Sleepless for Seattle

Andy Levy
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PASS Summit 2017 is only a week away and to say I’m excited about it would be an understatement. This will be my third trip to the epic gathering of SQL Server and Microsoft data platform professionals and each time, it gets better and better.

Not only is this a time for learning and networking, it’s a giant #sqlfamily reunion. The list of people I’m excited to see is long, both people I’ve known for a while and new friends I’ve only spoken with online.

How to find me:

As a “Summit Buddy” this year, I’ll be helping four Summit first-timers navigate the week. We’ve already been in contact via email and we’ll be meeting for the first time at the First-Timer Orientation & Speed Networking event late Tuesday afternoon. We’ll check in a few times through the week, probably over breakfast or lunch and hopefully see each other in the Community Zone and sessions as well. I’m hopeful that they’ll enjoy Summit as much as I do.

I’m still working out my session schedule. So many great sessions to choose from! My pre-conference and after-hours schedules are shaping up nicely though. For the first time ever, I’m attending as a User Group co-leader and SQL Saturday Organizer, so I’ll be in meetings for those on Tuesday.

Events to find me at outside the normal Summit hours:

  • Monday, 7:00 PM - Networking dinner
  • Tuesday, 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM - First-Timer Orientation & Speed Networking
  • Tuesday, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM - Welcome Reception
  • Tuesday, 8:00 PM - dbatools team gathering
  • Wednesday, 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM - SQL Trail Mix
  • Thursday, 7:00 PM - 10:30 PM - Games Night
  • One Summit tradition I’m undecided about right now is SQL run. It’s no longer an official event but people still do it. I’ve got a sore leg right now and if I can’t get it fixed I’ll pass on the running. Seattle is a nice place to run, especially by the waterfront. But it’s hilly.

As with every Summit, the schedule is jam-packed and it’s going to be exhausting. I can’t wait.