The weather at Charlotte was very nice. They were typical beautiful days in a harvest season. Inside the convention center, there were welcoming smiles at every corner, and enthusiastic people waiting in line to get into the next sessions.
What's my takeaway at PASS Summit?
It was truly my "Connect, Share, Learn" week with the SQL Server community.
Besides those sessions to expand my knowledge, networking with SQL Server professionals is the main takeaway for me. I met many well-known SQL Server experts and industry leaders that I am always learning from, either from their talks or from their articles. Also I made lots of friends with those who are also enthusiastic about data and BI. Every day, you can learn something new with the people you talked to, at lunch, at hand-on labs, at sponsor events, and at Exhibitor Halls. Even lunches at every conference day was a great chance to communicate with your peers, your local chapters, and the SQL Server Professionals with similar background.
I truly appreciate the organizers, speakers, volunteers, exhibitors, and all other people behind the scenes for making PASS Summit 2013 an amazing experience! Also great thanks to my boss for providing this awesome opportunity for me to reflect and recharge!
What's going on at PASS Summit?
For those who have never been to any PASS Summit, below is what I'd like to share with you. Here are the numbers:
- 3 packed days with 190+ technical sessions and 6 deep-dive Half-Day Sessions shared by 150+ experts.
- 2 days of pre-conferences with 14 sessions.
- 2 day of keynotes to keep you informed about the news of PASS and what's the "Next Big Thing", including Server 2014: In-Memory OLTP and Power BI.
- 3 luncheons to suit different needs for learning and networking, including:
- PASS Chapter luncheon
- Women In Technology Luncheon
- Birds of a Feather Luncheon
- SQL Server Clinic for some help from an expert from Microsoft.
- Instructor-led hand-on workshops and Microsoft on-site certification testing.
- 6 tracks that covered:
- Application & Database Development
- BI Information Delivery
- BI Platform Architecture
- Cloud Application Development & Deployment
- Enterprise Database Administration & Deployment
- Enterprise Database Administration & Deployment and Professional Development.
What's next?
If you would like to catch any part of PASS Summit 2013 live, go to PASSTV. The highlights are Day 1 and Day 2 keynotes. (To me, the demos are very impressive and the presentations are amazing.) Also, for my dear SQL/BI ladies, please don't miss Women in Technology: Panel Discussion.
Next, continue learning with top technical sessions at PASSTV. You can take a peek at the list of sessions(in pdf) . Then you can decide whether to get the complete set of PASS Summit 2013 session recordings to review at anytime you want.
Last but not least, don't forget to check out the PASS homepage for events near you and under your interests, including SQL Saturdays, local and Virtual PASS Chapters.
Now I am looking forward to the next PASS Summit at Seattle. How about you?
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