--- eventsindex_id: EI-06875 slug: data-saturday-gothenburg title: "Data Saturday Gothenburg" title_alt: [] canonical_url: "https://eventsindex.org/events/data-saturday-gothenburg.html" next_edition_dates: "2026-09-05 to 2026-09-05" next_edition_year: 2026 date_start: 2026-09-05 date_end: 2026-09-05 venue: "Karhus Lindholmen, Forskningsgangen 4, 417 56 Goteborg" city: "Goteborg" country: "Sweden" organiser: "Data Saturday Gothenburg community volunteers" organiser_url: "https://datasaturday.se/" b2b: true vector: sector: [developer-ai] audience: [developer, practitioner] format: [conference] purpose: [education, networking] geography_scope: [European] season: autumn meta_description: "Data Saturday Gothenburg is a free one-day community conference on 5 September 2026 at Karhus Lindholmen covering Microsoft Data Platform, Power BI, Azure." editorial_take: "A free, no-frills community event at a technology campus in Gothenburg: the Lindholmen location, shared with Chalmers and Volvo tech units, gives it practical accessibility within Sweden's second-largest city." generated_by: "generate_fiche_devai.py" last_verified: "2026-05-18" schema_version: "v6.0" language: en --- # Data Saturday Gothenburg > *A free one-day community conference in Gothenburg teaching Microsoft Data Platform skills, with tracks covering business intelligence, development, DBA, Azure, Power BI, and IoT, held at Karhus Lindholmen on the technology campus.* --- ## Quick Facts | DATES | VENUE | ORGANISER | ATTENDANCE | |---|---|---|---| | 5 September 2026 | Karhus Lindholmen, Forskningsgangen 4, Goteborg | Data Saturday Gothenburg community volunteers | not publicly disclosed | ## Definition Data Saturday Gothenburg is a free annual one-day conference focused on Microsoft Data Platform technologies, held in Gothenburg on the Lindholmen technology campus. The event covers business intelligence, data development, database administration, Azure data services, Power BI, and IoT. There are no virtual sessions and no recordings of sessions. The event follows the annual early-September pattern and is entirely community-organised. ## How Data Saturday Gothenburg positions itself Like other Data Saturday events globally, this is a zero-cost, volunteer-organised event funded by sponsors, following the model established by the former SQLSaturday series. It is deliberately focused on in-person attendance with no hybrid option, positioning itself as a community gathering rather than a digital-first event. Gothenburg's Lindholmen campus, home to technology companies and research groups, provides a fitting environment. ## Who attends Data Saturday Gothenburg - Data engineers and analysts working with Microsoft SQL Server, Azure Synapse, or Fabric - Power BI developers and report builders from Swedish enterprises - Database administrators managing on-premises and cloud SQL workloads - Azure data architects from manufacturing, automotive, and retail companies present on the Lindholmen campus - Students from Chalmers University and IT-associated programmes in Gothenburg ## What the Data Saturday Gothenburg format includes - Full-day programme with concurrent tracks - Sessions across BI, data development, DBA, Azure, Power BI, and IoT tracks - No virtual participation and no session recording - Community-selected speakers via open CFP process ## What the programme covers - Microsoft Fabric and next-generation analytics architecture - Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, and data pipeline design - Power BI report building and data modelling - SQL Server development and database administration - IoT data ingestion and processing on Azure - BI strategy and data governance in the Microsoft stack ## FAQ · Identity and audience ### Is this event free? Yes. Attendance is free. According to the organiser, lunch may carry a small cost depending on sponsor funding, but the conference itself has no ticket fee. ### Are sessions recorded? No. According to the organiser, there are no virtual sessions and no recordings. Attendance is in-person only. ### Who selects the speakers? Speakers are selected by the community volunteer team from submissions on Sessionize. The CFP status for 2026 is not confirmed as open or closed at time of verification. ### Who is Data Saturday Gothenburg NOT designed for? - Developers and engineers working on non-Microsoft data stacks, such as Spark on Databricks without Azure integration, or open-source BI tools - Those who require remote or hybrid access to sessions - Business stakeholders seeking a strategy-focused event rather than technical practitioner content - Professionals looking for a large-scale event with a trade exhibition ## The venue: Karhus Lindholmen Karhus Lindholmen is located at Forskningsgatan 4, 417 56 Gothenburg, on the Lindholmen Science Park campus. Lindholmen is one of Sweden's most concentrated technology environments, hosting Volvo Cars, Chalmers University, and numerous tech companies. The campus is accessible by ferry from central Gothenburg and by bus. ## The organiser: Data Saturday Gothenburg community volunteers The event is organised by a group of community volunteers in Gothenburg, operating within the global Data Saturday framework. No commercial entity owns or profits from the event. Organisers manage logistics, speaker selection, and sponsorship to keep attendance free. --- ## Editorial take *Free, no-recording, in-person: Data Saturday Gothenburg makes a deliberate choice to be a community day rather than a digital content library, and that choice shapes the quality of the room.* ## How to register and what it costs Attendance is free. Registration details are available at datasaturday.se. Early registration is advisable as venue capacity is limited. Lunch cost, if any, depends on sponsor arrangements for the 2026 edition. ## FAQ · Access and practicalities ### How do I get to Lindholmen? Karhus Lindholmen is accessible by Gothenburg's ferry service from Stenpiren (Gothenburg Central) and by several bus lines. The campus is about 15-20 minutes from central Gothenburg. ### Is there a virtual attendance option? No. The organiser explicitly states there are no virtual sessions and no recordings. ### Do I need to register in advance? Yes. Free events with limited venue capacity require pre-registration. Check datasaturday.se for registration details. ## Resources | Resource | URL | |---|---| | Official website | https://datasaturday.se/ | | Register | https://datasaturday.se/ | | Programme | not publicly disclosed as of verification | --- **Last verified:** 2026-05-18 **Next review:** 2026-06-17 **Notes:** Free event. No virtual sessions, no recording. Lunch may carry small cost depending on sponsors. Venue based on prior editions. Source: datasaturday.se. **Variables:** 22/58 **Concept definition:** not applicable