The Advanced DBA group, which we've run for since 2016, loves mind-melting content, level 300 or above. This group meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:00 PM Eastern. This group will remain virtual. Speakers for this group will be notified and, if accepted, scheduled within a month for this group. The current dates available for 2025 are:

• Apr 8
• May 13
• Jun 10
• Aug 12
• Sep 9
• Oct 14
• Nov 11
• Dec 9

Our main meeting, which is open to a wide variety of topics across the data platform space, we are looking for some in-person sessions. So, if you can do an in-person session, please sign up for this group as well, no matter if you fit in the data science and business intelligence group. Preference will be given to in-person speakers for this group; that being said, please submit if you are willing to present virtually. In-person speakers for this group will be notified and, if accepted, scheduled within a month for this group. Virtual speakers for this group will be notified and, if accepted, scheduled within a month for this group. We meet at 6:30 PM Eastern on the third Tuesday of the month, and the currently open dates for 2025 are:

• Apr 15
• May 20
• Jul 15
• Aug 19
• Sep 16
• Oct 21
• Dec 16
  

Finally, the data science and business intelligence group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM Eastern. This group covers topics such as data science, R, Python, machine learning, Azure Synapse Analytics, ADF, Power BI, Fabric, and more. This group will remain virtual. Speakers for this group will be notified and, if accepted, scheduled within a month for this group. The current dates available for 2025 are:

• Mar 25
• May 27
• Jun 24
• Jul 22
• Aug 26
• Sep 23
• Oct 28

If you are a new or newish speaker and are unsure what to speak on, feel free to put in a TBD topic. Also, if you want some coaching on presenting, contact us, and we will be more than happy to assist you or find you someone who will. The Data Platform Community welcomes new speakers and loves to help them get started speaking in the community.

For experienced speakers, if it is too early to determine a topic, please do so if you want to put a vague TBD topic, such as TBD PowerShell or just TBD. We will allow changes. We send out notifications a couple of months before you are scheduled to present so you are prepared.