This is a strange feeling. No frantic deadlines. No daily conference calls with the team. No hurried trips to the printers, no sessions to juggle around, no all-day Saturday work days coming up. My kids recognize me again. I know what my house looks like in daylight.
More importantly, I get to resurrect my neglected blog.
SQL Saturday Dallas was held this weekend, with over 400 attendees, speakers, volunteers, and vendors in the house. We had 42 sessions, plus several lunchtime presentations by our sponsors, and a live taping of a MidnightDBA episode. This event was almost a year in the making, headed up by the leadership of the North Texas SQL Server User Group and involving more than 40 volunteers before and during the event. It was a good day all around – food was great, the sessions were excellent, and, as fellow committee member Dave Stein pointed out, “nobody died”.
I’m working on a comprehensive postmortem to post later in the week, but for now, I want to say a word of thanks to all of the speakers, volunteers, vendors, and attendees who were a part of this event.
I just wanted to thank you again for involving me in the project. It was an amazing experience for me. David
Same here Dave. Thanks for all of your hard work.