PostgreSQL Community Development
The mission of the Community Development Committee of the United States PostgreSQL Association is to develop participation in the PostgreSQL community through outreach programs and the support of educational endeavors for PostgreSQL users in the United States.
Participation
Current members of the United States PostgreSQL Association are encouraged to support this work through committee participation. Interested members can complete the Volunteer Introduction Form to apply for the Committee.
Opportunity Grants
PgUS established a Diversity Program in 2015 by unanimous vote of the Board. This program ran through the end of 2025, providing scholarships to more than 20 individuals in that year.
In 2026, we have expanded the scope of the program and renamed it as the Community Development Committee. The scholarship criteria have been revised, and the Scholarships are now known as Opportunity Grants. The expanded program will still focus on conference travel support, and the revised criteria will increase the Committee's ability to both bring new members into the community and also to help current members become more involved in community activities.
You can apply for an Opportunity Grant using the application here. Just like submitting a talk, details matter! Your application should include specifics of how the grant will benefit your education and/or career, how you plan to share the benefit with others in the community, and the kind of role you are interested in taking on as part of the PostgreSQL community if you are not already actively involved.
Community Development Committee
Chair: Bob Pacheco
Ha Le
Kalyani Madipadiga
Jay Miller
Selenge Tulga
Ezra Yendau
Eligible Conferences
The Opportunity Grants are focused on community-recognized PostgreSQL conferences such as:
- PostgreSQL@SCaLE
- PgSummit.US
- PGDay Boston
- PGConf.dev
- PG DATA Chicago