Copilot AI
Event Date: 18 July 2026
This event is: in-person
The capacity limit for this event is 500
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Copilot AI
Event Date: 18 July 2026
This event is: in-person
The capacity limit for this event is 500
Location ● Sponsors ● Pre-cons ● Schedule ● Speakers ● Volunteers ● Contact ● Sponsorship Plans
Countdown TimerDay of Data Baton Rouge is a free, all-day event hosted by the Baton Rouge User Groups. It offers IT and Microsoft Data Platform professionals, students, and tech enthusiasts the chance to grow their Business Intelligence, Analytics, Azure SQL, and SQL Server skills through expert-led technical training sessions, career development insights, and networking. This community-driven event promotes learning, growth, and connection within the IT community in Baton Rouge.
Why Attend? This is a great opportunity to learn from SQL Server Experts, Microsoft MVPs, SQL Server Authors, and Professionals who have been through and can relate to the daily obstacles you face. This one-day training event is unlike any other, providing food, training, and networking.
The official website is: https://www.sqlsatbr.com
The event is taking place at:
LSU Business Education Complex
501 South Quad Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
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There is a code of conduct for this event that all attendees are expected to follow. Please report violations to the organizers If you need to report a Code of Conduct violation, please contact the organizers and send a copy to coc@sqlsaturday.com
This event adheres to the generic data privacy policy. Please be aware that by registering, you give permission for organizers to share data with sponsors. Sponsors are required to adhere to their own data privacy policy in using this data.
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Pre-Cons will be held on Friday July 17th.
This full day class will take you through the most essential DBATOOLS module commands and teach you all you need to know to hit the ground running. We will go over the dbatools ecosystem and the common concepts that will help you get the most out of this module. There are over 650 commands, so we won't be going over all of them, but I will take you through the mainstream, daily use commands in the Get, Set, Test, Backup, Restore and others in the verbs in this module.
Not only that but we will cover how to prepare your profile and environment to have ready variables that will assist you in quick commandline operation as well as automated running of commands. Join me in the quest for becoming a PowerShell DBA.
Ben Miller, aka @dbaduck, is a seasoned database professional with over 25 years of experience in SQL Server, PowerShell, and automation. As a passionate advocate for efficiency and innovation, Ben specializes in empowering IT professionals and DBAs to harness the power of PowerShell for database and server management.
A Microsoft Data Platform and PowerShell MVP, speaker, and community contributor, Ben has a knack for breaking down complex topics into practical, actionable insights. When he’s not automating workflows or sharing his knowledge, you’ll find him engaging with the #SQLFamily or exploring new tech to help others work smarter.
Follow Ben on all Social Media (@dbaduck) and dive into the world of automation and database magic with him!
You've heard the buzzwords — AI, LLMs, vectors, embeddings, "MCP" — but you've never actually sat down and built anything with them. This hands-on day is for you. No AI experience required, and you don't even need to be a developer.
We'll start at the very beginning: what AI and large language models actually are, what a "vector" and an "embedding" really mean, and how a vector store (yes, including SQL Server 2025) fits into the picture. Then we'll get our hands dirty with "vibe coding" — using AI to build small, working tools live, breaking things and fixing them as we go. In the afternoon we level up to FastMCP: what the Model Context Protocol is, how to find and use MCP tools, and how to build your own so an AI can take real actions — like querying a database in plain English.
This is a workshop, not a lecture. We introduce a concept, then you build it. You won't walk out with a polished product — you'll walk out with something better: a real understanding of how modern AI fits together, and the confidence to go build your own.
Daryl Roberts is the Head of AI at obney.ai — and his road there was anything but typical. He spent six years as a diesel mechanic (and a U.S. Marine before that) before teaching himself AI, building projects in public until the work spoke for itself. Today he designs and ships production AI systems for clients across legal, education, industrial, and healthcare, and he's taught hands-on AI engineering to working developers.
Daryl is a believer in practical strategies over complexity. Borrowing the Marine Corps' OODA loop, he teaches an "AI Engineering Loop" for building systems you can actually trust, and has spoken on applied AI engineering at NoAI. He loves turning intimidating topics into things anyone can build. Off the clock, you'll find him reading research papers or escaping into the Louisiana outdoors.
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Please note the event is taking place in Central Daylight Time UTC -7
The schedule shown below is updated by Sessionize to match your computer's time zone setting.
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The call for speakers is closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted a session for consideration.
There is no call for speakers.
Here is a list of speakers for this event:
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Volunteers are very important to a successful event. There are several ways you can help, from stuffing bags for attendees, to staffing the check-in desk, to proctoring rooms on the day of the event. Please consider signing up to volunteer.
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You can see a list of previous events for this location here
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| Benefit | Blog $50 |
Bronze $250 |
Silver $600 |
Unattended Booth $1750 |
Gold $1500 |
Platinum $2500 |
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| Logo on Website | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Your Swag in 450 Bags | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Raffle Ticket for Day-End Raffle | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Booth Space | No | No | Small | Small | Large | Large |
| Attendee Contact List (Excel format) | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Banquet Invitations | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Email Blast to Opted-In Attendees | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes (x2) |
| Exclusive Presence Options | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Premium Booth Space | No | No | No | No | No | Available |
