There are quite  a few interesting (and cool) events coming up in SCD over the next couple of weeks� Check these out, mark your calendars and let ALL your friends know about them!

Launch Event � Visual Studio 2010, Office 2010 and SQL Server 2008 R2

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 8:00 AM � 5:00 PM

The event date is now SOLID, but the location is not.  We�ll be showing off VS2010, Office 2010 and SQL Server 2008 R2.  More to come on this launch once we have the info � I only just got the final word on dates this evening.

MSDN Events Presents: Visual Studio 2010, .NET Framework 4.0 and SharePoint Development

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 1:00 PM, North Little Rock, AR

Join your local Microsoft Evangelism team for a lively tour our latest version of Visual Studio and the .NET Framework. We�ll start with an overview the IDE and explore how you can use the latest features to develop great applications in a flash. Next, we�ll look at the newest changes to the .NET Framework and how you can leverage them today. Finally, we end the day by looking at the new tools in Visual Studio that will supercharge your SharePoint development.

SESSION 1: What�s New in Visual Studio 2010
SESSION 2: What�s New in the .NET Framework 4.0
SESSION 3: SharePoint Development using Visual Studio 2010

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Software Engineering 101

Saturday, February 27, 2010 8:00 AM � 5:00 PM

This is a one-day, FREE event focused on core skills that modern developers need to have to be successful today.  This isn�t about learning the basics of Silverlight, WPF, or <insert_new_tech_of_day>, rather, this conference will help you understand how to build software that is better designed, more maintainable, and more testable. They�re spending the morning on fundamentals around object-oriented programming, the SOLID principles and a few other important skills, while the afternoon is all about hands-on skills development using Pair Programming techniques to work through a series of challenges. 

If you�re in Nashville, you can attend in person, but for those of you not in Nashville, there is still a chance to participate! The event will have an associated webcast that will allow people to play along from home.  You will need your own laptop with Visual Studio 2008  (or 2010) pre-installed before arriving.

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There is more stuff on the horizon, but I�ll save that for later blog posts.  If you have any questions about these events, just let me know!

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