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14 days... and the Hotel is almost full for PostgreSQL Conference East
Posted Thursday Mar 11th, 2010 02:24pm
by Joshua Drake
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I called the our hotel representative today because I was confused about why we had a deadline of 03/11 on the room discount. I was trying to push them to extend the date because we had met our room quota and I was wondering why they were trying to shut down the discount. Apparently, not only have we met our room quota, but the hotel is reaching capacity!

If you have not booked your hotel room for PostgreSQL Conference East 2010, now is definitely the time! If you do not book soon, you will be staying at another hotel (of course, you are still welcome to the conference).

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    Categories: Business, OpenSource, PostgreSQL, Python, SQL

  • 15 days... and it all begins, PostgreSQL Conference East
    Posted Wednesday Mar 10th, 2010 01:10pm
    by Joshua Drake
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    As we continue the countdown to the largest community and user conference in PostgreSQL history I am reminded of all the great content we have had in the past. Today while I was reviewing the curriculum for the PostgreSQL Performance and Maintenance class, I came across this great talk by Bruce Momjian as a further example of the high quality information you will receive not only from the various trainings but also all the other (over 50!) sessions at PostgreSQL Conference East!


    Inside PostgreSQL Shared Memory




    Categories: Business, OpenSource, PostgreSQL, Python, SQL

    PostgreSQL Conference East, Hotel Deadline!
    Posted Tuesday Mar 9th, 2010 10:22am
    by Joshua Drake
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    PostgreSQL Conference East, the largest PostgreSQL Conference for Users, Developers, Decision makers and anyone using PostgreSQL arranged for a hotel discount for attendees from the Radisson Warwick Hotel (the location of the conference).

    The retail price of a double room is ~ 199.00. The discount rate is 132.00.

    If you are attending PostgreSQL Conference East and you would like the discount you must register by the 11th of March. For more information:

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    Many thanks to our Premiere and Gold Sponsors:

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    Categories: Business, OpenSource, PostgreSQL, Python, SQL

  • 5 Steps to PostgreSQL Performance
    Posted Wednesday Mar 3rd, 2010 10:04am
    by Joshua Drake
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    As we inch closer to PostgreSQL Conference East, I have been reviewing some of the great talks given at PostgreSQL Conference West. One of those talks was Josh Berkus's great, "5 Steps to PostgreSQL Performance". Here it is below:




    If you would like to see more great talks on PostgreSQL, make sure and visit the website... and perhaps even attend PostgreSQL Conference East.


    Categories: Business, OpenSource, PostgreSQL, SQL

    PgEast Talks posted
    Posted Tuesday Feb 23rd, 2010 11:03am
    by Joshua Drake
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    I blogged last week about a small list of content being up for the conference. I am now pleased to announce that 99% of the topics are up. I would say 100% but I keep getting new talks that look good and am trying to accommodate them as the schedule allows.

    When I review the talks, I see a lot of good content. Of particular interest to me is the talk from the FAA (yes that FAA) as well as Kevin Grittner's talk on Transaction Isolation. I am also keen on seeing Chander's training class on HS/SR/PITR but unfortunately I will also be teaching on Sunday.

    I won't be giving the keynote this year. Instead Ed Boyajian, President and CEO of EnterpriseDB will be. This is probably a good choice considering my Keynote is always somewhat of an Un-Keynote. I am curious to see where Ed thinks things are moving and how quickly. I will be doing the Conference launch and closing session. This year we will continue the trend of having a raffle at the end of the conference.

    If you haven't registered yet, now is the time.

    Categories: Business, OpenSource, PostgreSQL, Python, SQL

    Content, Content, Content... Oh My! (PgEast)
    Posted Wednesday Feb 17th, 2010 10:54am
    by Joshua Drake
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    When we moved PostgreSQL Conference East (register here)from a three day to a four day conference, I was concerned about our ability to pull it off. Primarily our conferences have been centered about the who's who of PostgreSQL. A nice mix of known contributors and avid users. A lot of the users, we would already knew as they contribute on the lists.


    The migration to four days caused a need to expand our base. We actively starting soliciting from decision makers, educators, users and community contributors. I also know that several of our sponsors have been doing the same. So far it has paid off, we have more registrations at this point, than we have had at any other point historically for one of the PostgreSQL Conferences. The change seems to have been a true blessing.


    The influx of talks has been amazing. We don't have them all up yet but you can get a taste here. What I find truly great, is the amount of diversity in the talks. We have case studies from Vonage, in depth security talks from Magnus Hagander, Advanced talks on Transaction Isolation; even Core member Dave Page is crossing the pond to talk about the PostgreSQL Infrastructure. There seems no better time to hit the PostgreSQL Conference series than now. There is going to be content for everyone.


    We have also kept up our promise to integrate tertiary communities into the conference with content on PostGIS, PHP, Python, Ruby and Grails.


    I was truly skeptical of the conference change. My hat is off to Platinum Sponsor EnterpriseDB for convincing me it was a good idea.

    Categories: Business, OpenSource, PostgreSQL, SQL

    PostgreSQL Conference East: Early Bird registration is open, classes announced
    Posted Monday Jan 25th, 2010 11:35am
    by Joshua Drake
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    As everyone already knows, PostgreSQL Conference East is happening on March 25th through March 28th in Philadelphia. However, what is new is, early bird registration is now open and we have confirmed the three classes that will be taught on Sunday the 28th. The conference is shaping up to be the largest and most successful U.S. PostgreSQL Conference Yet. I hope you will join us. The link to register can be found on the main PostgreSQL Conference site.

    Categories: Business, OpenSource, PostgreSQL, Python, SQL

    Is the response to PgEast a sign of things to come?
    Posted Wednesday Jan 13th, 2010 12:14pm
    by Joshua Drake
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    We announced the CFP for PostgreSQL Conference East back in December. Since that time, we have been working diligently to make this the best PostgreSQL Conference ever presented in the United States. The signing of Platinum partner EnterpriseDB and the subsequent change of venue has been an exciting foray into a new phase of the PostgreSQL Conference series.

    However, what has really surprised me is the number of individual emails I have received from people. Generally speaking, the Conferences East and West are self populating. The community knows the conferences exist. They know it generates funds for PgUS and .Org. They also know that it is a chance to meet a lot of the contributors, learn and generally just have a good time.

    What is new, is the people that are contacting me are not normal members of the community. You are not going to see them on -general or -hackers. These are true End Users. They represent the community, outside the community. What I want to know is where these people are coming from? Are they new to PostgreSQL? Are they exploring new alternatives to legacy databases such as MySQL? Perhaps PostgreSQL is just growing up.

    Don't get me wrong, PostgreSQL for many years has far surpassed any open source database in overall capability, performance, management and features. However, the community as a whole has only recently realized the importance of cross pollination to other user groups and not being so anal retentive that all we do is turn off potential users. I think we are starting to see actual pay off there.

    As an example, I know SelenaD and JoshB are both speaking at non-traditional conferences about PostgreSQL. For my part, I have been actively speaking at user groups around the Pacific Northwest, including Django, Python and next week Perl. My topic of course is, PostgreSQL Performance.

    So, with all the changes in our ecosystem, I invite anyone to contact me about the conference, PgUS or .Org. I would love to just chat, possibly visit your user group or help you find a speaker for your user group.

    Don't forget to come to East. This conference is going to rock!


    Categories: Business, OpenSource, PostgreSQL, Python, SQL

    PostgreSQL Conference East: Change of Venue and Dates
    Posted Tuesday Jan 5th, 2010 03:24pm
    by Joshua Drake
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    East 2010 is taking it up a notch! This year, along with Platinum Partner EnterpriseDB, we will be making an aggressive marketing campaign not only to community but also professionals, and decision makers.

    With this aggressive marketing campaign we have adjusted the conference to be four days, March 25th - 28th. We have also moved from Drexel University to the Radison Plaza, Warwick Hotel. This is to better allow for business professionals outside of our normal community to attend the conference. It is also to allow for the most exposure to potential exhibitors.

    Yes, I said exhibitors. This year, PostgreSQL Conference East will have a limited exhibit space (13 (of 15) currently available). The exhibit space is within the main hall, where the Keynote, Social area and Food/Beverages will be provided.

    Please join Command Prompt and EnterpriseDB in making this the largest, most successful PostgreSQL conference ever!

    Categories: Business, OpenSource, PostgreSQL, SQL

    PostgreSQL Conference East: 2010 Call for Papers
    Posted Monday Dec 14th, 2009 12:06pm
    by Joshua Drake
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    Call for papers.

    December 14th, 2009, the PostgreSQL Conference U.S. team is pleased to announce the East 2010 venue and call for papers. This year the premiere East Coast PostgreSQL Conference will be returning to history Drexel University in Philadelphia.

    The event this year is being held at Drexel University in Philadelphia from March 26th through 28th. Following previously successful United States PostgreSQL conferences, we will be hosting a series of 3-4 hour tutorials, 90 minute mini-tutorials, 45 minute talks, 5 minute lightning talks and a new 30 minute presentation time slot.

    Time line:

    • December 14th: Talk submission opens

    • January 30th: Talk submission closes

    • February 15th: Speaker notification

    Submit Paper (You must be logged in)

    This year we will be continuing our trend of covering the entire PostgreSQL ecosystem. We would like to see talks and tutorials on the following topics:
    • General PostgreSQL:
      • Administration
      • Performance
      • High Availability
      • Migration
      • GIS
      • Integration
      • Solutions and White Papers
    • The Stack:
      • Python/Django/Pylons/TurboGears/Custom
      • Perl5/Catalyst/Bricolage
      • Ruby/Rails
      • Java (PLJava would be great)/Groovy/Grails
      • Operating System optimization (Linux/FBSD/Solaris/Windows)
      • Solutions and White Papers
    If you are using PostgreSQL as your platform, you need to be presenting at this conference! Submit Paper. (You must be logged in)

    Categories: Business, OpenSource, PostgreSQL, Python, SQL


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