I must thank all the folks in the greater Microsoft MVP, and Volunteer, and user group, and other community for the great events you hold.
In particular, SQL Saturday NYC 2023, held at the Microsoft facility in Times Square was fantastic.
- SQL Saturdays, and Data Saturdays, are volunteer-led events celebrating the Microsoft data platform including SQL Server.
- SQL Saturday
- Data Saturdays
Thanks to the sponsors, and to Microsoft for letting this group run this conference.
In summary, over 300 people showed up for free training, across 12 tracks, and 4 time slots, plus lunch sessions for a total of over 50 sessions!
The user groups represented include:
- Capital Area SQL Server User Group
- New York SQL Server User Group (TBD)
- New England SQL User Group
- Philadelphia Area SQL User Group.
- (Feel free to send me a note if I missed any!)
Here are some photos from the event.
I strongly encourage you to reach out if you think you might want to speak. There are coaches available, to help guide you. Many user groups are happy to have new speakers try out a short presentation, and then grow from there.
Side note, the event hands out prizes from the sponsors at the end!
George Walters 
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This is great news! It’s amazing to see so many people coming together for free training in SQL and data-related topics. Kudos to the organizers, sponsors, and Microsoft for supporting such events. The prizes at the end are definitely a nice touch!
Thanks, Ely Shemer
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