I would like to formally request approval to initiate a Databricks User Community in San Antonio, Texas. The goal of this initiative is to create a collaborative space where professionals across various organizations can come together to share knowledge, explore best practices, and stay informed about the latest features and innovations within the Databricks ecosystem.

This community will focus on:

• 🧠 Knowledge sharing through meetups, workshops, and webinars

• 🚀 Best practices for data engineering, machine learning, and analytics

• 💼 Career opportunities and networking across companies and industries

• 🔍 Exploration of new Databricks features and use cases

• 🤝 Cross-company collaboration to foster innovation and learning

I believe this initiative will greatly benefit both individual contributors and organizations by strengthening the local data and AI community.

Please let me know if I can proceed with organizing the first meetup and begin outreach efforts. I’m happy to provide more details or a proposed roadmap if needed.

Thank you for considering this request.