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. The current dates available for 2026 are:

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

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, regardless of whether 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. Virtual speakers for this group will be notified and, if accepted, scheduled within a month. We meet at 6:30 PM Eastern on the third Tuesday of the month, and the currently open dates for 2026 are:

• Feb 17
• Mar 17
• Apr 21
• May 19
• Jun 16
• Jul 21
• Aug 18
• Sep 15
• Oct 20
• Nov 17
• Dec 15

Finally, the data science and business intelligence group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM Eastern. This group covers 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. The current dates available for 2026 are:

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

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 few months before you are scheduled to present, so you are prepared.