Archive for the ‘PASS’ Category

#sqlpass–Last call for Community Choice

I’ve been out of pocket for the last couple of weeks (more on that later), but I was very excited to hear that two of my sessions were being considered for the Community Choice slots at PASS Summit this year.  If you haven’t voted yet, please consider voting for me; I’m looking for the opportunity [...]

July 19, 2011 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Conferences, PASS, SQLServerPedia Syndication

#sqlpass disappointed, but needing the kickstart

So, PASS Summit 2011 session selection emails have started going around; it looks like none of my sessions made the cut.  I need some time to digest this, but I mostly need to think about what that means for me moving forward.  These last two years have been a time of great change for me, [...]

June 15, 2011 · stuart · 2 Comments
Posted in: PASS

What Should PASS be? #sqlpass

Andy Warren recently threw out a challenge for bloggers to “fix” things with the Professional Association for SQL Server in 3 years.   There have been some great responses so far (and I’m sorry if I’ve missed yours): Andy Leonard Grant Fritchey Robert Matthew Cook Mike Walsh All of these posts have great ideas, and have [...]

February 23, 2011 · stuart · 2 Comments
Posted in: PASS, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web

#SQLPASS Summit 2010… Here we go again…

Just finished the first night of PASS Summit, and it’s been a great day.  Saw a lot of friends that I don’t get to spend enough time with, and it was a real blessing to talk about all of the changes that had happened in my life over the past year.  It’s hard to believe [...]

November 9, 2010 · stuart · One Comment
Posted in: PASS, SQLServerPedia Syndication

#sqlpass Less than an hour to go…

Till I drive to the airport.  I’m looking forward to this year’s Summit in a lot of ways, and I hope that it will energize me into blogging again.  It’s been a rough few weeks, and I’m looking forward to getting excited about my craft again.  I’m also looking forward to the few extra days [...]

November 4, 2010 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Conferences, PASS, SQLServerPedia Syndication

#passvotes Tweaks and Data Geeks: PASS Election 2011

Obviously, the angst over the 2010 PASS elections still lives on for some, and some of you are probably ready to move on to more immediate concerns, but as for me, I’m stuck here trying to figure out what I should learn from all of this.  I do think we as a community need to [...]

September 3, 2010 · stuart · One Comment
Posted in: Election2010, SQLServerPedia Syndication, The Social Web

#passvotes Welcome to the Nom Com: Here’s Your Helmet.

It’s been over a week since my last post on this subject, and to be honest, I was hoping that I wasn’t going to have to write any more.  I felt like I had stated my position that the Nominations Committee for the PASS elections of 2010 had been faced with an unpopular decision, and [...]

August 24, 2010 · stuart · 28 Comments
Posted in: Election2010, SQLServerPedia Syndication

#passvotes When doing the right thing ain’t popular…

If you Tweet or follow Steve Jones’ blog, you’ve already gotten the news that Steve will not be on the slate for the Board of Directors this year.  It was a tough decision for the Nominations Committee to make, but I wanted to address some of the controversy before it boils over.  I do, however, [...]

August 18, 2010 · stuart · 40 Comments
Posted in: Election2010, SQLServerPedia Syndication

#passvotes Interviews, interviews, interviews…

Not much new to report on the PASS 2010 Nominations process this week (http://elections.sqlpass.org).  We’ve interviewed 5 of the 7 remaining applicants, and overall, it looks like we’re going to have a great slate for selecting candidates this year.  Unfortunately, I had to miss a couple of the interviews due to a faulty merge-and-purge process [...]

August 9, 2010 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Election2010, SQLServerPedia Syndication

#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 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Election2010, SQLServerPedia Syndication