Sunday, August 26, 2007 10:58 PM
Chris Koenig
Houston TechFest and Houston BarCamp
I had a great time at the First Annual Houston TechFest on Saturday. Official attendance count was 476 (WOW!), not counting all of us that presented or had booths in the hallway. A humongous THANK YOU goes out to Michael, Michelle, John and everyone at HDNUG who made this event possible - it was a great event and I look forward to next year! If you attended either of my 2 sessions (WPF in the morning or Silverlight in the afternoon) drop me a line and let me know who you are! The rooms were packed and I didn't get a chance to meet everyone...
I also attended my first BarCamp at the Houston Technology Center on Saturday. I zipped over there in Jared's RX8 after my Silverlight session to talk Silverlight with the BarCampers. I really enjoyed the creative atmosphere at BarCamp; it was a great opportunity for me to meet with folks I don't normally get to see and make some new friends along the way! I was also very excited to participate in a great discussion around Microsoft Silverlight with many of the attendees. I look forward to participating more in the upcoming BarCamps, including the one planned for September here in Dallas. Thanks Erica for inviting me to come out!
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About Chris Koenig
Chris Koenig is a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft, based in Dallas, TX. Prior to joining Microsoft, Chris worked as a Senior Architect on the Architecture Strategy Team for The Capital Group in San Antonio, and as an Architect, Developer and Development Team Lead for the global solution provider Avanade. As a consultant, Chris worked with a variety of clients from many vertical markets, ISVs and other solution providers on enterprise-class Windows and web-based applications. Today, Chris focuses on building, growing, and enhancing the developer communities in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana amd Arkansas. Chris is a devoted husband and father of four awesome children who keep him very busy. In his spare time, Chris serves as Scoutmaster for his oldest son's Troop, and Committee Chair for his youngest sons' Pack. Chris also enjoys travelling, cooking, camping and playing guitar. You can contact Chris through his blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/chkoenig, via email at chris.koenig@microsoft.com, or via Windows Live Messenger at chris@koenigweb.com.
