{"id":4213,"date":"2011-09-20T18:22:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-21T01:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/2011\/09\/20\/130-characters-could-get-you-into-pass-summit-2011\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:49:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:49:57","slug":"130-characters-could-get-you-into-pass-summit-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2011\/09\/20\/130-characters-could-get-you-into-pass-summit-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"130 Characters Could Get You Into PASS Summit 2011!"},"content":{"rendered":"


Want to get a free full 3-day registration to the PASS Summit 2011 in Seattle, WA from Oct 11-14, 2011? Well, a tweet reply of 130 characters or less (on Twitter) is all it might take to win! <\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/span>We will post a question on our official Twitter account (<\/span><\/span>@SQLServer<\/span><\/span><\/a>) at 9:00 a.m. PT on September 21, 2011 and will take responses to our question until 9:00 p.m. PT on Friday, September 23, 2011. Any answers submitted after that time will be disqualified. <\/p>\n

Your reply to our question should be no longer than 130 characters including the #sqlpass hashtag in the character count. Why only 130 characters you might ask? Well, we want to re-tweet your answer! Your answer can be very short or you can use up the 130 character limit. <\/p>\n

A panel of three members of the SQL Server Team at Microsoft will evaluate all answers to the question received during the Entry Period and judge the responses based on pure creativity. There is no right or wrong answer to this and you don\u2019t have to be first as you can submit anytime during the Entry Period. <\/p>\n

You can only submit one response to the question<\/b>, so take your time and make it a good one. If you submit more than one, you will be disqualified, including your first response. <\/p>\n

To give you time to book your travel and accommodation arrangements, we will announce the winner of the Challenge at 12:00 p.m. PT on Saturday, September 24th<\/sup> on <\/strong><\/span>@SQLServer<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

As it states in the rules below, we are providing the winner with one (1) Full (3-Day) Individual Registration to PASS Summit 2011. You are responsible for all travel and accommodation costs and arrangements.<\/b> This contest is available to all eligible participants worldwide (see rules below). <\/p>\n

Additionally, <\/span><\/span><\/span>you may not designate someone else as the winner. If you are unable or unwilling to accept your prize, we will award it to an alternate potential winner. <\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>Like all of our other contests, you must be following the <\/span>@SQLServer<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span> account and reply to our question to be eligible to win!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\n130 CHARACTERS COULD GET YOU TO PASS SUMMIT 2011 CHALLENGE – OFFICIAL RULES<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span>\n<\/div>\n
\nNO PURCHASE NECESSARY. <\/p>\n

COMMON TERMS USED IN THESE RULES: <\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span><\/b>These are the official rules that govern how THE Tell Us in 130 Characters Why You Should Go To PASS Summit 2011 Challenge <\/b>(\u201cChallenge\u201d) <\/b>promotion will operate. This promotion will be simply referred to as the \u201cChallenge\u201d throughout the rest of these rules. <\/p>\n

In these rules, \u201cwe,\u201d \u201cour,\u201d and \u201cus\u201d refer to Microsoft Corporation, the sponsor of the Challenge. \u201cYou\u201d refers to an eligible Challenge entrant. <\/p>\n

WHAT ARE THE START AND END DATES? <\/p>\n

<\/b>This Challenge starts at 9:00 a.m. PT on Sept 21, 2011 and ends at 9:00 p.m. PT on Sept 23, 2011 (\u201cEntry Period\u201d). <\/p>\n

CAN I ENTER? <\/p>\n

<\/b>You are eligible to enter this Challenge if you meet the following requirements at time of entry: <\/p>\n

This contest is open to IT Professionals who are interested in attending the PASS Summit 2011 in Seattle on October 11-14, 2011 and willing to pay for any\/all travel and accommodation costs involved attending the Summit . Microsoft will pay the full cost of the Full Summit (3-Days) Individual Registration for PASS Summit 2011. Details of the event are available <\/span>here<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/span> <\/p>\n

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