SQL Server Community Events Near You (UK Edition)

[John Sansom (@SqlBrit)]

The UK SQL Server community has grown rapidly in the past few years and the chances are there's a UserGroup or community event happening right near you.

SQL Server User Groups

• How can I find out where my nearest UserGroup meets? - Use the Find Your Local User Group Map
• How can I find out when my UserGroup is meeting? - Using this free UK SQL Server Events Google Calendar
• How do I register to attend a UserGroup meeting? - Visit the SQLServerFAQ website.

Conferences

• SQLBits - Eurpope's largest SQL Server community event, right here in the UK.
• SQL Saturday - Of particular note for UK Folks - SQL Saturday #194 Exeter
  

If you know of any other community resources and events that we should add to this sticky then let me know!

[GethynEllis]

I know of two SQL Saturdays that are running in 2013. SQL Saturday Exeter and SQL Saturday Scotland. I'm thinking of submitting a couple of sessions too but I haven't done that yet

[John Sansom (@SqlBrit)]

I know of two SQL Saturdays that are running in 2013. SQL Saturday Exeter and SQL Saturday Scotland. I'm thinking of submitting a couple of sessions too but I haven't done that yet

Good call! You might want to get your skates on for SQL Saturday Exeter. I hear (via @FatherJack) session submissions have been coming in fast.

[iain]

might give SQLSaturday 196 (Denmark) a go.  Its actually cheaper and quicker for me to get there from east anglia than getting to exeter or edinburgh.

[John Sansom (@SqlBrit)]

might give SQLSaturday 196 (Denmark) a go.  Its actually cheaper and quicker for me to get there from east anglia than getting to exeter or edinburgh.

The way travel works in the UK does not make sense at the best of times so those costs unfortunately don't surprise me. Denmark sounds like a very interesting opportunity.

[iain]

sql sat exeter booked with the pre-con SQL Traces to Extended Events.  anyone else going?

[John Sansom (@SqlBrit)]

I'm planning on attending. Off to a show in town on Thursday night so will not be down South till Friday evening.

[DBA Matt]

Hi John,

Just an observation - I subscribe to the google calendar, but I've noticed that there are a quite a few events up on sqlserverfaq.com that aren't in the calendar.  Who maintains it?  Your good self I imagine? (in amongst everything else...  )

Thanks.

[John Sansom (@SqlBrit)]

Hi John,

Just an observation - I subscribe to the google calendar, but I've noticed that there are a quite a few events up on sqlserverfaq.com that aren't in the calendar.  Who maintains it?  Your good self I imagine? (in amongst everything else...  )

Thanks.

Funnily enough I was just looking at the Calendar this morning chap. It does indeed require an update. It's something I maintain, although I do encourage the respective UG leaders to manage their own event details (some have access to do so) should they wish,  in an effort to make it more scalable/manageable. Always on the look out for community contributors/volunteers to help out of course 

Thanks for pointing it out!