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• UNICEF Australia project at TechEd

  It was unfortunate news when I heard that the UNICEF Australia site was hacked a little while ago. An old colleague of mine called me to let me know, and to ask if I knew anyone who could help them out. I used to work at a hosting company with this guy, Read More... Posted Thursday, August 07, 2008 10:13 PM from Rob Farley | (Comments Off) Filed under: australia, community, teched

• PASS - Take advantage of the current specials - ends June 30th

  PASS has structured its registrations to give the best deals to those who register the earliest. The current rate of $1395 expires June 30th. As Greg pointed out in his blog, community speakers have been announced. Register for the summit at http://summit2008.sqlpass.org/ Read More... Posted Saturday, June 28, 2008 3:12 AM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: community, SQL Community, Education, Events, Conferences

• SQLTeach Toronto debriefing

  SQL Teach - Jean Rene's conference that rotates aroufn Canada, is quickly becoming my favorite event of the year, eh? The last one was in Toronto a couple weeks ago. The next one is in Montreal. Then next spring he'll be in Vancouver again. SQLTeach is Read More... Posted Saturday, May 24, 2008 7:48 AM from Paul Nielsen | (Comments Off) Filed under: community, Conference, Toronto, SQLTeach, jazz, Canada

• OT: Shock at the Gas pump in Orlando at the airport

  This past week, I was in Orlando at SQL Connections. It went well and I will blog about a few things later, but I was in for a shock when I returned my rental car on Thursday. I rented from an off-site company to get a great deal. I usually start looking Read More... Posted Friday, April 25, 2008 11:25 PM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: community, Off Topic

• User Groups in Second Life

  The morning after the Adelaide launch of the 2008 products , I got to enjoy breakfast with quite a handful other Adelaide community leaders, and few of the Microsoft DPE team. Conversation was remarkably varied, and one of the things that came up was Read More... Posted Saturday, March 15, 2008 7:44 AM from Rob Farley | (Comments Off) Filed under: community

• Conferences Gearing Up!

  It seems to be that time of year. The time of year when conferences and speaking opportunities abound. I have some events coming up. If you are in the area, please drop in. March 20 - 7pm - Triad SQl Server User Group - www.triadsql.com . I will be delivering Read More... Posted Friday, March 14, 2008 11:44 PM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: community, SQL Community, Education, Events, Conferences, User Group Meetings

• Melbourne Launch

  So I'm at the Heroes launch in Melbourne today. I'm going to hang out at the Experts booth, so if you're here and have a question about SQL Server 2008, why not come over? Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 04, 2008 7:50 AM from Rob Farley | (Comments Off) Filed under: australia, community, SQL Server 2008

• Happy Launch Day!

  It's Official, today! We have a party for SQL Server 2008 in LA! The product may not be shipping, but that won't stop us from having our party. Seriously, Today marks the beginning of a more useful Launch than the 2005 launch. What am I saying? The Launch Read More... Posted Thursday, February 28, 2008 2:56 AM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: community, SQL Community, Education, Events, SQL 2008, Katmai

• In case you did not hear, PASS Call for Speakers is now open!

  In the latest PASS Community Connector, there is a call for Speakers for this year's summit in Seattle in November. If you have never been to Seattle in November, it really makes you want to learn more about SQL Server in the breakout sessions. ;-) But Read More... Posted Friday, February 22, 2008 10:39 PM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: community, SQL Community, Education, Events, Conferences, SQL 2008, User Group Meetings, SQL 2005

• 3 More Weeks 'til Launch!

  3 weeks from today, the launch party for SQl Serve 2008 will be on! If you are in Southern California, you will be in the "happening" spot. Enjoy! Why have a launch without the release of the product? SQL Server 2008 is more of an incremental release. Read More... Posted Thursday, February 07, 2008 12:57 AM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: community, SQL Community, Education, Events, SQL 2008, Katmai, User Group Meetings

• Get Ready for SQL Server 2008!

  On Jan. 24, there is a FREE virtual conference focused on SQL Server 2008. This is not just a webcast that you can view online. The sessions are scheduled at specific times with Live Q&A following the session from the speakers. Grab one of your SQL Read More... Posted Sunday, January 20, 2008 12:13 AM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: community, SQL Community, Education, Events, Conferences, SQL 2008, Katmai, SQL 2005

• Try out SQL 2008 without downloading it!

  In case you have not heard yet....... SQL Server 2008 CTP5 Beta Now Available for Free in a Secure Hosted Environment! PASS, MaximumASP, Dell and Intel have partnered to offer this advance preview... Try out real-world data online in a secure, hosted Read More... Posted Thursday, January 10, 2008 12:25 PM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: community, SQL Community, Education, SQL 2008, Katmai

• My trip to Perth

  I was in Perth last week, teaching a private course. The course went well, but best of all, I got to meet a good Perth-based friend of mine for the first time. I've known Mitch Wheat for ages online, but he's always just been on the other end Read More... Posted Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:52 PM from Rob Farley | (Comments Off) Filed under: australia, community

• Last Night at the Triad SQL User Group

  I started the Triad SQL Server User Group with several other folks back in 2002. I led the chapter for 2 years before turning the reigns over to a Board of Directors. I have only been to one or two meetings since the turnover mainly because I have been Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:43 PM from Rick Heiges | (Comments Off) Filed under: community, SQL Community, User Group Meetings

• SQLTeach – Vancouver – PASS Board Report

  I'm writing this at 39K feet on a United 757 flying home to Denver. This week was SQLTeach in Vancouver followed by the PASS Board meeting in Redmond. SQLTeach is a smaller (400-500 attendees fits in a hotel) developer/SQL conference organized by Jean-Rene Read More... Posted Sunday, December 02, 2007 12:55 AM from Paul Nielsen | (Comments Off) Filed under: community, pass, SQLTeach