Go Go SQL!
Helped to kick off the Greater Omaha SQL Server Users Group (again) last night. I say “again” because I had also helped to formulate the ancestor of this nearly six years ago, which had finally died after nobody wanted to step forward and keep the hamsters on the treadmill fed. Or water the ferns.
This time it'll be different. I promise.
I've learned from my mistakes.
I never wanted to hurt you, baby, but y'know, Smooth B is a busy man, right?
I'm done bein a playah. All them other user groups I been spendin time with. The Java cats. The Perl Mongers. The .NET posse. I'm done. It's just you an' me. Nobody else matters. Smooth B is gonna treat you right. You just wait and see.
Anywho, I think we're quite a bit better off in terms of tie-ins with Microsoft on several levels. This should greatly enhance our speaker credibility as well as help us with new technology gaps.
Our biggest challege will be marketing and getting warm bodies in the door for more than just the pizza and a chance at winning a koozie door prize.
Any thoughts or techniques you've used to bring people to user group meetings?