My Journey to PostgreSQL & the PGCA Board of Directors | Claire Giordano | PGConf EU 2024

Slides from a lightning talk at PGConf EU 2024 in Athens Greece, all about my journey to working in the Postgres community and to joining the PGCA Board of Directors. This short 5-minute talk is a visual exploration of what the PGCA is and why it matters. TL;dr, PGCA stands for "Postgres Community Association" and the PGCA is one of the recognized Postgres non-profit organizations—whose mission is to protect the Postgres trademark and brand assets. The talk also explores my personal journey and how I ended up working on PostgreSQL! QR codes are included to make it easy to donate to the PGCA non-profit.

Transcript

1. Claire Giordano @clairegiordano My Journey to PostgreSQL & the PGCA Board of Directors @clairegiordano@hachyderm.io
2. This is a talk about PGCA >> PostgreSQL recognized non-profit organization postgres.ca/donate >
3. DONATE TO PGCA @clairegiordano
4. @clairegiordano PgEU PGCA Slonik Events Canada
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6. Why PGCA matters Ensures fair use of PostgreSQL brand assets Keeps PostgreSQL free and open source DONATE TO PGCA @clairegiordano
7. So where did my journey into Postgres begin? DONATE TO PGCA
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9. Photo by Gabriella Giordano ~Sep 2024 DONATE TO PGCA
11. Fast forward to 2018...
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14. Working with PGCA to secure a Trademark license for the rename of my podcast.... aka.ms/TalkingPostgres
15. @clairegiordano
16. Source: Photo taken at PGConf NYC 2024 of Claire Giordano & Jonathan Katz
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18. What does the PGCA actually do? Canada, United States, European Union Trademarks Postgresql.org, … Domain names Provides no-cost licenses to organizations who wish to use PostgreSQL brand assets outside of fair use Trademark licenses DONATE TO PGCA
19. DONATE TO PGCA
20. DONATE TO PGCA @clairegiordano
21. Enjoy YOUR Postgres Journey postgres.ca/donate > @clairegiordano