Category Speaking

What the heck are you people talking about?

The call for speakers is closed and the selection committees are about to begin reviewing the abstracts. Before they get started, here are a few little pieces of trivia about the sessions.
Keep in mind that I have done minimal cleansing on this data so it’s going to be a bit messy and unreliable for anything [...]

Submitting a Winning Abstract at PASS

For those who couldn’t make today’s presentation, or those who could but want to hear Tim Ford and Buck Woody trashing Wisconsin, I’m pleased to share with you both the slides and the recording of today’s presentation. Or rather, two recordings.
The Powerpoint
The Presentation
Submitting a session to the PASS Summit really isn’t terrifying. What’s terrifying [...]

Submit to PASS!

The call for speakers is rapidly approaching and to help everyone get ready, we’ve got a special treat for you. Chuck Heinzelman, of PASS Board of Directors fame, has agreed to put on a presentation – Intro to Speaking At PASS: Creating a Winning Abstract (If I Can Do It, Anyone Can!).
What’s the point [...]

Free SQL Server Training in April

I’m going to be speaking at a few events in April. I bet you want to come visit and hear the crazy sounds that I’m going to be making!
Thursday April 8th – Columbus, OH
Fundamentals of SQL Server Internals
The Abstract: Want to know what makes SQL Server tick?
Ever wonder what SQL Server is doing when you [...]

How can we grow the pool of Summit speakers?

Allen Kinsel, my brother in arms for the Summit 2010 Program, posed a question about how to grow the pool of speakers for the PASS 2010 Summit. Allen has proposed that in order to bring in more speakers, we limit things to 1 session per speaker. With 168 sessions across the board, that’s a lot [...]