Eiffel Summit 2024.1

This in-person two-day conference was intended for people interested in the Eiffel protocol and its ecosystem, hosting a mix of presentations and discussions. Newcomers as well as experienced practitioners were present.

The practicalities

Where: Atrium 3 Penta, Volvo Penta HQ, Gropegårdsgatan 11, 417 15 Göteborg, Sweden.
When: September 4, 09:00 CEST, 2024, to September 5, 17:00 CEST
Who: To get in touch with the organizers send an email to eiffel-tc@googlegroups.com.
Communication: For questions, comments, or suggestions regarding the Summit, please join us on Slack.

Agenda

Day 1 (Wednesday, September 4)

Topic	Level	Start time (approx.)
Welcome and opening remarks Overview of the summit objectives and practical matters. Speakers: Edvin Agnas (Volvo Group) Video	Beginner	9:15
Eiffel for beginners Why would you want to use events for expressing what goes on in your CI/CD pipeline, and what real-world problems can Eiffel help out with? Speakers: Magnus Bäck (Axis Communications), Emil Bäckmark (Ericsson), and Mattias Linnér (Ericsson) Slides Video	Beginner	9:30
Break		10:15
Eiffel for beginners, continued We continue the previous session after the break. Slides Video	Beginner	10:45
Panel: Effective collaboration strategies among diverse groups A dynamic gatherings that bring together experts, professionals or individuals with diverse perspectives to discuss. Moderator: Peiman Khorramshahi (Volvo) Panelists: Five engineers from Volvo Group, Ericsson, and Axis Communications Video	Beginner	11:30
Lunch		12:30
Eiffel at Volvo Introduction and background Eiffel traceability enabler (VSF Product Metrics) Eiffel for triggering (VSF CI) Speakers: Edvin Agnas, Bojan Alempijevic, and Anders Holmblad (Volvo Group) Video	Beginner	13:30
Signing of Eiffel events Presentation of how you can use Eiffel event signing to uphold the integrity of events and authenticate their sender. Speakers: Magnus Bäck (Axis Communications) Slides Video	Intermediate	14:30
Break		15:15
Q&A Bring your own questions or ideas to this open session where you get a chance to stump the experts or get feedback. Moderator: Edvin Agnas (Volvo Group) Video	Beginner	15:45
Wrap up We wrap up and summarize the day. Moderator: Edvin Agnas (Volvo Group)	Beginner	16:15
End of day 1		16:30
Eiffel Summit dinner We take the opportunity to socialize and grab something to eat. A table reservation has been made for those who indicated interest during registration and confirmed it by email to Marie Aubourg. We can't guarantee that the restaurant will be able to accommodate anyone else. Location: Biljardpalatset, Ekelundsgatan 11		18:00

Day 2 (Thursday, September 5)

Topic	Level	Start time (approx.)
Introductions & day 1 recap We may have some new participants on day 2, so let's do a short introduction to get everyone on board and briefly recap day 1. We'll also look at the agenda and see if there are any last minute changes we should make. Speaker: Edvin Agnas (Volvo Group)	Beginner	9:15
Alternative approaches to modeling Git submodules In what ways can Git submodules be modeled with Eiffel? Metrics Team will share the current solution and have a open discussion on different approaches. Speaker: Fredrik Ellis (Volvo Group) Moderator: Shri Raksha (Volvo Group) Slides Video	Advanced	9:30
Eiffel Collector The CI system's best friend for collecting Eiffel events and trigger CI activities. Speaker: Tobias Åkervik (Ericsson)	Intermediate	10:00
Break		10:30
Filtering and Scaling of Eiffel Filtering Eiffel Scaling Eiffel infrastructure Pros and cons of using separate databases and distinct RabbitMQ environments for team collaboration Speakers: Magnus Bäck (Axis Communcations) and Mattias Linnér (Ericsson) Slides Video	Intermediate	11:00
Lunch		12:30
Contributing to Eiffel open source community How to contribute and maintainer responsibilities. Speaker: Emil Bäckmark (Ericsson) Slides Video	Intermediate	13:30
What's new for Eiffel next edition Upcoming changes in the next edition. Speaker: Magnus Bäck (Axis Communications) Slides Video	Intermediate	14:00
Break		14:30
Q&A Bring your own questions or ideas to this open session where you get a chance to stump the experts or get feedback. Moderator: Edvin Agnas (Volvo Group) Video	Intermediate	14:45
Wrap up Time to wrap up what we've been through these two days. What actions should we take? Any unanswered questions? Speakers: Eiffel TC & All	Beginner	15:30
End of summit		15:45

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