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		<title>Upcoming OttawaSQL.net Event &#8211; SQLTEACH would like to give you a FREE registration to SQLTEACH 2008 in Toronto!</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is an banner for the upcoming OttawaSQL.net user group meeting on April 24th. It is the first event by this newly formed group and we are very fortunate to have SQLTEACH offer a free registration to a user group member who steps up and shares some knowledge. Check out banner below to get all the details.</p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 13pt; color: white; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Free Evening Event @ Microsoft Ottawa</span></em></strong></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 13pt; color: white; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Thursday, April 24<sup>th</sup>&nbsp; 5:30 &#8211; 8:30 PM</span></em></strong><strong></strong></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 20pt; color: white; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=127929"><span style="color: white;">Business Intelligence Foundations &amp; ETL Architecture</span></a></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color: #003a67;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Session 1:&nbsp; BI Foundations with SQL Server Integration Services, Christian Cote</span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">BI solutions are all about providing the right information, to the right people, at the right time.&nbsp; SSIS is a powerful tool designed to address the challenge of unlocking the silos of data that exist within most organizations.&nbsp; Christian will introduce BI concepts, from data modeling to data warehouse implementation and will provide an overview of SQL Server Integration Services as an ETL toolkit.</span><strong></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color: #003a67;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Session 2:&nbsp; Architecting an ETL Framework with SSIS, Christian Cote</span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Over 70% of the effort in a BI project implementation is spent on the ETL programming tasks.&nbsp; Christian will demonstrate how a good ETL framework is essential in any large BI project; share ETL and SSIS best practices; and provide insight into an ETL framework implementation that he architected with SSIS.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><em><span style="font-size: 18pt; color: white; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">SQLTEACH would like to give you a FREE registration to SQLTEACH 2008 in Toronto!</span></em></strong></p>
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<p><a href="http://todds.typepad.com/posts/WindowsLiveWriter/clip_image002.jpg"><img width="225" height="76" border="0" src="http://todds.typepad.com/posts/WindowsLiveWriter/clip_image002_thumb.jpg" alt="clip image002 thumb Upcoming OttawaSQL.net Event   SQLTEACH would like to give you a FREE registration to SQLTEACH 2008 in Toronto!" title="SQLTEACH 2008 Toronto May 12 - 16" style="border-width: 0px;" /></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="color: #003a67;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Would you like to attend the largest Canadian SQL conference for free?</span></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">SQLTEACH is sponsoring a contest for our April event.&nbsp; You could win a free conference pass to SQLTEACH 2008 Toronto, simply by sharing some of your SQL Server knowledge!</span><strong></strong></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><strong><span style="color: #003a67;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Present for 10 minutes at our April 24<sup>th</sup> event, on ANY SQL Server topic.</span></span></strong></p>
<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">This could be tips and tricks, </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">little known</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> features, TSQL techniques or even great tools or utilities for SQL Server.&nbsp; The audience will vote for their </span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">favourite presentation and t</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">he winner will get a free registration to SQLTEACH.</span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: white; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Send your presentation idea by email to: </span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><a href="mailto:Events@OttawaSQL.net?subject=April%2024th,%202008%20SQLTeach%20Contest"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: white;">Events@OttawaSQL.net</span></strong></a></span><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: white; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">&nbsp; before</span></strong></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; color: white; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">April 21<sup>st</sup>, 2008 for your chance to participate in the contest.&nbsp; Space is limited!</span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color: #003a67;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">RSVP:</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">&nbsp;</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=127929"><strong><span style="color: #c00000;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Event Registration</span></span></strong></a></span><strong></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color: #003a67;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Registration:</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">&nbsp; 5:30 PM to 5:45 PM</span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="color: #003a67;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Refreshments:</span></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"> Pizza and Pop</span></strong></p>
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<p align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right;"><strong><span style="color: #003a67;"><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">Microsoft Ottawa, World Exchange Plaza</span></span></strong></p>
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