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Following the recent VBUG elections,
I'm very pleased to present this months issue of DoEvents as the new
Chairman of VBUG.
During the past few months, we've been busy organising our annual
conference will take place on the 26th November in Reading. To help cope
with the current economic climate, this years conference will be a smaller
event compared to some of our previous offerings. Despite this, we have a
great line up of speakers offering practical advice which will help you
become more productive using the current Microsoft technology stack. For
those who are still learning about the .Net 3 Framework, David Ringsell
will be doing an introduction to WPF. We will also have a session on
refactoring by Gary Short and a session on concurrency using functional
patterns in C# by Oliver Sturm. During the conference, there will also be
Windows Mobile Device workshop which will be run by Tony Whitter.
I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome onboard our new Vice
Chairman Rob Blackmore. At this years conference, Rob will also be
presenting a session on code generation using T4. In order to help us
understand the needs of our members, Rob has been put together a
questionnaire. These results will help us understand the tools and
technologies that our members are using and will help us plan future
events. One lucky winner will win a copy of the Microsoft Press book Visual
Basic 2008 by Michael Halvorson so visit our online questionnaire today by
following the link below!
http://www.vbug.co.uk/members/Members-survey.aspx
In other parts of the country, we also have some great events including a
session on using Mono in London. Keep an eye on the VBUG website for
further news and we hope to see you soon!
Tim Leung
VUG Chairman
VBUG Chairman
http://www.vbug.co.uk
VBUG Events
VBUG
London: An Introduction to Mono
Date: Tuesday 06
October 2009
Topic:
VBUG London: An Introduction to Mono
Overview:
An Introduction to Mono
Toby Henderson will provide an introduction to Mono and the ecosystem
around it the Frameworks (.Net, Winforms, Asp.Net, GTK#), Platforms, Cross
platform applications, IDEs and IDE support, Tools and Libraries.
Toby Henderson works as a full time developer for Perfect Information in
London providing workflow solutions and global financial information for
investment banks, brokerage firms, consultancies and law firms. He started
programming on a ZX spectrum 48k and still loves coding today. He has been
developing web applications since early ASP on NT4 days and is passionate
about learning new technologies and methodologies.
You can view Toby's blog at http://holytshirt.blogspot.com/
and his thoughts can be followed at http://twitter.com/holytshirt/.
Please arrive from 6.00pm for a prompt 6.30pm start.
Venue:
Anteo Group, 8-9 Hayne Street, London, EC1A 9HH
Start Time:
6:30 PM
Price:
FREE
More Info:
click
here
VBUG
Bracknell: DotNetNuke
Date: Tuesday 27
October 2009
Topic:
Overview:
For those unfamiliar with DotNetNuke, this software is an ASP.Net web based
content management system.
The free 'Community Edition' provides a very powerful platform and our
guest speaker for tonight (Andrew Hallmark) will be giving us some tips and
tricks. More details will follow soon.....
Venue:
Bracknell Borough Council (Function Room), Easthampstead House, Town
Square, Bracknell, RG12 1AQ
Start Time:
9:00 AM
Price:
TBC
More Info:
click
here
Windows
Mobile Workshop 2009
Date: Thursday 26
November 2009
Topic:
Developing for Windows Mobile
Overview:
Are you thinking of developing for Windows Mobile? Do you want to know how
to create Windows Mobile applications that are more that skin deep? Running
in conjunction with the Annual VBUG Conference, this one-day hands-on
workshop is for you!
With the aid of detailed lab manuals you’ll build a compelling Windows
Mobile application that will show you how to effectively incorporate the
camera, GPS, SMS, Outlook Mobile and SQL Server CE into your Windows Mobile
applications.
The day will start with an introduction to Windows Mobile development which
will be followed by four hands-on lab sessions designed to give you
first-hand experience of using Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, the Windows
Mobile SDKs and the SDK tools. All session timings match those of the main
VBUG Conference so you will still be able to network with other conference
attendees during the breaks and over lunch.
For full agenda go to: http://www.vbug.co.uk/Conference/Windows-Mobile-Workshop-2009.aspx
Venue:
Microsoft, Building 3, Thames Valley Park, Reading, RG6 1WG
Start Time:
9:00 AM
Price:
£149/£249 (plus VAT) member/non-member
More Info:
click
here
VBUG
Annual Conference 2009
Date: Thursday 26
November 2009
Topic:
VBUG Annual Conference
Overview:
This years VBUG Annual Conference will be held in Building 3 of Microsoft,
Reading.
Topics to be covered will include:
Concurrency Using Functional Patterns in C# - Oliver Sturm
An Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation - David Ringsell
Automating Testing Using Windows Virtual PC - Guy Smith-Ferrier
Refactoring – Everything You Wanted to Know but Were Afraid to Ask - Gary
Short
T4 and How it Can Be Used With VS2008 for Code Generation - Rob Blackmore
For full agenda for the day go to http://www.vbug.co.uk/Conference/2009conferenceagenda.aspx
Cost for the event is £149 (plus VAT) for members and £249 (plus VAT) for
non-members
Venue:
Microsoft , Building 3, Thames Valley Park, Reading, RG6 1WG
Start Time:
9:00 AM
Price:
£149/£249 (plus VAT) members/non-members
More Info:
click
here
Special
Offers
NEW Delphi 2010 –
special upgrade offer from any previous version
You may have used Delphi in the past,
but it’s still going strong! As ever, Delphi enables you to build
lightning-fast, rich native Windows, Web and database applications. Delphi
2010 features major enhancements to the IDE, the Visual Component Library
(VCL) and underlying compiler. It is easier than ever to build applications
that can operate across all your data sources and tiers, for various
flavours of Windows.
Special limited upgrade period: Users
of Delphi 1 through to Delphi 2005 are entitled to upgrade pricing. This
offer is valid until 31/12/2009. For more information:
http://www.greymatter.com/mcm/Delphi-2010.
Developer
Product News
Grey Matter has launched a scheme to
assist Bing Maps for Enterprise customers, partners and resellers with
their licensing requirements. The Bing Maps platform allows businesses,
ISVs and Software as a Service partners to add a mapping capability to
websites, CRM applications, business intelligence systems, mobile/tracking
solutions and many other line of business applications. Jennifer Forsythe,
Partner Manager EMEA for the Bing
Maps team said: “Grey Matter’s
investment in the training and systems required to license our mapping
products correctly will allow organisations and ISV’s to profit from their
Bing Maps sales, but focus on what they do best: building the next
generation of mapping applications and inspiring our customers to adopt and
realise the amazing business benefits that we are now able to deliver.”
Grey Matter will be at the VBUG Annual
Conference on Nov 26th to meet with members.
Third
Party Events
Oracle
Enterprise 2.0 Customer Showcase Virtual Conference
8th Oct 2009 - 09.30 am CET
The
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•
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• Ask questions, get answers and download collateral
• Network with experts and your peers
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http://events.unisfair.com/index.jsp?eid=353&seid=524&code=DoEvents
The SCOTTISH
DEVELOPERS GROUP has the following events going on:
13-October-2009
@ 18:30 in Glasgow
Advanced
TDD – An Introduction to Testing Patterns and Behaviour Driven Development
Registration Required – Cost FREE
10-November-2009
@ 18:30 in Glasgow
Web Application
Testing with Selenium
Registration
Required – Cost FREE
.NET DEVELOPER NETWORK
Tuesday
13th October 2009
Aspect
Orientated Programming with Steve Strong
http://www.dotnetdevnet.com/Meetings/tabid/54/EntryID/37/Default.aspx
SHAREPOINT
SharePoint:
From Chaos to Success – Europe, Middle East, Africa
FREE
live event with Dan Holme in European time zones – October 15, 2009.
Make
sure that your SharePoint environment is secure and manageable. This FREE
online event led by SharePoint MVP Dan Holme will set you up for success
with clear, practical guidance for best practice implementation of
governance, security, and search.
Find
new ways to deliver value with SharePoint! Register
for this online event today.
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