For those that are interested, there is a general professional group on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/groups/HP-Vert ... ls-1900818

I would like to form a local user group for the Chicagoland area (similar to the SQL Server Chicago PASS chapter). It's my understanding there is at least 5 companies in Chicago using Vertica. At this point, I've created a LinkedIn group to attract users and we could begin having quarterly meetings....