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Upcoming:
2026-03-14: Women in Tech (WIT) Panel, Data Saturday Chicago
2026-03-18: Change Tracking in SQL Server 2025: Exploring Change Event Streaming vs CDC, SQLCON: Microsoft SQL Community Conference, Atlanta
Past:
2025-12-10: Optimized Locking: Improving SQL Server Transaction Concurrency, Quad Cities Data Professionals
2025-11-20: Optimized Locking: Improving SQL Server Transaction Concurrency, PASS Data Community Summit
2025-09-27: Conquering the Monster Proc – How to Combat Legacy Code, SQL Saturday Boston (#1119)
2025-08-20: The Data Professional’s Role in Shaping Tomorrow (panelist), Redgate Summit New York
2025-08-19: Optimized Locking: Improving SQL Server Transaction Concurrency, PASS Summit On Tour New York
2025-07-23: Mastering Dynamic SQL, Database Professionals Virtual Meetup Group
2025-07-09: Single Statement, Many Changes, Richmond SQL Server Users Group (virtual)
2025-06-21: Debating Two Viewpoints on Indexing – Development vs, Operations, co-presenting with Andy Yun, SQLBits
2025-06-21: SQL Server 2025 Community Edition, with Bob Ward, Andy Yun, and Daniel Hutmacher SQLBits
2025-06-21: The Benefits of Mentoring (Lightning Talk), SQLBits
2025-06-20: Decoding Software Purchases: How to know what you don’t know, co-presenting with David Ong, SQLBits
2025-06-18: Conquering the Monster Proc – How to Combat Legacy Code, SQLBits
2025-06-13: Debating Two Viewpoints on Indexing – Development vs Operations, co-presenting with Andy Yun, Data Ceili
2025-05-10: Debating Two Viewpoints on Indexing – Development vs Operations, co-presenting with Andy Yun, SQL Saturday New York City (#1105)
2025-03-08: The Benefits of Mentoring, (Lightning Talk), SQL Saturday Atlanta AI & BI (#1102)
2025-03-01: Mastering Dynamic SQL, Dataweekender 7.0
2025-01-08: Database Deployment Methods Demystified, New England SQL Server User Group (NESQL)
2024-12-20: Conquering the Monster Proc – How to Combat Legacy Code, Data TGIF
2024-11-13: Mastering Dynamic SQL, Quad Cities (IA) Data Professionals
2024-11-06: Mining Statistics for Data Insight, PASS Data Community Summit (Seattle, WA)
2024-11-02: Conquering the Monster Proc – How to Combat Legacy Code, SQL Saturday Oregon & SW Washington (#1082)
2024-10-05: Mastering Dynamic SQL, SQL Saturday Boston (#1086)
2024-08-08: Mining Statistics for Data Insights, EightKB
2024-08-06: Mastering Dynamic SQL, Kansas City SQL Server Users Group
2024-08-03: Database Deployment Methods Demystified, SQL Saturday Albany (#1083)
2024-06-14: Conquering the Monster Proc – How to Combat Legacy Code, Data Ceili (Dublin)
2024-05-16: Mastering Dynamic SQL, San Diego (CA) SQL Server User Group
2024-04-20: Database Deployment Methods Demystified, SQL Saturday Atlanta (#1072)
2024-03-23: Conquering the Monster Proc – How to Combat Legacy Code, Boston Code Camp 36
2024-03-09: Navigating the Data Lifecycle Through Management, Analytics, Engineering, and Data Science, panelist, DataTune (Nashville, TN)
2023-11: Solving Real World SQL Server Problems, (Learning Pathway). PASS Data Community Summit (Seattle, WA) :
2023-11-04: Database Deployment Methods Demystified, Dataweekender 6.5
2023-10-14: WIT Panel, SQL Saturday Boston
2023-10-14: Database Deployment Methods Demystified, SQL Saturday Boston
2023-10-09: Beyond the Basic SELECT, Capital Area (Albany) SQL Server User Group
2023-08-08: Database Deployment Methods Demystified, Redmond (WA) SQL User Group
2023-07-19: Beyond the Basic SELECT, Houston (TX) Area SQL Server User Group
2023-05-10: A Practical Starter Guide to SQL Notebooks, New England SQL Server User Group, Burlington, MA
2023-05-06: Back to the Basics: T-SQL 101, SQL Saturday New York City
2023-05-06: WIT Panel, SQL Saturday New York City
2023-05-06: Mastering Dynamic SQL, SQL Saturday New York City
2023-03-17: A Practical Starter Guide to SQL Notebooks, SQLBits
2023-02-09: Database Deployment Methods Demystified, GLASS (Greater Lansing Area for SQL Server)
2022-12-02: Database Deployment Methods Demystified, SQL Friday (virtual)
2022-11: PASS Data Community Summit, Intro to SQL Tools, Learning Path – DBA Basics (virtual)
2022-11-12: A Practical Starter Guide to SQL Notebooks, SQL Saturday Oregon & SW Washington 2022
2022-10-08: WIT Panel “Representation Matters”, SQL Saturday Boston 2022
2022-10-08: A Practical Starter Guide to SQL Notebooks, SQL Saturday Boston 2022
2022-08-17: A Practical Starter Guide to SQL Notebooks, Quad Cities (Davenport, IA) Microsoft Data Platform User Group
2022-05-25: Choosing the Right Tool for the Job, Database Professionals Virtual Meetup Group. Available on YouTube
2022-04-21: A Practical Starter Guide to SQL Notebooks, North Texas SQL Server User Group
2021-12-13: December Monthly CASSUG Meeting, Panelist, Capital City SQL Server User Group, Albany NY (Virtual)
2021-12-08: Choosing the Right Tool for the Job, New England SQL Server User Group, Burlington, MA (virtual)
2021-11-12: Choosing the Right Tool for the Job, PASS Data Community Summit
2021-10-21: A Beginner’s Guide Becoming a Performance Tuner – Developer Edition, with Andy Yun, CBusData Central Ohio Microsoft Data Platform User Group
2021-08-19: A Beginner’s Guide to Becoming a Performance Tuner – Developer Edition, with Andy Yun, Salt Lake City SQL User Group. Available on YouTube
2021-08-07: Data Integrity Demystified, Data Geeks Saturday, (South Florida, virtual). Available on YouTube.
2021-07-13: A Practical Starter Guide to SQL Notebooks, Tech Valley .NET User Group (TVUG). Available on YouTube
2021-06-16: A Beginner’s Guide to Becoming a Performance Tuner – Developer Edition, with Andy Yun, Hampton Roads SQL Server User Group
2021-06-15: Data Integrity Demystified, Triangle SQL Server User Group. Available on YouTube
2021-06-11: Inside the UPDATE, DataMinutes. Available on YouTube
2021-05-15: Beyond the Basic SELECT, Data Saturday #8 – Southwest US
2021-05-15: Single Statement, Many Changes: How One Statement Can Modify Multiple Tables, #Dataweekender v3.1
2021-05-13: Beyond the Basic SELECT, Cloud Driven Data (Virtual User Group). Available on YouTube
2021-04-28: Beyond the Basic SELECT, Calgary Data User Group. Available on YouTube
2021-03-10: Data Integrity Demystified, IDERA GeekSync
2021-03-05: Mentoring Panel Discussion, Panelist; Data Platform WIT Day. Available on YouTube
2021-01-12: Single Statement, Many Changes: How One Statement Can Modify Multiple Tables, New England SQL Server User Group, Burlington, MA (virtual)
2020-12-03: Single Statement, Many Changes: How One Statement Can Modify Multiple Tables, Data Platform Summit 2020
2020-11-19: A Practical Starter Guide to SQL Notebooks, EDMPASS (Edmonton, Canada SQL User Group)
2020-11-12: Data Integrity Demystified, PASS Virtual Summit 2020. Available on YouTube
2020-10-27: A Practical Start Guide to SQL Notebooks, GroupBy Conference, Americas. Available on YouTube.
2020-10-17: A Practical Starter Guide to SQL Notebooks, #DataWeekender v2.0
2020-10-13: Single Statement, Many Changes: How One Statement Can Modify Multiple Tables, dataMinds Connect
2020-08-10: Single Statement, Many Changes: How One Statement Can Modify Multiple Tables, Capital City SQL Server User Group, Albany NY
2020-07-28: Beyond the Basic SELECT, DBA Fundamentals Virtual Group. Available on YouTube
2020-07-25: A Practical Starter Guide to SQL Notebooks, SQL Saturday #961 – Albany, NY
2020-07-21: Single Statement, Many Changes: How One Statement Can Modify Multiple Tables, Chicago Suburban SQL User Group, Chicago, IL
2020-07-14: Looking “Normal” and Seeing “Stars”: Table Designs Working Together, IDERA GeekSync
2020-06-27: Looking “Normal” and Seeing “Stars”: Table Designs Working Together, SQL Saturday #960 – Chattanooga, TN
2020-04-29: Back to the Basics: T-SQL 101, Data Platform Discovery Day (US). Available on YouTube.
2020-04-10: Single Statement, Many Changes: How One Statement Can Modify Multiple Tables, Albuquerque SQL Server User Group (ABQSQL)
2020-03-11: WIT Myth Busters: The Truth about Being a Woman in Tech, Panelist, PASS WIT Virtual Group
2020-03-04: Single Statement, Many Changes: How One Statement Can Modify Multiple Tables, Rhode Island SQL Server User Group
2020-02-29: Beyond the Basic SELECT, SQL Saturday #953 – Rochester, NY
2020-02-19: Looking “Normal”, Seeing “Stars”: Table Designs Working Together, PASS WIT Virtual Group. Available on YouTube.
2020-01-18: Looking “Normal” and Seeing “Stars”: Table Designs Working Together, SQL Saturday #933 – Nashville
2019-11-08: Speaker Idol, PASS Summit 2019, Seattle, WA. Round Three available on YouTube
2019-09-14: Back to the Basics: T-SQL 101, SQL Saturday #877 – Boston
2019-08-24: Looking “Normal” and Seeing “Stars”: Table Designs Working Together, SQL Saturday #892 – Providence, RI
2019-07-20: Looking “Normal” and Seeing “Stars”: Table Designs Working Together, SQL Saturday #855 – Albany
2019-05-18: Back to the Basics: T-SQL 101, SQL Saturday #845 – Atlanta
2019-05-15: Looking “Normal” and Seeing “Stars”: Table Designs Working Together, Quad Cities PASS Chapter (QCPASS)
2019-03-30: “Looking ‘Normal’ and Seeing ‘Stars’: Understanding Table Design in BI”, SQL Saturday #813 – Boston BI
2019-03-23: “Back to the Basics: T-SQL 101”, SQL Saturday #825 – Chicago
2019-03-06: “Beyond the Basic SELECT”, Rhode Island SQL Server User Group
2018-09-22: From (User) Stories to Tables: Read Between the Lines to Find Your Data, SQL Saturday #797 – Boston
2018-07-28: From (User) Stories to Tables: Read Between the Lines to Find Your Data, SQL Saturday #741 – Albany
2018-06-13: Beyond the Basic SELECT, New England SQL Server User Group, Burlington MA
2018-03-24: From (User) Stories to Tables: Read Between the Lines to Find Your Data, SQL Saturday #723 – Rochester
2018-03-24: Back to the Basics: T-SQL 101, SQL Saturday #723 – Rochester
2018-02-12: Beyond the Basic SELECT, Capital City SQL Server User Group, Albany NY
2017-12-09: Back to the Basics: T-SQL 101, SQL Saturday #694 – Providence
2017-07-29: Back to the Basics: T-SQL 101, SQL Saturday #622 – Albany
2017-05-22: Intro to SQL, SmartyGirls.org
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