{"id":859,"date":"2020-10-19T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T18:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/?p=859"},"modified":"2020-10-19T14:38:58","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T18:38:58","slug":"spreadsheet-day-2020-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/19\/spreadsheet-day-2020-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"Spreadsheet Day 2020 Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d942c2121bfbd137a3b44056a000f09c\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Responsive Top -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9531091850463532\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"6574318169\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Thanks for celebrating Spreadsheet Day 2020. Here is a roundup of some of the day\u2019s special events and tweets.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Toronto Excel User Group<\/h3>\n<p>On Wednesday, October 14th, the Toronto Excel User Group (TEUG)\u00a0 had an online Spreadsheet Day celebration, focussed on the history of Excel. There were 3 renowned spreadsheet experts on the panel:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dan Fylstra<\/strong> \u2013 founder and President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solver.com\/\">Frontline Systems Inc<\/a>. (Solver). Co-founded company that brought VisiCalc to market<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rob Collie<\/strong> is C.E.O. and Founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/powerpivotpro.com\/\">P3 (Power Pivot Pro)<\/a>. Led the BI-focused team within Microsoft Excel and later shaped Power Pivot v1.<\/li>\n<li><strong>David Monroy<\/strong> \u2013 Senior Program Manager on Excel team at Microsoft. Has worked on data types from Power BI, formula errors, file performance, and more.<\/li>\n<li>The panel discussion was interesting and informative, and if you missed the event, you can watch this recording from the TEUG YouTube channel\n<p><strong>Video Timeline<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>0:00:00 Introduction<\/li>\n<li>0:13:00 Panel Introduction<\/li>\n<li>0:14:00 Daniel Fylstra<\/li>\n<li>0:25:30 Rob Collie<\/li>\n<li>0:44:30 David Monroy<\/li>\n<li>1:08:00 Discussion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qxV6Hl6k19g\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Spreadsheet Day Visualizations<\/h3>\n<p>On October 17th, a space-themed Excel visualization challenge, was announced, and you have until November 2nd to submit your entry.<\/p>\n<p>The contest is part of the Day of Data \/ World Spreadsheet Day that was organized by Microsoft and NASA.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To get the challenge details, go to the <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/excel-blog\/welcome-to-the-day-of-data-visualization-challenge\/ba-p\/1791401\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Day of Data Visualization Challenge page<\/a>, on the Microsoft site.<\/li>\n<li>Download the space data set from that page<\/li>\n<li>Answer the questions that were written by Bill Jelen (Mr. Excel)<\/li>\n<li>Add your own \u201cwildcard\u201d analysis<\/li>\n<li>Submit your entry in <a href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/t5\/day-of-data\/bd-p\/DayofData\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Day of Data discussion space<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Then, after you enter, or even if you don\u2019t enter, vote for your favourite entries on the Day of Data discussion space.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dayordataspace01b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"dayordataspace01b\" src=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/dayordataspace01b_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"dayordataspace01b\" width=\"196\" height=\"148\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Spreadsheet Day Tweets<\/h3>\n<p>There were lots of Spreadsheet Day tweets on October 17th, and here are a few of my favourites.<\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Brian Bilston re-posted his spreadsheet-themed poem &#8211; Inglorious in Excelsis<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpreadsheetDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpreadsheetDay<\/a> today, apparently, so here\u2019s a poem in a spreadsheet. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G7ztFbWlSW\">https:\/\/t.co\/G7ztFbWlSW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Bilston (@brian_bilston) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brian_bilston\/status\/1317359983730753536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft&#8217;s Excel team wished everyong a Happy Spreadsheet Day!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpreadsheetDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpreadsheetDay<\/a> from the Excel Team! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TogetherMode?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TogetherMode<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TlFUJ7PKly\">pic.twitter.com\/TlFUJ7PKly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Microsoft Excel (@msexcel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/msexcel\/status\/1317480534319267840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Lauren is a true spreadsheet fan, and I hope her wedding went well!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nice, getting married on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpreadsheetDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpreadsheetDay<\/a> and the wedding was entirely planned in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/msexcel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@msexcel<\/a> Very on brand of me <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lOyb6jPlLB\">https:\/\/t.co\/lOyb6jPlLB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 lauren (@_lalalalalalaur) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_lalalalalalaur\/status\/1316766440448434177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Hay posted a link to this 2014 article<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">+ an old favourite: When Spreadsheets reorganized how we think about how to think by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StevenLevy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StevenLevy<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpreadsheetDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpreadsheetDay<\/a> 3\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zajudQxnMs\">https:\/\/t.co\/zajudQxnMs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stephen Hay (@Hay_Stephen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hay_Stephen\/status\/1317135724085432320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Some spreadsheet history from Tiller Money<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The First <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Spreadsheets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Spreadsheets<\/a> Paved Way for the Internet World We Love Today: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XMlLhiJJ0R\">https:\/\/t.co\/XMlLhiJJ0R<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpreadsheetDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpreadsheetDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/spreadsheetnerdsunite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#spreadsheetnerdsunite<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6k6ozKXKtn\">pic.twitter.com\/6k6ozKXKtn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tiller Money (@tillermoney) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tillermoney\/status\/1317170086701129729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>And last, but certainly not least, this lovely comic strip by SBJCT, of The SBJCT Project.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy Spreadsheet Day!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpreadsheetDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpreadsheetDay<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5VcdO5lEct\">https:\/\/t.co\/5VcdO5lEct<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6pYwtWlfXv\">pic.twitter.com\/6pYwtWlfXv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SBJCT (@TheSBJCTProject) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSBJCTProject\/status\/1317428593631260675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>____________________________<\/p>\n<h3>Spreadsheet Day 2020 Roundup<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/spreadsheetday2020roundupb.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"spreadsheetday2020roundupb\" src=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/spreadsheetday2020roundupb_thumb.jpg\" 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