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The Value of Professional Associations

The Value of Professional Associations. Keynote Topic. By John Miner. www.craftydba.com. What is a professional assn ?. A group of people that meet to discuss and promote knowledge in their industry. Historically, these were the guilds of middle ages such as the Masons or Shoemakers.

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The Value of Professional Associations

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  1. The Value of Professional Associations Keynote Topic By John Miner www.craftydba.com

  2. What is a professional assn? • A group of people that meet to discuss and promote knowledge in their industry. • Historically, these were the guilds of middle ages such as the Masons or Shoemakers. • Ritual traditions of the guilds survive in orders like the Free Masons. • Some modern day guilds are the Electrical and Plumbers union.

  3. Ranking of skill • Guilds ranked members in terms of their skill. • Apprentice • Journeyman • Master • Microsoft’s certification program • MCTS = associate • MCITP = expert • MCM = master

  4. Member benefits • Attend presentations on parts of the SQL Server family that you do not use. • Meet professionals in the IT field • Same area of study • Different area of study • Be apart of new product releases. • Be aware of 3rd party tool offerings. • Get knowledgeable about local companies.

  5. Learning by teaching • Members are encouraged to immerse themselves in topic they are interested in. • Read books on-line, white papers and/or books. • Create some working demos on how to apply the technology. • Report back to the group via a presentation.

  6. Are there drawbacks? • It does take time to attend and/or present. • Unless you are actively going to school, it is a great way to learn. • Overall, I think you get more out of it than you put in.

  7. Local SQL PASS chapter • Southern New England SQL Server Users Group (SNESSUG) meets every first Wednesday of the month at New England Technical Institute (NEIT). • Join the linked in group or visit the website to get announcements.

  8. SQL SATURDAY #156 Before we begin … Thanks to those who made this event happen.

  9. Our Committee • Local Chapter President • John Miner • Event Chairperson • Brandon Leach • Event Coordinators • Scott Abrants • Yulia Fuller • Steve Simon

  10. Our Sponsors (cont) • 2012 Fiscal Year • New England Tech • Data Education • Gold Level • Confio Software • Quest Software

  11. Our Sponsors • Bronze Level • SQL Pass • Swag • Red Gate Software • Pragmatic Works • Sapient Technologies

  12. Our Book Publishers • O’Reilly Publishing • Microsoft Press • McGraw-Hill • Simple Talk Publishing • Wrox

  13. Have a great day! • References guilds: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild masons: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry certification: http://www.microsoft.com/learning/en/us/certification/cert-overview.aspx

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