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24 Hours of PASS March Sessions Announced

The votes are in and we’re pleased to announce the 24 Hours of PASS March 15-16 session lineup!

Hear from SQL Server and BI experts such as Jen McCown, Karen Lopez, Michelle Ufford, Wendy Patrick and Cindy Gross, just to name a few! Check out the great sessions in store and be sure to save the dates. Online registration will open soon; visit the 24 Hours of PASS website often for information updates. Thank you to all who took the time to vote.

Thank you to Dell, Sponsor of 24 Hours of PASS and Presenting Sponsor of PASS SQLRally

PASS SQLRally: Vote Update
There’s still time to participate in the community vote to determine which sessions will be part of the SQLRally program. Voting is open for the Enterprise Database Administration and Deployment track until Jan 30 and the last round of voting will occur from Jan 31 – Feb 6. Register to vote and you’ll receive the weekly survey link. Learn more.

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PASS SQLRally is Revving Up!

People are talking and tweeting (#sqlrally) about PASS SQLRally and with good reason. The inaugural regional event is being driven by the passionate SQL Server community in Florida, with corporate support from Dell as the first-ever Presenting Sponsor. Also lending support are Idera, Confio Software, SQL Sentry Inc., Red Gate Software, and Quest Software. Don’t miss the action! Become a sponsor or plan to attend PASS SQLRally, May 11-13 in Orlando, FL.

From the Blogosphere:

Best of PASS Community Summit 2010, by Allen Kinsel
PASS Board Coming To You!, by Thomas LaRock
SQLSaturday Round-Up (Jan. 13-19), by Hannes Bez
What is PASS to me, what is it to you?, by Allen Kinsel
The SQL Server Community, by Allen White

SQLSaturday – Houston
Jan 29, 8am - 5pm CST Houston, TX

Multi-site Clustering for the Masses
Feb 1, 4:30 – 6:30pm, GMT + 10:00
Canberra City, Australia

SQLSaturday - Cleveland
Feb 5, 8am – 5pm EST Cleaveland, OH

SQLSaturday – Colorado Springs
Feb 12, 8am - 5pm MST Colorado Springs, CO

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PASS Summit 2011 Launches Website and Cruise Draw

The PASS Summit 2011 website is now live! We’re excited about the new look and feel and want to extend a special thanks to SQL Server photographers Pat Wright, Deepak Puri, and Tim Ford for letting us feature some of their great photos on the site. To celebrate, we’ve launched a contest for new registrants. Register from today to March 31 and you’ll be automatically entered to win a 7-day 2011 Alaska cruise for two. Register now and save 40% off the Full Summit rate. Come visit the new site and learn more about the contest.

Best of PASS Summit 2010
The evaluation results are in! Find out which PASS Summit 2010 sessions rated in the Top 10 overall and which made the Top 5 in each track. Summit 2010 attendees can download the session recordings and PowerPoint slides from these top sessions. Learn more.

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