1. PASS Community News August 2016

2. The Conference for Technical Data Professionals
October Seattle
The Conference for Technical Data Professionals
200+ technical sessions
New and expert industry speakers
Networking opportunities with thousands of attendees from around the world
Use Local Chapter Discount Code: XXX for $150 off*
*Cannot be applied retroactively or combined with other offers.

3. PASSion Award Call for Nominations!
Your Voice Counts – Nominate A Volunteer!
PASS HQ is seeking nominees for the 2016 PASSion Award!  This is an annual award given to an individual who has shown true PASSion in their outstanding contribution to the data professional community.
The PASSion Award is not only given for the numerous activities in inspiring and leading the PASS Community, but also for the sincere PASSion shown in making this a strong community for everyone.  Here is a definition of the Award:
“For exemplary service and commitment to the PASS organization by inspiring the data profession community to connect, share and learn.” The award recognizes not only the numerous contributions of the individual, but also the drive and spirit they have shown in growing and supporting the PASS community.
If you would like to nominate someone for the PASSion Award, please send an to responding to the following questions:
Name: PASS SQL Community Activities: Notable accomplishments this year:  Why do you feel this person should be awarded the PASSion Award?
Nomination deadline is September 1, 2016

4. Upcoming PASS Events
Excel BI VC Webinar Series The Excel BI Virtual Chapter has partnered with ExcelTV for an exciting webinar event! The four back-to-back sessions will start at 17:00 UTC on August 16. Register here:

5. Register Today: 24hoursofpass.com
Featuring Speakers: Marco Russo, David Klee, Glenn Berry, Dmitri Korotkevitch, Kalen Delaney, Eduardo Castro, Jen Underwood & Kevin Petrie, Brent Ozar, Allan Hirt, Vicky Harp, Rob Farley, Andy Yun, Tim Mitchell, Peter Myers, Matan Yungman, Hamish Watson, Kathi Kellenberger, Guy Glantser, Joachim Hammer, Patricio Cofre, Mladen Prajdić, Markus Ehrenmueller-Jensen, Brian Larson, Tara Shankar Jana…
September 7 | 12:00 UTC
Preview PASS Summit sessions and speakers & get 24 hours of SQL Server and BI training for free! .
Register Today: 24hoursofpass.com
With thanks to Presenting Sponsors:

6. Select Virtual Chapter Meetings more local and global events found at sqlpass.org/events
MEETING DATE
TOPIC
DBA Fundamentals
August 2 11:00-12:00 UTC-06:00
High Availability/Disaster Recovery 101
Women in Technology
August 2 18:00-19:00 UTC-00:00
Improving Your PowerPoint Skills
Data Architecture
August 3 12:00-13:00 UTC-06:00
Azure and SQL Server By Jes Borland
Global Hebrew
August 8 15:00-16:00 UTC-00:00
Ido Friedman: Boost your ETL power using StreamSets
August 9 12:30-13:30 UTC+10:00
Securing SQL Server, Recommended Practices
High Availability and Disaster Recovery
August 9 12:00-13:00 UTC-06:00
5 Things To Consider: Stretching SQL Server Failover Clustered Instances and Availability Groups
August 9 16:00-17:00 UTC-00:00
SQL Server 2016 Reporting Services

7. Select Virtual Chapter Meetings more local and global events found at sqlpass.org/events
MEETING DATE
TOPIC
Global Spanish
August 10 12:00-13:00 UTC-05:00
Construyendo mi primer modelo Tabular con Analysis Services
Database Administration
August 10 12:00-13:00 UTC-07:00
Windows Clustering for the DBA Part 2 – sponsored by Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Big Data
August 16 14:00-15:00 UTC-05:00
Drill down into Azure Stream Analytics for Real-time insights
Excel BI
August 16 17:00-18:00 UTC-00:00
Creating Outstanding Spreadsheet Models
Excel BI
August 16 18:00-19:00 UTC-00:00
Making Informed Decisions: Guidelines for Creating an Effective Dashboard
August 16 19:00-20:00 UTC-00:00
Ten Great Reasons to Use Excel Tables
August 16 20:00-21:00 UTC-00:00
Intro to Data Cleansing with Get & Transform (Power Query)

8. Select Virtual Chapter Meetings more local and global events found at sqlpass.org/events
MEETING DATE
TOPIC
Data Architecture
August 17 12:00-13:00 UTC-06:00
Understanding SQL Server Backup and Restore by Tim Radney
Global Spanish
August 17 12:00-13:00 UTC-05:00
Eventos Extendidos vs SQL Profiler
Business Intelligence
Understanding U-SQL
Excel BI
August 18 12:00-13:00 UTC-06:00
Excel BI VC presents Devin Knight: Using Power BI Parameters and Templates
Hybrid
August 18 18:00-19:00 UTC-00:00
Simplifying SQL Server Migrations using PowerShell
PowerShell
August 19 12:00-13:00 UTC-05:00
PowerShell, SQL and Power BI - Reducing your Context Switching
Cloud
August 23 12:00-13:00 UTC-05:00
Beginning Azure with Tom Norman

9. Select Virtual Chapter Meetings more local and global events found at sqlpass.org/events
Global Spanish
August 24 12:00-13:00 UTC-05:00
Creación de un modelo de scoring de riesgo en la nube
Business Analytics
August 25 12:00-13:00 UTC-05:00
Maximizing your Microsoft investment with Pyramid Analytics BI Office
Cloud
August 31 12:00-13:00 UTC-06:00
Performance Tuning in Azure Database with John Sterrett
InMemory
August 31 13:00-14:00 UTC-05:00
In-memory OLTP: Concepts and improvements in SQL Server 2016

11. Upcoming SQLSaturdays
US/Canada
EMEA
Aug 27 Gothenburg
Aug 20 Singapore
Aug 13 San Antonio
Aug 13 Indianapolis
Aug 20 Spartanburg
Aug 27 Oklahoma City
Aug 27 Columbus
Oct São Paulo
LATAM
APAC
Visit to register for an event near you!

12. Volunteering Opportunities
PASS would not exist without its global network of passionate, dedicated, and hardworking volunteers.
Volunteer today!
For local opportunities, please visit: volunteer.sqlpass.org
For PASS HQ related activities, please update the “MyVolunteering” section of your MyPASS profile.

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