Baton Rouge Windows Phone User Group
Posted on October 17, 2011 by Chris Koenig
I just heard off the grapevine that there is a new Windows Phone user group starting up in Baton Rouge! For those of you in the area, I *highly* recommend you attend. I absolutely LOVE the format – a little time to chat and eat, a little time for a presentation, then a good 90 minutes for hacking away at building applications. This is the format that I think all user groups should look to adopt – it’s great to hear new information about relevant technologies, but there is nothing like getting your hands dirty actually trying to build applications with that technology.
Here’s the agenda and registration information for those that are interested in attending. I wish I could go myself, but I only just learned of it today and can’t get out to BR that quickly 
I will make every effort to attend one in the coming months – hope to see you there!
When: Wednesday, October 19, starting at 5:45
Where: Sparkhound, Inc., 1st Floor Conference RoomSponsored: Sparkhound, Inc!
Topic: New development features in Windows Phone 7.5 (Mango)
Speaker: Paul Johnson, SparkhoundWindows Phone Mango release has finally gone RTM and is making its way to handsets across the universe! This meeting will be to spotlight some of the major improvements as well as exploring some code examples that enable us to pull them off.
About Paul Johnson:
Paul is a Senior Development Consultant with Sparkhound, Inc. Though not in an official capacity, Paul is evangelizing the Windows Phone platform whenever and wherever he can.As with all meetings of the BRWPUG, all time after the presentation is available for discussion of WP app development in an open forum.
Agenda:
5:45-6:15 – Meet, Greet, and Eat
6:15-7:15 – Presentation by Paul Johnson
7:15-8:30 – Phone GarageRSVP Via EventBrite.com @ brwpug1019.eventbrite.com
If you are interested in getting more involved with Windows Phone development in Baton Rouge, or want to find out about future meetings of the BRWPUG, please visit their online dissusion group or contact their organizer at pjohnsonjr@live.com and @pjguitarist.
