You will often see our mentors at events around the world. We've listed here the Microsoft events that our local mentors are currently involved with. (If you are looking for our public training schedule, look on the Training page).

MICROSOFT EVENTS

Readiness Event: Essential SQL Server 2008 for DBA's (2 days)

Sydney - Saxons - 1st,  2nd December 2008
Melbourne - Saxons - 8th, 9th December 2008

Registration link for the DBA events is here.

Readiness Event: Essential SQL Server 2008 for Developers (2 days)

Sydney - Saxons - 3rd, 4th December 2008
Melbourne - Saxons - 10th, 11th December 2008
Brisbane - Excom - 26th, 27th November 2008
Perth - Excom - 15th, 16th December 2008
Adelaide - Excom - 24th, 25th November 2008

Registration link for the Developer events is here.

Readiness Event: Essential SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence (2 days)

Sydney - Saxons - 12th, 13th November 2008
Melbourne - Saxons - 23rd, 24th October 2008
Perth - Excom - 3rd, 4th November 2008

Registration link for the BI events is here.

Readiness Event: Essential PerformancePoint Server (2 days)

Sydney - Saxons - 10th, 11th November 2008
Melbourne - Saxons - 20th, 21st October 2008
Perth - Excom - 5th, 6th November 2008

Registration link for the PerformancePoint events is here.

TechEd Hong Kong - Data Track Sessions

Hong Kong - Exhibition and Convention Centre  - 8th, 9th, 10th October 2008

TechEd EMEA Barcelona - Developer Data Track Sessions

Barcelona - Spain - 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th November 2008

"Thanks for the Code Camp OZ weekend - really enjoyed it and got a heap out of it - well done."

Shane

"I was there at yesterday's sessions and absolutely loved it."

Darko

"Thanks for a great event and agenda - had a thoroughly useful time.  I even brought a first timer with me and he will be following up codecamp next year and SQL Downunder."

Geoff

Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS) - Neuss, Germany

Greg Low presented sessions plus the keynote for the 2008 summit

User Groups, Readiness programs and CodeCamps - Across Australia

The team has delivered over 15 sessions in the past 2 months on such topics as:

·         Introduction to SQL Server 2008

·         Monitoring SQL Server with MDVs

·         XML for DBAs

·         Avoiding Store Procedure Recompiles

·         Data Mining for Developers

·         plus more

 

 

SQL Down Under Code Camp

Greg Low will be presenting:

·        Getting Started with Spatial Data in SQL Server 2008

·        Working with TempDB

 

Professional Association of SQL Server (PASS) - Seattle, WA

Greg Low has been chosen as a "spotlight" speaker for the PASS summit in Seattle in November and will be presenting:

·         Avoiding Store Procedure Recompiles

·         A SQL Server DBA's Guide to CLR Integration