PASS Update #59 (Run for the Board)

If it hasn’t happened already we should be close to beginning the election cycle for the 2012 election. Last year we had rough election and we’ve made some changes since then. In particular because we had a rough election last year we need a good pool of candidates this year. We need people that care, […]

SQLSaturday #85-Call for Pre-Con Speakers

We’re going to be hosting two pre-conference seminars this year in Orlando on Friday, September 23rd, and we’re looking for speakers! All the details about eligibility and money are posted on the front page of the event site. It’s not huge money, but it’s guaranteed travel expenses and more importantly, it’s experience. Experience you need […]

Attention Speakers–Sign Up for SQLSaturday #85 in Orlando!

2011-06-28 11:49:00

PASS Update #58 (Elections)

Last year we had some problems with our annual election, enough problems that clearly we needed to do a deeper look at our ‘process’ to see what was working and what wasn’t. We ended up fielding an Election Review Committee (ERC) that had it’s first meeting at the Summit last year and continued meeting by […]

PASS Update #57-Board Benefits, Travel, and Meetings

From time to time I get asked about how PASS Board members are compensated, so I thought it would make a good blog post, and I want to add to that some notes related to travel and meetings. Board members are not paid a salary, stipend, or honorarium. We get free admittance to the PASS […]

PASS Update #56-SQLRally 2012 Site Selection

Note: This is a good, bad, and ugly post. We took some chances, got some things right, got more than a few wrong. In the end we launched SQLRally, had a good event in 2011, and have one coming to Dallas in 2012. Way back in July 2010 as we started on the SQLRally […]

Looking Back at SQLRally Orlando

It’s been almost two weeks since we wrapped up our first SQLRally, and in some ways it hasn’t quite sunk in that it’s done, and done successfully. It was a long project, one that started with the PASS Board of Directors wanting to do more to serve our members, especially those on the East coast. […]

The 2013 PASS Summit Goes to Charlotte

Just in case you didn’t catch the news yesterday on Twitter, the PASS blog, or via the PASS Connector, we announced that the 2013 Summit will be held in Charlotte, NC. It’s a decision that has been a couple years in the making, with the final discussions beginning early this year with an appraisal of […]

Updated SQLSaturday Advisory Council

2011-05-15 23:59:22

SQLRally Nordic

2011-04-29 14:35:38