{"id":2393,"date":"2013-05-31T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:49:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:49:18","slug":"get-ready-for-teched-north-america-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2013\/05\/31\/get-ready-for-teched-north-america-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready for TechEd North America 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/5734.527828_10152174036908484_2094673666_n_thumb_1E3B9F17.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 9px 11px 0px 0px;float: left;background-image: none\" title=\"Get Ready for TechEd North America 2013\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/5734.527828_10152174036908484_2094673666_n_thumb_1E3B9F17.jpg\" alt=\"Get Ready for TechEd North America 2013\" width=\"176\" height=\"176\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>TechEd North America takes place next week, June 3rd \u2013 6<sup>th<\/sup> in New Orleans, Louisiana. 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