Oracle OpenWorld can be pretty intimidating. Besides the extra fifty thousand bodies in an around Moscone Center in San Francisco, there is an overload of amazing information that bombards you from all directions. And then comes the really hard decision of which sessions to attend. This year MySQL has three rooms being used for sessions.

The Catalog of sessions shows over 1800 session and MySQL is the subject of fifty three of those. The problem is that you can not be in three places at once!

For example on Monday morning there are two tutorials and a great session at the same time.

• MySQL Essentials—Getting Started with MySQL [TUT2356]
  Ligaya Isler-turmelle, Principle Technical Support Engineer, Oracle
  Jeremy Smyth, Course/Curriculum Developer, Oracle
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SELF14′s Zero to DBA track is back and starts with MySQL 5.7 – What is new, what is changing, and what we are breaking. The SouthEast Linux Fest has had amazing sessions and a strong database track in previous years. This year is more great content and you really need to plan on attending June 20th through the 22nd on Charlotte, NC. The social events around this show are fun and relaxed. And, after a short delay, you can see all sessions on SELF’s Youtube channel so you can really see sessions that conflict with your primary choices. This year the venue has changed to a more central location near the airport and their are lots of activities in the area for your family to enjoy in the beautiful surrounding while you get your tech itch scratched.

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Help fill up the MySQL track at the Southeast Linux Fest. RFP for #self2014 has been extended to Mon April 28th at 9 PM ET. Last chance! Get those talk submissions in!