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conference aftermath: tired, happy

Monday, October 22, 2007

The conference was insanely great. We had incredible speakers, plentiful coffee, good food and amazing volunteers. I met so many new people and heard about a number of interesting projects that I’ll be following up on and writing about soon. Thank you to Joshua Drake and Josh Berkus for helping organize all of the big […]

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PostgreSQL Conference Fall 2007 - only two more days

Thursday, October 18, 2007

We’re taking care of all the last minute details - making sure we have enough coffee Saturday morning, getting nametags printed, stuffing folders and practicing (or in some cases finishing) talks.
I created a special page for my conference posts. I’ve included links to public transportation, all the maps to find your way to […]

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PostgreSQL Conference Fall 2007 - Friday meetup

Friday, October 12, 2007

A few people on the mailing lists and IRC are organizing a meetup on the Friday before the PostgreSQL conference. Check out the wiki page set up to select a location and say whether or not you’ll be there! If you’re a local, vote for the location you’d like to meet at.
Here are the […]

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PostgreSQL Conference Fall 2007 - Where to eat lunch

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Thanks to many suggestions from PDXPUG’s mailling list and Gabrielle Roth’s patience with Google Maps, we have a great map of the area around the conference. She was kind enough to put the nearest parking garage ($9/day) on the map as well. If you’re looking for some parking that’s a bit more affordable but a […]

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PostgreSQL Conference Fall 2007 - talk descriptions are up!

Friday, October 5, 2007

I just finished updating the Talks page for PostgreSQL Conference Fall 2007. There are so many great folks giving talks — Neil Conway, Josh Berkus, Robert Treat, David Fetter and Robert Hodges are all flying in. It’ll be great to see Josh, Robert and David again! I’m excited to meet Neil and Robert, both […]

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relational algebra talk - meeting summary

Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Just posted: http://pugs.postgresql.org/pdx

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relational algebra talk last night was awesome

Friday, September 21, 2007

Quickly: James Terwilliger and Rafael J. Fernández-Moctezuma gave a fantastic talk about relational algebra operators (there are 9, arguably 8). They started with the set theory origins, dropped Codd’s name a few times and captivated the room. There was also mention of proof by intimidation, brandishing of duct tape, fabulous drinks mixed by Gabrielle […]

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PostgreSQL conference in Portland on October 20th

Monday, September 17, 2007

Joshua Drake, Josh Berkus and I are organizing PostgreSQL Conference Fall 2007 here in Portland, OR on October 20, 2007. We’ve got an incredible group of speakers lined up, and a great group of sponsors.
The conference is free to students, $60 for everyone else. We have a separate dinner everyone is […]

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