PASS Call for Presentations - You've Got Through April 24, 2009
Those of you who know me know that I am a big supporter of the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS). I have been involved with this organization since 2000 - when I spoke at their North American conference in San Francisco. Since then I have held a variety of volunteer positions including author, editor, presenter and - for a few years - member of the Board of Directors.
I can't express enough how important I believe this organization is to the SQL Server community. The annual conference is a hotbed of SQL Server education. In my opinion, you won't find any better source for high-end, high-quality SQL Server speakers and presentations. In reality, PASS is much more than the annual conference - but I'm here to talk about the conference.
Each year PASS requests presentation abstracts from members of the SQL Server community. It has been like that all along (that's how I got my start with PASS). The non-Microsoft speaking slots at the conference are filled by a committee of volunteers who review and evaluate the submissions that are received. This is a daunting task, and I truly appreciate the people who do it.
I would like to encourage anyone who has ever thought - or even if you have never thought - about presenting at a conference to hit www.sqlpass.org and submit an abstract. If you've got something that others might be interested in hearing about, write it up. Speaking at an event like this is not as hard as you might think - it's actually quite fun.
You can submit up to four abstracts. Now go forth and submit!
Chuck