Chris Koenig

Event: TechNet Events Presents: Windows Azure, Hyper-V and Windows 7 Deployment
When: Fri, Mar 12 7:30 am – 11:00 am
Description: Join your local TechNet Events team for a lively tour of the latest tools and resources for IT Pros. We’ll start with an overview of Windows Azure, and explore how you can use this high-performance hosted platform to build customer-facing applications and add horsepower to your computing infrastructure. Next, we’ll look at all the tools and techniques available for building virtual environments in Hyper-V version 2.0 and finish the day by demonstrating how to simplify your Windows 7 deployments. TechNet Events are free, live learning sessions packed with hands-on technical content. Register today!

SESSION 1: The Next Wave: Windows Azure
SESSION 2: Hyper-V: Tools to Build the Ultimate Virtual Test Network
SESSION 3: Automating Your Windows 7 Deployment with MDT 2010

This event will be held in Suite 350.

Event URL: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9710601

Location: 2000 W. Sam Houston Parkway S., Houston, TX, 77042

Event: Slaughter User Group – Austin, Tx – Open Meeting
When: Fri, Mar 12 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Description: March Meeting. Free and open to all Mac users and Mac curious. We hope to have a live demo of MacSpeech Dictation.

Event URL: http://www.usergroupsupportservices.com/UGEventView.ugss?EventID=9147

Location: 6611 S Mo-Pac Expressway, Austin, TX, 78749

Event: MSDN Events Presents: Visual Studio 2010, .NET Framework 4.0 and SharePoint Development
When: Fri, Mar 12 12:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Description: Join your local MSDN Events 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. Register today!

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

This event will be held in Suite 350.

Event URL: http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9710602

Location: 2000 W Sam Houston Pkwy S, Houston, TX, 77042

Event: North Texas SQL Server User Group
When: Thu, Mar 18 4:00 pm – 6:45 pm
Description: 6:00 – 6:20 – Welcome, Announcements & Food
6:20 – 7:20 – Ground Zero – SSIS
7:30 – 8:30 – Presentation
8:30 – 8:45 – Raffle and closing

Event URL: http://northtexas.sqlpass.org

Location: 7000 North Highway 161, Irving, TX, 75039

Event: Azure Boot Camp
When: Mon, Mar 22 6:00 am – Tue, Mar 23 3:00 pm
Description: This is a 2-day deep dive program to help prepare you to deliver solutions on the Windows Azure Platform. We have worked to bring the region’s best Azure experts together to teach you how to work in the cloud. Each day will be filled with training, discussion, reviewing real scenarios, and hands on labs. Snacks and drinks will be provided, however we advise you to make your own lunch arrangements prior to the event. You will need to bring a computer loaded with the software listed below.

For more information please visit www.azurebootcamp.com, or email us at info@azurebootcamp.com

Event URL: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032442427&Culture=en-US

Location: 7000 N. State Highway 161, Dallas, TX, 75039

Event: Azure Boot Camp
When: Mon, Mar 22 6:00 am – Tue, Mar 23 3:00 pm
Description: This is a 2-day deep dive program to help prepare you to deliver solutions on the Windows Azure Platform. We have worked to bring the region’s best Azure experts together to teach you how to work in the cloud. Each day will be filled with training, discussion, reviewing real scenarios, and hands on labs. Snacks and drinks will be provided, however we advise you to make your own lunch arrangements prior to the event. You will need to bring a computer loaded with the software listed below.

For more information please visit www.azurebootcamp.com, or email us at info@azurebootcamp.com

Event URL: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032442427&Culture=en-US

Location: 7000 N. State Highway 161, Dallas, TX, 75039

Event: MIX Recap
When: Tue, Mar 23 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Description: Want to know the latest about ASP.NET, AJAX and Silverlight? What to see what is coming with Windows Phone 7 Series? Join Microsoft Developer Evangelist Chris Koenig (http://chriskoenig.net) for a whirlwind tour of all the latest announcements coming out of MIX 2010. Held every year in March, MIX is Microsoft’s premier conference for web designers and developers building the world’s most innovative web sites. This session will cover the highlights from the conference as well as dive into several specific areas – to be announced later – that will show you some great information about the latest and greatest Microsoft technologies in the web developer and designer space.

Chris Koenig is a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft, based in Dallas, TX.

Event URL: http://www.usergroupsupportservices.com/UGEventView.ugss?EventID=9003

Location: 7000 State Highway 161; 1st Floor Conference Room, Irving, TX, 75039

Event: MIX Recap
When: Tue, Mar 23 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Description: Want to know the latest about ASP.NET, AJAX and Silverlight? What to see what is coming with Windows Phone 7 Series? Join Microsoft Developer Evangelist Chris Koenig (http://chriskoenig.net) for a whirlwind tour of all the latest announcements coming out of MIX 2010. Held every year in March, MIX is Microsoft’s premier conference for web designers and developers building the world’s most innovative web sites. This session will cover the highlights from the conference as well as dive into several specific areas – to be announced later – that will show you some great information about the latest and greatest Microsoft technologies in the web developer and designer space.

Event URL: http://www.dallasasp.net/Meetings/2258.aspx

Location: 7000 State Highway 161 , Irving, TX, 75039

Event: State of .NET – Dallas (FREE)
When: Tue, Mar 30 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Description: A free, unbiased look at the current and future development with .NET.
Brought to you by Microsoft, CODE Training & EPS Software, this free afternoon event presents an unbiased look at the current and future development with .NET. Join Markus Egger, for an afternoon of free and independent information about current Microsoft development technologies! What is the state of .NET today? Which of the many .NET technologies have gained traction? Which ones can you ignore for now? What’s new in .NET? What other Microsoft technologies should you include in your development efforts? This event is completely free of charge and is designed for developers as well as IT decision makers. Specific prior knowledge is not required. Attendees of this event will come away with a clear understanding of which technologies to use for various technical challenges. This is NOT Microsoft marketing hype – this is based on our real-world development experience with various techologies.

Exact list of topics is under NDA until after MIX announcements have been made.
Topics may include:

- Silverlight 4.0
- WPF and Visual Styles
- Expression Studio
- .NET 4.0
- Visual Studio 10
- Windows Azure and Cloud Services
- ASP.NET MVC
- WCF & WCF RIA Services
- Windows 7
- "Dallas" (codename)
- .NET Languages (C#4, VB, F#, IronPython, IronRuby)
- Trends in .NET Development techniques

Event URL: http://codemag.com/Training/Detail/43788e16-581c-4585-bfd2-449d63431fc3

Location: 7000 SR-161 (George Bush Turnpike), Irving, TX, 75039

Event: State of .NET – Houston (FREE)
When: Thu, Apr 1 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Description: A free, unbiased look at the current and future development with .NET.
Brought to you by Microsoft, CODE Training & EPS Software, this free afternoon event presents an unbiased look at the current and future development with .NET. Join Markus Egger, for an afternoon of free and independent information about current Microsoft development technologies! What is the state of .NET today? Which of the many .NET technologies have gained traction? Which ones can you ignore for now? What’s new in .NET? What other Microsoft technologies should you include in your development efforts? This event is completely free of charge and is designed for developers as well as IT decision makers. Specific prior knowledge is not required. Attendees of this event will come away with a clear understanding of which technologies to use for various technical challenges. This is NOT Microsoft marketing hype – this is based on our real-world development experience with various techologies.

Exact list of topics is under NDA until after MIX announcements have been made.
Topics may include:

- Silverlight 4.0
- WPF and Visual Styles
- Expression Studio
- .NET 4.0
- Visual Studio 10
- Windows Azure and Cloud Services
- ASP.NET MVC
- WCF & WCF RIA Services
- Windows 7
- "Dallas" (codename)
- .NET Languages (C#4, VB, F#, IronPython, IronRuby)
- Trends in .NET
- Development techniques

Event URL: http://codemag.com/Training/Detail/e72deef5-1dd3-4dd4-b6c7-065f0708664d

Location: 2000 W Sam Houston Pkw S, Houston, TX, 77042

Event: Claudio Lassala Memorial Event
When: Thu, Apr 1 3:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Description: PRESENTATION TOPIC: "Be a Professional Developer and Write Clean Code!" by Claudio Lassala

Poorly written code can be created quickly, but it comes at a cost of high maintenance. Most of the time, code can be improved easily by following some simple practices. Professional developers should know these practices and tools and apply it to their work every day. In this session we’ll cover the importance of writing clean code, the kind of attitude all developers should have towards the code they produce, as well as the practices and tools that can be used to aid you become a better developer.

ABOUT CLAUDIO LASSALA

Claudio Lassala is a Senior Developer at EPS Software Corp. He has presented several lectures at Microsoft events such as PDC Brazil and various other Microsoft seminars, as well as several conferences and user groups across North America and Brazil. He is a multiple winner of the Microsoft MVP Award since 2001 (for Visual FoxPro in 2001-2002, and for C# every since), an INETA speaker, and also holds the MCSD for .NET certification. He has articles published on several magazines, such as MSDN Brazil Magazine, CoDe Magazine, UTMag, Developers Magazine, and FoxPro Advisor. More detailed information regarding his presentations and articles can be found in his MVP Profile at https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/profile=ec6b1e0b-8efc-4530-97b0-55bd924e26d0. Claudio blogs at http://claudiolassala.spaces.live.com, and can be followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ClaudioLassala

SCHEDULE

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM Social Networking
6:30 PM – 7:00 PM Prizes
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Presentation: "Be a Professional Developer and Write Clean Code!" by Claudio Lassala
8:30 PM – 9:00 PM Wrap-up

LOCATION

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=303+North+Main+Street,+Harrison,+AR&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=50.111473,78.75&ie=UTF8&z=17

Event URL: http://www.usergroupsupportservices.com/ac_UGEventView.ugss?EventID=9161

Location: 303 North Main St., Harrison, AR, 72601

Event: Corporate Strategy for Adopting Enterprise Clouds (Private vs Public)
When: Thu, Apr 1 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Description: Topic Description: Most clouds that people are familiar with are the public clouds, also known as shared clouds or private virtual servers. These clouds have hundreds or even thousands of businesses running in isolated containers within the same physical environment. And there are a lot of benefits to public clouds. But for some businesses, certain feature limitations and the implications on an application’s architecture are definite drawbacks. They make it too difficult to transition from a dedicated environment to a public cloud.
Private Clouds, however, are an easy step into the realm of cloud computing. Each customer is physically separated on their own dedicated hardware. Not to forget that their support is also handled like a traditional managed hosting environment. So high levels of security, reliability, performance, customization and service are simply inherent to the solution. Yet you can still scale quickly, optimize your hardware resources and get utility billing for your VMs (Virtual Machines)—which are some of the benefits that make clouds so appealing in the first place. Think of it as getting the best of the cloud combined with the best of managed hosting—without the limitations of either.
Join us April 1st to learn how to create you Corporate Strategy for Adopting Enterprise Clouds (Private vs Public).
Rackspace will also be raffling an Apple IPod and other swag.

Location
Microsoft’s Las Colinas Office
LC1 Building (Right Tower)
7000 State Highway 161, Irving, TX
Cost: Rackspace is paying for the pizza but please RSVP to help predict the amount of food needed.

RSVP: http://events.linkedin.com/DFW-Pro-April-1st-Meeting-Corporate/pub/253167

Agenda:
6-6:30: Dinner and Networking
6:30-7:00: Announcements, and Business meeting
7 – 8:30: Presentation and wrap up

Event URL: http://www.dfwitprofessionals.com

Location: 7000 State Highway 161, Irving, TX , Irving, TX, 75039