kevriley (10/22/2009)

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Steve,

liked your blog post and editorial today about this issue, and couldn't agree more that there should be more transparency.

As a DBA in the UK, I feel very, very distant from PASS. I joined a few years ago, but my location is a large barrier to any physical events! Not that that is PASSs fault.

My only direct connection is regular emails about every 3-4 weeks. I do participate in my local user group, which in turn is linked with the UK SSUG, which itself is somehow 'affiliated' to PASS (although the only clue to that is a link to the UK SSUG from SQLPAss.org) - hardly feel 'connected'!

I don't feel part of a community with PASS, I feel more part of a community here at SSC. I certainly don't feel as though PASS does anything for me, and if it ceased tomorrow, I'm not sure I'd notice.

kevriley (10/22/2009)

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Silverfox,

my local group is the Manchester SSUG, part of the UK SSUG - try their website www.sqlserverfaq.com - it's maintained mainly by Tony Rogerson. They also have meetings in Leeds, Reading, London, Cardiff, Dundee and Bracknell.

As you'll see from the website though, there's no reference to PASS!

Where are you based?

Kev

Silverfox (10/22/2009)

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scratch that, cannot make those times, bloody typical, how can you be expected to be there when the start times are part of BAU Hours. lol

Grant Fritchey (10/22/2009)

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PASS does put on a Summit in Europe. It's not as big or as well advertised as the Summit in the US (usually in Seattle these days), but it's pretty well attended by most of the bigger name presenters. It was held in Germany in April of this year. You guys should try to go next year.