Officers

Co-Chairs: Lorra Newton (@lorranewton) and Thomas LeBlanc (blog|@TheSmilingDBA)

Site Admin: Robert L Davis (blog|@SQLSoldier)

If you have any questions about the group please drop us a line. If you're interested in speaking we're especially interested to hear from you.  Elections for officers are held during the April meeting.

PASS

We're also affiliated with the Professional Association for SQL Server.  This is a world-wide SQL Server Users Group.  PASS holds a conference each year.

MEETINGS

Initially, we will probably run a meeting every second month (more often if possible).  A typical agenda will something like the following:

1. Meeting kick-off, PASS News, chapter announcements (5 minutes)
2. Speaker Presentation (45 minutes)
3. Q&A session with speaker (5-10 minutes)
4. Meeting wrap-up (0-5 minutes)

While it would be wonderful to be able to present industry experts every meeting, there's also value in the lessons learnt by people who are doing Data Architecture "in the trenches", so the VC won't just be doing sessions on abstract design principles.  The D'ArcVC will definitely offer "coal-face" content that people can use in their day-to-day jobs.

It should also be noted that anyone interested in presenting - whether it be a 10 minute "Short" or a full 45-minute deck or demo - should contact us via the portal.