SQLPASS SUMMIT 2016 Discount Code

SQLPASS SUMMIT 2016 is around, only few months left for this super event. Probably you all would have heard about the SQLPASS SUMMIT but let me just brief you about this event. This event happens every year during October in different cities in USA, 3 days event. Well, you would also ask why I would bother even if it's an event that run for 3 or 4 days? I would say, my friend, you just need to go to SQLPASS SUMMIT 2015 website and read some numbers, you will surprise to see that there are thousands of people travelling to attend this SUMMIT and to listens the renown speakers including MCM, MVPs. Edwin Sarmiento ( T | B ), my colleague, SQL MVP, MCM and friend is kind of enough to write a guide for SQLPASS SUMMIT First Timer.  

So, let me end the surprise here, want to attend the SQLPASS SUMMIT 2016? Then I have something that would make you happy, and, that is the discount code worth 150$, yes, you've read it right. What you need to do is, while you are registering you need to provide the below details and avail 150$ discount. 

Your Chapter: Surat User Group
Unique Discount Code: LC15KCF8

*The discount code cannot be combined with any other PASS Summit 2016 registration, and cannot be applied retroactively

I would also suggest that you:

1. Don't forget to read a guide for SQLPASS SUMMIT First Timer by Edwin Sarmiento ( T | B )
2. Use the Unique discount code when you register for SQL PASS SUMMIT
3. I am attending the SUMMIT this year, if you happened to attend this year, let's meet. I will be on twitter  

Thank you

Hemantgiri S. Goswami

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SQL Server Community Activities under Surat User Group

I am very pleased to announce that I will be speaking about SQL Server Storage Structure, Level 100 session on 23rd Jan 2016 at 5 PM.  

Well, this will be the first appearance as a speaker after 2012, since this is on-demand session there will be limited number of audience of 10~20 but I will be very happy to speak.  There will be some announcement to be made after the discussion of this UG meet and I will wrote another post and make those announcement public.

The Venue will be:

Inkey Solutions
406, Empire State Building, Ring Road, Nr Udhna Darwaja

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Revamping SUG 2nd Meeting

Friends,

Last Saturday, 21st we have 2nd meeting of SUG members and this time we made progress – I, Vinay and Matang was present in meeting .We have discussed following :

1. We have decided that portal management will be done by I, Vinay and Matang initially, here are the module that we’ll be adding content on:
1. Forums and Team section –> Hemantgiri S Goswami
2. Article Section –> Matang Panchal
3. Blog Section –> Vinay Pugalia
2. We’ll design and use common PPT theme during all our presentations
3. We’ll organize quize every quarter
4. From next meet, 1 member will make presentation of 15 minutes; starting with myself
5. We will try to accommodate as many as practical / self demos in initial (and, so on) events
6. We would also create PPT / Demo repository that we have used during event
7. Also, there will be a download section where we’ll share scripts/codes to download
8. We will open a bank account to manage the fund we’ll receive from Sponsors

See you in next meeting will be on 11th February 2012
Venue : 406, Empire State Building, Nr. Udhana Darwaja
Time : 7 PM


Image source: http://pmtips.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/meaningful-meetings.jpg

-- Hemantgiri S. Goswami (http://www.sql-server-citation.com )

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Revamping Surat User Group

Dear Friends, we had a user group meeting last week – I and Vinay Pugalia was  here. We have discussed many things to revamp and re-launch Surat User Group. Here are the minutes of meeting:

1) Regular Meetings -> Monthly, Proposed schedule :Saturday evening, 1900 to 2000

2) Regular Events -> 1 every 2 months, 1 workshop every quarter

3) Decide and form SUG Website, with Blog,Forums section, Facebook page and twitter handle

4) Press Notes after every event

5) Help from CSI Surat -> Have to meet, discuss and encourage Local IT professional to join and PARTICIPATE

6) Seminars/ Workshop :-free, TBS on weekends (Sat-Sun) to have discussion with Professional / Students

7) Different topics and technology, every time has 1 continue and 1 different topic

8) Initially we'll take session and then, we'll encourage others to take sessions and like that

9) Form Core Team & Backup Team

10) Role definition and Role assignment

11) Encourage new speaker to start with very basic topics to build their confidence

12) More Online activities etc.

13) Ask speakers to provide technology they can confidently speak

-- Hemantgiri S. Goswami (http://www.sql-server-citation.com )

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Community Techday | Surat | 28th November 2010

We are very pleased to announce Community Techday at Surat on 28th November 2010. We try to bring you the new products 

SQL Server is very popular and widely used RDBMS system in the SME and large Enterprises segment around the world for storing and managing their business critical data. Numerous applications are developed today with n-tier technologies, but they can be never be without database behind it. Recently Microsoft has announced the new version of SQL Server - SQL Server 2008 R2.

SharePoint 2010 is the business collaboration platform for enterprise and the web, Sharepoint makes it easier for people to work together. One can setup websites and manage their documents with few mouse clicks!!!

Windows 7 is a cool new version of Microsoft Windows for personal computers, including home and business desktops and laptops.

During this event we will learn the new features that are introduced with the new version of SQL Server 2008 R2, Sharepoint 2010 and Windows 7.  I would request you to kindly mark your calendar for Community Techday, 28^th November 2010 in Surat.

You will have to visit the home page or the event page of the Surat User Group and get yourself register for free!!

Note: Feel free to share this detail to your friends and colleagues, Community Techday is the free event you don’t have to pay any fees to attend this event.

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TechEd on the road, Surat - Great show

Microsoft has organized TechED India 2009 at Hyderabad in the month of May during 13th to 15th. This was a biggest community event for IT professionals and Developers from all over country, and was big success and User Group leads of various cities have been asked to organized similar events in their cities, Surat was among those 10 cities.

Surat had its first TechEd event on 28th June 2009, and was organized by Surat User Group (IT Pro community) in association with DotNetChaps (Developer community). The event was organized at Umra Police Station auditorium and 150+ participants were registered for the event. You can see the event photographs

We had 80+ attendees inspite of heavy rain in the morning, we've got a mix of students, developers, IT Pro and lecturers from various institutes. We had 5 speakers who delivered power packed sessions on new technlogies, I spoke on ROW/Page compression in SQL Server 2008 and Virtualization 360 , Mrityunjaya Kumar spoke on Silverlight 3.0 and Windows 7 for Developers, Dhaval Faria spoke on What's new in .Net framework 4.0: VS 2010 and Aviraj Ajgekar spoke on Windows Server 2009 RC2.

It was really nice experience for me, all the technical sessions has got 4 out 5 rating and participants suggested to have more events in the future.

Let me say my thanks to our sponsors Microsoft, SQLPASS, UG Support Services, SolidQ Mentors, Sharma Infoway and XCellence-IT for their support, I would also like to thank Bhavin Gajjar | DotNetChaps lead for his support in organizing this event.

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