[Events] Tonights SQL UG Meeting London - 19th Dec 08

Don't forget tonights (Friday) SQL Server meeting down in London, if you are coming make sure you are registered through http://sqlserverfaq.com/events/137/Business-Intelligence-Text-Mining-SQL-PASS.aspx

There will pizza and refreshments sponsored by Microsoft and Conchango.

Enjoy the really great networking opportunity these events bring; Simon Sabin and James Rowland Jones are your hosts for the evening.

Agenda:

6:00 - 6:30 Meet & Greet 

6:30 - 6:40 Intro, what’s in the news, Q&A. 

6:40 - 7:00 Nuggets 

     1) Trevor Dwyer (Avanade) on Text Mining 

     2) Tony Rogerson on “The Optimiser, The Schema and Performance” 

     3) OPEN MIKE SLOT 1 – your chance to present! 

     4) OPEN MIKE SLOT 2 – another chance to present! 

7:00 - 7:45 Data Warehousing Features in SQL 2008 -JRJ 

7:45 – 8:00 Christmas SQL Quiz 

8:00 - 8:20 Networking with Beer (sponsored by Conchango) and Pizza (sponsored by Microsoft) 

8:20 – 8:30 Christmas SQL Quiz answers 

8:30 - 9:00 Postcards From PASS 

     -  The future of TSQL beyond SQL 2008 

     -  Managing a server farm in SQL 11 

     -  More to come... 

Event is being sponsored by Conchango and Microsoft.

Location:

Microsoft London Cardinal Place 100 Victoria Street London SW1E 5JL 

Directions: http://download.microsoft.com/documents/uk/about/downloads/victoria_map.pdf
 
Any problems just call me, Tony Rogerson 0796 816 0362.

Tony Rogerson
SQL Server MVP
http://sqlserverfaq.com
http://sqlblogcasts.com/blogs/tonyrogerson
Published Friday, December 19, 2008 10:14 AM by Cliff Hobbs - MVP