Explaining SQLSaturday

I wrote a while back about my coffee cup from SQLSaturday #100. I took it to work (where I usually use my #49 cup) and while waiting on a meeting to start was showing it to a colleague (who isn’t a SQL guy). He was mildly interested, asking what SQLSaturday was, was it a conference? […]

SQLSaturday Goes International

Looking at 2011 and the planned events so far for 2012 it’s easy to see that SQLSaturday is starting to catch on in many places beyond the US, including Brazil that I mentioned in a post yesterday. Have you thought about what means? Why is it happening now? What would you say if I told […]

Read About SQLSatuday #100 & See the Coffee Cup Too!

Here’s a great post from Karla Landrum about her trip (with husband Rodney) to Brazil for the milestone making #100. What a terrific adventure and great story (now if only Karla would blog more…!). Rodney & Karla were kind enough to bring me back a gift from the event, a genuine #100 coffee cup. I’m […]

Notes from SQLSaturday #86 in Tampa

Quick notes as it is already Thursday! The speaker party went well. Well attended, I spent a lot of time chatting with Richie Rump, John Welch, and Joe Celko. It was interesting to see how many speakers I didn’t know – just a different crowd for the BI event, clearly I need to network more […]

SQLSaturday #86 in Tampa–Tomorrow!

With a little bit of luck I’ll be arriving in Orlando today around 9 am as I return from SQLConnections in Las Vegas, headed to work, and then somewhere around 3 or 4 pm leaving for the 2 hour drive to Tampa for the speaker dinner and then the big event tomorrow. I’ll just be […]

Notes from SQLSaturday #85

I’m writing this on Sunday afternoon after the event, thinking about the event and what I want to share with you: The speaker party started with a down pour, forcing us into a too small back room that still worked. Great evening conversations. We used the built-in SpeedPASS for the first time. For those that […]

SQLSaturday #85 is Tomorrow!

It’s 7am on Friday and I can’t wait for the day to end, head home to change and then go to the speaker party, followed by an entire day of learning, networking, and just plain fun. We’ve still got room for more attendees, if you’re in the area hope you’ll come by. It might be […]

SQLSaturday #85 Is Just Around the Corner

Coming up on September 24th we’ll be doing our fifth annual SQLSaturday here in Orlando. We’re still at Seminole State College but in a different building (not far away), we’ve got a great schedule, we’re charging less for lunch this year (only $5!), and lunch will be served by many of the speakers, who will […]

Notes from SQLSaturday #79

This was the third SQLSaturday in South Florida and the third time I’ve attended, just too good an event to miss, especially towards the end of summer when it includes the chance to visit Ft Lauderdale beach for a while. I was in town early for the event for the PASS Board meeting, so the […]

Meet the PASS Board at SQLSaturday #79 In South Florida

We’re having a PASS Board meeting and many of us will be staying for the event on Saturday (and an annual event for me!). It’s a chance for us to meet members and for members to sit with us to talk about things. We’ll be at the PASS table and around most of the day. […]