SQL Saturday Home

Note: Downloads available on each event schedule page. If download isn't listed we haven't be able to obtain it from the speaker yet.

What is SQLSaturday?

It's a one day free training event for SQL Server professionals organized by a local user group. It takes a lot of work and a lot of volunteers, but it's also a lot of fun!

Guiding Principles

We're trying to keep the entire process as light weight as possible, but we do expect event organizers to follow these principles:

It has to be held on a Saturday! This is to make sure that everyone has the chance to attend without trying to get a day away from the office.
We prefer that attendees attend at no charge, but a lunch fee of up to $10 is allowed
If the event is sponsor supported we will treat sponsors with as much care as we do our attendees and make every effort to see that they get a good return on their investment (so they'll sponsor us again the next time!)
We will build and manage these events as a team of volunteers - no one person heroics
We will encourage local SQL Server professionals to speak at the event

Upcoming Events

Event Name	Event Date	Hosting Organization	Location	Register for Event
SQLSaturday #17 - Baton Rouge 2009	Aug 1, 2009	Baton Rouge SQL Server Users Group	Louisiana State University, College Of Engineering, 3304 Patrick F. Taylor Hall Baton Rouge, LA 70803	Register!
SQLSaturday #16 - South Florida, 2009	Aug 8, 2009	South Florida SQL	Devry University - South Florida, 2300 SW 145 Ave, Miramar, FL 33027	Register!
SQLSaturday #19 - East Iowa 2009	Oct 10, 2009	East Iowa SQL Server Users Group	University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA	Register!
SQLSaturday #22 - Pensacola 2010	Jun 5, 2010	Pensacola SQL Server Users Group	Pensacola Junior College, Main Campus, 1000 College Blvd, Pensacola, FL 32504. Building 21, planetarium	Register!

Past Events

Event Name	Event Date	Hosting Organization	Location
SQLSaturday #12 - Portland 2009	Jun 6, 2009	Portland SQL Server Users Group	Mt. Hood Community College 26000 S.E. Stark Street Gresham, Oregon 97030
SQLSaturday #14 - Pensacola 2009	Jun 6, 2009	Pensacola SQL	Pensacola Junior College, Main Campus, 1000 College Blvd, Pensacola, FL 32504. Building 21, planetarium.
SQLSaturday #7 - Birmingham 2009	May 30, 2009	Steel City SQL	Jefferson State Community College - Shelby-Hoover Campus Health Sciences Building 4600 Valleydale Road Birmingham, AL 35242
SQLSaturday #15 - Jacksonville	May 2, 2009	JSSUG	The University of North Florida Campus, Building 39, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224 (if using Google please use "Building 50, 4567 St. Johns Bluff Rd, Jacksonville, FL 32224" as the address). Parking is $3, please bring cash.
SQLSaturday #13 - Atlanta 2009	Apr 25, 2009	Atlanta MDF	Microsoft, 1125 Sanctuary Parkway Suite 300, Alpharetta, GA 30009
SQLSaturday #11 - Tacoma 2009	Apr 1, 2009		This event has been cancelled.
SQLSaturday #6 - Cleveland 2008	Feb 1, 2009	Ohio North SUG	Baldwin-Wallace College
SQLSaturday #10 - Tampa 2009	Jan 24, 2009	Tampa SQL	1001 East Palm Ave, Tampa FL. 33605

Are they are any requirements about who can organize a SQLSaturday?

We're willing to provide support to any group that wants to organize an event and is willing to stick to our guiding principles. We want you to succeed if you decide to try it, and in that spirit we believe groups that meet the following criteria will be the best candidates:

A SQL user group that meets on a regular basis, averages 20+ attendees, and wants to organize a SQLSaturday
Good relationship with some local sponsors
One person willing to be the event lead and devote as much as 5 hours per week over several months to organizing the local effort

There's a lot more to it of course, but it's doable! See our planning guide for more information.