Announcing the inaugural PostgreSQL Edinburgh meetup

The Old College at the University of Edinburgh The beautiful Old College building at the University of Edinburgh. Photo by LWYang from USA (CC BY 2.0).

I'm thrilled to announce that the PostgreSQL Edinburgh meetup is finally here! 🐘

We are launching our new PostgreSQL Edinburgh community with an inaugural event on Thursday, December 11th. We'll be gathering at the University of Edinburgh's beautiful Old College building to talk tech, eat pizza, and get to know each other.

Whether you're a seasoned DBA, an app developer just getting started with databases, or simply curious about how databases and AI & vector search tie in, this meetup is for you. All levels are welcome!

The Agenda

Here's the schedule for our first outing, featuring two great technical talks.

  • 18:00: Doors Open, Pizza & Networking 🍕
  • 18:55: Introductions & Community Announcements
  • 19:00: PostgreSQL Tips & Tricks (For App Devs) — Chris Ellis (Nexteam)
  • 19:40: Break
  • 20:00: RAGtime with Postgres: AI Power with pgvector and Retrieval-Augmented Generation — Jimmy Angelakos (pgEdge)
  • 20:45: Event End

The Talks

PostgreSQL Tips & Tricks (For App Devs)
Chris Ellis will take us through a look at use cases he's run into over the years. Postgres has a huge range of features—maybe too many—but making use of them can reduce application complexity significantly. Chris will cover solutions for event scheduling, task execution, searching, geolocation, and handling unknown data.

RAGtime with Postgres
I'll be presenting my own talk on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). As a Postgres nerd (and definitely not an AI expert), I'll be explaining in simple terms how to dip your toes into AI using our favourite database. We'll look at how to use pgvector to store embeddings, connect them with LLMs, and build intelligent apps without relying on expensive external services.

Join Us!

This event is completely free, but registration is required so we can get the numbers right for the food & refreshments!

Register here 👇

The meetup is bound by the PostgreSQL Code of Conduct. We are also looking for volunteer help (greeting attendees, logistics, etc.) for this and future meetups. If you can help, please drop me an email at vyruss000 (at) gmail.com.

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I can't wait to see you there so we can kickstart this new chapter for the PostgreSQL community in Scotland and the North. It's an easy trip from Glasgow, and we'd be thrilled to have our neighbours from Newcastle come down to help us launch this with a bang.