The Swiss conference on PostgreSQL

Swiss PGDay 2023

This conference is all about PostgreSQL - the world's most advanced open source database. Take the opportunity to meet other people with an interest in PostgreSQL in the Swiss community.

For the first time, this year's SwissPGDay will last one and a half days. This allows us to invite all participants to a community party at the end of the first day (Thursday) to support networking and personal exchange. The conference will start on Thursday and will run for 1.5 days with two tracks of presentations, one in English and one in German. To give people more time to travel home on Friday, we'll finish around noon.

We will also have a poster session where attendees can present their projects, ideas and use cases to each other without having to prepare a full talk. The event is suitable for everyone, from novices to experts and from back office staff to decision makers.

To participate in the Call for Speakers and Posters, please visit to the Call for Speakers' tab.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please read the conditions and procedure in the Sponsors' tab.

Do you have questions or suggestions? Please let us know by e-mail: info@pgday.ch.

We are looking forward to welcome you!
The organizing committee

The Swiss PGDay is organized by the Swiss PostgreSQL Users Group (SwissPUG)


We would love to hear about your project, your experiences (good and bad), your favorite extensions, or any other interesting topic around PostgreSQL and its community.
Please note that the PostgreSQL Conference Germany will happen in the same week earlier on Tuesday (27th of June).

It is easy to participate

  • A session lasts 50 minutes including questions.
  • Tell us about your proposal.
    1. A title and an abstract of about 1500 characters.
    2. A short text about you and your relation to PostgreSQL.
    3. A picture of yourself.
    4. Please indicate the language of your talk (English or German). You may submit the same talk in both languages if you wish.
    5. Target audience / category of your talk: General, DBA, Developers
  • Fill out the form on the right and submit your proposal by April 17, 2023, 23:59 CEST. We will notify all submitters of the outcome of the selection process by April 28, 2023.
  • Please note that proposals from speakers affiliated with companies sponsoring the event are not privileged and will be treated equally.
  • Confirmed speakers will get free access to the conference and are invited to the speaker's dinner the night before the conference.
  • For a description of the talk selection process and program committee, see the About tab.

Poster Exhibition

If you don't want to give a talk or have a topic that is smaller in scale, we offer another platform for presentations: You can create a poster that will be displayed in the exhibition room and you will have the opportunity to explain your work in the joint poster session. Topics for posters can be similar to the list above or include scientific work related to databases, you can present your favourite software projects, tools, blog posts or your own success stories and use cases. Please note that commercial advertisements, company or product presentations are not allowed on posters. For these, you are free to sponsor the event or use the job board.

To participate in the poster exhibition, please email the topic of your poster with a short abstract to info@pgday.ch by May 15, 2023. If accepted, please submit your poster in high-resolution PDF format by May 31, 2023, and indicate whether you will be able to bring a physical copy. If you need assistance with printing, we can provide a limited service. All displayed posters will be listed on the homepage and their authors will be invited to present their work in the poster session. Depending on the amount of feedback, we may turn the poster session into lightning talks.

Friday, 01.07.2022
Time German Track - Room 3.010 English Track - Room 3.008
08:15 - 08:50 Registration / Coffee - Cafeteria in Building 8
08:50 - 09:00 Welcome: Stefan Keller (OST) - Room 3.008
Stefan Keller

Stefan Keller

Professor for information systems, founder and head of Geometa Labs. Keller is a member of the Swiss PGDay board and involved in various open source projects such as PostGIS and QGIS and open data initiatives, e.g. OpenStreetMap. Besides, he is generally interested in geographic data and their visualization as well as in the the integration of open source and proprietary solutions (e.g. QGIS and ArcGIS).

Professor für Informationssysteme sowie Leiter und Gründer des Geometa Labs. Ist u.a. Mitglied des Swiss PGDay OK und engagiert in verschiedenen Open Source Projekten (z.B. PostGIS und QGIS) und Open Data (v.a. OpenStreetMap). Zudem interessieren ihn allgemein Geodaten und Geovisualisierung sowie die Integration von Open Source und proprietärer Software (z.B. QGIS und ArcGIS).

09:00 - 09:50 Name, Title
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Name, Company

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Name, Company

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09:55 - 10:45 Name, Title
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Name, Company

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Name, Company

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10:45 - 11:05 Break - Cafeteria in Building 8
11:05 - 11:55 Name, Title
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Name, Company

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Name, Company

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12:00 - 12:50 Name, Title
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Name, Company

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Name, Company

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12:50 - 14:00 Lunch - Mensa in building 4
14:00 - 14:50 Keynote: Name, Title - Room 3.008
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Name, Company

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14:50 - 15:10 Break - Cafeteria in Building 8
15:10 - 16:00 Name, Title
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Name, Company

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16:05 - 16:55 Name, Title
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17:00 - 17:10 Closing: Stefan Keller (OST) - Room 3.008
Stefan Keller

Stefan Keller

Professor for information systems, founder and head of Geometa Labs. Keller is a member of the Swiss PGDay board and involved in various open source projects such as PostGIS and QGIS and open data initiatives, e.g. OpenStreetMap. Besides, he is generally interested in geographic data and their visualization as well as in the the integration of open source and proprietary solutions (e.g. QGIS and ArcGIS).

Professor für Informationssysteme sowie Leiter und Gründer des Geometa Labs. Ist u.a. Mitglied des Swiss PGDay OK und engagiert in verschiedenen Open Source Projekten (z.B. PostGIS und QGIS) und Open Data (v.a. OpenStreetMap). Zudem interessieren ihn allgemein Geodaten und Geovisualisierung sowie die Integration von Open Source und proprietärer Software (z.B. QGIS und ArcGIS).

17:10 - Apéro - Cafeteria in building 8

Swiss PGDay Sponsoring 2023

The Swiss PGDay offers companies and organizations a unique annual opportunity to reach PostgreSQL professionals, community members and prospects from Switzerland and neighboring regions. If you are interested in sponsoring the conference, please send an email to info@pgday.ch

We offer the following levels of sponsorship with different benefits included:

Benefit Sponsor Supporter Partner
Logo with link on homepage*
Logo with link on sponsor page*
Short description text on sponsor page*
Logo on printed schedule posters
Logo shown in opening & closing presentation*
Sponsor mentioned in opening & closing session*
Banner/Rollup in catering area
Exhibition table for flyers/merchendise
Marketing flyers at the Jobboard
Access to conference box
Free ticket(s)
Fee 1'200 CHF 400 CHF n/a**

* The order of the logos depends on the level and the order of receipt of payment.
** Partners are non-profit organizations that are approached by the organizing committee to directly support the Swiss PGDay with services such as location or marketing.

Sponsors of any level do not obtain guaranteed presentations; the normal call-for-speakers process applies to their representatives, too.

To maintain the non-profit character of the event, the Swiss PGDay limits the number of sponsors to 5. The supporter level is not limited. Applications are processed on a first come, first served basis.

There are also "Community Supporter" tickets available, where individuals or business attendees can voluntarily pay a little more for the ticket to support the community conference and fund discounted student tickets.

The organizing committee of the Swiss PGDay reserves the right to adapt the conditions published here if necessary. The same conditions apply to all sponsors and supporters.

Location

The OST (Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences, Campus Rapperswil) is located directly at the upper Zurich lakeshore with a view on the alpine foothills ( Map). A map of the campus with buildings and rooms can be found here. The registration is in the cafeteria in building Nr. 8. This is also the place where you can meet and get coffee during the day.

How to get there

The premises of the OST are right beside the train station of Rapperswil (southern exit, look for the signs). We recommend you therefore to use public transportation. It is possible, however, to reach the University by car.

Where to stay

If you are staying overnight and are looking for a hotel, there are several nearby accommodations in a variety of price ranges. Here are some suggestions:

Social event

On the evening of the first conference day (Thursday), we will host a community party for all Swiss PGDay participants. The event will take place at a nice location within walking distance of the OST. Join us after the talks for a great opportunity to network and mingle with the PostgreSQL community. The dinner buffet and first drinks will be provided by Swiss PGDay. To simplify logistics, please wear your badge. More details will be announced at a later date.

Job board

Looking for people or a new job? There's a whiteboard near the registration desk where sponsors, companies and conference attendees can post potential job openings, resumes, company profiles and more. If you hang around during the breaks, you may be able to connect with each other. We ask our sponsors to have a presence there.

Ease of access

The campus is accessible for wheelchairs.

Code of conduct

During our event the PostgreSQL Project's Code of Conduct applies. Thank you for your help in making the Swiss PGDay 2023 fun and enjoyable for everyone!
Local points of contact: organizing committee info@pgday.ch, venue contact number: +41 58 257 47 46, Emergency services: 112.

Financial disclosure

The costs of Swiss PGDay are covered by the income from our sponsors and the registration fees. We try to keep the costs as low as possible for both parties and offer special rates for students to allow as many people as possible to attend. Our budget is calculated to break even. Operating losses and profits resulting from deviations from the budget will be managed by the Swiss PostgreSQL Users Group. Profits will be reinvested in the next year's Swiss PGDay.

Community event

Responsible for the Swiss PGDay is the Swiss PostgreSQL Users Group (SwissPUG). The event does comply with the PostgreSQL Community Conference Recognition guidelines and the use of the trademark "PGDay" is granted by PostgreSQL Europe.

Talk selection process

All submissions are looked at and considered by the program committee by reading abstracts, titles and submission notes. The program committee members each vote on every submission with a score of 1 through 9. We abstain from voting (i.e. vote NULL, not 0) on submissions by ourself or coworkers. We try hard not to have repeated speakers and to promote diversity.

Organization and program committee (alphabetic order)

Interested in helping with organization or as a member of the program committee for 2024? We aim to diversify our group. Please get in touch with us.
To contact the committee: pgday@swisspug.org

Past events

Swiss PGDay 2022
Swiss PGDay 2021
Swiss PGDay 2020
Swiss PGDay 2019
Swiss PGDay 2018
Swiss PGDay 2017 (German)
Swiss PGDay 2016 (German)

Background picture CC BY-SA 3.0 Roland zh (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Roland_zh). Thank you!


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