I'm still coming down from my high of hosting my first SQL Saturday in Jacksonville at University of North Florida. We had almost 400 people registered and nearly 300 came on the day of the event. The 20 volunteers we had did an amazing job of handling the rush and the day in general. We also had 37 total sessions by 28 national and regional speakers.

If you attended SQL Saturday #3, expect to receive an email from us soon with the various slide decks. Since space was slightly cramped in the building, we had a bit of a big geek hippy picnic in the courtyard shade. It was a neat sight to see all the introverted geeks, socializing. What amazed me most was that we had 100 people at the after event with a live band and pool tables. We had planned on seeing maybe 50-60 there!

As we read the evals, it seems our biggest lessons learned was to give better directions to the facility but other than that, attendees had a fantastic time.

Tim Mitchell from Dallas was one of the speakers and attendees and was kind enough to post almost 100 pictures from his SQL Saturday experience. You'll see pictures that follow the order of: registration, sessions, lunch, closing ceremony and the after event.

http://tim-mitchell.spaces.live.com/

The fanatic SQL Server winner of the day must be Rodney, who has added a SQL tattoo on his left arm.

Thanks to all the sponsors, volunteers, speakers and attendees that made this day possible.

--Brian Knight