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PASS Summit 2011 - What you can expect at the Conference - Part 5
One of the most valuable parts of the entire Summit experience is the networking that goes on. In this post, I will go over some of the opportunities for you to network with others. Once again, this...
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PASS Summit 2011 - What you can expect at the Conference - Part 6
Now that I have covered just about all of the "official" Summit activities, it is time for a blog post about "After Hours" activities. There is a webpage that lists some of the activities that we are...
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PASS Summit 2011 - What you can expect at the Conference - Part 7
I really don't think that you can get the full flavor of the Summit unless you delve into Social Networking. There are multiple vehicles for social networking. Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, LinkedIn,...
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PASS Summit 2011 - What you can expect at the Conference - Summary
As I finish up preparing for the Sep 20 (@1pm ET) webcast, I thought a final blog post may be appropriate in order to quickly reference many of the areas that I have touched upon. Naturally, much of...
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Be Prepared to ask the CSS and SQLCAT folks your toughest questions....
As I alluded to in my blog series on "What to expect at the 2001 PASS Community Summit", the SQL Clinic will once again be in full swing. See the following blog post on how to best be prepared to get...
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Rick's Review - Goal for 2012
One of my goals in 2012 is to blog on a more consistent basis. One idea that I have for keep this goal is to blog about a webcast or session recording that I listened to. I often listen to webcasts /...
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Rick Review: PASS Summit 2011 - DBA-104-S
I recently got my DVD set from the PASS 2011 Summit and started to look through all of the sessions that I missed. Wow! I can't wait to go through all of these! It will take me a while. Since this is a...
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Rick Review: SQLBits7: Consolidating Data Collection with SQLDIAG and SQLNexus
I ran across this recording about 3 months ago. It is a recording that is open to everyone. It was recorded at SQLBits 7 with Christian Bolton as the speaker for a session entitled: "Consolidating data...
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Speaking at Atlanta.MDF on March 12
I am fortunate enough to be speaking to a user group with a really cool name - Atlanta.MDF (Microsoft Database Forum). Although I visit Atlanta often, it usually involves running from one councourse to...
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NomCom Time
Well, it is official... there is a race for the community seats on the PASS NomCom. I am very pleased to see that we have 12 people who decided to put their names forward for this task. This is largely...
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Presenting at the San Francisco SQL Server User Group - 12-Sep-2012
I have a business trip scheduled out far enough in advance for a change. I was able to schedule a presentation at the San Francisco SQL Server User Group on Sep 12 about SQL Server Consolidation...
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September 12 in San Fran
Just a reminder that I will be speaking at the SF UG SQL Server User Group on Sep 12. Here is a link with all of the details. If you are in the area, It would be great to see you!...(read more)
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PASS Board of Directors Election - Making Progress
It is almost time to cast your vote in this year's PASS BoD Elections. Things have changed considerably since the first PASS BoD election that I participated in. That was in 2001. I hadn't even been to...
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SQLPASS BoD Polls Close this Friday
Research, Contemplate, Vote. In case you didn't hear, there is a campaign going on that impacts the PASS Organization and the SQL Community. If you were a PASS member before June 1, 2012, you should...
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Blog Posts from Prepping for Last Year's Summit
Last year, I had a series of blog posts that matched up with a webcast I did targeting First Timers to the PASS Summit 2011. Here is a link to the final blog post which is a summary of those posts and...
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I'm speaking at SQL Saturday #250 in Pittsburgh!
On September 14, 2013, I will be speaking at the 2nd SQL Saturday event to be held in Pittsburgh. I spoke at the last SQL Saturday event last year which was a blast. This year, I will be presenting a...
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PASS Election Time is Here (Almost)
According to the PASS Election Timeline , the PASS BoD will take up the issue of approving the slate of candidates to be presented to the community for voting. These candidates have taken a big step in...
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Developing a Keynote for SQL Saturday #250
I volunteered to help out and present a keynote at SQL Saturday #250 . It worked out that they couldn't find anyone better. :-) I am really looking forward to it and hope that I do not disappoint. The...
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Looking Back at the Keynote for SQLSat #250
The organizers of SQL Saturday #250 in Pittsburgh did a great job at putting on their second SQL Saturday. Well Done! I volunteered to perform a keynote for this event. I blogged about developing it...
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PASS Candidates Announced and Campaign Time Has Begun
Today was the official announcement of the Candidates and the official start of the Campaign. PASS Campaigns sure have changed a lot since I originally ran for a seat (and lost) in 2002. The process...
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