---
title: "Realtime event participation"
source: dbt Core Documentation
source_url: https://github.com/dbt-labs/docs.getdbt.com
licence: Apache-2.0
domain: data-and-analysis
subdomain: dbt-docs
date_added: 2026-04-25
---

### Speak at a Meetup

#### Overview

Meetups are all about knowledge sharing; they are a place to connect and learn with your fellow dbt Community members. They usually take place in person, with some happening virtually. The Meetups take place across the globe, and you can check them all out [here](https://www.meetup.com/pro/dbt/).

#### Contribution opportunities

- Become a Meetup organizer
- Speak at an event
- Sponsor an event or provide your office space

For all of these opportunities, please fill out an [interest form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdzuz9Ouo1b07BMHveEBJsJ3rJAYuFvbTKep2fXDL0iZTZUg/viewform) and we will get back to you.

#### Sample contributions

- Take a look at [the slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1iqVjzxxRggMnRoI40ku88miDKw795djpKV_v4bbLpPE/edit#slide=id.g553a984de0_0_19) and [watch the video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF7HH8JDUS0) from Kenny Ning's 2020 Meetup talk on predicting customer conversions with dbt and ML for Better.com.
- Dig into [the deck](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1wE8NSkFPLFKGQ8fvFUUKoZFVoUhws_FhFip-9mDhoPU/edit#slide=id.p) and [the video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhH614WVufM) from Bowery Farmings talk on migrating dbt models from Redshift to Snowflake.

#### Get Started

- Read [How to Deliver a Fantastic Meetup Talk](/community/resources/speaking-at-a-meetup).
- Find a [Meetup near you](https://www.meetup.com/pro/dbt/), start attending and let the organizers know you are interested!
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### Speak at dbt Summit

#### Overview

[dbt Summit](https://www.getdbt.com/dbt-summit) is the annual analytics engineering conference hosted by dbt Labs. While Meetups are focused on sharing knowledge with a specific local hub of the Community, dbt Summit is the way to share ideas with everyone. Each year we gather together, take stock of what we’ve learned and pool our best ideas about analytics.

#### Contribution opportunities

- Attend dbt Summit:
  - dbt Summit is the once a year gathering for analytics engineers. Whether you choose to join online or at one of our in-person events, attending dbt Summit is the best way to get an immersive experience of what the dbt Community is like.
- Speak at dbt Summit!
  - We’d love to hear what you’ve been working on, thinking about and dreaming up in the analytics engineering space. dbt Summit talks can be forward looking views on the industry, deep dives into particular technical solutions or personal stories about your journey in data.

#### Sample contributions

- [Run Your Data Team as a Product Team](https://www.getdbt.com/coalesce-2020/run-your-data-team-as-a-product-team/)
- [Tailoring dbt's incremental_strategy to Artsy's data needs](https://www.getdbt.com/coalesce-2021/tailoring-dbts-incremental-strategy-to-artsys-data-needs/)

#### Get started

- If registrations are open register on the [dbt Summit website](https://www.getdbt.com/dbt-summit)
- Join #dbt-summit-updates on the dbt Community Slack
