PASS Summit 2009 is rapidly approaching, and one of the features of the conference is the chance to meet new people who also work with SQL Server. In order to help attendees meet new people, some folks have put together SQL PASS Twitter Bingo. I've volunteered to be one of the squares on the randomly-generated bingo cards, and I'm really looking forward to meeting lots of attendees.
Now, you've read the proposed rules and seen the sample cards and you're probably wondering how, in the name of all six-legged beings, you are going to find a handful of people at a conference attended by a couple thousand people. And to make matters worse, how are you going to find me, since my Twitter avatar isn't a picture of me?
Well, the goal of the game is to meet people, not be a detective, so I'm going to try to make myself more conspicuous by doing the following:
1) Publish my agenda on my Google calendar - The sessions I plan on attending at the conference will be public, so feel free to look up my calendar to find out where I'm going to be.
2) Twitter - I'll be tweeting my locations under my nom de plume, Bugboi. Sessions may end up being full, or I may change my mind, and my calendar may not reflect where I actually am. Twitter updates will point you in the right direction.
3) Bugs - Each day I'll be wearing a different insect-themed t-shirt, potentially paired with a blazer or jacket if it's cold. Look for the bugs and that will probably be me, unless, of course, there is some other totally awesome person there who likes insects there at the conference.
But, what if after all that effort you still can't find me? Well, if you've found one person on your card, you might ask them if they know anyone else on the card, and they just might be able to point you in my direction. Or the helpful folks staffing the Quest and PASS booths might be able to help you get started as well.
Good luck, and I hope to see you at the Summit!