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Friday, September 11, 1998 Dear SQL Server Professionals, This is another update message about the Heartland Users Groups' SQL Server SIG. This e-mail message was sent to you as a 'blind copy' to protect your privacy. Please feel free to forward this message on to whomever you feel may have an interest in the Heartland Users Groups and/or the SQL Server SIG. If you wish to be removed from this e-mail list simply send a reply to this message and indicate so. SEPTEMBER 16th SQL SERVER SIG MEETING ************************************************************ The September SQL Server SIG meeting will be on Wednesday, September 16, 1998 at 5:30 PM. This meeting will be held at the offices of Empower Training Consultants located at 2600 Grand, Suite 400. This building is located SOUTHEAST of the Westin Crown Center hotel. Please park in the lot on the east side of Grand Street across the street from this building. The speaker for this meeting will be Sean Baird of Empower, who will be addressing "SQL Server Performance Tuning and Optimization: Tips and Tricks". This same presentation will be given at the MCP Tech Mentor conference later this year. Sean is a project manager, technical architect, and co-author of "MCSE Training Guide: SQL Server 6.5 Design and Implementation" (New Riders) and is currently working on another book for SQL Server DBAs. We will also continue to accept nominations for SQL Server SIG officers at this meeting. Please let me know if you would like to add any agenda items for this meeting. SQL SERVER 7.0 BETA 3 ************************************************************ I will have a few more copies of the SQL Server 7.0 beta 3 to give to those who are interested in testing it. Please let me know either by phone, e-mail, or in-person at the meeting if you want a copy of it. See the following web page for all the details about SQL Server 7.0's new features and capabilities: http://www.microsoft.com/sql/beta/default.asp . You may also use this link to request Microsoft to send you a copy of the beta. GENERAL INFORMATION ************************************************************ 1. Effective immediately and until the end of 1998, SQL Server SIG meetings will commence at 5:30 PM. Based on feedback, we may decide to have meetings in 1999 and beyond at a later hour. 2. Effective October 22, 1998 and until the end of 1998, AIC (Analysts International Corporation) will be the place for SQL Server SIG meetings. AIC's offices are located in the Broadway Summit Building at 3101 Broadway, Suite 101, Kansas City, MO. Please note that the September 16th meeting will still be held at Empower (same place as the August meeting). 3. Effective November 5, 1998, the regular meeting day of the month for the SQL Server SIG will be the FIRST THURSDAY of the month. 4. The following is the calendar of SQL Server SIG meetings for the rest of 1998: September 1998: Wed. 09/16/98 @ 5:30 PM at Empower, 2600 Grand, Suite 400 October 1998: Thurs. 10/22/98 @ 5:30 PM at AIC, 3101 Broadway, Suite 101 November 1998: Thurs. 11/05/98 @ 5:30 PM at AIC, 3101 Broadway, Suite 101 December 1998: Thurs. 12/03/98 @ 5:30 PM at AIC, 3101 Broadway, Suite 101 5. See the following web page for links to good books about SQL Server: http://home.gvi.net/~spyder/sqlreading.html . Let me know if you have any other books you would like to see on the list. OCTOBER 22nd SQL SERVER SIG MEETING ************************************************************ The October SQL Server SIG meeting will be held on Thursday, October 22, 1998 at 5:30 PM. This meeting will be held at the offices of AIC, located in the Broadway Summit Building, 3101 Broadway, Suite 101, Kansas City, MO. This building is situated on the SOUTHEAST corner of 31st Street and Broadway. AIC's offices are on the first floor. Please use the entrance located on the SOUTH side of the building. Parking in the building lot is FREE. We still need to decide on a topic and a speaker for this meeting. We will be electing SIG officers at this meeting. BE A SQL SERVER SIG OFFICER ************************************************************ For the next few months I will continue to act as the SQL Server SIG's provisional leader; however, we need to have official elections of SQL Server SIG officers. Interested parties are encouraged to nominate themselves for any of the following five offices: president, vice-president, programs committee chair, membership committee chair, or treasurer. See the following web page for descriptions of the duties of these offices: http://home.gvi.net/~spyder/sqlofficers.html . Elections will be held at the Thursday, October 22, 1998 meeting. The following persons have been nominated thus far: Bob Van Cleave - nominated for treasurer, Brent Huscher - nominated for president. Call or send me an e-mail message if you are interested. UPCOMING HEARTLAND USERS GROUPS EVENTS ***************************************************************** All Heartland Users Groups' meetings are open to the general public. Joining the Heartland Users Groups entitles you to receive door prizes and the monthly newsletter. Please consider joining -- an annual membership is only $25.00. You can obtain a membership form at any of the Heartland Users Groups' events. Here is a calendar of upcoming Heartland Users Groups events: Saturday, September 12, 1998 at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Win 9x/NT SIG -- Y2K evaluations At COMP-USA 11421 Metcalf, OP, KS Tuesday, September 15, 1998 at 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Smalltalk SIG -- Progressor Framework, Monty's browser enhancements At Information Systems Corp. City Center Square, 1110 Main, Suite 1540, KC, MO See http://www.kcx.com/smalltalk/ for details Wednesday, September 16, 1998 at 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM SQL Server SIG -- Performance Tuning & Optimization At Empower 2600 Grand, Suite 400, KC, MO See http://home.gvi.net/~spyder/sqlserver.html for details Wednesday, September 16, 1998 at 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Access SIG -- Graphing in Access and Beginner's Session - Enhanced Form Design (Lesson 5 Book 2) At Johnson County Community College Room CEC 211, OP, KS See http://www.kcx.com/accessvb/logon.asp for details Monday, September 21, 1998 at 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM General Meeting -- "Riding the Waves of Technology" by Greg Riess of Baan At Johnson County Community College Room GEG 233, OP, KS see http://www.hugkc.org for details Tuesday, September 22, 1998 at 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM `Visual Basic SIG -- "Activating Controls & Error Handling" At Johnson County Community College Room CEC234, OP, KS See http://www.kcx.com/accessvb/logon.asp for details Monday, October 5, 1998 at 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM HUG Board Meeting (for HUG officers and SIG leaders) At Security Benefit Companies Corporate Woods, Building #27, Suite 150, OP, KS (northeast of College BLVD and Grandview RD) Wednesday, October 7, 1998 at 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM JAVA SIG -- JAVA tutorial (second session) At Step 1, Inc. 10551 Barkley, Suite 117, OP, KS See http://www.qni.com/~brisk/JavaSIG/Default.html for details Saturday, October 10, 1998 at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM Win 9x/NT SIG -- topic TBA At COMP-USA 11421 Metcalf, OP, KS Wednesday, October 14, 1998 at 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM C++ SIG -- topic TBA At Step 1, Inc. 10551 Barkley, Suite 117, OP, KS See http://www.kcx.com/c/ for details SQL SERVER JOB OPPORTUNITY ************************************************************ This position is a permanent position with IntelliMark in St. Louis, Missouri. It includes performing various projects for IntelliMark's St. Louis office including support of internal systems. PeopleSoft experience is a plus, but not a requirement as training will be provided. 2 years of SQL Server DBA experience is required. Salary and benefits are excellent. Interested candidates should contact me at the number below. I will be able to give additional information about the position. Janice Butts IntelliMark 913.722.1611 MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS ************************************************************ We still need to determine a discussion topic and presenter for the October 22nd meeting. If you would like to volunteer to present at this or any other upcoming meeting, please contact me by phone or e-mail. The Heartland Users Groups' home page is at: http://www.hugkc.org . The SQL Server SIG's home page is at: http://home.gvi.net/~spyder/sqlserver.html . Feel free to offer any ideas for improving the SQL Server SIG's page or for adding any links. Please let me know if you have any questions, comments, criticisms, and/or referrals of persons who may be potentially interested in the SQL Server SIG.