PASS Update #62
Our most recent Board meeting was Aug 11 & 12 in Ft Lauderdale (located so we could attend SQLSaturday on Saturday)....
2011-08-24
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SQLAndy
Defining Your Culture
Imagine that you take over a team, department, maybe even a whole company, and as you look around at how...
2011-08-23
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Networking Dinner at the PASS Summit 2011
We’re repeating our event this year, a low key no sponsor dinner for those that arrive early and want to...
2011-08-22
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Writing Your Resume
There’s a lot of info out there about putting together a resume, and I probably can’t add a lot, but...
2011-08-17
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You Are Allowed to Care About Whatever You Want
I wanted to write this because its often overlooked. I care about things that may not interest you, things that...
2011-08-16
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Micromanaging
Micromanaging is one of those words that evokes an instant negative image. Certainly there are times when it happens, but...
2011-08-15
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Notes from SQLSaturday #79
This was the third SQLSaturday in South Florida and the third time I’ve attended, just too good an event to...
2011-08-15
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Meet the PASS Board at SQLSaturday #79 In South Florida
We’re having a PASS Board meeting and many of us will be staying for the event on Saturday (and an...
2011-08-12
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Seeking Volunteers for the Nomination Committee
We have a few changes in the election process for PASS this year, one of them is that we have...
2011-08-11
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Call for Speakers for the SQL Track at the Tallahassee Code Camp
The annual Code Camp is coming up on October 1st in Tallahassee and our local SQL group is trying to...
2011-08-10
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