Events & Conferences
MySQL Event
Riga, Latvia MySQL User group
The Riga database community will host the database-focused 154th DevClub.lv meetup with three MySQL-related sessions covering corruption troubleshooting, EXPLAIN, and MySQL 9.7 updates. Scott Stroz from Oracle will join remotely with his session “The Next Chapter of MySQL: What’s new in Versions 9.7.”
MySQL Event
Japan – MySQL User Group Japan Meetup
MyNA / MySQL User Group Japan will host a meetup in Tokyo with Heather VanCura, Vice President of External Standards & Community Engagement at Oracle, together with presentations from MySQL Contributor Summit participants and MySQL Rockstar candidates Tomoaki Otsuka (@tom__bo, LINE Yahoo!) and Kento Takeuchi (@lrf141, Cybozu). The event will include community discussion and feedback.
MySQL Event
Korea – MySQL User Group Korea Meetup
The Korea MySQL community will host a meetup with Heather VanCura and an additional technical session covering new features in MySQL 9.7 LTS. The event will highlight MySQL community collaboration, roadmap transparency, and opportunities for the Korean MySQL community to engage in future initiatives.
MySQL Event
Taiwan – MySQL Joint User Group Event
The Taiwan MySQL community will host a joint user group event in Taipei with Heather VanCura, MySQL community updates, MySQL 9.7 LTS content, and an additional technical session. The event will also provide an opportunity for community discussion and local engagement.
Industry Event
Sangam AI Yatra Tour India
- MySQL will be part of the Sangam AI Yatra Tour India, with sessions planned in both Bangalore and Hyderabad.
- The MySQL program will include a session focused on the latest updates in MySQL 9.7, followed by a community-focused session from MySQL ACE Director Vinicius Grippa, who will highlight selected features and deliver a demo.
Planned MySQL session topics include: - MySQL 9.7 LTS: From Innovation Releases to Production-Ready AI-Era Databases
Presented by Oracle MySQL speakers - Exploring the Hypergraph Optimizer in MySQL 9.7 Presented by Vinicius Grippa, MySQL ACE Director.
This will be a great opportunity to hear about recent MySQL updates from both the Oracle and community perspectives.
Industry Event
OSC Kyoto
- Join us at OSC Kyoto, an open source community event in Japan. Meet the MySQL team at the booth and watch for MySQL session details in the event agenda.
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 session in the agenda. More session details will be announced later.
Industry Event