EVENT
Database Discovery 2001
- Database Discovery 2001 (June 17 – June 24, 2001) was a database-focused Geek Cruise, sailing the Alaska Inside Passage aboard the Holland America Line's M.S. Veendam.
OakTable Network Birthplace
- This cruise is historically significant as a key gathering point for the elite database performance community, serving as the birthplace and catalyst for the formation of the OakTable Network (founded by Mogens Norgaard and other attendees to promote a scientific, Oracle-centric database methodology).
Key Presenters & Curriculum
- Tim Bunce: Creator of the Perl
DBI(Database Interface), who presented on the Oracle Call Interface (OCI), Perl integration, and theOracle::OCImodule. - Tom Kyte: Author of AskTom and leading Oracle Database expert, teaching Oracle internals.
- Randal Schwartz: Taught Perl database integration using
DBIfor developers. - Core performance specialists including Cary Millsap, Jonathan Lewis, Mogens Nørgaard, Kyle Hailey, and Anjo Kolk.
- Tim Bunce: Creator of the Perl
Key Stops & Memories
- Valdez, Alaska (Day 7):
- Visited Valdez and took snapshots of the glaciers and harbor, captured in Flickr Photos.
- Valdez, Alaska (Day 7):
Shore Excursions I Took
- [Place/Ketchikan]]: Port call excursions. [Flickr Album
- [Place/Juneau]]: Port call excursions. [Flickr Album
- [Place/Sitka]]: Port call excursions. [Flickr Album
- Valdez:
- Helicopter Glacier Excursion: Flickr Album
What links here
These facts are as Randal recalls them, but much time has passed for most of this. If you find a factual error, please email realmerlyn@gmail.com.