SQLBits

Registration is now open for SQLBits III and its FREE again.

We have a staggering 63 sessions submitted for this conference far more than the previous two. Because of this and to ensure you get to see the sessions you want to see we have setup the registration process as follows

1. Vote on your top 10 sessions
2. Register for the conference

So to register for SQLBits III get voting on your top 10 sessions

Training Day

We have also introduced this time a training day on the Friday before. We have 4 full day seminars available for more details go to the training day page on the site

Logo Competition

And finally but not least, you may have noticed the plain logo at the top of this email. We have decided to get a new logo and asked the community to get drawing. The logos have now been submitted and can be voted on. The logo with the most 5 star votes will win an xBox 360.

So get voting on your favourite logo

Thats all for now and I hope to see you soon in Hatfield.

Simon

Session submission for SQLBits III on 13th September closes today. You can still submit a session by going here http://www.sqlbits.com/information/SessionSubmission.aspx

Its also the last day for you budding Monets to get your logo submissions in. Please send these to logos@sqlbits.com if you want details of the competition you can find them here http://www.sqlbits.com/LogoCompetition.aspx. Don't forget you can win an XBox 360 if your logo wins the competition.

If you're interested in presenting a sesion at SQLBits III (www.sqlbits.com) then get your session in soon as we are planning on closing submissions this weekend.

To submit a session go to http://sqlbits.com/information/SessionSubmission.aspx

Also the logo competition closes today so make sure you get your entry in quickly. http://sqlbits.com/LogoCompetition.aspx

You may have seen my other post on session submissions for the next SQLBits. Well if you're not up for speaking how about a bit of drawing.

James Rowland Jones has kindly donated an XBox 360 for our SQLBits logo competition.

All you have to do is come up with a new logo for SQLBits.

Details of the competition and the currently submitted logos can be found here http://www.sqlbits.com/LogoCompetition.aspx

Have you got something you've found out that you think others might be interested in. Then submit a session for the next SQLBits on 13th September 2008.

http://www.sqlbits.com/information/SessionSubmission.aspx

You need to be logged in to fill in a BIO and submit a session.

Once we have all the sessions in we will open voting to get the community to decide which sessions they would like to see.

If you're stuck for ideas have a look at the sessions from the previous events.

http://www.sqlbits.com/information/event2/PublicSessions.aspx

http://www.sqlbits.com/information/event1/PublicSessions.aspx

Hello,

You may be aware that there are a few organisations that help usergroups. One of these is Culminis which SQL Bits is registered with. To tell Culminis how great SQL Bits is we need you to complete the Culminis survey selecting SQLBits as the usergroup.

The survey is here http://survey.culminis.com/takeSurvey.asp?surveyID=235 and consists of 4 questions, one of which is the usergroup question.

We would grealty appreciate you completing this survey, the more people that complete the survey the more funding we can get from culminis.

Cheers

We have ben informed of some building work around the conference centre which will affect the parking available.

For details of parking please go to the Travel Pages on the site.

The conference is on the weekend so you are allowed to park on the campus.

We have already had 230 people register for SQLBits, whilst we have more room than last time we are still limited.

To avoid disappointment make sure that you register soon.

If you have registered make sure you have confirmed your registration by clicking on the link in the email you were sent.

If you are planning on coming along to SQLBits on 1st March in Birmingham then why not have your say into what sessions we have.

The sessions that have been submitted are now on the web site http://www.sqlbits.com/information/PublicSessions.aspx.

 In order to vote you need to register on the site

We really want more speakers from the community for SQLBits 2008 (www.sqlbits.com).

If you want to present a session in March then let us know, you have until the end of this week. We will be opening the voting in the New Year. 

To submit a session send an email to sessions@sqlbits.com with the following details,

• Name
• Company Name
• Bio ~ 200 words
• Contact Email
• Contact Mobile
• Where you live if not in the UK
• Track for your session (BI, Dev, DBA)
• Session Title
• Session Abstract
• Level of session (100 introduction - 400 in depth)

If you want to see examples of what was submitted last time have a look at http://www.sqlbits.com/Events/SQLBits_October_2007/PublicSessions.aspx

Yes we're doing it again. SQLBits (www.sqlbits.com) will be back on the 1st March at The Lakeside Conference Centre in Birmingham.

Its a bigger venue than TVP so we shouldbe able to let more people attend.

Registrations aren't open yet but if you register on the site we will let you now when it does open.

In the meantime if you want to submit a session then please do so following the instructions here.

http://www.sqlbits.com/information/SessionSubmission.aspx

You may have noticed a guy chatting with people in quiet corners at SQLBits. The guy was craig murphy and he was doing interviews throught out the day. The podcasts of the interviews are now available on Craigs blog.

http://www.craigmurphy.com/blog/?p=750

If you went to SQLBits and saw Dave's session you will undoubtedly be smiling at this point.

Daves session was by far the most popular but if you didn't get to go to SQLBits or didn't get to Dave's session then all is not lost. Craig Murphy managed to video the session and has put it online.

So enjoy the wonder fo Daves Top 10 SQL Keywords.

The sessions from the SQLBits conference on the 6th are now on the site. See the home page for details. www.sqlbits.com

Thank you for all the feedback you have given it is really good and constructive, I hope we can address some of those points that you raised and make the next one even better.

We sent out the book vouchers on Sunday night from contactus@sqlbits.com We have managed to be able to extend the offer to include postage and packaging so you won't have to pay a penny.

Some people with quicktime installed had some problems, which should have been resolved. If you have any further problems or don't get an voucher when you expected one then let us know using the email above.