See the New Logo and Graphics for SQLSaturday

Officially launched today, it’s been a project that took a while to bubble to the top, but we’ve done an upgrade to the logo and to the overall site layout. We “test drove” this with many of the event leaders first and so far a lot of positive feedback. If you see any quirks in […]

Money, Transparency, and Community Events

I’m going to ramble today. This is a complex topic and I think you’ll see by the end that I have some concerns but not necessarily the answers. None of this is new, but I think it’s worth looking at now that we’ve had some success. Back when I started doing the research that would […]

Notes from SQLSaturday #81

I started by journey to Birmingham by leaving work at 1130 and getting to the airport in time to have a quiet lunch with my wife before going through security. It’s a short flight to Birmingham, about 1.5 hours, uneventful. The plan was to meet up with Heather Sullivan from Idera about 3 pm and […]

A Big Milestone-SQLSaturday #100

Just announced yesterday, SQLSaturday #100 will be held in Brazil on November 26, 2011. Just a little over four years since we started the planning for #1 in Orlando, it seems like both a long time and not very long at all. A lot of people have volunteered a lot of time to get to […]

SQLSaturday Round Table at the PASS Summit (Early Reminder)

Once again this year we’ll be holding a meeting open to all SQLSaturday event leaders and key team members (and space permitting, we’ll also welcome SQLSaturday volunteers at any level). Karla from PASS HQ will be sending out invitations in the next couple weeks, but for now wanted to get it published as early as […]

SQLSaturday #85-Call for Pre-Con Speakers

We’re going to be hosting two pre-conference seminars this year in Orlando on Friday, September 23rd, and we’re looking for speakers! All the details about eligibility and money are posted on the front page of the event site. It’s not huge money, but it’s guaranteed travel expenses and more importantly, it’s experience. Experience you need […]

Google Correlate

My friend Rob Hatton pointed me to Google Correlate, a new service that lets you explore data trends in a few different ways. The theory is that the history of searches should expose both some interesting trends and correlations, often faster than than the way ‘official’ approaches work. On a lark I typed in SQLSaturday. […]

Attention Speakers–Sign Up for SQLSaturday #85 in Orlando!

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Another Idea for SQLSaturday

I spend a lot of time just looking at events, watching for new ideas. At our recent SQLRally we had a representative on site from our registration company. They prepared all the badges and raffle tickets in advance, and as you can see below they had them organized in some foam with slices in it […]

SQLSaturday #85 in Orlando!

It’s that time of year again, actually a little earlier than in previous years as we’ll be holding our fifth annual event this year on September, 24, 2011, at Seminole State College in Lake Mary, FL. We’re moving to a new building this year as well, the Partnership Center. It’s a brand new building, larger […]