PASS Summit 2013 Report #5

I took a quick break at 5:30 to drop off my bag at the hotel and head back to attend the Opening Night party. This was maybe the best I’ve seen, mostly because there was room to go outside and still be ‘in’ the party. Weather in Charlotte very very nice at that time of […]

PASS Summit 2013 Report #4

One of the items that came up for discussion at the Chapter meeting today was the privacy policy for SQLSaturday. I’m going to sum up my understanding here, the full policy may be more nuanced than that so take with a grain of salt: SQLSaturday events can email attendees with sponsors offers as part of […]

PASS Summit 2013 Report #3

Started today with breakfast with the family after packing up all their clothes and stuffed animals for the trip home. Got them on their way about 9:30 and enjoyed a cool morning walk over to the Convention Center for the 10:15 SQLSaturday Roundtable meeting. The Charlotte Convention Center is nice. Starbucks, Einsteins, and a few […]

PASS Summit 2013 Report #2

Weather a bit cloudy today, a little rain and a little cool – not Seattle, but not Orlando either! Breakfast at the Hampton reminded me that I should break out the waffle maker at home more often – pancakes always seems easier. Left the hotel mid morning with my kids to catch up with Allen […]

PASS Summit 2013 Report #1

Yesterday we drove up from Charleston where I had attended SQLSaturday #227. It’s not a bad drive, about three hours. The trees are different than Florida (more real trees and not palmetto) and we definitely noticed the hills, so much that we loaded an app on the phone just to marvel in flatlander fashion of […]

Networking Dinner at the 2013 PASS Summit–Tonight!

Tonight for the fourth year Steve Jones and I are hosting an informal networking dinner. We’ll be at Buffalo Wild Wings this year near the Convention Center from 6 to 9 pm (I drove by yesterday, location looks really good). An added bonus this year is that beginning at 7:30 pm they have a Monday […]

Notes from SQLSaturday #227 in Charleston

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 […]

Wrapping Up The 2013 PASS Election-Part 3

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 […]

Wrapping Up The PASS 2013 Election–Part 2

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 […]

Wrapping Up the 2013 PASS Election–Part 1

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 […]