PGConf.EU 2013 feedback results
It seems I blog a lot more about conferences than about technology these days, and that sometimes makes me a bit sad. Not because I blog too much about the conferences, but that I don't blog enough about tech stuff.. But regardless of that, it's time to post our feedback from this years conference.
As we've collected the same statistics as previous years, it's easy to compare with previous years. And it turns out that a fair amount of the statistics are very similar.
It appears we are doing a decent job of keeping up satisfaction, with almost exactly the same score as last year for overall impression and program.
There is a small drop in the top score, but it's well within the margin of error of the sample. But of course, it just means that we have to keep working hard to keep the score high for next year as well, which we're very happy to see!
PostgreSQL conference registration updates
Right now we're hard at work settling the last details for PostgreSQL Conference Europe 2013 in Dublin, Ireland. But for those of you who wish to attend, you have an even closer deadline to consider - to qualify for the discounted Early Bird rate, you must complete your registration before September 16th, only a few days away! This is your best chance to learn about a large umber of PostgresSQL topics, from case studies to deep technical sessions about backend engineering. So take you chance and go register now!
In other conference related news, next week is Postgres Open in Chicago. I'll be there along with many other PostgreSQL contributors, to deliver a set of presentations almost as good as the one in Dublin. There are still some tickets left - why not go to both conferences!
New committers to PostgreSQL
During the closing session of PGCon this year, the core team announced the addition of four new committers to PostgreSQL:
- Jeff Davis
- Stephen Frost
- Fujii Masao
- Noah Misch
These have all been involved in both writing new code for PostgreSQL and reviewing other peoples patches during the latest couple of development cycles. With this addition, we will increase the capacity to handle the rising number of contributions we get, and get even more features into the upcoming versions of PostgreSQL.
Welcome to the team!
PostgreSQL Conference Europe 2013 - dates and location
Finally we're ready with phase 1 of the planning of PostgreSQL Conference Europe 2013.
PGConf.EU 2013 will be held on Oct 29-Nov 1, in at the Conrad Hotel in downtown Dublin, Ireland.
The format will be the same as previous years - one day of training before the main event consisting of three days fully packed with sessions about PostgreSQL.
We are hard at work to get our sponsorship campaign ready and intend to launch it within April. Also we are working on the call for papers and opening the registrations. So, please stay tuned and think about possible talk submissions!
So for now - mark your calendars, and start planning your trip! Follow the RSS feed from the website or our twitter feed for updates as soon as we know more details!
We look forward to seeing you this autumn on the Emerald Isle.
PGConf.EU 2012 - what about next year
In our conference feedback, we also asked for a number of things that are designed to help us decide what to do next year. The most obvious one, of course, being where the conference should be next year.
Without even reading the texts behind the truncated texts, it's obvious that this didn't help us very much. The only city that scored higher than the average was Vienna - and it's likely not a coincidence that this is the option that's geographically closest to Prague, so it's the closest one for most of our attendees. In general we have to declare this as a draw - all suggested cities seem to be equally popular. So no direct guidance from there. While we have nothing to announce yet, we have already started considering locations for next year - but it won't be announced until we know something for certain.
PGConf.eu 2012 - evaluation and summary
It's been a bit longer than last time, but the time has come for a blog post that sums up the feedback we received for this years pgconf.eu in Prague. Let's start out with the overall impressions:
We've actually managed to improve the over all impression slightly - last year had 51% giving us a rating of 5, and this year we got 57%. Event more important, we've kept the rate of people who are giving a score of 3 or lower at less than 1%. According to the numbers, the programme quality was slightly worse than last year - down to 65% giving it a rating of 5, vs 71% last year. We still have 97% giving 4 or 5 - up from 95% last year (well within the margin of error).
All in all, I think we can safely say "job well done" to all the people who worked on the conference - thanks for all your efforts!
PGConf.EU 2012 - schedule is up! Early bird ends in less than a week!
We've finally finished the schedule for PGConf.EU 2012 in Prague in October, and put it up at http://2012.pgconf.eu/schedule/. Of course, a schedule is never truly finished - we will update it if necessary as we get closer to the conference. But the basics are there.
Our Opening Keynote this year will be delivered by industry veteran Joe Celko, who will give us an interesting look at the past and the future of SQL and other database technologies. And if you read and enjoyed the SQL for Smarties book from Joe, you have a chance to attend a full day of training with him as well! Limited number of seats available, so register quickly!
Other than Joe, we have many great talks from well known speakers in the PostgreSQL community such as Simon Riggs, Bruce Momjian, Josh Berkus, Dimitri Fontaine and Devrim Gunduz, as well as a number of new speakers with exciting stories to tell! There is more than enough content for everybody!
Early Bird registration for the conference ends this Friday. This is your last chance to register at the reduced price, after which the full price will be charged.
We hope to see you all in Prague this October!
PostgreSQL Conference Europe Trainings announced and Registration open
PostgreSQL Conference Europe 2012 in Prague, The Czech Republic, on October 23-26 is now accepting registrations for conference attendance at http://2012.pgconf.eu/registration/.
The Early Bird special price will be available until September 7th, but that's no reason not to get your registration in early! Should you for some reason want to register for just a part of the conference, single day rates are also available at this time.
We have also announced our training schedule at http://2012.pgconf.eu/training/. Take your chance to attend training on the day before the conference, held by major PostgreSQL community contributors like Bruce Momjian, Simon Riggs and Greg Smith, and relational database veteran Joe Celko. Local PostgreSQL experts Tomas Vondra and Pavel Stehule will also give training in Czech. These trainings have a limited number of seats available, so register early to ensure there is one for you!
And don't forget - the call for papers is still open! If you have already submitted a talk, or are planning to submit one, we suggest you wait to register until you have received a confirmation if the talk was accepted or not. The early bird rate will be available long enough for you to register after you have received this notification - and if your talk is accepted, attendance is of course free!
As usual, if you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us at contact@pgconf.eu.
Call for Papers - PostgreSQL Conference Europe 2012
The call for papers for PostgreSQL Conference Europe 2012 in Prague, the Czech Republic has now been posted. As usual, we are looking for talks on all topics related to PostgreSQL. At this point, we are looking for submissions for regular conference sessions - we will post a separate call for papers for lightning talks at a later time.
We are also still looking for sponsors - please see our website for details about the sponsor benefits and the costs.
Follow the news feed on our site, or our Twitter feed, for news updates!
PGConf.EU 2012 - announcement and call for sponsors
It's time to mark your calendars - PostgreSQL Conference Europe 2012 will be held at the Corinthia Hotel in Prague, the Czech Republic, on October 23-26 2012. As previous years there will be one day of professional training (Tuesday 23rd) and then three days of regular talks.
At this point, we are also opening our sponsorship program. We are looking for sponsors at all levels, from Bronze to Platinum. Please see our website for details about the sponsor benefits and the costs.
Follow the news feed on our site, or our Twitter feed, for further information as we finalize details.