{"id":606,"date":"2013-08-08T10:41:16","date_gmt":"2013-08-08T17:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.209.169.194\/blogs\/erin\/?p=606"},"modified":"2017-04-13T09:19:19","modified_gmt":"2017-04-13T16:19:19","slug":"pass-board-of-directors-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/erin\/pass-board-of-directors-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"PASS Board of Directors Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, August 7, 2013, was the last day to submit applications for the <a title=\"PASS Board of Directors Election\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pass.org\/Governance\/Elections.aspx\">PASS Board of Directors election<\/a>.\u00a0 I have the honor of serving on the <a title=\"Nomination Committee\" href=\"http:\/\/www.pass.org\/Elections\/NominationCommittee.aspx\">Nomination Committee<\/a> this year, and while there is very little I can disclose, I do want to take a moment to extend a heartfelt thank you to those that submitted an application for a Board of Directors position.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for taking the time to complete the application, I know it can be daunting.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for taking the time to think through what <i>you<\/i> want to see happen as a Board member.\u00a0 Whether you are elected or not, I hope that you will still endeavor to make those things happen.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for talking to your friends and colleagues and asking them to be references for you (and thank you to those that agreed to do so).<\/p>\n<p>And thank you, in advance, for committing additional time to meet with the NomCom to share your story and your goals.<\/p>\n<p>When you run for any office, or any board, in any arena, you take a risk.\u00a0 You become vulnerable, and you put your own name out there for discussion.\u00a0 That takes courage, and I applaud all of you for stepping forward and taking a risk so that you may serve the SQL Server community as a member of the PASS Board.\u00a0 I wish all of you the best, and I am confident that three very qualified individuals will fill the Board positions this year.\u00a0 Good luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, August 7, 2013, was the last day to submit applications for the PASS Board of Directors election.\u00a0 I have the honor of serving on the Nomination Committee this year, and while there is very little I can disclose, I do want to take a moment to extend a heartfelt thank you to those that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - 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