My first time in Charleston! Quick notes: Made the drive with the family in 7 hours, not bad, and easily the least stressful long driving trip we’ve done – kids getting older does help! Nice low key dinner Friday night at the Noisy Oyster Wingate hotel right next to Charleston Southern University was a good […]
Read more "Notes from SQLSaturday #227 in Charleston"Last Tuesday I received the email confirming that I will be an MVP for another year. Nice news to get. As I wrote last year there is no precise formula for becoming an MVP – it involves some mix of knowledge and influence. If you aspire to be an MVP then you have to find […]
Read more "Renewed As MVP for 2013"Today I’ll continue with my notes and thoughts on the 2013 election process and a good place to start is by returning to the role of the NomCom. As I discussed in Part 2 and as you might expect the committee exists to nominate candidates to the Board to be placed on the slate for […]
Read more "Wrapping Up The 2013 PASS Election-Part 3"I watched the election this year with interest and the advantage of having seen PASS elections from a number of different viewpoints: Candidate for election and re-election Board member Author of endorsements for candidates Author of letters of recommendations for candidates Member of the Election Review Committee that designed most of the current process Voting member […]
Read more "Wrapping Up The PASS 2013 Election–Part 2"Yesterday the results were announced, with Jen Stirrup, Tim Ford, and Amy Lewis winning seats for the two year term that starts in January. Congratulations! I’d also like to say how much I appreciate the effort put into the election by Allen Kinsel, Neil Hambly, Richard Douglas, and Ami Levin. Though you didn’t win, you […]
Read more "Wrapping Up the 2013 PASS Election–Part 1"I feel like it’s been a good election cycle. Good set of candidates, good discussions, lots of good blog posts from the candidates and their supporters, and some attempts to better inform voters via the online town halls and twitter chats. I decided on my final candidates last night– it was not easy! The election […]
Read more "I Just Voted in the PASS 2013 Election"For the fourth year Steve Jones and I are hosting an informal networking dinner on Monday night at the PASS Summit. We’ll be at Buffalo Wild Wings this year near the Convention Center from 6 to 9 pm. An added bonus this year is that beginning at 7:30 pm they have a Monday night football […]
Read more "Monday Night Networking at the 2013 PASS Summit"As you can see from the title of this post, I’ve decided on one of the three votes I’ll be casting in the PASS Election this year – I’ll be voting for Allen Kinsel. I wrote a letter of recommendation for him to be included in his application. Here is that recommendation: Subject: Letter of […]
Read more "I’m Voting for Allen Kinsel"Yesterday the slate of candidates for the PASS Board of Directors was announced. Seven candidates for three open positions this year and that’s good. Good that we have a choice of who will lead and good that we have seven people willing to step up and give more of their time for a good cause. […]
Read more "PASS Elections 2013"Our seventh annual SQLSaturday here in Orlando went well. To the casual observer it might appear to happen without effort, if only that were truly the case! Kudos to Shawn and Karla for a great job of leading the event and we couldn’t have done it without the help of volunteers either. Now, on to […]
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