Databricks Community

Rishabh_Tiwari · ‎10-07-2024

The Databricks community team needs your help to lead and shape this local community.

Why You Should Step Up:

Membership: You are already a member of the Databricks community in this region, which gives you a unique perspective on topics relevant to this group
Leadership: Build leadership skills by guiding the group
Visibility: Stand out in the Databricks community and unlock new leaderboard levels
Impact: Help to shape the future of Databricks in your region by leading discussion topics and events

Your Role:

Organize/host in-person and virtual meetup events, in conjunction with the Databricks community team
Keep the group active between events by starting discussions, sharing insights, and asking questions
Welcome new members

Interested? Comment below or email community@databricks.com. The Databricks community team is here to provide whatever support you need.

Thanks
Rishabh

DChoi_WestMonro · ‎10-08-2024

I would be happy to help, support and contribute to the Databricks Community for Bay Area. Let me know how to get involved.

Rishabh_Tiwari · ‎10-09-2024

Hi @DChoi_WestMonro ,

Thank you for your interest in stepping up to lead the community! I'd be happy to connect with you and discuss the next steps.

I'll reach out to you directly via email shortly to get started.

Looking forward to collaborating!

Thanks
Rishabh

Mike_Gerardi · ‎10-09-2024

Rishabh,

I'd happy to help as well. We have space as well to host meetups. Let me know.

Thanks

Mike

Rishabh_Tiwari · ‎10-10-2024

Hi @Mike_Gerardi

Thank you so much for offering your support and space for hosting meetups—this is fantastic news! We're excited to have both you and @DChoi_WestMonro leading the Bay Area user group together as co-leads. Your collaboration will bring diverse perspectives and energy to the group, helping to make it an active and engaging space for all members.

I'll coordinate with you both via email shortly to assign the co-leadership roles and discuss the next steps. Looking forward to building something truly special together for the Databricks community in the Bay Area!

Regards,
Rishabh

DChoi_WestMonro · ‎10-10-2024

Looking forward to supporting and contributing. I also have a large office space we can use for events. Just returned from a Databricks meet-up in Dallas and hoping to have one in SF soon.

Svish · ‎12-21-2024

I am just discovering Databricks community! What fun..I will be able to assist with space at my workplace in Concord. I know there are quite a few companies in Concord and I m certain we have fellow Databrickers who would like to connect!

Rishabh_Tiwari · 2 weeks ago

Hi Svish,

Welcome to the Databricks Community! It’s great to have you here.

That’s amazing to hear you offering space for a meetup in Concord could be a great way to bring fellow Databricks users together. Feel free to share this within your network to bring them into the community and collaborate on organizing the event. We're here to support!

Thanks

Rishabh

James_Allen · Thursday

Hi, I am brand new to Databricks and am excited by the technology. Users groups are a great way to get involved and I am eager to contribute. I have a long history of working with and leading data oriented user groups like the Northern California Oracle Users Group and the Toronto ZIM users Group so I'm sure I will have something useful to add.

Svish · Thursday

@Rishabh_Tiwari @James_Allen can we plan a meetup anytime soon. My company is just starting with Databricks so I dont have much of network.

Maybe the three of us can start and recruit others along the way!!

Any of you in the Bay Area?/

DChoi_WestMonro · Thursday

We did have a meet up in January and decided to coordinate events on a quarterly basis. The next event will most likely be in April. Please be on the lookout for communications via this channel soon.

James_Allen · Thursday

In my experience with user groups, quarterly is about right for formal meetings with an agenda, speakers etc. It takes a fair bit of work to organize these and mostly people are doing it on their own time so it's hard to have them more often. Mind you there can also be an informal monthly event at a bar/restaurant. It's good to have those near a Databricks office so someone from the company can easily drop by for a beer and a snack. Something like first Tuesday of the month, always the same location and around 5:00 before the place gets busy. You can usually get some concession from the venue.