The PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server) is an organisation that you can join for free. It has chapters - mostly local to your geography but some virtual. For me, Philadelphia is my local chapter - PSSUG. Philadelphis SQL Server Users Group runs a meeting monthly, two sub-groups quarterly, and a SQL Saturday annually. The next one is due on June 6th, 2015.
2014 was a bumper year for SQL Saturdays for me:
2014.03.01................ #268 ................North Haven, CT
2014.03.22................ #277 ................Richmond, VA
2014.06.07................ #294 ................Philadelphia, PA
2014.06.21................ #303 ................Rochester, NY
2014.06.28................ #293 ................Portland, ME
2014.07.26................ #302 ................Albany, NY
2014.10.04................ #315 ................Pittsburgh, PA
2014.10.18................ #314 ................Providence, RI
2014.11.01................ #337 ................Portland, OR
2014.12.06................ #347 ................Washington DC
Ten events in all, including 2 pre-con days, as well as going to a full week of Brent Ozar's BDA and Query Troubleshooting courses !
I can't see me doing anything like that many in 2015, but I'll be trying for some!
I can't see me doing anything like that many in 2015, but I'll be trying for some!
2015.03.21 ................. #381 Richmond, VA.............Abandoned for me because of a snow storm!
2015.04.25 ................. #366 Ottawa, ON...................Coincided with Marillion Weekend 2015 in Montreal
2015.05.16 ................. #383 Rochester, NY..............This one definitely looks "on"
2015.05.30 ................. #380 New York City, NY.......Exciting! - last year there wasn't one in NYC!
2015.06.06 ................. #390 Philadelphia, PA..........My "home" event
2015.07.25 ................. #386 Albany, NY...................Looks good
2015.10.03 ................. #440 Pittsburgh, PA..............Looks good
Edinburgh and Dublin on the 13th and 20th of June are looking amazingly attractive - to some extent it depends on what time off I have available, and to some extent it depends on what yarn stores there are in the area !
In addition to the SQL Saturdays, I've also gone to Alan Hirt's Mission-Critical SQL Server training class in Philadelphia on March 30th - April 2nd. That was definitely worth the money and time!
Finally, just to spice up the mix, I'm spending my Saturdays for the next few months taking a Linux Administration course at Avtech in South Plainfield. Looks like it's going to be fun!
In addition to the SQL Saturdays, I've also gone to Alan Hirt's Mission-Critical SQL Server training class in Philadelphia on March 30th - April 2nd. That was definitely worth the money and time!
Finally, just to spice up the mix, I'm spending my Saturdays for the next few months taking a Linux Administration course at Avtech in South Plainfield. Looks like it's going to be fun!
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