The PKOUG member directory turns individual profiles into a practical community resource. It helps professionals discover peers with relevant experience while showing only members whose profiles meet PKOUG’s publication rules and privacy choices.
What the directory is for
Communities become useful when people can find one another. You may be looking for someone who works with a particular database technology, a practitioner in your city, a potential speaker, a mentor, or simply a peer facing similar technical problems. The directory provides a structured starting point.
What you can discover
Published cards can surface professional details such as a member’s name, role, employer, city, years of experience, and selected skills. Each result links to an individual public profile when that member has chosen to be visible.
The directory is not a list of every submitted application. Public profiles are limited to eligible members whose required approval, verification, and membership conditions are satisfied. A member can also choose to hide their profile.
How to use the directory well
- Open the Member directory.
- Search for a name, role, employer, city, or technology of interest.
- Use the available filters to narrow a broad set of results.
- Open a profile to understand the person’s background and areas of experience.
- Use only the contact options the member has chosen to publish.
Practical ways to use it
- Learning: find people working in the technology you are studying.
- Events: discover potential speakers, panellists, or volunteers.
- Local connection: identify members near your city or chapter.
- Peer exchange: connect around shared roles such as administration, development, architecture, or analytics.
- Community contribution: see where your own experience could complement existing expertise.
Respect is part of discovery
A public profile is an invitation to professional discovery, not permission for spam or bulk harvesting. Contact members with a clear reason, identify yourself, and respect their published preferences. The quality of the network depends on thoughtful use.
Improve what others find
If you are already a member, sign in and keep your role, city, employer, skills, photograph, and biography current. If you are not yet listed, start at Join PKOUG. A directory is strongest when every visible profile is accurate, useful, and maintained by the person it represents.