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NWA SQL Server User Group starting up!

For those of you in the Northwest Arkansas area, don’t miss the inaugural meeting of the Northwest Arkansas SQL Server User Group. Meeting Details: The first ever NWASQL meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 14th from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm . Pizza Read More...

Posted Friday, May 09, 2008 11:53 AM by Chris Koenig | 0 Comments

Filed under: User Groups, SQL Server, NWA

InstallFest Poland

A few months ago, our team worked with several local-area User Groups to put on these events we called InstallFest. The idea was to get people together talking about all the cool new features Visual Studio 2008 and hand out some free copies of the Read More...

Posted Friday, February 22, 2008 5:02 PM by Chris Koenig | 2 Comments

Filed under: User Groups, InstallFest

Thanks DDNUG!

I wanted to make a public THANK YOU to the Dallas .NET User Group for the very generous recognition award they presented me at last week's meeting/Casino Party: click on the picture to see a larger version I've never received a community recognition Read More...

Posted Monday, December 17, 2007 11:36 AM by Chris Koenig | 0 Comments

Filed under: User Groups, Community

Visual Studio 2008 InstallFest Updates

Quick update for those of you interested in attending the Visual Studio 2008 InstallFest parties in SCD - we now have registration links available for you - Dec 3rd in Tulsa - Registration Link | User Group Web Site Dec 5th in Dallas - Registration Link Read More...

Posted Monday, November 19, 2007 11:49 AM by Chris Koenig | 12 Comments

Filed under: User Groups, Fun, .NET, codetolive, InstallFest

Bill English at DFW SharePoint User Group

Here's a note from the DFW SharePoint User Group - you know that I'll be there... Save the date! The November meeting will be on November 6 from 4:00 - 6:00 PM. Bill English, Microsoft MVP and author of SharePoint Products and Technologies Resource Kit Read More...

Posted Monday, August 27, 2007 4:43 PM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments

Filed under: User Groups, Events, MVP, SharePoint

Dallas/Fort Worth DNUX User Group

Cory Smith , VB.NET MVP over there in Forth Worth has launched a new User Group called the ".NET User Experience User Group", or DNUX for short. Follow Cory's blog at addressof.com for more information as this group comes more into focus and starts their Read More...

Posted Friday, August 17, 2007 8:35 AM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments

Filed under: User Groups, MVP, Expression, UX

Houston TechFest 2007

Michael Steinberg, John Ebeling and the rest of the HDNUG gang have put together a great program this year for the Houston TechFest . Brad Abrams , GM for the UI FX team at Microsoft (the folks that bring you Winforms, WPF, Silverlight, ASP.NET, and more) Read More...

Posted Tuesday, August 07, 2007 4:53 PM by Chris Koenig | 2 Comments

Filed under: User Groups, Events, Office, MVP, Visual Studio, SQL Server, Training, AJAX, ASP.NET, Silverlight, Windows, Vista, Fun, C#, WF, Internet Explorer, Mobile, WCF

Ruby vs. C# - at the Dallas C# SIG

I attended the Dallas C# SIG meeting last night featuring Adam Keys on Ruby and Jef Newsom on C#. Adam started the evening off with an overview of Ruby philosophy, covering the fundamental design principals behind the language, a bit about how the language Read More...

Posted Friday, August 03, 2007 11:42 AM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments

Filed under: User Groups, C#, Ruby

AUT at the NDDNUG

I just got back from the North Dallas .NET User Group meeting tonight where Dave O'Hara presented on Automated Unit Testing. I thought the talk was a great primer for people who were not familiar with Unit Testing philosophy, and showed off a lot of the Read More...

Posted Thursday, August 02, 2007 9:03 AM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments

Filed under: User Groups, .NET

Dallas C# SIG August Meeting - "Ruby vs. C# Smackdown"

The theme for the August C#SIG meeting is "Ruby vs. C# Smackdown". Adam Keys , local Ruby guru will be a featured speaker, along with Jef Newsom, Microsoft Certified Architect and Solution Architect MVP. It should be a great meeting - I hope to see everyone Read More...

Posted Sunday, July 29, 2007 9:48 PM by Chris Koenig | 1 Comments

Filed under: User Groups, C#, Ruby, .NET

Los Techies Shirts Available!

My good friends down in San Antonio have worked out a deal with Cafe Press to sell all different manner of wearables and goodies with the Los Techies logo on it. My XXL T-shirt is on the way, so why haven't you ordered yours? Go buy one, and wear it to Read More...

Posted Monday, July 16, 2007 8:08 PM by Chris Koenig | 0 Comments

Filed under: User Groups, Fun

Austin .NET User Group

I had a great time presenting "What's New in WCF" last night at the Austin .NET User Group - big thanks to Jeffrey, Eric and Giuseppe for inviting me to come down, and a special thanks to everyone that attended! We had such a great turnout that we broke Read More...

Posted Tuesday, July 10, 2007 7:41 PM by Chris Koenig | 2 Comments

Filed under: User Groups, WCF

Austin .NET User Group Meeting

For those of you in Austin, or planning to be in Austin tomorrow, I'll be speaking at the monthly Austin .NET User Group meeting. The topic will be WCF. Come join us for food, giveaways and more at the Microsoft Office in Austin. See their website for Read More...

Posted Sunday, July 08, 2007 10:21 AM by Chris Koenig | 0 Comments

Filed under: User Groups

ASP.NET User Group Meeting - Amazon

Mike Culver from Amazon Web Services will be speaking at the Dallas ASP.NET User Group this coming Tuesday, May 22, from 6pm – 9pm. His topic will be The Future of Web Services. You can RSVP by sending an email to rsvp@dallasasp.net , or visit their website Read More...

Posted Sunday, May 20, 2007 11:34 PM by Chris Koenig | 0 Comments

Filed under: User Groups, Events, ASP.NET

Austin CodeCamp on 5/5

Check out the ADNUG website for more information on the Austin CodeCamp coming up on May 5th. These things are a blast - hope to see you there! Read More...

Posted Monday, April 30, 2007 9:09 AM by Chris Koenig | 0 Comments

Filed under: User Groups, Events, MVP, Training