At long, long, long last, we have the pix up from the MVP Deep Dives book lauch at SQLPASS!!
For those who haven't heard:
"Responding to BillG’s MVP Summit challenge to “Do philanthropy where you are,” The SQL Server MVP Deep Dives book is a collaboration of 53 MVPs sharing their expertise and passion for SQL Server. This is an all-volunteer book. All author proceeds are going to WarChild.org – an organization that helps children traumatized by war. Because this is a book for charity, Manning Publications wanted to also donate and gave us a higher than normal royalty. In addition, if you purchase the book through this link: www.SQLServerMVPDeepDives.com then the purchase will also count toward Warchild's Manning affiliate account and Warchild will receive an extra 10% of the purchase." –Paul Nielsen
The book launch was held at the PASS Community Summit this month, and I got to be the unofficial-official photographer for the event. Paul Nielsen and Kahlen DeLaney gave short intro speeches, then all the MVPs at the Summit who'd contributed to the book lined up and signed Deep Dives copies for attendees. There were also copies for industry notables, including one for BillG himself (too bad the man didn't show & stand in line, or it could've been an even bigger event 🙂
I just got my copy in this week, and I can't wait for some time to dive in (so to speak). Huge thanks and big love to Paul, Kahlen, and the other 51 MVPs who took time for this worthy project.
I'll also put the link up on the MidnightDBA.com SQLPASS09 events page this weekend, for your reference and enjoyment. Here's the tinyurl so you can tweet and retweet away: http://tinyurl.com/ybtwesp
-Jen McCown, http://www.MidnightDBA.com