Tag Archives: PASS

PASS Update #67 (Election)

Today the slate of candidates for the 2012-2013 term was announced; Adam Jorgensen, Denise McInerney, Geoff Hiten, Kendal Van Dyke, Rob Farley, and Sri Sridharan. We’ve got six candidates to fill three seats (two additional seats will be filled by … Continue reading

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PASS Update #66 (All Good Things)

Last week I emailed the Board of Directors my resignation effective December 31st of this year, ending my current term one year early. It’s a decision I’ve been thinking about since May and explaining it could well consume several posts … Continue reading

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Final Prep for the 2011 Summit

I’m running through my mental (and some written) pre-travel checklist, tickets, clothes, a few odds and ends, trying to be reasonably ready for the the evening flight to Seattle on Saturday. I’m also looking at my schedule and thinking about … Continue reading

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Attending the Summit? Learn Networking With Don Gabor!

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Notes from SQLSaturday #85

I’m writing this on Sunday afternoon after the event, thinking about the event and what I want to share with you: The speaker party started with a down pour, forcing us into a too small back room that still worked. … Continue reading

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PASS Update #65 (Officers, September Meeting)

I wanted to start with a follow up to my last post about the officer elections and the concerns about having two officers from the same company. The question came in about whether having two from the same company increased … Continue reading

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My Sessions & Schedule at the 2011 PASS Summit–Early View

I was just checking the event calendar and saw that my Building a Professional Development Plan presentation is on Wednesday at 3:00 pm. It’s one of my favorite presentations and out of all the ones I’ve done, it’s the one … Continue reading

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PASS Update #64 (Officer Elections)

Recently former PASS President Kevin Kline posted his thoughts on the current slate of officers. I encourage you to read it, but the crux of the post is that Kevin opposes having two members of the same company serve on … Continue reading

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PASS Update #63 (How Do We Rate)

A short update today, following up on an email to the Board from incoming VP of Finance Douglas McDowell who suggested we go through an evaluation process similar to what is done at Charity Navigator. As far as I can … Continue reading

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PASS Update #62

Our most recent Board meeting was Aug 11 & 12 in Ft Lauderdale (located so we could attend SQLSaturday on Saturday). The week started with our management company deciding to change plans and attend by phone instead of in person. … Continue reading

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