Win $20,000 in prizes - PLUS $10,000 if you build for Windows Phone - Submit your app by the November 20, 2011 deadline DESCRIPTION : The Federal Government offers useful programs and services for small business and entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, they are not always easy to find thereby limiting the...

Event Details Who? Developers. Developers. Developers. Limited to 250 attendees. What? The DCWEEK Hackathon + Dev Days are a chance for developers to learn from one another, and work on passion projects/new ideas. Hack, hang, teach, learn...whatever. What are the prizes and give-aways...

Please join us from 2-3pm Eastern Time for the Microsoft TechCast on October 27, 2011: Building Solutions on the Windows Azure platform for Public Sector REGISTER TODAY! Abstract What do you need to know about the Microsoft Windows Azure cloud computing platform as you get ready to build...

REGISTER HERE for the Monthly Public Sector Developer Dinner Event: Building Cloud-based Apps with Windows Azure Event ID: 1032488512 Event Title: Monthly Public Sector Developer Dinner Event: Building Cloud-based Apps with Windows Azure Event Date: June 22, 2011 Registration: 17:30 Event Time: 18:00...

  Event ID: 1032488512 Event Title: Monthly Public Sector Developer Dinner Event: Building Cloud-based Apps with Windows Azure Event Date: June 22, 2011 Registration: 17:30 Event Time: 18:00 – 20:00 Event Location: Microsoft Corporation 12012 Sunset Hills Road Rooms 2004, 2006, 2008 Reston, VA 20190...

Event ID: 1032488512 Event Title: Monthly Public Sector Developer Dinner Event: Building Cloud-based Apps with Windows Azure Event Date: June 22, 2011 Registration:   17:30 Event Time:   18:00 – 20:00 Event Location: Microsoft Corporation 12012 Sunset Hills Road Rooms 2004, 2006, 2008 ...

February 23 rd Microsoft Developer Dinner for Partners: Take your SharePoint solutions to the cloud REGISTER TODAY! Click the link above, visit http://bit.ly/DeveloperDinnerFeb23 OR call 1-877-673-8368 and reference event ID 1032475849. Event Date: February 23, 2011 Registration...

Looking for a no hassle way to give Windows Azure a try? The Windows Azure PowerPass is a 30 Day trial of Windows Azure so you can put it through its paces. Simply follow the below instructions and your Azure environment will be provisioned in just a few business days including: Windows Azure ...

February 23 rd Microsoft Developer Dinner for Partners: Take your SharePoint solutions to the cloud REGISTER TODAY! Click the link above, visit https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032475849&Culture=en-US OR call 1-877-673-8368 and reference event ID 1032475849...

Looking to make a difference? Microsoft, Google, The World Bank and Yahoo! are inviting software developers, independent hackers and students to participate in the Random Hacks of Kindness (RHoK) event on December 4 and 5 in over a dozen locations around the world. This progressive initiative brings...

Repost from the Windows Team Blog Great coverage about the real world Windows 7 and Azure solution developed by Modularis on the Windows Team Blog ! Exciting things are happening here as this excellent solution is evaluated in several countries world wide. This is a great example of leveraging...

See the full case study here: http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?CaseStudyID=4000007618 Founded in 2006, FreedomSpeaks is one of the first political social networks in the United States. The organization advocates open communication and transparency between elected officials...

The Florida House of Representatives has done some fantastic new work to ensure the accuracy and thoroughness of the U.S. 2010 Census. On April 12, 2010 the House launched MyFloridaCensus.gov , a website aimed at allowing the citizen populous to inform the House if they were not included in the 2010...

REGISTER TODAY at http://rhokdc.eventbrite.com/ ! Event Start Time: Friday, 6/4/2010 at 6:00 PM Event End Time: Sunday, 6/6/2010 at 5:00 PM Location: Washington, DC Hackers Save the World Sound interesting? Here’s how you can become a part of it: Attend the Random Hacks...

REGISTER TODAY! Click the link above or call 1-877-673-8368 and reference the Event ID: 1032449519 Location: Microsoft Reston Office 12012 Sunset Hills Road Room: 5006 Reston, VA 20190 We invite you to attend a 2-day deep dive program on Windows Azure to better prepare you...

The Microsoft Public Sector Azure Boot Camp 11 city series kicks off today at the Microsoft Chevy Chase office in DC. Vlad Vinogradsky and Marc Schweigert from U.S. DPE Public Sector will be the presenters for this event. This event has been SOLD OUT with a waiting list. This event series is led and...

Wow we are cooking up some awesome demos for y'all! A citable dataset from real data Citable map Citable video with open annotation Citable browser plugin Concepts on what kind of 3rd party apps might exist And then our unsung heros that did all the amazing backend tools that made this...

Check out the following recent articles on the importance of citability and the upcoming codeathon in DC sponsored by Microsoft!! Enabling Eureka via Citeability by Lewis Shepherd, Microsoft Corporation Stop Fishing and Start Feasting: How Citable Public Documents Will Change Your Life by Silona...

The DC Codeathon on Citability is just around the corner - Geeks programming for a Good cause. Microsoft and the League of Technical Voters are excited to invite you to a 2-day codeathon during the week-end of April 9th through the 11th at the Microsoft Chevy Chase office in the DC area. The focus...

Microsoft and the League of Technical Voters are excited to invite you to a 2-day codeathon during the week-end of April 9th through the 11th at the Microsoft Chevy Chase office in the DC area (please see attached flyer). The focus of the effort is on making government documents more accessible and citable...

We are pleased to invite you to join us for our upcoming Public Sector Cloud Summit: FedScoop’s Roadmap to the Cloud – Presented by Microsoft on March 9 th at the Ronald Reagan Building’s Pavilion room in Washington DC. The event will be a Summit for Government and industry leaders to learn more about...

As mentioned in my previous post, I wanted to test the waters by writing a small app that allowed someone to enter a zip code, find all of their Congressional representatives , then find out the committees they're on, bills they've sponsored, how they vote based on some issues… and then provide me the...