It's finally here!

After much planning, discussion, and encouragement, we are happy to announce the first meeting of the Los Angeles PostgreSQL User Group (LAPUG).

LAPUG provides a forum for Postgres enthusiasts in or around the greater Los Angeles area to meet others for discussions relating to PostgreSQL.

Things to expect:

• Meeting Fellow Elephant Lovers.

• Seeing ways that PostgreSQL is used for work, in education, or simply for fun.
• There will be opportunities for those interested to engage in public speaking.
• And when appropriate, a few pints over dinner might be involved. :o)

LAPUG Mailing List:

To join the LAPUG mailing list or to view the mailing list archives visit the following link:
http://archives.postgresql.org/lapug/

Schedule for the First LAPUG Meeting:

See the following link for the time and place for the first LAPUG meeting:
http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale6x/conference-info/social-events/bird...

We look forward to seeing you there! And feel free to invite your friends.

Recognizing those that greatly contributed to the founding of LAPUG:

It is important to recognize those that played an integral role in helping to get LAPUG off of the ground.

• Noel Proffitt:
  Noel has spent many hours developing the first LAPUG presentation on the topic of temporal databases implemented in PostgreSQL. The work he has done is certainly going to get LAPUG off to a good start.

• Selena Deckelmann:
  Selena is one of the key members of the Portland Oregon PostgreSQL User's Group. Because of the phenomenal success of the Portland PUG and because of her contributions to Postgres advocacy, she was recently nominated to become the PostgreSQL User Group Liaison. Following her lead and the direction that she offers has certainly played an integral role in getting this local chapter of PUG off the ground. And if this wasn't enough, she has also aided all of the PUGs around the world by arranging for PUG web pages and mailing lists.

• Joshua D. Drake:
  Joshua is the PostgreSQL liaison for Software in the Public Interest (SPI) and is a major contributor. It was his encouragement that got the ball rolling for starting LAPUG. In addition to this, he facilitated the arrangement to have the first LAPUG meeting at this year SCALE as part of the Best of Friends (Bof or Birds of a Feather) venue.