My Journey to PostgreSQL & the PGCA Board of Directors | Claire Giordano | PGConf NYC 2024 Lightning Talk

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Claire Giordano @clairegiordano My Journey to PostgreSQL & the PGCA Board of Directors @[email protected]

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So where did my journey into Postgres begin?

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When I studied Applied Math & CS in college?

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Probably began in San Francisco, in 2017, with Citus Data Photo by Gabriella Giordano ~Sep 2024

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PGConf Lisbon 2018 where I first met some of you!

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Fast forward to 2018...

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Fast forward a few years... Dodecanese! Cyclades! Dodecanese!

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Fast forward a few years...

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Working with PGCA to secure a Trademark license for the rename of my podcast.... aka.ms/TalkingPostgres

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Jonathan Katz sent me an email.... asking if I have time to meet with him.... Uh-oh?

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Welcome to the PostgreSQL Community Association (PGCA) non-profit (NPO)

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Wait what? What is the PGCA?

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Yesterday Elizabeth Christensen talked here about PgUS, another non-profit

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PGCA 3 Postgres non-profits to know about... PgEU

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PGCA Mission Maintain & protect assets for the PostgreSQL project e.g. trademarks & domain names

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Why PGCA matters Ensures fair use of PostgreSQL brand assets Keeps PostgreSQL free and open source

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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

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What do you need to know about PGCA? 2 takeaways from this talk There is a Postgres trademark policy! 1