United States PostgreSQL Association (PgUS)

We are pleased to add Sarah Conway to the PgUS Board and to have Jonathan S. Katz and Mark Wong continue on the PgUS Board for an additional term.

Thank you to all of our members who took the time to vote!

• We are pleased to add Sarah Conway to the PgUS Board and to have Jonathan S. Katz and Mark Wong continue on the PgUS Board for an additional term.

  Thank you to all of our members who took the time to vote!

• The election for 3 seats on the PgUS board is now currently open.

  The election closes on 12 April 2022 at 23:59 PDT.

  Voting instructions have been sent to all PgUS members eligible to vote.

  If you believe you are eligible to vote, and did not receive the email, please email the Elections Committee at:

  elections (at sign) pgus (dot) com

  Thank you for participating in the election.

• This year, we have three candidates for the Board of Directors (in alphabetical order by last name):

  1. Sarah Conway

  2. Jonathan Katz

  3. Mark Wong

  The candidate bios and statements have been sent by email to all PgUS members eligible to vote.

  Voting instructions will be sent on April 6, 2022. Voting will be open from April 6, 2022 through April 12, 2022.

  If you believe you are eligible to vote, and did not receive the email, please email the Elections Committee at:

  elections (at sign) pgus (dot) com

• The United States PostgreSQL Association (PgUS) announces upcoming elections for three seats on its Board of Directors.

  The terms of Directors Mark Wong, Jonathan Katz, and Katie McMillan will be ending on May 1, 2022.

  Any member of PgUS whose membership is in good standing as of March 16, 2022 at 11:00:00 AM PDT is eligible to run in the election.

  Nominations can be submitted from March 17, 2022 at 00:00 PDT through March 24, 2022 at 23:59 PDT by PgUS members who are in good standing by following the instructions below.

  Candidates who meet the nomination requirements and accept their nomination will be asked to provide information around their candidacy after the nomination period has closed. This information will be posted on the PgUS website (postgresql.us) as well as be emailed to the membership for consideration.

  The election will be held from April 6, 2022 at 00:00 PDT until April 12, 2022 at 23:59 PDT. Instructions on how to vote will be provided on the PgUS website (postgresql.us) as well as emailed to the membership.

  If you wish to be a candidate for the upcoming election of PgUS, or wish to nominate another member, please send the following information to elections@postgresql.us:

  1. The name of the member you wish to nominate
  2. A 1-2 sentence description as to why you are nominating this member

  Any questions on the election can be sent directly to the PgUS Board at board@postgresql.us

• It's almost time for this year's PgUS board elections. PgUS needs volunteers who have the time to serve on the board of directors to run this corporation and carry out its mission:

  Increase PostgreSQL adoption through advocacy, user groups, and events.

  PgUS is a 501(c)(3) public charity that is run by an unpaid board of directors. Members of the board currently fill the corporation's officer positions as there are no employees at this time. What this means is that the board is also responsible for:

  • Maintaining the corporate status with the Oregon Secretary of State.
  • Maintaining documents such as the minutes from meetings and resolutions proposed.
  • Conducting yearly elections as board terms are for 2 years with half the board seats designed to expire every year.
  • Accounting and payments for insurance, finance, legal and other services.
  • Filing the Federal and State tax returns and issuing IRS Form 1099s.

  In addition to maintaining the corporation, PgUS has set up a number of subcommittees to which PgUS members can volunteer time to our activities and programs. While board members don't have to drive a committee, it is the responsibility of the board to have a board member to oversee a committee.

  Here are some committee activities that the PgUS board supports in the US:

  • Diversity
  • PostgreSQL exhibitions at events including PyCon, SCaLE, and All Things Open.
  • 1 Day PostgreSQL events and conferences (e.g. PGDay SF, PGConf NYC, PostgresOpen)
  • User groups https://www.meetup.com/pro/postgresql

  How does PgUS function

  There are regularly scheduled monthly meetings used to sync up on outstanding tasks or discuss topics that are harder to discuss with just email. Board meetings only require a majority of the board members to participate in order for the corporation to conduct business. Email can be used to conduct business but also requires the entire board to participate, so in many ways it is important for board members to be responsive to emails if not always available for monthly meetings.

  You need to be a member of PgUS order to vote as well as run for the board. Membership is currently $25 USD for 1 year. It is important for the community to join and elect people they feel can make a difference.