(Introductory note: it’s been so long since I blogged, I couldn’t remember my login. Yeesh.)
Hello and welcome, y’all, to the 2020 PASS Virtual Summit! If you’re not signed up, and it’s before 11/14/2020, you’re not too late! Register today and you’ll have access to a holy crapton of recorded sessions and slide decks!
Is the VIRTUAL summit worthwhile?
I had the opportunity to sign up for the virtual summit at the last minute, and I’m going to say yes. Yes, it’s worthwhile.
PASS has done its best to make up for the “not in person” aspect of the convention with various offerings. The results are mixed, yes, but I think the value is still there…especially for the discounted price of entry!
Need to know
The basics are this:
- Register here. The three day registration is just $399, plus you can find a discount code from any local or virtual user group.
- A lot of the sessions are pre-recorded, and can be viewed at any time. Watch a recorded session at the scheduled time, and the speaker will be there for QnA near the end!
- Download the app. Some things are only available in the app.
- Sessions have chat and QnA tabs; the Community Zone has events throughout the day; you can connect with expo hall companies in live chat (and participate in PASS to Prizes)…and more.
MORE networking? You got it!
I personally miss the hangouts and chance encounters and events at the live Summit, so I put together a Discord server! We have rooms for networking, general chat, individual class”rooms”, and much more.
If the Discord link in this blog is out of date, hit me up on Twitter.
Even more networking:
- Visit the Community Zone on the Virtual Summit website: https://bit.ly/3kqo1xf
- Join our SQL Community Discord for Game Nights, discussion, and much more!
- See the #PASSSummit2020 and #PASSVirtualSummit hashtags on Twitter.
- There’s an ESTABLISHED SQL Community over on Slack: https://t.co/dbFzg0DkDr?amp=1
Join us at PASS Virtual Summit, y’all! It’s the next best thing to being there in person.