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Locating PASS Summit 2011 and 2012
The PASS Summit location survey results came in a few weeks ago, and
since then we've been analyzing the data, getting in costs from venues across
the US, and reviewing with the PASS Board of Directors. You can find the results
here.
At first glance, the results seem fairly clear: 81% of the 1,573
respondents want a PASS Summit on the East Coast at least every four years. When
we look at responses from only 2008 and 2009 Summit attendees (our most
successful ones by far), the number who want a future Summit outside of Seattle
drops to 69%.
When we dig deeper though, other findings emerge.
Read more.
PASS Chapters Vision for 2010: While continuing to grow the
number of PASS Chapters, we also want to make sure that all our Chapters are
healthy, active, and growing in value to meet the needs of their members. In
that spirit, explains PASS Director of Chapters Douglas McDowell, we have three
over-arching goals this year: Sustainability, Infrastructure, and Increased
Value Proposition.
Read more.
This Issue Is Sponsored By
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Internals
Authors:
Kalen Delaney, Paul S. Randal, Kimberly L. Tripp, Conor Cunningham & Adam
Machanic
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Anxiety Manifested as Micromanaging
In the last 'Plays Well With Others' column, we looked at micromanaging
bosses who put so many additional requirements on you for reporting, meetings,
and other "nit-pickiness" that they actually become an impediment to
successfully completing a project.
We saw how to handle such micromanaging if
it's related to your work behavior or if you have a power-hungry boss. But what
are the tips and tricks needed to get past the boss who micromanages due to a
subconscious but exaggerated sense of anxiety?
The good news is that by properly
understanding what keeps these bosses up at night, you can answer those needs
through your own initiative, thereby giving them good cause to loosen their grip
on your every move and show some trust in your talents.
Here's how.
Don Gabor's Networking Tip: How to Remember Names
When you meet colleagues at networking events, do the
names go in one ear and out the other? The people I asked about this issue at my
pre-con workshop "Networking to Build Business Contacts" at PASS Summit 2009
said the same thing. However, most were surprised to learn they could improve
their ability to remember names by following these five simple steps.
Read
more.
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Test
Yourself with the SQL Server Sequence: In anticipation of SQL Server
2008 R2 launch, Microsoft is holding a contest to test your knowledge of SQL
Server and give away some great prizes in the process. For the next 12 weeks,
it will issue a new question each week on one of the following three social networks:
Facebook,
Twitter, and
YouTube. Learn more about the SQL
Server Sequence
here.
Upcoming SQL Server Events:
SQL
Saturday #37
March 13, 7:00am-5:15pm ET Philadelphia, PA
Live Meeting - PASS Virtualization Chapter Presents "Microsoft Hyper-V" with
Sylvia Vargas
March 16, 12-1pm ET
Live Meeting - PASS AppDev Chapter Presents "Introduction to SQL Server
Profiler".
March 23, 12-1pm ET
See More Events
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Last Chance to Win a Spectacular Alaska Cruise!
Hurry! You only have until Monday to enter to win a spectacular 7-day
Alaska cruise for two. Just register for PASS Summit 2010 by March 15 to
enter the giveaway, plus save 40% off the regular Full Summit rate until March
31. Learn more and register
today!
The Great PASS European Conference Twitter T-shirt Giveaway: You could
win a cool conference t-shirt just by following
@sqlpass on Twitter and
retweeting our messages this week about the upcoming
PASS European Conference,
April 21-23. Help boost the buzz!
Speak at SQLSaturday: Be an active part of the SQLSaturday community
and share your SQL Server knowledge by submitting a session. The following SQLSaturday
events are looking for speakers:
SQLSaturday #33 in Pictures: Check out this
slideshow from last weekends packed event in Charlotte.
What do you think of PASS's speaker resources? As the Program Committee
gears up for the PASS Summit 2010 Call for Speakers, it's asking for your
feedback on the Speaker Resources pages.
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Join the PASS Community here:
  
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PASS Summit 2010
Nov. 8-11, Seattle, WA
Register now!
PASS European Conference 2010
April 21-23, Neuss, Germany
Register today!
PASSPort:
Create a
PASSPort profile and
connect with your SQL Server peers.
PASS Governance
Learn more about PASS and its budget and
financials.
PASS Learning Center: Check out the great content in our
PASS Tips,
Technical Articles,
Summit on
Demand, and
SQL Server Standard Magazine pages.
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