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An Awesome Day at SQL Saturday Redmond

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Yesterday was SQL Saturday Redmond. It was a great day, I learned lots, met some great new people, and had a chance to catch up with some old friends. When most people hear about SQL Saturday for the first time, they probably think to themselves “spend all day on a Saturday in technical presentations”, however SQL Saturday is much more than that. The presentations all all great, don’t get me wrong here, but the biggest value that I see is in the people that you get to know, and the things you can learn from the vendors. There were at least 6 people that I know online through Twitter, Fitbit, LinkedIn and other online sites that I had the opportunity to meet in person for the first time this weekend.

SQLSat393FriendsPicture Credit: Thanks Jimmy May (@aspiringgeek)

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SQL Saturday Redmond

Yesterday I blogged about submitting to SQL Saturday Denver, which is about 5 months away, after writing that post, I realized that I haven’t even blogged about SQL Saturday Redmond which is occurring in just over 2 weeks.

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SQL Saturday #393 Redmond marks just 3 years since my first time speaking at a SQL Saturday #108 in Redmond. So lets take a look back, at Feb 5th, 2012, it was my first time presenting at a SQL Saturday ever, I had discovered this cool new query tool called the Common Table Expression, and I prepared my presentation. I practiced my presentation once before Saturday, and I was ready. Did I mention, that this was also my first time every attending a PASS event, or a SQL Saturday, and I was presenting. I was in the morning time slot after the keynote, and boy was I nervous. Over the next year I presented at I few other SQL Saturdays, and finally a book publisher, Joes 2 Pros noticed my presentation and asked me if I wanted to turn it into a book. In 2012 and 2013, I turned it into a book, which was released the same day as SQL Saturday #212 Redmond, where I again was selected to present on Common Table Expressions, this time I had books to give away as a prize.

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SQL Saturday Denver

This year the Denver SQL Saturday is being held on September 19th.

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I believe it has been 2 years since I attended SQL Saturday in Denver.  Since the last time I was at SQL Saturday Denver, my employment has changed. Previously I was employed as a full time employee at a local company. Now I am a freelance database consultant at my own consulting firm, Stedman Solutions, LLC. The new role gives me more freedom to decide which events I am going to attend, and SQL Saturday Denver is certainly on my list.

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