October 15, 2024
“The Community Zone is the best place of all at PASS Summit, you run into so many people, have so many conversations. It’s a chance to rejoin and have a reunion with the #SQLfamily”.
– Monica Rathbun, Consultant at Denny Cherry and Associates.
Monica perfectly sums up the purpose of the Community Zone at PASS Data Community Summit. It’s a place for attendees to come together in a relaxed and social setting to build relationships that can help you grow professionally and advance in your career, but more importantly, it’s a place to form friendships.
This year, we are expanding the value of the Community Zone further. As well as being a comfortable and open space to take time out or mingle with likeminded attendees throughout the day, you’ll also find a range of sessions on topics from professional development to beekeeping (to name just a few). These informal sessions will be run by the community, for the community, with hosts who can offer first hand tips from their own experience.
In this blog, we aim to provide you with everything you need to know about the Community Zone:
You’ll find the Community Zone on Level 3, in the light and airy Terrace Lounge. It’s located directly beside both the elevator and escalator, making access nice and easy.
The Community Zone opening hours are as follows. These timings are also listed in the Schedule at a Glance:
Connect, share, and learn with fellow attendees and community leaders in this friendly, interactive space.
In our Community Conversation sessions, attendees can hear directly from their peers on topics that have helped them develop professionally. This could include advice on how speakers grew their career, and how they grew their network within the wider data community. There will be a designated seating area assigned in the Community Zone, and the sessions will be held daily during the lunch breaks.
This year in the Community Zone we are hosting Q&A style discussions directly after some of the non-technical sessions, to enable the speaker and attendees to follow on the conversation in an informal and relaxed setting.
Hobby Huddles are new to PASS Summit this year. Hosted in the Community Zone, these sessions are a fun way for people in the community to showcase their passions and hobbies. There will be a designated seating area for you to join these highly entertaining and informative back-to-back mini sessions.
Join your fellow attendees for the opportunity to meet Community Group Leaders from around the world. This informal mingle will run directly after the Community keynote and will give attendees the chance to chat with one another and find out more about their local user groups.
Throughout the day the Community Zone is your place to hang out. Whether catching up with friends old and new, or just enjoying some chill out time on a comfy bean bag. There will also be a range of games available for you to play, along with interactive displays and a few surprises.
We don’t want to give everything away though, so you’ll just have to come and visit to see for yourself.
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