Events & Conferences
MySQL Event
Taipei MySQL Community Meetup
Join us in Taipei for a MySQL Community Meetup with Ryusuke Kajiyama, Master Principal Sales Consultant, Oracle.
- Session: A New Chapter for MySQL: MySQL 26.7 New Features and Community Collaboration
- This session introduces key new features in MySQL 26.7, including undo log truncation, InnoDB recovery and metadata infrastructure, replication improvements, Group Replication communication stack updates, OpenSSL 3.5 post-quantum cryptography support, upgrade and compatibility check progress reporting, and the Thread Pool Plugin in MySQL Community Server.
- The session will also cover MySQL’s move toward more open collaboration, transparent processes, and community participation through GitHub discussions, feedback, and contributions.
- Date and time: August 7, 2026, 17:00–19:00 GMT+8
- Location: 28F, No. 68, Sec. 5, Zhongxiao East Road, Xinyi District, Taipei City, Taiwan
Industry Event
COSCUP 2026
Don’t miss COSCUP 2026, one of the largest open source events in Taiwan. MySQL will be present as a Gold Sponsor, with a booth and a dedicated MySQL Track planned as part of the agenda.
The MySQL Track is currently scheduled for August 8 in TR210 and includes several MySQL-focused sessions covering MySQL 9.7 LTS, community collaboration, RAG use cases with MySQL, upgrade planning, and operations.
MySQL Track schedule:
https://pretalx.coscup.org/coscup-2026/talk/
Planned MySQL Track sessions include:
- 綜覽新一代MySQL長期支持版- MySQL 9.7
Speaker: Ivan Tu, Senior MySQL Solution Engineering Manager, Oracle
Time: 09:30–10:15
https://pretalx.coscup.org/coscup-2026/talk/JUXUWC/ - How MySQL Is Evolving: Open Roadmaps, Community Collaboration, and New Ways to Contribute
Speaker: Ryusuke Kajiyama, Open Source Specialist, Oracle
Time: 10:20–11:05
https://pretalx.coscup.org/coscup-2026/talk/W3RQUV/ - 從零打造一個 MySQL-based RAG 系統：VECTOR 型別實戰、工程取捨與 pgvector 對照
Speaker: Hank Tom
Time: 11:10–11:55
https://pretalx.coscup.org/coscup-2026/talk/JXZPYZ/ - 【維運生存戰】迎戰 MySQL 8.0 EOL，我們該如何利用 OCI 特性進行「無感升級」？
Speaker: Albert Lu
Time: 12:00–12:45
Room: TR210
https://pretalx.coscup.org/coscup-2026/talk/SKHXGF/
In addition, Ronald Bradford, MySQL Rockstar Legend 2025, will present:
- Planning your upgrade to MySQL 9.7
https://pretalx.coscup.org/coscup-2026/talk/review/FP8TJMWE9QNKPNEUG7KEA8EMNWXMTKQJ
Industry Event
ROGADX 2026
Join us at ROGADX 2026, a developer and community conference in Brazil. MySQL will be present with a booth and a technical session by Narciso Oliveira Junior, MySQL & HeatWave Evangelist, Oracle.
* Session: Converse com seu banco de dados com segurança: criando um SRE Copilot com MySQL e MCP
In this session, Narciso will show how to use LLMs and the Model Context Protocol to create an SRE Copilot capable of interacting with a MySQL database in a secure, contextual, and practical way. The session will demonstrate how to move from copying logs and errors into a generic AI tool toward assisted troubleshooting with controlled access to the database, monitoring, and a practical demo.
* Date: August 14, 2026
* Time: 19:00 BRT
* Room: Arena Tech
Industry Event
LAOUC Community Tour OraMex 2026
You can also find MySQL at the LAOUC Community Tour OraMex 2026 in Mexico City.
* Session: Profiling MySQL Execution Plans with myflames
Speaker: Vinicius Grippa, MySQL ACE Director
Time: 15:15–16:00 CST / Mexico City local time
Industry Event
Open Developer Conference (ODC), Tokyo
Join us at ODC 2026, an open source developer community event in Japan. Meet the MySQL team at the booth, learn about recent MySQL updates, and watch for MySQL session details in the event agenda.
Industry Event
POUG Annual Conference
MySQL will be part of POUG 2026, the Polish Oracle User Group annual conference.
Session: What’s Next for MySQL: Trends, Features, and Best Practices
* Time: September 5, 09:00–09:45 CEST
* Speaker: Karolina Szczepankiewicz, Senior Software Developer on Oracle’s MySQL Server Core Replication team.
Check the agenda here.
Industry Event
JCConf 2026
MySQL will be present at JCConf 2026 in Taipei as a Silver Sponsor.
Attendees will be able to meet the MySQL team at the booth, and Ivan Tu, Senior MySQL Solution Engineering Manager, Oracle, plans to submit a session about ClusterJ, the Java API for NDB Cluster.
MySQL Event
MySQL BR Conference
Join us at the MySQL BR Conference, a MySQL-focused community event organized by the Brazilian MySQL User Group.
Oracle MySQL will be present as a Gold Sponsor, with strong participation from the MySQL team. Heather VanCura, Vice President of External Standards and Community Engagement at Oracle, will deliver a keynote, and local Oracle MySQL technical speakers are expected to present additional sessions. The event agenda is still being finalized and the call for papers is currently open.
Attendees will also be able to meet the MySQL team at the exhibition space.
Industry Event
International JavaScript Conference
MySQL will be present at the International JavaScript Conference in New York with a booth and a technical session by Scott Stroz.
- Session: No SQL Required: Building MySQL-Powered RESTful Services with Node.js
- Speaker: Scott Stroz, Principal Data Engineer
- This session will show how to enhance Node.js applications by integrating MySQL’s REST service to create robust RESTful APIs without writing SQL. Attendees will learn how to set up and use MySQL’s native REST capabilities for seamless CRUD operations directly from Node.js applications. Session times will be listed in EDT once the final agenda is available.
Industry Event
OSC2026 Tokyo Fall Online
MySQL will participate in OSC2026 Tokyo Fall Online with a virtual talk.
The final agenda has not been published yet, so please follow the event page for schedule updates.
Industry Event
Community Over Code
Heather VanCura will also participate in Community over Code 2026 in Glasgow as part of her EMEA and LAD community activities.
While this is not a MySQL-specific conference, it is an important open source community event, and Heather will deliver a keynote focused on open source community collaboration and engagement.
- Venue: Hilton Glasgow, 1 William Street, Glasgow G3 8HT, United Kingdom
Industry Event
All Things Open 2026
MySQL will be present at All Things Open 2026 as a Bronze Sponsor.
We are also working on MySQL-related content for the event agenda. Please watch the event website for final agenda updates and session details.