{"id":1067,"date":"2016-02-23T12:15:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T20:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.209.169.194\/blogs\/glenn\/?p=1067"},"modified":"2026-07-08T08:42:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:42:03","slug":"countdown-to-devintersectionsqlintersection-in-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/glenn\/countdown-to-devintersectionsqlintersection-in-orlando\/","title":{"rendered":"Countdown to DEVintersection\/SQLintersection in Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As I have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/glenn\/sqlintersection-spring-2016-orlando-fl-april-16-22-2016\/\">recently posted<\/a>, I will be presenting three regular sessions and a full-day workshop at the DEVintersection\/SQLintersection conference in Orlando, FL on April 16-22, 2016. As the conference get\u2019s closer, I am starting to get more excited about it, reminding me of how I used to feel in my younger days as a developer and DBA. Getting away from work for a few days and being able to focus completely on something you are passionate about, surrounded by many like-minded people has always been a good way to recharge my motivation.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Campbell of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dotnetrocks.com\/\">DotNetRocks<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.runasradio.com\/\">RunAsRadio<\/a> has been recording some DEVintersection\/SQLintersection \u201ccountdown\u201d sessions on <a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/\">Channel 9<\/a>, and the first five are available from the links below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Show #1: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/video\/watch\/welcome-to-devintersection-spring-2016-countdown-show-supernumber1-the-devintersection-countdown-show\/vi-BBpzBVA\">Welcome to DEVintersection Spring 2016 CountDown Show #1!<\/a>\n<li>Show #2: <a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Shows\/The-DEVintersection-Countdown-Show\/DevIntersection-Spring-2016-CountDown-Show-2-with-Scott-Guthrie?ocid=EntriesInArea\">Countdown with Scott Guthrie<\/a>\n<li>Show #3: <a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Shows\/The-DEVintersection-Countdown-Show\/DevIntersection-Spring-2016-CountDown-Show-3-with-Doug-Seven?ocid=EntriesInArea\">Countdown with Doug Seven<\/a>\n<li>Show #4: <a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Shows\/The-DEVintersection-Countdown-Show\/SharePointIntersection-Spring-2016-CountDown-Show-with-Bill-Baer\">Countdown with Bill Baer<\/a>\n<li>Show #5: <a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Shows\/The-DEVintersection-Countdown-Show\/SQLIntersection-Spring-2016-CountDown-Show-with-Kimberly-Tripp\">Countdown with Kimberly Tripp<\/a>\n<li>Show #6: <a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Shows\/The-DEVintersection-Countdown-Show\/DevIntersection-Spring-2016-CountDown-Show-5-with-Scott-Hanselman\">Countdown with Scott Hanselman<\/a>\n<li>Show #7: <a href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Shows\/The-DEVintersection-Countdown-Show\/DevIntersection-Spring-2016-CountDown-Show-6-with-Robert-Green\">Countdown with Robert Green<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Watching short videos like this helps build and maintain the enthusiasm while I wait for the conference! The Doug Seven video is particularly good, prompting me to order an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adafruit.com\/product\/2733\">Adafruit Microsoft Internet of Things Pack for Raspberry Pi 2<\/a> kit just now\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/glenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/\\Lsql_spr16_300x250_v5.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"SQL_Spr16_300x250_v5\" style=\"display: inline\" alt=\"SQL_Spr16_300x250_v5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/glenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/\\Lsql_spr16_300x250_v5_thumb.gif\" width=\"240\" height=\"200\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can register for the conference and additional workshops here. If you register by March 21, 2016, you will get (depending on which package you sign up for), your choice of a Microsoft Band 2, a $200.00 hotel gift card, a Microsoft Surface 3, or a Microsoft XBOX One. <font style=\"background-color: #ffff00\">You can also get a $50.00 discount on your registration if you the use the discount code \u201cBERRY\u201d when you sign up.<\/font><\/p>\n<p><font style=\"background-color: #ffff00\"><\/font>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><font style=\"background-color: #ffff00\"><\/font>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><font style=\"background-color: #ffff00\"><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As I have recently posted, I will be presenting three regular sessions and a full-day workshop at the DEVintersection\/SQLintersection conference in Orlando, FL on April 16-22, 2016. 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