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Where can you find MySQL during June–August 2026?

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June 1, 2026 4 minute read

Profile picture of Lenka KasparovaLenka Kasparova

MySQL Community Manager

The MySQL Community team will be active across conferences, user group meetups, open source events, and regional community activities during the summer months. Whether you would like to hear about the latest MySQL 9.7 updates, meet the MySQL team, join a user group meetup, or connect with the broader open source and developer community, here is where you can find us.

Conferences and Community Events

AOUG: Austria OUG Annual Conference, June 15–16, 2026 | Austria

  • Join us at the AOUG Annual Conference, where Matthias Crauwels will present a session on New Features in MySQL.

Sangam AI Yatra Tour India, July 18–19, 2026 | Bangalore & Hyderabad, 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.

OSC Kyoto, August 1, 2026 | Kyoto, Japan

  • 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.

COSCUP 2026, August 8–9, 2026 | Taipei, Taiwan

  • 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.
  • More details will be shared as the agenda becomes available.

ROGADX 2026, August 14–15, 2026 | Maceió, Brazil

  • 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.

LAOUC Community Tour OraMex 2026, August 14, 2026 | Mexico City, Mexico

  • You can also find MySQL at the LAOUC Community Tour OraMex 2026 in Mexico City. MySQL representatives will be part of the Oracle presence at the event. Please watch the organizers’ website for agenda and session updates.

MySQL User Group Meetups

MySQL Macedonia Community Meetup #2, June 3, 2026 | Skopje, North Macedonia

  • The MySQL community in Skopje is coming together again for the MySQL Macedonia Community Meetup #2.
  • This meetup will feature two practical sessions for developers and DBAs:
    • MySQL Indexes for Real World Applications — Perica Jakimov
      Learn how InnoDB indexes work, how the optimizer makes decisions, and how to design indexes that improve query performance. The session will cover composite indexes, covering indexes, query plans, and common indexing mistakes.
    • Monitoring Your MySQL Server’s Health Trends — Igor Donchovski
      Learn how to identify performance and reliability issues before they become problems by tracking key metrics such as full table scans, unused indexes, temporary table usage, lock waits, redo log capacity, and buffer pool efficiency.
  • After the talks, attendees are invited to join for pizza, drinks, and networking. Attendance is free, so bring your colleagues and friends.

Upcoming MySQL User Group activities in APAC

We are also planning additional MySQL community activities in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan at the end of June and the beginning of July, during the regional visit of Heather VanCura, Vice President of External Standards & Community Engagement at Oracle.

The current plan includes MySQL User Group activities in:

  • Tokyo, Japan
  • Seoul, Korea
  • Taipei, Taiwan

In Japan, MyNA / MySQL User Group Japan will host a meetup in Tokyo on June 30. The registration page will open on June 3 (JST) on connpass.com, and AWS Japan is helping arrange a speaker for the event. The meetup will feature Tomoaki Otsuka (@tom__bo), who will present his feature proposals. Tomoaki is also a MySQL Rockstar candidate and has been active in the community through his MySQL Un-Conference webinar, MySQL-related blog posts, GitHub tools, and patch contributions.

These activities are expected to focus on MySQL community engagement, highlights from the MySQL Contributor Summit, the MySQL Community Roadmap, feature requests, contributions, and continued community feedback.

More details will be announced soon. Please watch local MySQL community channels and MySQL Community social media for further updates:

Upcoming MySQL User Group activities in NA and EMEA

We are also planning or exploring additional MySQL User Group meetups in Riga, New York, and Amsterdam. More details will be shared once dates, speakers, and agendas are confirmed, so please stay tuned through MySQL Community channels and the local group pages:

The Riga meetup is currently being planned with the local community and is expected to include a MySQL-focused session together with additional technical content. New York and Amsterdam are also being explored as future MySQL community meetup locations.

Stay connected

More MySQL events, meetups, webinars, and community discussions will be announced soon. Follow our channels for the latest updates:

We look forward to meeting you at one of the upcoming events and continuing the conversation with the MySQL community.

Authors

Lenka Kasparova

MySQL Community Manager

MySQL Community Manager & Events Coordinator @ Oracle/MySQL

Originally posted here:

https://blogs.oracle.com/mysql/where-can-you-find-mysql-during-june-august-2026

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