{"id":3233,"date":"2012-08-21T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/2012\/08\/21\/denny-cherry-guest-post-get-ready-for-pass-summit-2012\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:49:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:49:35","slug":"denny-cherry-guest-post-get-ready-for-pass-summit-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2012\/08\/21\/denny-cherry-guest-post-get-ready-for-pass-summit-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Denny Cherry Guest Post: Get Ready for PASS Summit 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
Guest Blog Post by<\/em><\/b>: Denny Cherry, MVP and Independent Consultant<\/em> (<\/span><\/span>www.mrdenny.com)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n The SQL PASS Summit, being held in Seattle Washington this year, is the premier conference for SQL Server professionals.\u00a0 Attending the SQL PASS conference is a bit of a different experience than attending other conferences such as Microsoft TechEd, Build, Connections, etc. The reason for this difference is that the SQL PASS conference is a purely community driven conference.\u00a0 While companies like Microsoft, Idera, Red Gate and SQL Sentry sponsor the conference, the conference is put on my SQL Server Users for SQL Server Users.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n Going to a conference for the 1st<\/sup> time can be a pretty scary experience for a lot of people.\u00a0 Convention centers are massive and handing your way around can be difficult the first or second time that you go to the convention center.\u00a0 To help people find their way around the very large and confusing Seattle Convention Center I\u2019m holding my second annual \u201cSQL PASS 1st<\/sup> Timers Webcast\u201d on October 17th<\/sup>, 2012 at 1pm Pacific Time (<\/span>find your local time<\/span><\/a>).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 During this webcast I\u2019ll be telling you a lot of what you\u2019ll need to know about the Seattle Convention Center, how to get around town, how to get to the hotels from the airport, where to find places for dinner, how to find your way around the convention center, and much more.\u00a0 If you\u2019ve been to the PASS Summit in Seattle before I\u2019d recommend watching anyway as there will be some new information for you.\u00a0 Most importantly where breakfast and lunch will be served as the lunch hall is moving.<\/span><\/p>\n