If you're in the area, I'm going to do a VS2008 talk at the Internet Professionals Society of Alabama (IPSA). Feel free to come by and join us. Here are the details, and the reg link, if you want to come.

Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

Doug Turnure, Microsoft
Thursday, January 17, 2008, 11:30am – 1pm
(Networking 11:30-noon; Program noon – 1pm)
St. Vincents’ Bruno Conference Center – Auditorium
Free for IPSA members and guests
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In this technical overview, we will discuss several of the new developer productivity enhancements in Microsoft Visual Studio 2008. We'll explore new designers that assist developers in creating applications more quickly and easily. We'll also take a look at LINQ, and the benefits it provides. We'll give away a couple of copies of Visual Studio 2008 at the end, just to make things more fun.

Doug Turnure is a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft Corporation, focusing on .NET technologies. He serves numerous enterprise clients as a developer, author, trainer, and occasional conference speaker. His specialties include .NET internals, memory management, and distributed communication, although he enjoys anything pertaining to .NET. Prior to joining Microsoft, he spent five years as an instructor and course author with DevelopMentor and Aggelos, Inc. Doug is based in Atlanta, GA

Lunch will be provided by Jason's Deli for an additional cost. You may order a lunch from Jason's Deli for $10 or bring your own. You may also pre-purchase a parking token for $2 with your lunch. If you do not want luch, you may also pre-purchase just a parking token for only $2.50. Reserve your spot now!