The Firebird Project invites all Firebird users and developers to participate in the Firebird Conference 2011, which will take place in Luxembourg, November 25-26, 2011. The Firebird Conference 2011 will be devoted to a variety of important topics: Firebird SQL language improvements, performance, optimization, database protection and recovery, and many others. A number of presentations will be done by the Firebird Core team, which will ensure access to information at the best technical levels. The Firebird Conference 2011 will be a place to improve your Firebird development skills and give a chance to ask questions directly to Firebird Core team.

Speakers and Call for Papers

Firebird Core Team will be represented by Dmitry Yemanov, Vlad Khorsun, Alex Peshkoff, Philippe Makowski, etc. There also will be speakers from IBSurgeon and other Firebird-related companies.

If you would like to present at Firebird Conference, please send enquiry to [email protected] and specify title and brief description of proposed talk. Call for Papers will end October 15.

Schedule

Detailed schedule is available now. Descriptions of main topics can be found here, and below you can see list of all talks.

Detailed schedule with room allocations will be published later.
 

Firebird Conference 2011: Opening	Philippe Makowski, Firebird Foundation	Download View at Slideshare
Review of the Firebird development in 2011/2012	Dmitry Yemanov, lead Firebird architect	Download View at Slideshare View on YouTube
Understanding the lock manager internals with the fb_lock_print utility	Dmitry Yemanov, lead Firebird architect	Download View at Slideshare View on YouTube
New features of SQL in Firebird	Vlad Khorsun, Firebird core developer	Download View at Slideshare
Firebird 3: provider-based architecture, plugins and OO approach to API	Alexander Peshkov, Firebird core developer	Download View at Slideshare
What is new in .NET provider (trace support, cancellation and more)	Jiri Cincura, Firebird .NET developer	Download View at Slideshare View on YouTube
Tips for success: Common mistakes in application development with Firebird and how to avoid them	Pavel Cisar, IBPhoenix	Download View at Slideshare
Continuous Database Monitoring with the Trace API	Thomas Steinmauer, SCCH	Download View at Slideshare View on YouTube
Firebird and RAID	Paul Reeves, IBPhoenix	Download View at Slideshare
Firebird and Linux	Philippe Makowski, IBPhoenix	Download View at Slideshare View on YouTube
Firebird: database recovery and protection for enterprises and ISVs	Alexey Kovyazin, IBSurgeon	Download View at Slideshare
Superchaging big production systems on Firebird: transactions, garbage, maintenance	Dmitry Kuzmenko, IBSurgeon	Download View at Slideshare View on YouTube
Migration of big production system: 5000 procedures/triggers, 530 tables and 24/7 uptime	Alexander Shaposhnikov, Profitmed, Alexey Kovyazin, IBSurgeon	Download View at Slideshare
A Bird and the Web — crossbreeding experience	Sergey Mereutsa, DQTeam	Download View at Slideshare
Character Sets and Unicode in Firebird	Stefan Heymann	Download View at Slideshare
Handling tree structures — recursive SPs, nested sets, recursive CTEs	Frank Ingerman	Download View at Slideshare View on YouTube
IBObjects	Jason Wharton, IBObjects	View on YouTube (part 1) View on YouTube (part 2)
Measuring Firebird I/O	Paul Reeves, IBPhoenix	Download View at Slideshare
Firebird meets NoSQL	Thomas Steinmaurer, SCCH	Download View at Slideshare View on YouTube
Firebird Python Drivers: Current state and future	Pavel Cisar, IBPhoenix	Download View at Slideshare
Firebird Success Story: Sita Software	Jas Madhur, Sita Software	View on YouTube
Firebird 3.0 Window Functions	Philippe Makowski, IBPhoenix	Download View at Slideshare

Attendees Fees

The conference fee is GBP 169 (~EUR 190). It covers 2 days of the conference and includes meals and coffee breaks. You can pay for conference online.

Sponsors and Organization

Sita Software, leading Luxembourg software development company, is the organizer of Firebird Conference 2011.

Sponsors:

• Sita Software — supplier of ERP, Point Of Sales and accounting solutions for enterprises
• IBPhoenix — premier source of Firebird support
• IBSurgeon — recovery and optimization tools for Firebird

For information about sponsor packages and how to become a sponsor please contact [email protected].

Place and Accommodation

The conference will take place in Hotel Parc Bellevue, Luxembourg (official website, hotel page at booking.com). There are several other hotels in walking distance around, so you can choose where you stay during the conference.

Getting to the Conference

Airport About Luxembourg

Luxembourg City is a great tourist place. Discover more at Luxembourg City Tourist Office site.

Contact

Please feel free to ask any questions: [email protected].