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PASS Summit 2011 Call for Speakers
The Program Committee is hard at
work to make PASS Summit 2011 the best ever but they need your help! Consider
submitting an abstract for this year’s big event. All PASS members are invited
to submit up to four program and two pre-conference session abstracts by
midnight Thursday, May 5. A maximum of two abstracts per speaker can be
selected.
PASS Summit speakers receive many benefits, including:
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Complimentary registration to PASS Summit 2011
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Industry recognition and the satisfaction of helping grow the SQL Server
community
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Opportunities to network with thousands of SQL Server MVPs, experts, and peers
For more information, check out the PASS
speaker
resources or visit the PASS
Summit 2011 site.
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3 Weeks to PASS SQLRally
The excitement’s building with just 3 weeks until the
inaugural
PASS SQLRally
event in Orlando May 11-13. A big thanks to everyone who’s registered and helped
spread the word and for all the hard work of volunteers and regional chapters
supporting this community-driven conference!
Time’s running out to
register for SQLRally at the discounted rate, available through April 30. View and download the
schedule, see
session descriptions and speakers, and find out
what people are saying. Plus, don’t miss the awesome
raffle prizes
courtesy of our sponsors: Dell, Confio, Entrinsik, Enterprise Software
Solutions, Idera, Melissa Data, Red Gate Software, Quest Software and SQL
Sentry.
This week, we’re spotlighting the four SQLRally
full-day
pre-conference seminars with a roundup of community blog posts. The DBA and BI
pre-cons are selling out—if you want a seat, act now!
Add a pre-con today for only $199, and continue to follow and fuel the SQLRally
buzz on twitter (#sqlrally).
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PASS Data Architecture VC presents: Database Standards
SOP
April 21, 12-1pm CT (online)
PASS
DW/BI VC Presents: Developing Date and Role-Playing Dimensions
April 26, 12-1pm ET (online)
PASS
DW/BI VC Presents: Tuning Analysis Services Processing Performance
April 27, 12-1pm ET (online)
See More Events
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PASS SQLRally WIT Luncheon: How to Find or Become a Mentor
Join panelists Karen López, Melinda White, and Adam Jorgensen at the PASS
SQLRally WIT Luncheon and Panel Discussion on “Mentoring Women In Technology:
How to Find or Become a Mentor.” RSVP details for the May 12 luncheon, presented
by SQL Sentry, will be posted soon. Seating is limited,
so
watch for more information and plan to attend.
Help Spread the Word!
PASS Summit 2011 is the SQL Server and BI event of the year and it’s not to be
missed. We’ve put together some graphics for use on your website, email
signatures, blogs and more.
Find out
more.
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