If you are interested in attending the conference in person (or virtually), please read on.
First, in addition to our regularly scheduled conference sessions, we are going to be having about a dozen training sessions.
The sessions will let small groups of attendees (about 10 per session) get 30 to 90 minutes of hands-on training with MySQL staff and MySQL community leaders.
We will be covering topics like query and server optimization, coaching on new (and old) feature use and providing step-by-step demos of some cool new software.
Perhaps the most exciting session for the veteran hackers on this list will be a 90 minute workshop with some of our developers (including Monty) where they will walk you through the major architectural components (and the corresponding source) of the MySQL database and MyISAM storage engine.
While MySQL is providing the speakers for the sessions, Apple is graciously providing the computers - students will be sharing a shiny new G5 during the training.
We are currently looking at ways to let people participate virtually in some of these sessions and are going to be testing the use of VNC and other remote technologies. If you want to participate in the testing, please write me personally and let me know.
These sessions will be included in the conference fees, but space is limited and attendees will have to register to participate. A fixed list of sessions and registration for them should be posted next week. The conference team will send out an informational message at that time.
Speaking of conference fees, the $100 early bird discount ends on February 14th. To take advantage of the discount, visit https://order.mysql.com/?sub=pg&pg_no=14
Also, as a reward for the people who help keep Free Software and Open Source going, I am happy to announce that we will be offering a discount to the conference fee to those who actively contribute to the software and community commons. I will post the guidelines for eligibility early next week.
If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a line - though please note that I will be traveling for the next week and may take a day or three to respond.
Finally, if the mention of the conference comes as a surprise to you, visit http://www.mysql.com/events/uc2004/ for an overview.
Cheers! --zak
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