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PASS Summit 2011 - What you can expect at the Conference - Summary

RickHeiges — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:30:00 GMT

As I finish up preparing for the Sep 20 (@1pm ET) webcast, I thought a final blog post may be appropriate in order to quickly reference many of the areas that I have touched upon. Naturally, much of this information is geared towards First Timers, but...(read more)

PASS Summit 2011 - What you can expect at the Conference - Part 7

RickHeiges — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:30:00 GMT

I really don't think that you can get the full flavor of the Summit unless you delve into Social Networking. There are multiple vehicles for social networking. Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, LinkedIn, and Yelp are all tools in the Social Networking Toolbox....(read more)

PASS Summit 2011 - What you can expect at the Conference - Part 2

RickHeiges — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:11:00 GMT

One of the things that you should do is map out your "Learning Itinerary" before coming to the summit. It probably will change once you get onsite, but having a plan will save you time and perhaps some frustration. You can go to the Summit website and...(read more)

Best Thing that I learned at PASS

RickHeiges — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:55:00 GMT

I remember my first PASS Summit in Denver in January 2002 (Delayed from Sep 2001 in Orlando due to Sep 11). One of the last sessions that I attended was led by Fabian Pascal. He runs a website called www.dbdebunk.com and is rather entertaining at times....(read more)

Attend a SQL Server User Group Meeting - Today (Nov 12) - From Virtually Anywhere

RickHeiges — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:27:00 GMT

I posted earlier that we are holding an organizational meeting in a virtual world called "Second Life". Second Life is a Virtual World where you interact with others by voice or typing or gestures. Here are the details:

Where: Microsoft User Group Island (Classroom 1) - http://slurl.com/secondlife/Microsoft%20Island/190/73/22

When: November 12, 2008 @ 12:00pm Pacific Time

What: Organizational Meeting for a SQL Server User Group

Leader: Rick Heiges, Director of (not-so) Special Projects for PASS (www.sqlpass.org)

If you are new to second life, it is free to join and to create yor own avitar. Come Join us in establising a Virtual Chapter in a Virtual World.