One of our SQL servers was generating these errors for «some» Windows logins but not all.
Error: 17806, Severity: 20, State: 2.
SSPI handshake failed with error code 0x8009030c while establishing a connection with integrated security; the connection has been closed. [CLIENT: 192.168.1.1]
I've been focusing on different aspects of speakers and their interactions with PASS lately. Id like to expand on that and take a large detour.
last week while going over some ideas and upcoming changes to the PASS Program Committee with my PASS boss, Jeremiah Peschka I had what I think is a great idea, and Id like to throw it out here and see If I cant help get it off the ground.
It seems like a lot of the suggestions I've been getting lately with regards to the program haven't really been relevant to the problem I was trying to solve. At first I thought I wasn't explaining myself properly or I was writing in the same manner my brain works (all over the place) . Then It donned on me, maybe I'm trying to solve the wrong problem. (I know this was definitely one of my greatest moments of clarity). In a lot of what we do in the program committee we're really not positioned to help speakers grow perse. But, speakers still need help, they still want to refine their craft, learn new tricks, etc. I know I for one would love to get started speaking but, while I can tell who is a good speaker, I certainly don't know how they got that way, surely they weren't born with it!!!
Last time I wrote about limiting speakers to 1 session per summit, I appreciate the feedback, and thought id take another turn at this topic.
As I was reading the comments it reminded me that last year, I was asked by PASS marketing to pull a list of what we considered «new presenters». I thought I would revisit that list and give some of the statistics I discovered.
I want to start by saying I did this research almost 9 months ago, and I didnt reverify that this information was correct enough to post, it was pulled from their submitted bio's. So feel free to point out if something is wrong.
Things have really started to move lately, We've officially started the Program Committee for 2010.
We received 53 applications this year from members hoping to help out on the program committee. That's a huge number for us, When I joined in 2007 I think I was accepted by default because we didn't have enough volunteers. in 2008 there were approximately 20, last year we had 23. Obviously we're gaining some attention in the process of making the education program at the annual pass summit the best year after year.
With so many applicants, selecting the teams was quite a chore this year. Its like interviewing for an open position at your company but instead of having 1 position, you have 17 open and instead of a hand-full of qualified applicants, you get a boatload. That pretty much sums up the experience every year but, this year it was twice as bad as I remember it being in the past (possibly because of the doubling in applicants). In the end, the quest to fill these teams took quite a bit of time, unfortunately just like selecting employees for your day job, there is really no best way to make the selections. I should have probably just used a dartboard for the selections but, I didn't want to disservice those that had taken the time to apply. After quite a few iterations of making sure everyone was in the team that best leverages their skill sets, the new volunteers were notified.
Do you have a relationship with your professional organization?
What is your professional organization? is it in technology? Something like Ineta, PASS, ISUG, IDUG, IOUG or one of the other various technology groups that exist. Or maybe your preferred group is more in the business side of things like ASPA, LOMA or AICPA. If you dont know your desired professional organization, take a second and plug in your favorite search terms + professional organization into «binoogle» and see if the results lead you to a new beginning.
If you already know your professional organization, what do you expect of your relationship with your organization? Is it a two way street? Do you give as well as receive? Would you like the relationship between you and that organization to be stronger or weaker? Do they do enough to help you succeed, do they provide value? Do you do what you can to enable their success? A little overly rhetorical probably, but you get the point.
Delicious
Digg
Facebook
Furl
Google Bookmarks
Live Favorites
Magnolia
Reddit
Slashdot
Stumbleupon
Technorati Favorites
Twitter
Yahoo! Buzz
5 comments
No trackbacks
RSS 2.0
Bloglines
MyYahoo
Netvibes
Newsgator
Rojo