Talk About the Elections

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Want to stay informed? Got an opinion? PASS wants to hear from you about the 2010 elections!

Check the latest BLOGS below, or visit the FORUMS to discuss with other PASS members. Please note: You have to log in (top right of your page) to post in the forums.

If you want your blog post to appear here, please send us an email including the name of your blog, the date you posted, and a short (maximum 50 characters) summary of the post. We will be updating the below list at least once per week before campaigning starts, and at least twice per week during the campaign period. 

BLOG UPDATES

Andy Leonard's Interviews with Candidates

• SQLBlog.com (September 1) - Andy Leonard interviews Geoff Hiten
• SQLBlog.com (September 1) - Andy Leonard interviews Mark Ginnebaugh
• SQLBlog.com (September 1) - Andy Leonard interviews Douglas McDowell
• SQLBlog.com (August 31) - Andy Leonard interviews Andy Warren
• SQLBlog.com (August 30) - Andy Leonard interviews Allen Kinsel
  

Discussion About the Official Slate

• codegumbo (September 3) - Stu Ainsworth responds to Kevin Kline's question about the elections process
• WebbTech Solutions (September 3) - Joe Webb responds to Kevin Kline's question about the elections process
• SQLChicken (September 2) - Jorge Segarra responds to Kevin Kline's question about the elections process
• SQL Server Insane Asylum (September 2) - Pat Wright wants to make sure you have your say
• Allen Kinsel (September 1) - Candidate Allen Kinsel sums up why you should vote for him
• Allen Kinsel (August 31) - Candidate Allen Kinsel names 5 things he wants to change
• WebbTech Solutions (August 31) - Former Director Joe Webb with his own say on the community's passionate response
• JaniceCLee.com (August 30) - Janice Lee reflects on the passionate response to the elections
• SQLServerTimes2 (August 30) - Lorie Edwards explains why she's voting for Allen Kinsel
• SQLAndy (August 30) - Candidate and Board member Andy Warren's update on his Board activities
• Allen Kinsel (August 27) - Candidate Allen Kinsel's plans for the Program Committee
• LittleKendra.com (August 26) - Kendra Little responds to the discussions
• SQLChicken (August 25) - Jorge Segarra promotes the PASS elections portal
• Ginneblog (August 25) - Candidate Mark Ginnebaugh introduces himself
• SQLServerCentral (August 25) - Roy Ernest on the discussion forums
• PASS Blog (August 24) - PASS President Rushabh Mehta's message to the community
• SQLServerCentral (August 24) - K. Brian Kelley comes to a conclusion
• codegumbo (August 24) - Stu Ainsworth dissects the issues and the numbers
• SQLServerCentral (August 23) - K. Brian Kelley breaks down the numbers
• Allen Kinsel (August 23) - Candidate Allen Kinsel talks about his time with the Program Committee
• SQLBlog.com (August 23) - Andy Leonard analyzes the elections process
• ScaryDBA (August 23) - Grant Fritchey's endorsements for this year's elections
• Wiseman-Wiseguy (August 23) - Jack Corbett on his plans for the future
• SQLBlog.com (August 21) - PASS VP and NomCom member Rick Heiges shares his view
• SQLTeam.com (August 21) - Candidate Geoff Hiten on the process
• SQLAndy (August 20) - Board member and candidate Andy Warren addresses the community
• SQLTeam.com (August 20) - NomCom member Denise McInerney shares her thoughts on the process
• SQL Server Input/Output (August 19) - Wes Brown's reaction to the elections process
• SQL Rockstar (August 19) - Board and NomCom member Thomas LaRock responds to the community
• SQLServerCentral (August 19) - K. Brian Kelley recounts related lessons learned in the Air Force
• Kendal Van Dyke (August 19) - Kendal Van Dyke's message to the community and the Board
• TimMitchell.net (August 19) - Tim Mitchell weighs in with his take on the process
• Brent Ozar (August 19) - Brent Ozar's take on issues facing the candidates
• SQLBlog.com (August 19) - More thoughts from Andy Leonard
• SQLBlog.com (August 19) - Thoughts from Andy Leonard
• Wiseman-Wiseguy (August 18) - Jack Corbett's reaction to Steve Jones's exclusion from the slate
• Wiseman-Wiseguy (August 18) - Jack Corbett's reaction to his exclusion from the slate
• SQLBlog.com (August 18) - Andy Leonard's suggested questions for the candidates
• SQLServerCentral (August 18) - Further discussion from Steve Jones
• codegumbo (August 18) - Stu Ainsworth discusses the difficulty of picking the slate
• SQLServerCentral (August 18) - Steve Jones's reaction to the NomCom's decision

Andy Leonard's Interviews with Applicants

• SQLBlog.com (August 4) - Andy Leonard concludes his interview series with Mark Ginnebaugh
• SQLBlog.com (August 3) - Andy Leonard interviews Allen Kinsel
• SQLBlog.com (August 2) - Andy Leonard interviews Andy Warren
• SQLBlog.com (July 30) - Andy Leonard interviews Geoff Hiten
• SQLBlog.com (July 29) - Andy Leonard interviews Steve Jones
• SQLBlog.com (July 28) - Andy Leonard interviews Jack Corbett
• SQLBlog.com (July 27) - Andy Leonard interviews Denny Cherry
• SQLBlog.com (July 26) - Andy Leonard interviews Markus Sprenger
• SQLBlog.com (July 23) - Andy Leonard's already interviewing applicants - here's Douglas McDowell

Other Posts - 2010 Elections

• SQL Server Insane Asylum (August 17) - Pat Wright talks about his questions to the candidates
  
• SQLTeam.com (August 2) - Geoff Hiten answers a simple question: "Why?"
  
• SQLServerPedia.com (July 28) - Stu Ainsworth shares his thoughts on this year's applicants
  
• Wiseman-Wiseguy (July 23) - Jack Corbett discusses how he prepared to run for the Board
• SQL Server Insane Asylum (July 16) - Former Director Pat Wright lists the benefits of being on the Board
• SQLAndy (July 14) - Andy Warren talks about his decision to run for re-election
• Facility9 (July 13) - Board member Jeremiah Peschka tells you how to get a free MBA with PASS
• ScaryDBA (June 25) - Dedicated PASS volunteer Grant Fritchey invites you to apply for the Board
• SQL Rockstar (June 24) - Board and NomCom member Thomas LaRock discusses the Call
• SQLAndy (June 24) - Andy Warren discusses the new elections voting tool he built for PASS
• codegumbo (June 24) - Stu Ainsworth has more to say about the elections process
• SQLAndy (June 24) - Andy Warren notes the Call as well as his own views about serving on the Board
• PASS Blog (June 23) - Call for Nominations goes out to PASS community
• codegumbo (June 21) - Stu Ainsworth talks about his appointment to the NomCom