A unique opportunity...

Learn SQL from one of the original SQL'ers.  Chris Date is doing some a seminar in conjunction with Cary Millsap's company Method-R.  Unfortunately I cannot make it that week (I'd be there if I could) - but it is a rather unique and uncommon offering.  I've often said that if you want to be able to "tune" SQL, you need to understand what is happening underneath the covers, what is available.  You don't want a 10 step checklist, you want knowledge.  That is what this is all about.

This article by Cary sums up the seminar as well as why it will be good (in his humble opinion)...  Give it a look see...