PASS Business Analytics Virtual Group & Ryan Wade presents: “R-Ternatives with Power BI” August 17, 2017 Email: passbavc@pass.org

PASS Business Analytics Virtual Group Group Leader – Dan English Dan is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, author, speaker, community leader, and is the Senior Data Warehouse Architect at Constellation, Inc. in Minnesota. PASS Business Analytics Virtual Group http://tinyurl.com/linkedinpassbavc Twitter handle @passbavc https://twitter.com/passbavc YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/PASSBAVC

PASS Outstanding Volunteer – Paras Doshi!!! http://www.pass.org/Community/GetInvolved/Volunteers/OutstandingVolunteers.aspx

New PASS Business Analytics Team Members! Michael Johnson, a Microsoft data platform MVP and leader of the Johannesburg SQL User Group, is a business intelligence consultant at SQLSA. Michael regularly presents at many of the local user groups and SQL Saturday events in South Africa. Vishal is Microsoft Data Platform MVP, currently working with Aptude as Sr. Solution Architect, working with SQL from last 10 year, A data strategist and practitioner in Business Intelligence, Big Data and Data Visualization. Founder and Head Leader of Global Power BI User Group.

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Register at passbaday.com PASS BA Day – San Diego Immerse Yourself in a Day of Intense Learning Guided by Expert Speakers. Register at passbaday.com Summer Special: For a limited time, register at a discounted rate of $475 (20% off). Applied Data Science in a World of Big Data Speaker: Dean Abbott, Co-Founder & Chief Data Scientist, SmarterHQ Telling Compelling Stories Using Data to Achieve Business Goals Speaker: Anne Legg, Founder THRIVETM Strategic Services

PASS Summit 2017 Join us at PASS Summit for five educationally-packed days led by highly-rated, experienced speakers to meet your learning needs. PASS Summit October 31 – November 3, 2017 in Seattle, WA, USA PASSsummit.com

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2017 PASSion Award The PASSion Award is presented annually to a volunteer who demonstrates exceptional dedication to and enthusiasm for the PASS community. Submit your nominations for the 2017 PASSion Award between July 8 – September 1, 2017. pass.org/Community/GetInvolved/Volunteers/PASSionAward.aspx

2017 PASS Director-at-Large Elections Three seats are up for Election for the 2018/19 term: PASS Board Applications will be open from August 16-25, 2017 pass.org/governance USA, Canada and Open EMEA and Open Open 12

PASS is looking for Visionaries to serve on the PASS Board! Who we are looking for Attributes you’ll have Experience With PASS Seasoned members who have participated in multiple roles within PASS Leaders with a vision of PASS’ future and the skills needed to execute Influencers, Skilled Leaders, Strong Communicators and Financially Savvy Individuals Strategic Vision for PASS Understanding of PASS What you’ll be doing Collaborating with industry experts Building the future of PASS Fostering a community of professionals Other Board Experience Written and Verbal Communication Leadership and Management Skills Financial and Budgeting Experience $ Influence Time Management Skills

Upcoming Virtual Group Webinars MEETING DATE TOPIC Business Analytics August 17 11:00AM – 12:00 PM (UTC-05:00) R-ternatives in Power BI DBA Fundamentals August 22 11:00AM – 12:00 PM (UTC-05:00) Linux for the SQL Administrator - David Klee Database Administration August 23 12:00PM – 01:00 PM (UTC-04:00) Managing Lots of Instances Performance August 24 02:00PM – 03:00 PM (UTC+00:00) Performance Tune Your SQL Server VM Application Development August 24 07:00PM – 08:00 PM (UTC+00:00) Working with SQL Server for Linux Cross-Platform Saturday Night SQL August 26 09:00PM – 10:30 PM (UTC-04:00) 10 Amazing Things About Power BI You Don't Know

Upcoming SQLSaturdays US/Canada EMEA August 19 Sioux Falls August 26 Vancouver August 19 Lviv LATAM APAC August 19 Brasilia August 26 Singapore Visit sqlsaturday.com to register for an event near you!

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