the conference day on April 2.

No, unfortunately not.

No, unfortunately not.

The Call for Presentations for Flink Forward San Francisco closes on November 30, 11:59 pm PT. 

We have 20 and 40 minute slots. You can let us know your preference in your proposal.

We encourage speakers to submit their presentations in advance to avoid any technical issues onsite. The accepted abstracts will also be published online in order to give visitors an idea of the expected content of the sessions and promotion of the talks.

Of course you can. We do not, however, accept product presentations or marketing pitches. If your company is interested in a sponsoring package, please contact us by the following mail address: partners [at] flink-forward [dot] org

Don’t hesitate and get in touch: hello [at] flink-forward [dot] org