Re: Madagascar PostgreSQL User Groups

Hello Jonathan,

We would like to extend our gratitude for officially recognizing our local
PostgreSQL user group in Madagascar. This acknowledgment means a great deal
to us and is a milestone in our journey to promote and expand the use of
PostgreSQL in our country.

We are excited about the opportunities this recognition brings to
collaborate, learn, and contribute to the global PostgreSQL ecosystem. We
are committed to fostering a vibrant community, sharing knowledge, and
supporting the growth of PostgreSQL adoption across Madagascar, and why not
in Africa :)

Once again, thank you for your trust and support. We look forward to being
active participants in the global PostgreSQL movement and contributing
meaningfully in the future.

Best regards,

Baovola

On Thu, Sep 19, 2024 at 4:43 PM Jonathan S. Katz <jkatz(at)postgresql(dot)org>
wrote:

> Hi Baovola,
>
> Congratulations on your first conference! It sounds like it was very
> successful.
>
> I've added MG-PUG to the list of user groups on the website:
>
> https://www.postgresql.org/community/user-groups/
>
> Congrats again and please let us know how the global PostgreSQL
> community can continue to support you!
>
> Jonathan
>
> On 9/18/24 4:38 PM, Valeria Kaplan wrote:
> > Hi Baovola,
> > congratulations on forming such a vibrant community and a great event!
> >
> > Thank you for adding the trademark policy and Coc note to the group
> > description; indeed the group is compliant with PostgreSQL guidelines.
> > One of the people from the web team will get back to you and add you to
> > the page.
> >
> > Should you require financial support from PgUS, you will need to fill
> > out this form https://forms.gle/8thNK1m6rJSDBELJ8 <https://
> > forms.gle/8thNK1m6rJSDBELJ8> and once it's considered and approved we
> > will add you to PgUS user groups. If you have questions about that feel
> > free to contact PgUS User Group Committee at ugcomm(at)postgresql(dot)us
> > <mailto:ugcomm(at)postgresql(dot)us> or to email me directly.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Valeria
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 18, 2024 at 2:53 PM Marie Anna Baovola
> > <marieannabvl(at)gmail(dot)com <mailto:marieannabvl(at)gmail(dot)com>> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Allow me to resend my previous email as stated on the local user
> > groups page that we should let you know our willingness.
> >
> > Regarding our request, we organized a small conference for
> > Madagascar PostgreSQL Users Group last 14th of September 2024 in
> > Antananarivo, Madagascar. It had 23 attendees with 4 speakers, all
> > talking about PostgreSQL in their companies.
> >
> > Before doing this (small) conference, we requested guidance from
> > Henrietta and Valeria (Both cc'd).
> >
> > Now, we are reaching out to request officially the addition of our
> > group to the official page PostgreSQL User Groups website on the
> > https://www.postgresql.org/community/user-groups/ <https://
> > www.postgresql.org/community/user-groups/> . As we firmly believe
> > that we comply with the community requirements.
> >
> > Please find our group here https://www.facebook.com/groups/mgpug
> > <https://www.facebook.com/groups/mgpug>
> >
> > For our next activities, we plan to share Postgres recordings for
> > our community monthly in order to educate users about PostgreSQL and
> > its extensions.
> >
> > We are looking forward to hearing from you.
> >
> > Yours sincerely,
> >
> > Baovola
> > Initiator of MG-PUG
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> > From: *Marie Anna Baovola* <marieannabvl(at)gmail(dot)com
> > <mailto:marieannabvl(at)gmail(dot)com>>
> > Date: Tue, Jul 30, 2024 at 12:45 PM
> > Subject: Madagascar PostgreSQL User Groups
> > To: <usergroups(at)postgresql(dot)org <mailto:usergroups(at)postgresql(dot)org>>
> >
> >
> > Dear PostgreSQL Community,
> >
> > On behalf of my colleague in Madagascar, allow me to write to you
> > this email.
> >
> > I am Baovola and I live in Antananarivo Madagascar.
> >
> > After several years of using PostgreSQL, my colleagues and I would
> > like to create a PostgreSQL User Groups in our country, in order to
> > promote the use of this amazing tool and also to share experiences
> > with each other.
> >
> > What we have done so far is creating a survey for our first mini
> > conference in the week of 9th september. 85 people are answering our
> > survey questions and we got around 10 people as speakers.
> >
> > What we plan to do are :
> > - meeting with co-organisators
> > - sending email to all speakers to ask for summary of their future
> > talks
> > - creating a meeting group (which need financial support)
> > - at the same time, searching for local to host the event
> > - and eventually calling for collaboration with universities which
> > teach PostgreSQL
> >
> > We would really appreciate it if you could help us to set up our
> > local community.
> >
> > Of course, we have read the code of conduct.
> >
> > We are always open with further details.
> >
> > Yours sincerely,
> >
> > Baovola
> > Initiator of PostgreSQL User Groups in Madagascar
> >
> >
>
>