Welcome back to this week's snapshot of the latest Tableau User Group events happening around the world. Catch up on the freshest content or join an upcoming meetup, all while getting inspiration from the DataFam. Not only will you learn new tips and tricks, but you’ll see them in action too. You can nominate a user group to be featured as the next User Group Meeting of the Week here.
User Group Meeting of the Week: Tableau Newbies

The Tableau Newbies User Group is dedicated to those new to Tableau and the Tableau Community. During the meetup, the user group leaders, Jim Dehner and Klaus Schulte shared their first dashboard they created in Tableau, emphasizing that we all start somewhere. Then, Klaus dove into how to create data set connections—from landing pages, establishing a connection, live connections vs. extracts and more. To wrap up the meeting, Tableau Zen Master, Sarah Bartlett gave an introduction to the Tableau Community and how you can get involved as a newcomer. If you'd like to receive future updates and invites about this new user group, join here. Dive in and watch the full recording here.
Coming up
Attend an upcoming user group meeting and learn from peers across geographies and industries to help advance your analytics skills.
2022 Iron Viz Qualifier Webinars (virtual)
January 24 & 25, 2022
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Need a boost getting started or strategies for taking your submission to the next level? Sarah Bartlett, Iron Viz finalist and Iron Quest founder will be joined by Lisa Trescott, 2021 Iron Viz Champion and Pradeep Kumar G, 2021 Iron Viz Finalist to share their experiences and tips for competing in the Iron Viz Qualifier.
Kansas City User Group (virtual)
Monday, January 24, 2022 | 2:00 CST
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- The Dashboard Design Checklist: Erin Waldron, Owner | Data Dozen
- Workout Wednesday - Fancy Cross-tab table: Sean Miller, Lead BI Developer | Cerner
Veterans Advocacy User Group (virtual)
Monday, January 24, 2022 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm EST
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- Vet2Viz: Meet a member of the group
- Tips for Analytics Interviewing: Matt Brattin, Founder | TMB Analytics
Higher Education User Group (virtual)
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 | 3:00pm - 4:30pm EST
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- Meet a Community Member: Roy Lee, Chief Analytics Officer | New York University
- Tips & Tricks - Parameters for an interactive user experience: Anna Kourouniotis, Database Analyst | Duke University
- Driving Decision Support Within Research Administration: Alex Dixon, Senior Decision Support Analyst | University of Kentucky
Data + Women Germany Meetup (virtual)
Tuesday, January 25, 2022 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm CET
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- Mental Load - Of Submarines, Magical Words, and Life Hacks: Ruth Dreyer, Director Consulting Services | CGI
K-12 User Group (virtual)
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm EST
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- Use Case - Webster Central School District: Erik Blask
- Expanding Tableau across your district: Chantavia Moore & Lissette Flores | Camino Nuevo Charter Academy
Netherlands User Group (virtual)
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm CET
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- Tableau Tips & New features: Johan de Groot, Data Visualist & Analist Tableau Jedi | Antichaos
- Visualising Historic Olympics Winter Games: Bibi Berghout, Joris van den Berg and Lars van Hoeve | The Information Lab
Nashville User Group (virtual)
Wednesday January 26, 2022 | 3:30pm - 5:30pm CST
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- Community Spotlight
- Power BI from a Tableau Dev Perspective: Sekou Tyler, Director of Data Visualization | Lovelytics
- Start with a Sketch: Erin Waldron, Owner | Data Dozen
Wisconsin User Group (virtual)
Thursday, January 27, 2022 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm CST
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- Viz Game - Blindly Recreate a Dashboard
- Tableau Visual Cues: Christopher Scott, Application Development Manager | Enact MI
Finserv User Group (virtual)
Thursday, January 27, 2022 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm UTC
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- Dashboard Requirements: The Guide to Becoming a Data Concierge: Will Perkins, Data Visualization Product Owner | JPMorgan Chase
- Guide to Prototyping and The Tableau UI Kit: Robert Janezic, Designer | JPMorgan Chase
Portland User Group (virtual)
Thursday, January 28, 2022 | 1:00pm - 2:00pm PST
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- Community Spotlight: Cynthia Maywalt, Senior Visualization Engineer | Nike
- Building Performant Dashboards: Sarah Dorfman, Analytics Consultant | InterWorks
Twin Cities User Group (virtual)
Thursday, January 27, 2022 | 2:30pm - 4:00pm CST
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- Driven by Design: Brian Carivea | UHG
- 5 Myths About Enabling a Data Culture: Serena Roberts | Moxy Analytics
Carolinas User Group (virtual)
Friday, January 28, 2022 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm EST
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- New Tableau Hacks: Brad Earle
- New Features/Tips/Shortcuts: Derrell Pate
- New Community Challenges: Jeremy Poole
Western Washington K-12 User Group (virtual)
Friday, January 28, 2022 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm PST
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- Dashboard Design Best Practice: Kent School District
- Dashboard Shareout