More Notes from SQLSaturday #40

In addition to being at at #40 as an attendee, I also had Don Gabor there to take a look at our networking efforts, presentation styles, and more, in part to help us do SQLSaturday better right now, in part so that he can join our SQLSaturday meeting at the PASS Summit this fall (Monday […]

Registration Open for SW Fla Code Camp on September 25, 2010

John Dunagan and team are once again leading their annual Code Camp on September 25, 2010 in Estero, FL (think Naples and you’re in the neighborhood). Somehow I’ve never made it to this one yet, in part due to the long drive from Orlando and in part to September just always seems busy for me, […]

Notes on SQLSaturday #40

Had a reasonably uneventful four drive to Miramar Friday, arriving in time to check in at the hotel and then leave again to pick up Don Gabor at the airport, then off to Panera for tea/coffee and chat, and then met up with Jack Corbett before we headed to the speaker dinner. The speaker dinner […]

PASS Update #40 (Elections)

Last week I made it through the first screening of candidates for this years Board of Directors election. Seven of nine candidates advanced to the interview phase with my interview scheduled for Wednesday of this week. It’s a strong field of candidates this year, and I hope that all make it through to full nominee […]

Schedule Announced for SQLSaturday #49 in Orlando

Our schedule for this year has 47 one hour sessions plus another 6 “mini” fifteen minute presentations, plus a separate sponsor track. Sorted through more than 80 presentations to try to figure out the mix. That took some time and no easy decisions, but I think it’s a well rounded assortment. So that’s 53 reasons […]

Schedule Published for SQLSaturday #51 in Nashville

Just released, http://www.sqlsaturday.com/51/schedule.aspx?sat=51. Five tracks, lots of good speakers, but I see a few new names too. Looks like a good mix. The PASS Board is meeting in Nashville on the Thursday/Friday prior to the event, so a good number of us will be attending (though we probably would have gone anyway!).

Help Build the SQLRally Speaker/Topic Selection Process – Part 1

Last week we announced PASS SQLRally, the new event that we’ll be holding in May 2011 in Orlando (aka the “Spring Event”). A big item is deciding how we want to pick speakers and build the schedule. We have a process we use for the Summit and we could use that, but if we’re building […]

SQLSaturday #40 is Almost Here – July 31, 2010

I’ll be leaving Friday morning with my family to go to Miramar, Fla, for the 2nd annual SQLSaturday there. I’m doing a presentation along with a lot of other speakers, and pleased to see a few new names on the schedule this time. Looking forward to the event, but not the four hour drive!

PASS 2010 Summit on LinkedIn Event Calendar – Have You RSVP’d?

Happened to notice in my weekly LinkedIn update today that Todd McDermid had signed up for the 2010 Summit event on LinkedIn. Easy to forget LinkedIn, but it’s a really good way to see who else will be there that you know…and that you don’t know. Here is the link, or just search LI events […]

PASS Update #38 (SQLSaturday Wiki)

For the past couple years we’ve had a few different documents that covered how to run a SQLSaturday, but as you all know building and maintaining documentation is hard, and we just didn’t have a good process for capturing new lessons and folding them in. A couple months back I set up the wiki and […]

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