The PGCon 2013 Call for papers is out. It’s been out for over two weeks. Had you heard about it already? If you have not already submitted, please do so. The deadline for submissions (19 Jan) is just over a month away. That time will fly past. Please don’t leave it to the last minute. If you are doing something interesting with PostgreSQL, please submit a proposal. You might be one of the […]
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In October, I had the great pleasure to visit Warsaw. While there, I gave a talk at EuroBSDCon on how I run my conferences (BSDCan and PGCon). The slides for Running Conferences are now available. The video will be available soon.
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Recently, I was moving some jails from one server to another. First, I created the jail using the -x switch, which indicates the jail already exists, don’t create it, just add entries for it: # ezjail-admin create -f bacula -x mysql41.example.org 10.35.0.100 Warning: Some services already seem to be listening on IP 10.35.0.100 This may cause some confusion, here they are: root ntpd 63822 25 udp4 10.35.0.100:123 *:* Warning: Some services already seem
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The list of talks and speakers for PGCon 2012 has been released. For 2012, we once again have a strong collection of talks that will appeal to a wide range of attendees.
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PGCon 2011 has started. The formal schedule says Tuesday, but people have already started to arrive in Ottawa and many more start their journeys today. Late last week, there was another flurry of registrations coming in. I saw some today. I expect another peak on Monday as last minute decisions are made. There have been a few requests for a group trip to Burger Works, Haveli, and Royal Thai for dinner. We’ll definitely
I’ve been in Ottawa for a week now, preparing for both BSDCan 2011 and for PGCon 2011. Pretty much everything is done. The t-shirts are ordered. The lanyards, tote bags, and Google goodies are ready to go. The hard stuff is done. What’s left is mostly logistics, coordination, timing, and organization. And for you to turn up. Two weeks from today, the final day of PGCon 2011 will start. While it becomes cliche
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PGCon is just two weeks away. Based on previous years, half of you register between today and the conference. I don’t know why… it just happens that way. Yes, it means our attendance will double in the next two weeks. PGCon 2011 will be on 19-20 May 2011 at University of Ottawa, with two days of tutorials on 17-18 May 2011. PGCon is the place to meet, discuss, build relationships, learn valuable insights,
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PGCon is an annual conference for users and developers of PostgreSQL, a leading relational database, which just happens to be open source. PGCon is the place to meet, discuss, build relationships, learn valuable insights, and generally chat about the work you are doing with PostgreSQL. If you want to learn why so many people are moving to PostgreSQL, PGCon will be the place to find out why. Whether you are a casual user
Although PGCon 2011 is just 9 weeks away, that time will fly past. People will start gathering in Ottawa early in the week for the two days of tutorials followed by two days of talks. PGCon is also a social event, so there will be many opportunities to mingle and meet other members of your PostgreSQL community. We’ve already started booking the travel and accommodation for some of our speakers. From its initial
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Registration for PGCon 2011 has opened. The list of talks is impressive. You’ll find something there for everyone. Again this year, as every year, we bring together developers and users from all over the world to meet and to learn from each other. PGCon has a consistent history of providing high quality for low cost. You’ll be sure to come away with amazing ideas for your projects. You will meet people you don’t
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