Press Release
September 12, 2006
MySQL Conference & Expo Call for Participation Now Open: The April 2007 Conference's Theme is "Scale to New Heights with MySQL"
Sebastopol, CA--The Call for Participation for the 2007 MySQL Conference &
Expo has just opened: an invitation for database experts and enthusiasts
to share their knowledge of MySQL with the global open source community.
The theme for the 2007 conference is "Scale to New Heights with MySQL."
This annual event brings nearly 2,000 MySQL developers, DBAs, users, and
partners together in Santa Clara, California. The Call for Participation
ends November 7, 2006; the conference takes place April 23-26, 2007.
The conference program committee invites those interested in taking an
active role in shaping the future of MySQL and related open source
technologies to submit proposals to lead sessions and tutorials. Two types
of proposals will be considered: 45-minute session presentations and
3-hour pre-conference tutorials. Proposals should focus on helping
attendees:
Harness the full power of MySQL, including best practices
Optimize the performance of MySQL
Learn and use the newest features in MySQL
Learn how to best administer MySQL
Learn from experts who use MySQL in various real-world application
architectures
Building High Availability solutions using MySQL
Migrate from proprietary databases to MySQL
Gain knowledge of the newest web development techniques and languages
Employ scale out through Replication, Clustering, and other tools
Learn more about the many excellent MySQL community projects
Some other topics emerging in the MySQL ecosystem that will be explored at
the 2007 conference include:
Enterprise database administration and security
Data warehouse and business intelligence (BI) technology
Pluggable storage engine development and optimization
MySQL Cluster
Replication and scale-out solutions
Cluster and other High Availability solutions
Web 2.0 and emerging web technologies
Telecom and VoIP applications
How community members can contribute to MySQL
The MySQL Conference & Expo is the place to hear visionaries and leaders
from a wide variety of companies and countries discussing the future of
software and the evolution of open source in the enterprise and Web 2.0.
The event is also a rare opportunity to meet face-to-face with the global
MySQL engineering team working to take MySQL's capabilities to new
heights.
In addition to over 100 informative and inspiring presentations and
tutorials, the conference will feature an expanded exhibit hall to
showcase the latest MySQL-related technologies from vendors as well as
open source projects. Special evening events for attendees and speakers
are also planned to foster networking and fun.
The 2007 MySQL Conference & Expo celebrates people, projects, and products
that make up the vital and extensive MySQL universe. The conference
illustrates the product's wide-ranging appeal and capabilities,
encouraging community members to help create the best database software,
gain knowledge, develop tools, and build applications that help grow
businesses and nurture individual skills. Users gain the knowledge they
need to rapidly build solid applications that scale with the enterprise.
Additional Resources:
- Complete conference details, including the Call for Participation
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Submit a proposal
- Stay abreast of conference news and to receive email notification when
registration opens
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