Zoho User Group in-person meetups - learn and discuss Zoho at a meetup in a city near you!

Zoho User Group in-person meetups - learn and discuss Zoho at a meetup in a city near you!



A big HELLO to the everyone in the Zoho Community!

Another great year, another set of new challenges and another set of vibrant goals are ahead of us.

We're starting the year off with the ZUG meetups for 2023 spread out globally. We're back again with our visits to engage with you in-person and take you through some Zoho services and features based on your requests. For this quarter, our team is bringing to you meetups covering exciting Zoho CRM integrations: from Zoho Books, to Zoho Campaigns, and the most requested Zoho Marketing Automations.  In addition we're going to discuss Zoho CRM reports and analytics, Blueprint's new enhancements, and much more.

If you're new around here, we're glad to welcome you to your Zoho User Group and your first meetup! The registration links for various regions are listed below, click on them and count yourself in. Apart from bringing you the newer integration topics, we're also eager to network with you all.

Meetups List & Registration Links:

USA

City
Date
Time
Link to Register
Miami ZUG
30th Jan
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Dallas ZUG
30th Jan
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Seattle ZUG
30th Jan
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Fort Lauderdale ZUG
1st Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Austin ZUG
1st Feb
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Portland ZUG
1st Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Tampa ZUG
3rd Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Houston ZUG
3rd Feb
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Salt Lake City ZUG
3rd Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Orlando ZUG
6th Feb
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
New Orleans ZUG
6th Feb
11 AM - 1 PM
Boulder ZUG
6th Feb
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Jacksonville ZUG
8th Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Birmingham, Alabama ZUG
8th Feb
11 AM - 1 PM
Denver ZUG
8th Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Pensacola ZUG
9th Feb
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Atlanta ZUG
10th Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Nashville ZUG
10th Feb
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Colorado Springs ZUG
10th Feb
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Greenville ZUG
13th Feb
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Sacramento ZUG
13th Feb
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Louisville ZUG
14th Feb
11 AM - 1 PM
Charlotte ZUG
15th Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Cincinnati ZUG
15th Feb
11 AM - 1 PM
Pleasanton ZUG
15th Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Columbus ZUG
16th Feb
11 AM - 1 PM
Raleigh ZUG
17th Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
San Francisco ZUG
17th Feb
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Indianapolis ZUG
21st Feb
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Richmond ZUG
22nd Feb
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Oakland ZUG
22nd Feb
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
St. Louis ZUG
23rd Feb
11 AM - 1 PM
Fairfax ZUG
24th Feb
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
San Jose ZUG
24th Feb
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Rockville ZUG
27th Feb
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Kansas City ZUG
27th Feb
11 AM - 1 PM
Las Vegas ZUG
27th Feb
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Wichita ZUG
28th Feb
11 AM - 1 PM
Baltimore ZUG
1st Mar
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Phoenix ZUG
1st Mar
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Minneapolis ZUG
2nd Mar
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Wilmington ZUG
3rd Mar
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
San Diego ZUG
3rd Mar
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Philadelphia ZUG
6th Mar
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Irvine ZUG
6th Mar
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Cleveland ZUG
7th Mar
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Los Angeles ZUG
8th Mar
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Pittsburgh ZUG
8th Mar
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Detroit ZUG
9th Mar
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Jersey City ZUG
10th Mar
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
New York City ZUG
13th Mar
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Milwaukee ZUG
14th Mar
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Boston ZUG
15th Mar
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Chicago ZUG
16th Mar
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

India

City
Date
Time
Link to Register
Chennai ZUG
14th Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Coimbatore ZUG
16th Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Bengaluru ZUG
20th Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Hyderabad ZUG
22nd Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Pune ZUG
24th Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Mumbai ZUG
27th Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Surat ZUG
13th Mar
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Ahmedabad ZUG
15th Mar
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Jaipur ZUG
17th Mar
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
New Delhi ZUG
20th Mar
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Gurugram ZUG
22nd Mar
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Kolkata ZUG
24th Mar
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

ANZ

City
Date
Time
Link to Register
Auckland
7th Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Christchurch
9th Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Brisbane
14th Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Sydney
16th Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Melbourne
21st Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Adelaide
23rd Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Perth
28th Feb
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Below are the links for you to register for the meetups happening in regions not listed above.



Register for a meetup in your respective ZUG and post any questions you have as comments below.
Here's to having fun, vibrant, and insightful discussions and growing businesses together as a ZUG.

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