We are inching closer to the largest PostgreSQL conference in North America at The Westin Jersey City Newport in Jersey City, New Jersey from March 28 - 31. PGConf US 2017 will feature the familiar three-day conference format on March 29 - 31 with a mix of specialized sessions, keynotes, and the ability to connect with PostgreSQL fans at various receptions throughout the day. As with past PostgreSQL conferences, we will feature presentations from the perspective of developers, DBAs, systems administrators, business-intelligence analysts, and decisions makers.
If you haven't purchased your tickets yet, buy them soon before they sell out. Reach out to our sponsors for a special discount code. You can get your tickets at:
Regulated Industry Summit
We also just released the schedule for the Regulated Industry Summit. The "Third Annual Regulated Industry Summit: Finance, Government, Healthcare, and PostgreSQL" is a community summit that brings together PostgreSQL contributors and enterprise developers to discuss challenges and solutions in utilizing PostgreSQL in regulated environments.
Some of the topics of the Regulated Industry Summit are:
- Engineering cloud infrastructure for HIPAA-compliance
- Blockchain, Distributed Security and Regulated Industries
- Secure Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) For PostgreSQL
- Security Enhancements in Postgres 10
Entrance to the Regulated Industry Summit is part of the overall conference pass, but if you are just interested in attending the Summit, you can purchase a ticket just for the Regulated Industry Summit for $99.
Hotel
For those planning to attend, don’t forget to book your room soon for the best rates as our group block is only available until March 6. We have reserved a block of rooms at the special conference rate of $236/night plus applicable taxes for attendees who make their reservations via the Westin website. You can book your room at:
PGConf US 2017 is hosted by the United States PostgreSQL Association, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) created to support PostgreSQL in the United States through user group development, conferences, educational initiatives, and fun. There is no way we would be able to produce PGConf US 2017 without the generous support of our sponsors:
Diamond: Amazon Web Services
Platinum: OpenSCG, EnterpriseDB, 2ndQuadrant
Gold: Heroku, Crunchy Data, GridGain, Braintree, JetBrains, Google Cloud Platform, Select Star, Airfacts
We look forward to seeing you in March!