SQL Down Under Code Camp is an annual community-driven event for SQL Server professionals. Each year, well over a hundred DBAs and Developers come together to learn from each other and to network. It is held in October at the Wagga Wagga campus of our friends at Charles Sturt University.

It is a PASS Community Connection Event and all attendees receive free PASS membership. PASS is our primary sponsor. The event is free to attend and would not be possible without the additional assistance from our friends at:

              

Where is SQL Down Under Code Camp being held?
SQL Down Under Code Camp is being held in Wagga Wagga at the Charles Sturt University campus in the Wal Fife Theatre.

How much does SQL Down Under Code Camp cost?
It is free to attend SQL Down Under Code Camp, but accomodation and transportation costs (including travel insurance if you want it) are up to you, as are the cost of your meals - although there might be some food provided during the day (Pizza).

Where can I stay?
For more information regarding where to stay click Accomodation

How do I get there?
For more information on how to get there click Getting There.  Also, the Wagga Wagga Shire Council has a visitor site that might help here. You might also try to pick up last minute deals at Wotif.

How do I find the venues?
There will be no signage this year, we have gone electronic. For those that have a GPS the co-ordinates are as follows: Here are the coordinates for those with GPS.

SDU CodeCamp OZ Venue 35° 3'45.80" S 147°21'14.79" E
Car Park 7/Taxi Drop Off Point 35° 3'46.66" S 147°21'22.93" E
Golden Season Restaurant 35° 6'50.75" S 147°22'23.36" E

The google coordinates are as follows:

The Event

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 Car Park / Drop off point

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 Golden Seasons Restaurant

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Twitter tag: #sducc09

Saturday October 10th

Time	Session	Title	Speakers	Download Materials
08:00-8:05		Welcome and housekeeping
08:05-9:05	1	The Dangers of BEGIN and END	Rob Farley
09:05-9:15		CSU Database Masters	Jason Howarth
09:15-10:15	2	Working with Database Mirroring	Julia Heather
10:15-10:30		Morning tea
10:30-11:30	3	Effective SQL Server Indexing	Greg Low	Materials
11:30-12:30	4	Reading SQL Server Query Plans	Greg Low	Materials
12:30-13:15		Lunch
13:15-14:15	5	SQL Server Best Practices for DBAs	Brad McGehee	Materials
14:15-15:15	6	Extreme Reporting Services with spermlines	Grant Paisley
15:15-15:30		Afternoon Tea
15:30-16:30	7	Practical solutions with SSIS	Kasim Wirama	Materials
16:30-17:30	8	Managing Schema Updates (smack down of Red-gate vs Visual Studio’s Data Dude)	Adam Cogan	Materials
17:30-18:00		Wine and cheese tasting - sponsored by IT Masters	CSU
19:00-22:30		Dinner at Golden Seasons	31 Forsyth Street. Wagga Wagga

Sunday October 11th

Time	Session	Title	Speakers	Download Materials
08:30-8:45		Housekeeping
08:45-9:15	9	SSIS Debugging	John Walker	Materials
09:15-10:15	10	SQL Server Azure Services	Milind Kukday	Materials
10:15-10:30		Morning tea
10:30-11:30	11	Date Calculations in Analysis Services	Geoff Orr
11:30-12:30	12	Performance Data Collector	Brad McGehee	Materials
12:30-13:00		Lunch
13:00-14:00	13	Analysis Services Metadata – knowledge is power	Darren Gosbell
14:00-15:00	14	SQL Server consolidation	Peter Ward
15:00-15:15		Close