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     - ybarabash
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 title: "5 Takeaways of OpenSearchCon NA 2024"
-date: 2024-11-18
+date: 2024-11-24
 categories:
  - community
  - conferences
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ meta_keywords: OpenSearchCon, OpenSearch Project, Adobe, Linux Foundation, GenAI
 In a far away land, where search experts meet to discussion the art state of the most wonderful search engine of all: OpenSearch. A tool that does not belong to the royals, but to everyone, and everyone can help to use it and build it. It’s time to talk about the OpenSearchCon North America 2024.
 
 The event happened in San Francisco, in the United States. The city, being the heart of innovation, felt like the ideal place to talk about such important topics like Search and Machine Learning. The conference took place from September 24 to 26, 2024 and covered not only talks, but also training and the Unconference (yes, we’ll explain that part in a moment!).
-Keynote
+![ali-fischer-keynote](/assets/media/blog-images/2024-11-01-5-Takeaways-of-OpenSearchCon-NA-2024/eli-fischer-keynote.jpg){:class="img-centered"}
+
+## Keynote 🎤📢⭐
 
 There is no present without a past, and that is what the keynote by Eli Fischer highlighted about the OpenSearch’s history. He showed how contributions shape such a complex project, working to keep it stable and shinning. 
 
@@ -29,28 +31,38 @@ Overall, we learned about the past, present, and future of OpenSearch in one ins
 
 While conference formats are nice, sometimes what you really need is an Unconference. Time to explain what actually happened there.
 
-Talks
-No conference thrives without talks and the exchange of knowledge, agree? OpenSearchCon North America was no exception!
+![uncoference](/assets/media/blog-images/2024-11-01-5-Takeaways-of-OpenSearchCon-NA-2024/unconference.jpg){:class="img-centered"}
 
-Across 4 rooms, attendees experienced 41 insightful talks delivered by 54 speakers from around the globe. These speakers shared their expertise on topics such as Search, Analytics, Observability, Security, and Community, and of course, OpenSearch.
+## Unconference 💡🗣️🌟
 
-Many companies and partners were presenting and sharing knowledge. Some that you can be interested in: 
-Aruna Govindaraju, Eric Pugh & Stavros Macracis – You’ve Deployed User Behavior Insights. Now What?
-Aparna Sundar & Lior Perry – Vega Integration in OpenSearch Dashboards
-Nate Boot – Improving your chances of survival in Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead with OpenSearch
+The fun of the Unconference lies in its format: anyone can propose a topic, participants vote, and the most popular topics are presented which leads to thoughtful conversations in this open idea-sharing approach. You can call it an organized chaos full of interesting discussions and learnings about the search world! 
 
+Some of our favorite Unconference topics were: 
+- [Michael Froh: OpenSearch is a database?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFItXRGumq8)
+- [Scott Stults & Eric Pugh: Lessons in Rebooting a Plugin](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_dc8l2P1ew)
 
-Log.IO, Eliatra, Aiven Oy, and Canonical, are leveraging OpenSearch within their products. Are you curious for more? You can find all those amazing talks here
+Maybe next time you can also join us and share your thoughts. 💬
+
+## Talks 🗨️🎙️🧠
+No conference thrives without talks and the exchange of knowledge, agree? OpenSearchCon North America was no exception!
 
+Across 4 rooms, attendees experienced 41 insightful talks delivered by 54 speakers from around the globe. These speakers shared their expertise on topics such as Search, Analytics, Observability, Security, and Community, and of course, OpenSearch.
 
-Unconference
+Many companies and partners were presenting and sharing knowledge. Some that you can be interested in: 
+- [Aruna Govindaraju, Eric Pugh & Stavros Macracis – You’ve Deployed User Behavior Insights. Now What?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi261oUamXc&t=20s)
+- [Aparna Sundar & Lior Perry – Vega Integration in OpenSearch Dashboards](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ9RbVi2nLo&t=3s)
+- [Nate Boot – Improving your chances of survival in Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead with OpenSearch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kTjMTvw4No)
 
-The fun of the Unconference lies in its format: anyone can propose a topic, participants vote, and the most popular topics are presented which leads to thoughtful conversations in this open idea-sharing approach. You can call it an organized chaos full of interesting discussions and learnings about the search world! 
+Log.IO, Eliatra, Aiven Oy, and Canonical, are leveraging OpenSearch within their products. Are you curious for more? You can find all those amazing talks here
 
-Some of our favorite Unconference topics were Michael Froh (OpenSearch is a database?)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFItXRGumq8], Scott Stults & Eric Pugh (Lessons in Rebooting a Plugin)[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_dc8l2P1ew]. Maybe next time you can also join us and share your thoughts. 💬
+![conference-attendees](/assets/media/blog-images/2024-11-01-5-Takeaways-of-OpenSearchCon-NA-2024/conference-attendees.jpg){:class="img-centered"}
 
-Trainings
+## Trainings 🎉🍹🎶
 Have you ever looked for a great opportunity to learn OpenSearch from industry experts? On the third day of the conference, this became a reality. Attendees could dive into relevance engineering with OpenSearch, learning how to measure search quality and improve it by adjusting field weights. Additionally, those interested in deploying OpenSearch on Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) had the chance to work alongside Jon Handler and Arun Lakshmanan in hands-on labs covering OpenSearch, EKS, and data management. These sessions provided immediate, practical experience with OpenSearch, making them invaluable for participants
 
-Party
+![conference-party](/assets/media/blog-images/2024-11-01-5-Takeaways-of-OpenSearchCon-NA-2024/conference-party.jpg){:class="img-centered"}
+
+## Party 🎉🍹🎶
 Finally, if you were worried about not having enough time to meet people and network between talks, training sessions, and the unconference, the organizers had you covered with ‘The Search Party.’ It was a great opportunity to connect with OpenSearch maintainers, partners, and other community members. The vibe was just right for real conversations and making connections in OpenSearch world!
+
+And finally, the moment you’ve been waiting for—check out all the awesome pics from the conference [here](https://buff.ly/3U3Sh5K)! 📸🎉