Reminder to Vote for the SQLRally Logo

Kendal Van Dyke blogged about it last week here, we ended up with 3 great designs to pick from for the new SQLRally event format (coming to Orlando in May 2011), all you have to do is help us pick the best one! Voting Link: http://www.sqlpass.org/Events/PASSSQLRally/LogoVote.aspx Which will look good on a web site? On […]

Notes on Mentoring

Being a good mentor is hard, perhaps harder than being a parent, because with children it’s fair to share with them all of your ideals. I’ve accrued some interesting life experiences and some interesting skills that give me my particular view point, but the goal isn’t to clone me or otherwise drive them to adopt […]

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 […]

SSC Editorial: Becoming Highly Productive

This editorial is about the idea of being highly productive more than how to actually accomplish it. Most of us tend to do the work put in front of us in the way that we know how to do it, certainly not the worst approach. The problem is that unless challenged – say by working […]

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!).

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!