Category Archives: Conferences

PASS Community Summit to be Held in Seattle

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Organized by SQL Server users for SQL Server users, PASS Summit Unite 2009 is the largest and most intensive Microsoft SQL Server and BI conference in the world. In its 10th year, PASS Summit returns to the Washington State Convention & Trade Center in Seattle Nov. 2-5, 2009.

Guided by the results of a recent Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) membership survey, PASS Summit Unite 2009 will focus on helping SQL Server professionals cut IT costs in a difficult economy, stretch their technology investments, and squeeze the most value from their educational opportunities. Continue reading →

SQL Bits Conference to Run Three Days

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The next SQL Bits conference, the largest SQL Server conference in Europe, will be held at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport South Wales, England. For the first time, this event will be held for three days, from November 19-21, 2009.

The first day (Thursday, November 19, 2009), will include five different full day, deep dive sessions. The second day (Friday, November 20, 2009) will focus on sessions on SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2. The third day (Saturday, November 21) will offer three different simultaneous tracks (DBA, DEV, BI).

While the conference sessions on Saturday are free (as they have been in the past), there will be a charge for those who want to attend the Thursday and Friday events. Check out their website for more information.

24 Hours of PASS was an Adventure

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On July 21, just a few short weeks ago, I got an e-mail from Rick Heiges, who is on the Board of Directors for PASS, asking me if I was willing to participate in the 24 Hours of PASS virtual conference, to be held on September 1, 2009. This was the first I had heard of this new project, which by the way, was Rick’s idea.

I wrote him right back, saying yes, and offering several different sessions I could do, and he picked one on “How to Use SQLDiag to Troubleshoot SQL Server Problems”. Fortunately, I had done the same presentation earlier this year in Vancouver, at SQLTeach, so I didn’t have to start from scratch, creating a new presentation. The only problem was that my original presentation was designed for 75 minutes, and I would only have 40 minutes to give my presentation at the 24 Hours of PASS session.
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SQL Down Under Code Camp to be Held in October

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If you live in Australia, or are just looking for an excuse for a vacation in Australia, sign up for the free SQL Down Under Code Camp, to be held Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11, 2009. The event is being held at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, which is about a six hour drive from either Sydney or Melbourne.

Speakers include Peter Ward, Rob Farley, Greg Low, Grant Paisley, Ron Dunn, Adam Cogan, Justin King, John Walker, Milind Kukday, Darren Gosbell, Julia Heather, Kasim Wirama, and myself, who will be making two presentation.

The event is being sponsored by Charles Sturt University, SolidQ Australia, Microsoft, and Red Gate Software.

Visit the website to find out more information, and to register.

Don’t Forget to Sign Up for the 24 Hours of PASS

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The first 24 Hours of PASS event will be starting September 2, 2009, and will feature 24 different SQL Server-related sessions by 24 different speakers, and all for free. So if you haven’t signed up for this event yet, you still can at 24hours.sqlpass.org.

I will be presenting on Using SQLdiag to Troubleshoot SQL Server Problems, during session 5, which starts at 4:00 GMT. Hope to see you at my session.

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