Free Pre-Conference WorkshopsWednesday, November 5, 2025 AIRUM is pleased to offer Pre-conference workshops free to conference registrants. Introduction to SQLPresenter: Jim Sorenson Description: Learn the basics of structured query language (SQL – pronounced See-quell) through a workshop that will include the basics of query syntax and formatting and the extraction of accurate data that can be used for reporting and analytics. The second hour will dive into advanced SQL commands that can be employed to improve data extraction and service the needs of your customer, or yourself. Come prepared with DBeaver installed on your laptop if you want first-hand experience with the discussion. (https://dbeaver.io/) We’ll connect to a cloud SQL environment that’s based on Postgres SQL and we’ll highlight the differences between P/LSQL, T-SQL, and PSQL. Presenter: Jim Sorenson is the Director of Institutional Research for the University of Mary in Bismarck, ND. Jim has varied experiences from military aviation to specialized IT infrastructure to data analytics. Jim graduated from American Military University in 2016 with a B.S. in Environmental Science, obtained a M.S. in Data Analytics from Colorado State University in 2024 and is now pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration with a proposed dissertation topic of the “Beneficial Use of Data within Higher Education.”
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