Goin to PASS!
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Well, I was told today by my manager that they are going to pay for me to go to PASS! I was already planing to attend but this saves me a ton of cash. I'm so excited! I can't wait to meet some of the folks from the boards there.
Wes
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Lucky bum, I can't get even the 200 a year they promise us for instructional materials without signing a wavier on my life lately. Ahh, maybe next year.
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Be sure you register with the SSC code and we'll have a shirt waiting for you. Looking forward to meeting you as well.
Steve
Steve Jones
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I'd like to see PASS host a conference in the southern hemisphere once in a while. Then it might be more affordable to attend because I'm not shelling out for airfares to the US.
Hope this helps
Phill Carter
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Well, after years of trying to get to ether PASS I finally decided f'it I'll just shell out the money and go. It's not cheap to go if you are state side ether. I've got to fly from austin to the conf and back plus hotel and all that goes with having fun at a conf.
Wes
Wes
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I'd love to be able to just shell out the money and go. Every time a conference comes around I just cringe at all the really cool stuff that's being presented.
Unfortunately it's just not a financially viable option. Here's some rough figures,
2 x pre-conference seminars (often the best part) $AUD 1150
registration fee (assuming I booked early) $AUD 1840
Hotel (at special rate for 6 days) $AUD 1450
Best (read el cheapo) airfare $AUD 1509
GRAND TOTAL $AUD 5949 approx $US 3800
And all this doesn't include "all that goes with having fun at a conf"
Even if I wanted to do some sort of deal with my employer, there is no way they'd shell out more than $2000, and if I was to front up with more than $3000, I'd want to have more than a week in the US.
Hope this helps
Phill Carter
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Here Here Phil - i put a fantastic proposal in, but in AU$ id have more chance of winning the lotto 🙂
technet is great, lots of booze and parties are great, but for pure dba's is very limited... around $2.5k from memory all up from perth to melbourne
oh well.. back to work!
(damn)
Chris Kempster
Author of "SQL Server 2k for the Oracle DBA"
Chris Kempster
www.chriskempster.com
Author of "SQL Server Backup, Recovery & Troubleshooting"
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Hi Wes,
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Well, I was told today by my manager that they are going to pay for me to go to PASS! I was already planing to attend but this saves me a ton of cash. I'm so excited! I can't wait to meet some of the folks from the boards there.lucky one!
I see no chance for me in a lifetime, even if I were in the IT department.
Frank
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Maybe we'll get something in Aus one day. I know I'd like to go down there.
Steve Jones
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I am the lucky one and will go to the PASS. See you there.
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