I would like to point the crowd to the Call For Presentaions of Loadays. , the Linux Open Administration Days .

The Linux Open Administration days 2010 will be the first edition of a new conference focusing on Linux and Open Administration, we are trying to fill a gap for System Engineers and Administrators using Open Source technologies"

More details on the Linux Open Administration Days site

I'll probably be there .. given the fact that the event will be 5 minutes from where I live .

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A preliminary schedule is now available for the MySQL Conference & Expo 2010 (in Santa Clara, California, USA). I have two talks and a tutorial, currently scheduled as follows:

• MySQL Cluster Tutorial, Mon 08:30 on 12 Apr 2010, together with Andrew Hutchings and Andrew Morgan
• MySQL Cluster: An Introduction, Tue 11:55 on 13 Apr 2010
• Connecting MySQL and Python, Tue 15:05 on 13 Apr 2010

Schedule might change a bit, so …

A preliminary schedule is now available for the MySQL Conference & Expo 2010 (in Santa Clara, California, USA). I have two talks and a tutorial, currently scheduled as follows:

• MySQL Cluster Tutorial, Mon 08:30 on 12 Apr 2010, together with Andrew Hutchings and Andrew Morgan
• MySQL Cluster: An Introduction, Tue 11:55 on 13 Apr 2010
• Connecting MySQL and Python, Tue 15:05 on 13 Apr 2010

Schedule might change a bit, so …

Apparently, my talk at FOSDEM 2010 about Connecting MySQL and Python was the only one about Python? There should be more, or?

I have a hand-out ready in PDF. The slides are not usable without my chatter. It contains a few examples and links. Any comments, corrections, criticism.. are welcome!

The longer version of this talk will be given at the O'Reilly MySQL Conference&Expo 2010 in Santa Clara, California (USA).

Apparently, my talk at FOSDEM 2010 about Connecting MySQL and Python was the only one about Python? There should be more, or?

I have a hand-out ready in PDF. The slides are not usable without my chatter. It contains a few examples and links. Any comments, corrections, criticism.. are welcome!

The longer version of this talk will be given at the O'Reilly MySQL Conference&Expo 2010 in Santa Clara, California (USA).

The novelty of this round of talks is that thy will be 20 minutes long, rather than 1 hour. This will force all presenters to be more cautious about their timing, and to concentrate their talks on the essential. Even the experienced ones, who have given the same talk several times, will have to make an effort to come to the …

Today we made a change in the schedule of talks held in the MySQL Developer Room at FOSDEM 2010, swapping two talks. Change is:

• 12:15 CET - Giuseppe's 'Sharding for the Masses
• 14:25 CET - Geert's Connecting MySQL and Python (title also changed)

The printed booklets found at the conference will not reflect the change, but the printable schedule has already been updated.

Today we made a change in the schedule of talks held in the MySQL Developer Room at FOSDEM 2010, swapping two talks. Change is:

• 12:15 CET - Giuseppe's 'Sharding for the Masses
• 14:25 CET - Geert's Connecting MySQL and Python (title also changed)

The printed booklets found at the conference will not reflect the change, but the printable schedule has already been updated.

I know the biggest part of my fanclub already booked tickets for my upcoming presentations, but the other 2 might want to check their calendars to see if they aren't missing out on the good stuff :)

Next Sunday I`ll giving a shortish overview of MySQL HA alternatives in the MySQL and Friends devroom at Fosdem.

March will bring me to Manchester again for the UKUUG Spring conference where I`ll be giving a longer version of that presentation with a strong focus on integrating with PaceMaker, and automating the whole boostrap procedure of a HA setup.

Early may will bring me to Ede in the Netherlands where I`ll be telling the crowds at the NLUUG spring conference, about their new fancy jobtitles, as …

The Call for Proposals for the 2010 MySQL User Conference and Expo ended about 6 hours ago. However, birds-of-a-feather sessions (BoFs) have a separate call for proposals. From the MySQL Conference page at http://en.oreilly.com/mysql2010/, select the “Program” menu item, then “Birds of a feather sessions”, and you will be directed to the proper page. Which, for easy clicking, is http://en.oreilly.com/mysql2010/public/cfp/90.

The call for proposals for Birds of a feather sessions closes at 11:59 pm PST on Thursday, February 18th, 2010. Sessions can be added during the conference, but if you submit and your BoF is accepted it will be printed in the schedule.

Note: If you submitted a BoF proposal in the regular call for proposals, it’s much much easier if you submit the proposal again …