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Growing our Next Generation of Leaders

As I think about where we stand as a profession and as an organization I think we’re at a place where our various events are doing a great job of growing technical thought leaders. We’ve had an explosion in the number of active speakers in the last few years, and it’s having a real impact on our members. I believe that trend will continue and will have a tremendous impact on our profession over the next five to ten years.

As I think about growing leaders I don’t think we’re doing as good a job, and that is natural. We’ve been doing the nuts and bolts work of reaching our members and giving them reasons to meet and collaborate, the next step is to formalize and deepen our efforts to deliberately grow leaders. Read More.

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Last Chance to Save $600 on PASS Summit

A quick reminder that tomorrow is the last day to save $600 on PASS Summit 2011, the SQL Server event of the year, Oct. 11-14 in Seattle, WA. In the whirlwind of organizing all the conference details and getting the word out, it’s easy to forget exactly what PASS Summit is. Yes, it’s the largest SQL Server and BI conference in the world. But more than that, it’s your conference – planned and presented by the SQL Server community for the SQL Server community.

PASS Summit continues to grow in attendance and quality thanks to community members like you, who are passionate about the PASS mission – Connect, Share, Learn. And your registration fee stays in the SQL Server community, supporting a myriad of local, regional, and international programs and events that bring database professionals together around the world.

Whether you’re a seasoned PASS Summit veteran or thinking about attending for the first time, we encourage you to take advantage of this low rate before the price goes up July 1. See you in Seattle!

From the Blogosphere:

Let’s Get Registered! Registered! - Jason Strate
Speaking at the PASS Summit 2011 - Benjamin Nevarez
User Groups? Those Still Exist? They Do, and You Should Be Going To One – Jes Borland
Working on a PASS abstract review/selection team – Nicholas Cain
PASS SQLSaturday Round-Up

PASS Election Changes for 2011

Last year after the election, the PASS Board created an Election Review Committee. This group was charged with reviewing our election procedures and making suggestions to improve the process. I was one of the members of the group along with Joe Webb (Chair), Lori Edwards, Brian Kelley, Wendy Pastrick, Andy Warren and Allen White. Read more.

2011 PASS Summit Pre-Con Interviews
Get a preview of PASS Summit Pre-Con sessions with speaker Q&As posted to the PASS Blog. Check out what Adam Mechanic and Itzik Ben-Gan have to say about their upcoming PASS Summit pre-conference sessions!

PASS SQLRally Nordic: Register and Save!
Unleash your inner Viking Nov 8-9, 2011 at PASS SQLRally Nordic - the first SQLRally event organized outside of the US by PASS, Microsoft and regional user groups. Register by June 30 and save 100 Euros!

In the News

Performance VC: Intelligent Laziness with the Management Data Warehouse
July 5, 12pm ET (online)

DW/BI VC: Operational Best Practices for SSAS
July 7, 12pm ET (online)

DW/BI VC: Creating a Metadata Mart with SSIS,
July 13, 12pm ET (online)

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