Notes From the 2nd SQLOrlando Lunch Meetup

I won’t blog all of these we do, but wanted to capture a few thoughts and then revisit later in the year. 6 attendees (and I think we missed one that showed up and couldn’t find us, not great) Met at Friendly Confines which worked out well We had 19 sign up, a couple cancel […]

Notes From the Feb 7, 2019 Spacecoast Meetup

I drove over to Melbourne on to speak to the group, hadn’t been over in a while. Quick notes: 8 attendees, not bad for a small group, and they always appreciate someone visiting Same location as before – Sonny’s BBQ. Appreciate the consistency, it’s easy to find/get to. If only the full parking lot was […]

Notes on our First SQLOrlando Lunch Meetup

Notes: We had 17 register and 8 attend our first lunch meetup of the year at Fuzzy’s Tacos Great venue. $10 for lunch, plenty of seating, and vegan options A couple of our attendees were from 30+ minutes away! I didn’t expect that for a “no training” lunch, but very pleased they joined us We […]

SQLOrlando Tax Filing

Last year (the first filing) I had my accountant do the filing for SQLOrlando, but this year I wanted to do it myself. Last week I tried and the site wasn’t available due to the government shutdown, so I tried again today and it was operational. First I had to set up an account. Enter […]

One Long Week

It started on Saturday. I usually have lunch with one or both of my daughters on the weekend and this week it was just my oldest, going on 15. I was getting over a cold and while driving she mentioned she had some chest pain. Startled me a little, she had not been coughing, and […]

Call for Speakers – SQLSaturday Jacksonville 2019

SQLSaturday Jacksonville 2019 is scheduled for May 4, 2019. The call for speakers closes on March 5.

Call for Speakers – SQLSaturday Tampa 2019

SQLSaturday Tampa just went live and the call for speakers is open through February 23, 2019. I’ll be attending, hope to see you there!

Move The Location Map Pin in Meetup

Just received an email from Meetup with some news on enhancements and one of them was interesting to me – the ability to adjust the map pin for the meetup location. There are a few others you might find interesting, see the list at https://help.meetup.com/hc/en-us/sections/360000541571-New-Product-Updates.

Call for Speakers for Orlando Code Camp Closes Jan 18, 2019 & We Need SQL Speakers

Orlando Code Camp is March 30. 2019 in Lake Mary (same location as SQLSaturday Orlando) and we’re hoping to have a solid SQL track that focuses on parts of SQL that are interested to developers. It’s a great event, attendance runs 600+, so you’ll get plenty of people in your session! Call for speakers is […]

Meetup Pro for Non Profits

We use Meetup for SQLOrlando. We have enough members that we have to pay for the service and it works well enough that we’re ok with paying for it. They also offer Meetup Pro for a higher fee that gives you analytics, some API access, and a way to sync your list to MailChimp. More […]