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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)

Setting up for PASS Summit Orientation

RickHeiges — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:41:00 GMT

I am in the process of finalizing a date (week of Sep 19) for a LiveMeeting event that will focus on the upcoming PASS Community Summit. It will be primarily targeted at the first-timers to the Summit, but everyone will be welcome to join. There will...(read more)

OT: March Mdness 2011

RickHeiges — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:11:00 GMT

This past fall, I decided to take a break from Fantasy Football. Did I miss it? Yes to some extent. Fantasy Football can really eat up a lot of time. But - I still love March Madness (NCAA Men's Basketball Tourney). It doesn't take much time to pick out...(read more)

SQL Saturday #33 in Charlotte!

RickHeiges — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:35:00 GMT

SQL Saturday is coming to Charlotte next month! If you are in the area, come on by. We have a great line-up of speakers. Find out more information at http://www.sqlsaturday.com/33/eventhome.aspx...(read more)

23 Hours of PASS ++

RickHeiges — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:20:00 GMT

As I reviewed the sessions by our pre/post-con speakers who also participated in the 24 Hours of PASS event, I was disturbed that the single session with the MOST attendees during the event had no audio (no one can hear you scream in cyber-space). Immediately,...(read more)

24 Hours of PASS

RickHeiges — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:50:00 GMT

I have been busy on organizing an event which I hope that many in the community will find useful. The event will consist of 24 1-hour webcasts featuring some of the best community speakers on SQL Server. The event will begin 2-September-2009 at Midnight...(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.

Virtual User Group

RickHeiges — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:56:00 GMT

Are you interested in SQL Server? Have you heard about User Group Meetings (perhaps in your area), but it is difficult to get there? Do you like the idea of webcasts, but get bored due to little interaction? Come join us in establishing an Official PASS Chapter in the Virtual World of Second Life. Second Life is a Virtual World where almost anything is possible. Get “In-World” for FREE at www.secondlife.com.

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

When: November 12, 2008 @ 12:00pm PT

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, go ahead and create "yourself" before next Wednesday.

I recently created my own avatar a few months ago when this was on the horizon. I sat in on a Microsoft Office User Group Meeting and found the content informative and the interaction similar to what I found at other User Group Meetings. The down side was there was no FREE food. :-) I encourage you to explore this world - especially Microsoft isalnd - and join us next Wednesday!

OT: Last Minute Fantasy Football

RickHeiges — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:55:00 GMT

Only one slot left for the SQLBLOGGERS league....

To join, visit http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1

League ID: 540668

Password: rssfeed

ALSO - We need at least 4 teams for this league, we have three right now.... It has to be an even number of teams..... Another league similar, but with only a few bench spots....

Here are the details of the "Short Bench" League:

League ID#: 555356

Password: football

OT: SQL Blog Bracket

RickHeiges — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:35:00 GMT

March Madness is here! If you are interested in Joining in on the fun, follow the link below.

http://tournament.fantasysports.yahoo.com/t1/register/joinprivategroup_assign_team?GID=91191&P=sqlblog

Group: 91191

Password: sqlblog

Enjoy!

OT:Need one more team

RickHeiges — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:09:00 GMT

http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1. The League ID and password are as follows:

League ID#: 265861
Password: rssfeed

We'll keep everyone updated throughout the season.

OT: Last call for Football

RickHeiges — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:23:00 GMT

We will close registration on Tuesday, Aug 28. We still hav several spots left. I invite you to join and play. You will need to first go to www.yahoo.com and register (if youalready do not have a yahoo account) and then go to http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1. The League ID and password are as follows:

League ID#: 265861
Password: rssfeed

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