April 23, 2009 at 8:08 am
Guys, I hadn't even considered submitting an abstract, and the time seems kind of short. I've never even been an attendee before. I do have one potential topic though. Would anyone mind showing me a couple of abstracts so I can at least see what the format is?
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April 23, 2009 at 8:17 am
http://sqlinthewild.co.za/index.php/2009/04/11/pass-summit-submissions/
You need the following:
- Your biography
- A title (eye catching or at least intriguing)
- Short abstract
- 3 goals of the presentation
- Requirements - what people need to know to follow
- an idea what % of demos the presentation will be.
Community sessions are 75 minutes long, so make sure it's something that you can talk about for at least an hour.
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April 23, 2009 at 8:20 am
Bob,
Here's another link that I used get an idea of how to submit my abstracts:
http://facility9.com/2009/04/02/pass-summit-call-for-speakers-8-days-left/%5B/url%5D
And here's my blog post about my submissions:
[url]http://wiseman-wiseguy.blogspot.com/2009/04/pass-sessions-submitted-should-i-be.html">
http://facility9.com/2009/04/02/pass-summit-call-for-speakers-8-days-left/%5B/url%5D
And here's my blog post about my submissions:
http://wiseman-wiseguy.blogspot.com/2009/04/pass-sessions-submitted-should-i-be.html
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April 23, 2009 at 8:26 am
GSquared (4/23/2009)
You just gotta love posts like these:http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic703170-338-1.aspx
http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic703094-147-1.aspx
No thanks, no "can you please...". I thought it might be a problem with English but this kind of answers is unacceptable!
April 23, 2009 at 8:28 am
I'm sorry, I don't have my abstracts in a readily digestible format anywhere. Something else to do next time.
However, if you register as a speaker you can look at all the other abstracts. You can't see the details, but you'll see the presenter, the title and the description of the abstract. Catchy titles do seem to be one of the requirements now. Mine are dull as all get out; Understanding Execution Plans, Deploying with Visual Studio Team System Database Edition...
I should try something like "Understanding Execution Plans and Jennifer Garner" or "Deploying with Visual Studio Team System Database Edition and Gina Torres" I think I'd get more attention that way.
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April 23, 2009 at 8:41 am
Grant Fritchey (4/23/2009)
I'm sorry, I don't have my abstracts in a readily digestible format anywhere. Something else to do next time.However, if you register as a speaker you can look at all the other abstracts. You can't see the details, but you'll see the presenter, the title and the description of the abstract. Catchy titles do seem to be one of the requirements now. Mine are dull as all get out; Understanding Execution Plans, Deploying with Visual Studio Team System Database Edition...
I should try something like "Understanding Execution Plans and Jennifer Garner" or "Deploying with Visual Studio Team System Database Edition and Gina Torres" I think I'd get more attention that way.
I'd definitely sign up for both of those!
(I have this image of Grant standing on a stage, delivering a session on execution plans, with a "Vanna White" standing behind him, gesturing at the power-point slides. No real purpose, just there to raise the ratings.)
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April 23, 2009 at 8:45 am
Thanks, everyone.
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April 23, 2009 at 8:57 am
Good luck, Bob!
you can have my slot. I submitted one, but perhaps should have skipped it given all the submissions there are. I was thinking there might be less with the economy.
April 23, 2009 at 9:19 am
My topic would more likely be... Laughable SQL
Other contenders:
Sensual SQL (potential best seller title here, Jeff take note)
Cooking with SQL
Why isn't there an SQL equivalent to Iron Chef? That would make for an interesting competition. Instead of a mystery basket of ingredients, the competitors get an inherited database with really bizarre schema, and equally bizarre requirements... then given an hour to code. Judges would rate the solutions on speed, flexibility, innovation, etc.
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April 23, 2009 at 9:38 am
Laughable SQL would be a great topic. Probably quite popular, and potentially quite valuable.
Could have examples of some of the really bad cursor solutions as one part, nested recursive CTEs for another, CLR solutions that T-SQL already does a better job of, gross violations of normal form, at least a few minutes on nolock-addiction, and so on.
Kind of a condensed version of http://www.sqldumbass.com and thedailywtf.com, but with real solutions to stupid problems, not just "look at how dumb this guy was!"
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April 23, 2009 at 9:44 am
Bob Hovious (4/23/2009)
My topic would more likely be... Laughable SQLWhy isn't there an SQL equivalent to Iron Chef? That would make for an interesting competition. Instead of a mystery basket of ingredients, the competitors get an inherited database with really bizarre schema, and equally bizarre requirements... then given an hour to code. Judges would rate the solutions on speed, flexibility, innovation, etc.
That sounds like a good 'hands on' interviewing technique.:-D
Book smart or real life expreience would show pretty quickly.
Greg E
April 23, 2009 at 9:45 am
GSquared (4/23/2009)
Laughable SQL would be a great topic. Probably quite popular, and potentially quite valuable.Could have examples of some of the really bad cursor solutions as one part, nested recursive CTEs for another, CLR solutions that T-SQL already does a better job of, gross violations of normal form, at least a few minutes on nolock-addiction, and so on.
Kind of a condensed version of http://www.sqldumbass.com and thedailywtf.com, but with real solutions to stupid problems, not just "look at how dumb this guy was!"
hmmmm...Where would one look for examples of bad SQL? (I'm ducking to avoid flying pork chops) 😀
Bob, how about: SQL 2008, the sequel?
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April 23, 2009 at 9:48 am
Where would one look for examples of bad SQL?
I can think of a poster child. I'll bet Lynn can too.
Bob, how about: SQL 2008, the sequel?
Are we about to go back to movie titles? 😀
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April 23, 2009 at 9:49 am
Alvin Ramard (4/23/2009)
hmmmm...Where would one look for examples of bad SQL? (I'm ducking to avoid flying pork chops) 😀
My presentation from last year had some made up bad SQL, and very hard it was for me to write too.
Can't take the worst the postings from here as examples. Presentations have to be believable after all. 😛
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April 23, 2009 at 9:49 am
Bob Hovious (4/23/2009)
Are we about to go back to movie titles? 😀
NO!!!!!
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