If you are attending any of these events, please look me up. I will be speaking at all of them.
IndyTechFest
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Indianapolis, IN
http://www.indytechfest.org/
This free event includes over 30 technical sessions and will attract 500 attendees. In fact, if you have not signed up already, it may be too take to attend, as the event is now only taking standby registrations. The event reached its 500 attendee limit in only 6 days after open registration began.
Tulsa TechFest
Thursday, October 9 and Friday, October 10, 2008
Tulsa, OK
http://techfests.com/Tulsa/2008/default.aspx
This free event ($2, or two cans of food, per person, per day, to be donated to the local Community Food Bank) includes over 90 sessions in six different tracks, and is expected to draw about 2,000 attendees. Registration is not yet full, so there is still time to register and attend.
Olympia SQL Saturday
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Olympia, WA
http://www.sqlsaturday.com/eventhome.aspx?eventid=7
This free event includes 12 sessions in two different tracks. Seating is limited, but still currently available.
SQL Server Magazine Connections
November 10-13, 2008
Las Vegas, NV
http://www.sqlconnections.com/shows/FALL2008SQL/default.asp?s=122
This, fee-based, and very popular conference (which also includes these additional conferences: ASP.NET, Visual Studio, SharePoint, Exchange, Unified Communications, and Windows) offers over 250 sessions in multiple tracks. Last year it sold out with 5,000+ people attending (includes all conferences). All SQL Server Magazine Connection attendees will receive one free copy of SQL Server 2008 Standard Edition (with one CAL).
PASS Community Summit
November 18-21, 2008
Seattle, WA
https://www.sqlpass.org/Pages/Default.aspx
While not free, this is the largest SQL Server-only event of the year, with 3,000+ attendees expected to attend. It offers over 130 sessions in four tracks (DBA, App Dev, BI, & Professional Development). Also available are 14, in-depth, pre-conference sessions.
SQLTeach
December 1-5, 2008
Montreal, Quebec
http://www.sqlteach.com/
If you live in Canada, or even if you don't, this fee-based conference (which is also run simultaneously with DevTeach), offers 54 .NET sessions, 34 SQL Server session, 11 Visual Studio session, 17 Agile, 17 Architecture, and 12 SilverLight sessions.