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#passvotes The process rolls on…
I’m in a bit of a sticky wicket here; as a blogger, I feel obligated to share what’s going on with the Nomination Committee for the 2010 PASS elections, but as a member of that committee, I feel obligated to not say too much too soon. However, I have seen some of the buzz on [...]
July 28, 2010
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Posted in: Election2010, SQLServerPedia Syndication
Well, boo…. Back to the drawing wheel #sqlpass
Nose to the wagon board. Grinding away at the dog-and-pony show. Keeping a stiff upper lip. Insert Other Platitudes… Apparantly, PASS started notifying potential speakers that their submissions for Summit 2010 were accepted today for ; unfortunately, I was not one of them (at least not yet). 2 of my 3 submissions were “Considered” before being [...]
July 8, 2010
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Posted in: Conferences, PASS, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web
English Interpreter of English #PASSvotes #sqlpass
In case you missed it, the call for nominations for the PASS Board of Directors went out yesterday; there are 3 seats that need to be filled this year, and PASS is trying to be very open about the nomination and electoral process this year. I thought I would post a couple of links here [...]
June 24, 2010
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Posted in: Election2010, SQLServerPedia Syndication
so it’s official: I’m a People Person. #PASSVote2010
I’ve been appointed to the PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server) Nominations Committee for the 2010 Elections for Board of Directors; as one of two volunteer (non-Board) members, my job is to provide some feedback to the other members on the pulse of the community. While I am deeply honored, I can’t help but feel [...]
June 21, 2010
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Posted in: Election2010, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web
#sqlsat35 looking ahead to the weekend
This weekend I’ll be traveling to the DFW metropolitan area to attend SQLSaturday #35; I’m very excited about it. I didn’t know if I’d be able to attend this weekend (had to trade kid time with the ex-wife), so I missed the call for speakers. I am looking forward to actually attending sessions and bumping [...]
May 21, 2010
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Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, Conferences, PASS, SQL Server, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web
Speaking today: PASS AppDev Virtual Chapter
I know it’s short notice, but to be honest, I totally forgot about this until a couple of weeks ago. I’ll be presenting today at noon eastern on a LiveMeeting for the Application Developers Virtual Chapter of PASS. Deets below: “You Got XML In My Database? What’s Up With That?” May 11th 12:00 PM EDT (GMT [...]
May 11, 2010
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Posted in: PASS, SQL, SQL Server, SQLServerPedia Syndication, XML
Packing my bag for PASS Summit 2009
Flying out on Monday, and I’m so excited. Here’s the stuff I’m throwing in my bag (as if any of you care). My Archos 5 IMT – 6+ hours and an extended battery. Gotta load it up with all of the TV shows I’ve missed over the last few months on my SageTV rig. Since [...]
October 31, 2009
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Posted in: PASS, SQLServerPedia Syndication
SQLBingo: a few more things to consider…
SQLBingo is still on at Pass Summit 2009; we’re less than a week away, and this should be a lot of fun. To sum up, a bunch of us SQL Tweeters are going to be wandering around Summit; if you want to play Bingo, you have to match the real person with their avatar on [...]
October 27, 2009
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Posted in: PASS, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web
SQL PASS Twitter Bingo: The rules so far…
Sorry for the late posting on this, but it’s been a heckuva day Anyway, we (Brent Ozar, Blythe Morrow, several others and I) have had several logistical discussion about how Twitter Bingo will be played at PASS Summit 2009, and I thought I would post what we’ve discussed so far. The goals! The goal [...]
October 21, 2009
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Posted in: PASS, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web
All aTwitter about PASS Nominations
Lots of interesting conversations about the PASS nominations happening on Twitter today; if you are not up to speed, you’ve got a lot of reading to do. I’ll try to sum up as best I can: Some people applied to be nominated for board positions; a nominating committed approved 4 applications for 3 open positions. [...]
October 16, 2009
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Posted in: PASS, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web
