PASS Community News

November 2014

Planning on attending PASS Summit 2014?

• The world’s largest gathering of SQL Server & BI professionals

• Take your SQL Server skills to the next level by learning from the world’s SQL Server experts, in 190+ technical sessions

• Over 5000 attendees, representing 2000 companies, from 52 countries, ready to network & learn

Ask your Chapter Leader how to save $150 off registration!

$2,295After Nov

1st

Take PASS Summit Home with You – Official Merchandise Now Available!

• For the first time ever, grab official merchandise from PASS• PASS hoodies & t-shirts• PASS Summit mugs• PASS bags• Special Edition 25th anniversary SQL Server t-

shirt – available to Summit 2014 attendees only

• Pick up at PASS Summit 2014 or Shipping Available for most items

• Limited Time Offer – Order by November 20th

Head over to PASSboutique.com to SHOP NOW!

PASS Virtual Chapters Listing

Check out sqlpass.org for more information on Virtual Chapters:

• Application Development• Big Data• Book Readers• Business Analytics• Business Intelligence• Cloud• Data Architecture• Database Administration• DBA Fundamentals• Excel BI• Healthcare• High Availability and Disaster Recovery• InMemory• Master Data\Data Quality

• Oracle SQL• Performance• Powershell • Professional

Development• Security• Virtualization• Women in Technology• Global Chinese• Global French• Global Hebrew• Global Italian• Global Portuguese• Global Russian• Global Spanish

Select Virtual Chapter MeetingsVIRTUAL CHAPTER

MEETING TOPIC

DBA Fundamentals Nov 11 11:00– 12:00 (GMT-06:00)

In-Memory OLTP – The Ultimate Performance Frontier with Ami Levin

High Availability and Disaster Recovery

Nov 11 12:00-13:00 (GMT-06:00)

Introduction to Log Shipping with Brandon Leach

Global Spanish Nov 12 12:00-13:00 (GMT-05:00)

Recuperación de desastres y soluciones de alta disponibilidad con SQL Server with Michelle Gutzait

Business Analytics Nov 13 12:00-13:00 (GMT-05:00)

13 Excel features that DB Developers should know about with Kevin Goff

SQLSaturdayUpcoming North America

EventsUpcoming International

Events

• Nov 1 #337 Oregon

• Nov 22 #350 Winnipeg

• Dec 6 #347 Washington

DC

• Dec 13 #354 Charleston

• Jan 17 #363 Nashville

• Jan 31 #362 Austin

• Nov 22 #355 Parma

• Nov 22 #353 London (BA

Edition)

• Dec 6 #359 Istanbul

• Dec 6 #351 Lima

• Dec 13 #356 Slovenia

• Jan 19 #360 Israel

• Jan 24 #346 El Salvador

Visit www.sqlsaturday.com to register for an event near you!

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Volunteering with PASS

Volunteer Today!!

Now it’s easier than ever to volunteer with PASS.

Let us know your volunteer preferences by updating the “MyVolunteering” section of your

MyPASS profile.

PASS would not exist without our passionate, dedicated, and hardworking volunteers from

around the globe.

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Outstanding Volunteer Award

Do you know a volunteer that has gone above and beyond recently?

Nominate them for the monthly OVA.

VolunteerRecognition@sqlpass.org

PASS Volunteer Awards

PASSion AwardThe highest of PASS accolades

presented yearly to an outstanding volunteer.

http://www.sqlpass.org/Community/Volunteers/PASSionAward.aspx

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