SQLBits is the largest community-led SQL Server and
Microsoft Data Platform conference in Europe, founded in 2007 by a group of individuals who are passionate about the
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SQLBits is now held once a year. Sessions are recorded and hosted on the SQLBits website and are freely available to everyone for download.
One of the key principles of SQLBits is that it is a community led conference that is not located in any one specific area of the UK. Instead, the conference reaches out to the SQL Server community by moving the event around the UK.
There have been 17 SQLBits Conferences to date. The key dates and locations are listed below:
* SQLBits 1 - October 2007, Microsoft UK, Reading, England
* SQLBits 2 - March 2008, Lakeside Conference Centre, Birmingham, England. Theme: The SQL.
* SQLBits 3 - October 2008, University of Hatfield, Hatfield, England. Theme: Cubed.
* SQLBits 4 - March 2009, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, England. Theme: Goes Forth.
* SQLBits 5 - November 2009, Celtic Manor, Newport, Wales. Theme: Goes West.
* SQLBits 6 - April 2010]
Church House Conference Centre
Westminster, London, England. Theme: The 6th Sets.
* SQLBits 7 - September 2010, University of York
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, York, Yorkshire. Theme: The Seven Wonders of SQL.
* SQLBits 8 - April 2011, Brighton Grand Hotel, Brighton, England. Theme: Beside the Seaside.
* SQLBits 9 - September 2011, Britannia Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, England
* SQLBits 10 - March 2012
Novotel Hotel
Hammersmith
Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.
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, London, England. Theme: Casino.
* SQLBits 11 - May 2013, East Midlands Conference Centre
The De Vere East Midlands Conference Centre is a commercially run conference facility on the University Park Campus, Nottingham, University Park Campus of the University of Nottingham in England.
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, Nottingham, England. Theme: Robin Hood.
* SQLBits 12 - July 2014
International Centre
Telford, England. Theme: Steam Punk.
* SQLBits 14 - 4–7 March 2015, ExCeL London
ExCeL London (an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London) is an exhibition centre, international convention centre and former hospital in the Custom House, Newham, Custom House area of London Borough of Newham, Newham, East London. It is sit ...
, England. Theme: Superheroes.
* SQLBits 15 - May 2016, Liverpool Exhibition Centre
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a populat ...
, England. Theme: Space.
* SQLBits 16 - April 2017, International Centre, Telford, England.[{{Cite news, url=https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/sqlcat/2017/03/30/sqlcat-at-sqlbits-2017/, title=SQLCAT at SQLBits 2017, access-date=2017-08-23, language=en-US] Theme: Disco.
* SQLBits 2018 - 21 - 24 February 2018, Olympia, London, England. Theme: It's Magic.
* SQLBits 2019 - 27 February - 2 March 2019, Manchester Central, England. Theme: Speakeasy.
* SQLBits 2020 - 29 October - 3 November 2020, online because of COVID-19. Theme: The Greatest Data Show.
* SQLBits 2022 - 8 - 12 March 2022, ExCeL London
ExCeL London (an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London) is an exhibition centre, international convention centre and former hospital in the Custom House, Newham, Custom House area of London Borough of Newham, Newham, East London. It is sit ...
, England. Theme: Arcade.
* SQLBits 2023 - 14 - 18 March 2023, International Convention Centre Wales
The International Convention Centre Wales (ICC Wales) ( cy, Canolfan Gynadledda Rhyngwladol Cymru) is a 5,000-capacity venue in the city of Newport, South Wales. The venue has a main auditorium with fixed seating for 1,500 delegates, six rooms of ...
, Wales. Theme: Dungeons and Dragons.
References
[ About SQLBits]
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External links
SQLBits Website
Computer conferences
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