Your city. Your data community. Your dbt Meetup.
Use this guide to create a welcoming space for local data folks to connect, share, and learn.
What is a dbt meetup?
Meetups are locally organized, in-person events for folks working with data and building with dbt. Whether you’re deep in the weeds of your DAG or managing a growing team, these gatherings are for real conversations and connections.
Austin, TX dbt Meetup, April 2025Local, consistent, community-led
Each meetup happens in a specific city, 6–10 times per year. They’re led by local champions who commit to running a consistent program for at least 12 months.
Run by data people, for data people
Meetups are independently run by local champions — either individuals or small teams — who take the lead on topics, speakers, venues, and promotion. dbt Labs offers support to help you get started, but organizers drive the program end-to-end.
Hosted on the dbt Meetup network
All dbt Meetups live on our official dbt Meetup network — where event pages are hosted, RSVPs are collected, and your local community gets discovered.
Supported by dbt Labs
You’re not on your own. Our Community Team helps you get started, provides event resources, and makes sure your meetup aligns with the dbt Community Code of Conduct and vendor guidelines.
Who runs dbt Meetups?
You do!
We’re looking for individual contributors, small teams, or anyone passionate about dbt and data to organize meetups in their city. Organizers take the lead on:
- Finding speakers and venues
- Promoting the events
- Running the show
You’ll run things autonomously, with light-touch enablement from dbt Labs—and ongoing support and updates in the #meetup-organizers Slack channel.
You lead. We’ve got your back.
You’re running the show, but we’re here to help with tools, templates, and just enough guidance to keep things smooth.
Launch your local group
We’ll set up your city’s dbt Meetup page and help you get started.
dbt Meetup networkStay connected in Slack
We’ll add you to #meetup-organizers and create your #local-[city] channel to keep you in the loop with updates and resources.
Maintaining a local Slack channelBoost your event’s visibility
We’ll share your event on LinkedIn, getdbt.com/events, and docs.getdbt.com.
dbt Community EventsShare our ready-to-go templates
We’ll provide templates for slides, social images, and RSVP surveys to make setup simple.
dbt Meetup resources and templatesGet occasional speaker support
You’ll find your own speakers, but we may suggest or join a talk now and then—no guarantees.
Learn moreRequest swag and light budget
Need stickers or support? Let us know with lead time—requests are limited and case by case.
Learn moreGreat data work never happens alone.
The dbt Community connects you with thousands of data practitioners, leaders, and learners—all solving real problems, sharing best practices, and growing their careers together.