Jack Corbett (12/8/2009)

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Have you considered doing it as a SQLSaturday. All the tools are available: website, messaging, some sponsor contacts. And, you get some coaching from people who have done a few.

Jack Corbett (12/8/2009)

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Interesting. You might want to check back with them on that. I believe that PASS has warmed a bit to SQLSaturday. I know that PASS doesn't supply the tools like SQLSaturday does and they did sponsor our Orlando SQLSaturday financially.

Jack Corbett (12/9/2009)

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Who are dealing with at PASS? I know Andy Warren (Lead for SQLSaturday and on the PASS BoD) well so I have an in there. I was also one of the leads for SQLSaturday #21 - Orlando so I know that PASS sent us some money as a sponsor. Also, according to the PASS board of director panel discussion at the Summit, President-Elect Rushabh Mehta, said PASS wants to partner with SQLSaturday and supports community events like it.

I think your issue is that you talked to PASS first so they are pushing a bit. What kind of support are you getting from them?

Jeremiah Peschka (12/9/2009)

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I can tell you that PASS now supports non-PASS branded events. The person to talk to at HQ is Blythe Morrow, she's the community coordinator. There's been discussion around this recently at the Board level and we decided that it was important to help out the SQL Server community regardless of event branding.

If you need any assistance, let me know and I'll see what I can do. I'm technically not on the board until January, but I'm more than willing to help out however I can.