Next week, in #Chicago, Shaun Thomas will be discussing Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) servers, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, content vectorizers, and more as they relate to the world of #PostgreSQL at the Illinois Prairie PostgreSQL User Group.

Sound interesting? Visit at the DRW on February 18th @ 5:30 PM CST: https://www.meetup.com/illinois-prairie-postgresql-user-group/events/312929674/

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Illinois Prairie PUG Meetup, Wed, Feb 18, 2026, 5:30 PM | Meetup

Dear Illinois Prairie PUG members, Thank you so much for the great start to 2026! Coming up next: our February meetup will take place on February 18. We heard an overwhelm

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🎉 Prairie Postgres turned 1! 🐘
A huge thank-you to the #Chicago & #Midwest #PostgreSQL community for an amazing year of growth, learning, and open-source collaboration.

✨ Highlights from our First Birthday
• A fantastic talk by Henrietta Dombrovskaya
• Engaged members & first-time attendees
• Volunteers and organizers who keep the mission alive

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Prairie Postgres is turning ONE !! 🥳

@PrairiePostgres is thankful for everyone who supported us during this first year, including @xata ,
@microsoft , and @StormaticsTech !

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📣 Chicago & Midwest PostgreSQL community!
Get ready for #PGDATA2026 — a new 2-day PostgreSQL conference coming June 4–5, 2026 at @LoyolaChicago’s Water Tower Campus 🎉

Learn, connect, and grow with DBAs, developers, and researchers driving open-source innovation in the Midwest.

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