My membership with #SWE #WELocal2023 #WELocalHartford @SWETalk

In my past eight years of being a presentation speaker, I've discovered that being a speaker has its fringe benefits*, including networking, learning opportunities, and complimentary admittance to conferences such as PASS Summit and STC Summit. I do these conference presentations on my own time and my own dime -- I have rarely received any …

Greetings from #WELocalHartford #WELocal @SWETalk #SWELocal #WELocalHartford2023

I am writing this from a workstation area in the Connecticut Convention Center, location for the WE Local Hartford conference. I arrived in Hartford around 6:30 pm last night, managing to arrive before a snowstorm hit several states in the Northeast (I wanted to make sure I left early as I could for exactly this …

Speaking this Saturday at #WELocalHartford #WELocal @SWETalk #SWELocal #WELocalHartford2023

This Saturday, March 4, I will be speaking in Hartford, CT, at the WE Local conference, presented by the Society of Women Engineers! This will be my second time speaking at this event; last year, I spoke at their conference in Buffalo. I will be doing two presentations. At 9:30 am in room 24, I …

Upcoming speaking engagements (as of 12/27/2022) #SQLSaturday #WELocal #SWELocal #STCSummit

With only four days left in 2022, I don't have any more speaking engagements in 2022. I do, however, have a couple lined up for 2023! Besides, it's been a while since I posted one of these updates... I am confirmed to speak at the following events. March 3-4, 2023, Hartford, CT: WE Local Conference: …

Happy holidays, winding down 2022, and what’s in store next

As I write this, it's the day after Christmas, 2022. Hopefully, those of you who are reading this had a wonderful holiday season. I hope you had a great Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, or whatever your holiday celebration of choice is! For me, personally, Santa didn't leave me much, but honestly, the older I get, …

Speaking at #WELocal, Hartford, CT, March 3-4 @SWETalk #SWELocal

Today, I received word that I had not one, but two presentations accepted for the WE Local conference in Hartford, CT in March! This will be my second time speaking for this conference; I spoke at the WE Local Conference in Buffalo last year. I would've been happy if just one submission was accepted, but …

I’m speaking next weekend — in person! #WELocal

Time to get back on the road for the speaker's circuit again! I am speaking a week from tomorrow (April 9)! I will be in Buffalo, NY for the WE Local Buffalo conference, hosted by the Society of Women Engineers! I will be doing my original presentation that kicked off my public speaking endeavor: "Whacha …

Upcoming speaking engagements (as of 1/20/2022) #ProfessionalDevelopment @SWEtalk #WELocal #Networking #SQLFamily

It's been a while since I posted a speaking schedule update, and I figured I was overdue. Right now, I have only one confirmed speaking engagement: the WE Local Conference in Buffalo, NY on April 8-9. Last I checked, the conference schedule still hasn't been released, so I don't know if I'm speaking on April …

#WELocal Conference, Buffalo, NY — I’m speaking!

I received word that one of my submissions has been accepted for the WE Local Conference in Buffalo, NY on April 8-9! The WE Local Conference is sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers. This is my second conference that is not related to PASS where I'll be speaking, and this will be my first …

Upcoming speaking engagements (as of 10/26/2021) #ProfessionalDevelopment #PASSDataCommunitySummit #PASSSummit @SWEtalk #WELocal #Networking #SQLFamily

Since my last speaker's update, two of my conferences are in the books, one is upcoming in just a couple of weeks (!!!), and a couple of potential new conferences may be upcoming for me. First, I'll talk about the two conferences I did. Data Saturday #13, Minnesota: I spoke for this group last year, …