The Best Bit About SQL Saturdays: Nearly Everyone Interacts with Other People

Today I was looped in on an email thread about the pros and cons of attending a specific event. One person on the thread asked if any of us had attended the event in the past, and whether or not event attendees were engaged with presenters and vendor representatives.

My immediate thought was: of course the attendees were engaged, because the event is a SQL Saturday.  I’ve never been to a SQL Saturday where the attendees weren’t engaged.

But, I realized that it’s a fair question.

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Interviewing for Your First Tech Job - Slides

I was lucky to get an opportunity to present a session to some college students at Seminole State College in Florida last week.

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I was in town for SQL Saturday Orlando– a fantastic event on its own. The organizers run a simultaneous seminar for students at the college studying software development and IT topics, and it’s an opportunity where they can hear from professionals in IT professions. I gave a session on interviewing best practices.

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Coming to SQL Saturday Portland? Plan a Vacation, too!

SQL Saturday Oregon will be held on Oct 22, 2016 this year– the weekend before the SQL PASS Summit.

As a Portlander, I love it when people come visit my town! Please consider taking a few extra days to enjoy checking out PDX before or after the event.

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Free Poster! Guide to SQL Server Isolation Levels

Looking for the isolation levels poster? It moved, you can get it here.

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