Scot Reagin will be speaking at the SSWUG BI Virtual Conference September 24-26, 2008. The following link http://www.vconferenceonline.com/ has more information on the conference, including registration for the event.

Scot will be speaking in the following sessions:

Taking the Mystery out of MDX
MDX is the language that makes Analysis Services go. Whether you are implementing dynamic security, creating Calculated Members, Named Sets, or writing Reporting Services Queries MDX skills are necessary to create the Cube functionality you need. Though the Multidimensional Expressions (MDX) language can at first appear to be mysterious and complex, there are a few fundamental concepts that form the basis for understanding how MDX works and how it should be used in your solution. In this session we will discuss these fundamental concepts using real world examples and demonstrations.

SSAS 101 Part I
In this session we will explore Analysis Services 2005 to better understand its capabilities and components. Along the way we will design, process, and deploy a cube that is ready for reporting and analysis. After deploying our cube we will browse it using Excel 2007.

SSAS 101 Part II
Starting with the cube deployed in Part I of this session we will explore optimization and more advanced features you can use to make your cube faster, more capable, and easier to maintain.