The call for Pre Con speakers for the 2011 PASS SQLRally closed last Friday (Oct. 15) and I want to extend a thank you to the following people who submitted abstracts:
- Aaron Nelson
- Allan Hirt & Ben DeBow
- Andy Leonard
- Barry Ralston
- Chris Shaw & Steve Jones
- Grant Fritchey
- Joe Webb
- K. Brian Kelley
- Kevin Kline
- Klaus Aschenbrenner
- Louis Davidson
- Mark Tabladillo
- Max Trinidad
- Patrick LeBlanc, Devin Knight, Mike Davis, & Adam Jorgensen
- Plamen Ratchev
- Simon Sabin
Following the process that we published in the application, the abstract review team is looking at all of the submissions this week. The review team consists of:
- One representative from the PASS Board of Directors: Andy Warren
- One representative from the PASS SQLRally partner Chapter (OPASS): Jack Corbett
- One community member: Brent Ozar
- One (non-voting) representative from PASS HQ: Craig Ellis
It is our goal to complete the initial review process this week so that we can open up the community voting next week. We had a brief mention about this in today's PASS Connector and, following our published process, we'll also announce when voting opens via Twitter and the PASS Blog.
Thanks again to everyone who took the time to submit an abstract. This is shaping up to be a fantastic event!