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26 June 2008 01:05

SQLSaturday Call for Speakers - Cleveland & Olympia

Call for speakers is open for SQLSaturday #5 in Olympia, WA on Oct 10 (note that the MS BI conference is in Seattle earlier that week if you're going you might consider staying over a day or two) and for SQLSaturday #6 in Cleveland on Aug 9th. First...
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19 June 2008 01:02

SQLSaturday #4 Lessons Learned

Earlier in the week I posted a quick & positive note about the event, today I'll add some notes about things that could have gone better. Finding places for improvement doesn't detract all from the value delivered to attendees or the efforts...
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12 June 2008 12:17

SQLSaturday #6 in Cleveland - Registration Open

Long time acquaintance Allen White is hosting SQLSaturday #6 in Cleveland on August 9th. Registration and call for speakers is open, and once he gets back from Tech Ed will start to communicate with sponsors too. One note on the registration; if you're...
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09 June 2008 01:12

SQLSaturday #4 Wrap Up

Attendance on Saturday about 450 across the communities (SQL, .Net, DNN, etc). Not as big as we'd hoped, but still a win when you get a chance to provide training and network time for the community. Kudos to Joe Healy for organizing the overall event...
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02 June 2008 08:07

Reminder - SQLSaturday #4 in Orlando June 7-8, 2008

Last call! We've got a 2 day event running this time. Saturday is the more traditional (it's only #4 after all) day with 3 tracks, Sunday is a 'university' day with 2 three hour classes. Visit www.sqlsaturday.com for more information and...
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09 May 2008 01:23

Follow Up Notes on SQLSaturday #3

Our most recent SQLSaturday went well, but there is always room for improvement. Here are my notes from this event: The only criticism noted on the event evals was about directions. We only had a couple signs up and that just wasn't enough given the...
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06 May 2008 13:43

Will You Host the Next SQLSaturday?

How to have more SQLSaturdays ? Over the past year we've been working on the ambitious goal of building a national franchise for SQL community events, one that is based on local involvement, a repeatable process, and a reusable web site. We've...
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05 May 2008 01:02

Post Event Notes on SQLSaturday #3

Our 3rd SQLSaturday went amazingly well due to the efforts of Brian Knight and his volunteers. Attendance for the day was a massive 275 people! The day started well with wait time for check in no more than 5 minutes and everyone was patient thanks to...
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02 May 2008 01:59

Looking for Incremental Improvements

If you've read my blog much you'll know that I'm deeply involved in trying to figure out how to build a formula for SQLSaturday that others can reuse easily, and I like to watch how things are done - particularly events - to look for ways...
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30 April 2008 01:01

Building Raffle Tickets for SQLSaturday

Raffle tickets have become a mainstay of our events, making it easy to handle the large volume of items donated by our sponsors. Back in SQLSaturday #1 they looked more like business cards due to time constraints, but as we've learned and had time...
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28 April 2008 10:38

SQLSaturday #3 Jacksonville - Final Reminder!

Just checked the registrations and we're at 354, with plenty of room for more! Brian has been busy tweaking the schedule and getting his crew of volunteers ready to go, Friday they'll be buying all the stuff needed to make the event happen. There...
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22 April 2008 10:11

SQLSaturday #4 in Orlando - With a Twist!

As you may know MS Teched is two weeks this year and is being held in Orlando. Turns out that they have it leased for two full weeks, but nothing planned for the middle weekend. That presented an opportunity for the local MS communities to do something...
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07 April 2008 08:04

After Event Party Location Announced for SQLSaturday#3 in Jacksonville

From the SQLSaturday event site: AFTER EVENT PARTY ANNOUNCED! Our after event party will be held at 7 Bridges Grille beginning immediately after the closing ceremonies on Saturday. It's located at 9735 Gate Parkway North, Jacksonville, FL 32246, phone...
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01 April 2008 01:50

Schedule Announced for SQLSaturday#3 in Jacksonville

Brian has just posted the schedule of sessions for SQLSaturday #3 . I haven't gone through to see how many are SSC regulars, but I noticed Brandie Tarvin, Brian Kelley, and Tim Mitchell. Registration still climbing, over 170 registered so far. If...
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11 March 2008 09:55

SQLSaturday #3 Jacksonville Update

Just spoke with Brian this morning to get an event update for SQLSaturday #3 : 122 attendees registered so far (event is set for May 3rd) 20 volunteers 26 sessions submitted (call for speakers open through Mar 15, Brian is looking for SQL 2008 content...
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