Payment and the Board

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If you read the March PASS Board meeting minutes, you saw that there was a discussion around board members and payments related to SQLSaturday precons. The question is simple, for a PASS branded event, should a member of the PASS board receive payment? There are a couple of relevant facts. In the by-laws it says: “…provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any Director from serving PASS in an educational or speaking capacity and receiving compensation upon approval by a majority vote from the Board of Directors.” That's very clear. If a member of the Board wishes to receive payment from PASS to put on a precon, they have to get approval of the Board. Next fact, PASS branded events, such as SQLSaturday, are not, because of…
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