I had never attended a conference of this scale before – so for me, it was a novel experience! An experience I will cherish (Until I get a chance to attend the next PASS summit!). And I am just amazed at kind of work the PASS board and volunteers must have put in to make this all happen. I remember a time when I was a lead organizer for a national level technical festival for just 500 attendees – and trust me when I say I had no chance to rest for 3-4 weeks straight. So when I see a conference that is 10x in size and 100x in reputation – All I can do is stare in amazement:
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So what did I do at SQLPASS?!
- Attended sessions to learn, relearn (and unlearn!)
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- Attended keynotes! Awesome announcements!! And on day three, I had the pleasure of seeing Dr. Dewitt live! – it was awesome!
- Went to parties ( I loved the SolidQ party and the Game works party)
Image courtesy: http://www.watton.org/clipart/party/party.shtml
- Met Amazing people who are passionate about same things I am!
- Met people who are part of the team that are responsible for developing/delivering products that I use daily => Met people with blue badges!
- Slept a little!
- Explored Seattle after PASS summit
- Volunteered as PASS ambassador
What was my job?! To guide people to find what they were looking for. So what I had to scout for confused faces – offer then help – point them to places – that’s about it.
- And tweeted a little during SQLPASS! #sqlpass rocks!
So yup – I enjoyed SQLPASS!