· Upgrading and Migrating Microsoft Access to SQL Server and .NET
· Go Live with Team System!
· North Dallas .NET User Group Presents “Developer Makeover”
· .NET Rocks! is Hitting the Road!
· SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005, & BizTalk Server 2006 Launch
· Advanced Debugging Training with John Robbins, Wintellect
· Local Area User Group Meetings
Upgrading and Migrating Microsoft Access to SQL Server and .NET
The entire process of converting from Access to an enterprise level solution will be covered in two days, using a modified version of Northwind as an example. The attendees will approach the task as a real world problem where the entire project will be migrated in four steps (releases). Each step will be a logical extension of the last, allowing developers to stop their own development at a step where they will still have a functioning system, even though it may not necessarily be the best solution.
Please join Adam Cogan, a Microsoft Regional Director from Sydney, Australia and Chief Architect with Superior Software for Windows Pty Ltd as he leads this class on October 6-7, 2005.
Learn more, view the class agenda, and register at http://www.ssw.com.au/ssw/events/2005AccessToSQLServerAndNET/.
Go Live with Team System!
Notion Solutions, Inc. will be holding a “Go Live with Team System” workshop at the Microsoft Offices in Irving, TX October 11-14, 2005. This workshop is designed for individuals looking to learn more about implementing and using Team Foundation Server and the Visual Studio Team Editions. This four-day course is being offered for $1450, with limited seating available.
More information is available at http://www.notionsolutions.com or by emailing info@notionsolutions.com.
North Dallas .NET User Group Presents “Developer Makeover”
New Date! Join Microsoft, InnerWorkings, SMU, and the NDDNUG for an all-day “Developer Makeover” on Saturday, October 22, 2005! Join us for a free event providing a hands-on experience with Visual Studio.NET 2003, C#, and an innovative learning and performance capability tool, InnerWorkings Developer.
http://www.nddnug.net/
.NET Rocks! is Hitting the Road!
Carl Franklin, Richard Campbell, Geoff the sound guy, and a makeshift podcasting crew are hitting the highway on a coast-to-coast road trip. They stop in Dallas on Wednesday, October 26, 2005, 6pm to 8:30pm.
Learn more at http://www.dotnetrocks.com/roadtrip.
SQL Server 2005, Visual Studio 2005, & BizTalk Server 2006 Launch
Join Microsoft executives for the launch of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, SQL Server 2005 and BizTalk Server 2006! This all day event offers an opportunity to learn how Microsoft’s application platform offerings enable organizations to gain better business insight and deliver faster results by easily connecting people, processes and information. The launch event provides technical education for developers and database administrators in an environment designed for personal interaction with industry experts. In addition, this event showcases the technical evidence, customer success stories, and partner offerings that demonstrate the business value of these tools.
Please register at one of the following sites:
· November 15, 2005 in Tulsa, OK
· November 17, 2005 in Oklahoma City, OK
· November 29, 2005 in Austin, TX
· November 30, 2005 in Dallas, TX
· December 1, 2005 in Little Rock, AR
· December 6, 2005 in Houston, TX
Please also visit http://www.microsoft.com/launchtour2005 to learn more.
Advanced Debugging Training with John Robbins, Wintellect
Spend three days with Wintellect’s John Robbins in Dallas, TX January 31, 2006 – February 2, 2006 learning the advanced techniques necessary to debug, test, and tune .NET applications using the Visual Studio 2005 environment for just $750. As part of the new Devscovery-Intense series, John Robbins will cover the debugging process, advanced breakpoints, remote debugging, exceptions, WinDBG, SOS, ADPlus, .NET performance and more. With the launch of Visual Studio 2005 fast approaching, you can’t afford to miss this class.
Contact info@wintellect.com or visit http://www.wintellect.com/training/courseofferings.aspx?courses=5&id=49 for details or to register.
Local Area User Groups
Interested in meeting passionate, like-minded developers? Consider attending a local user group!
Dallas .NET User Group, Irving, TX
· Thursday, October 14, 2005 – Randy Dyess, Solid Quality Learning, speaking on Understanding SQL Server Execution Plans
· Wednesday, October 26, 2005 – Special Event! .NET Rocks! VS 2005 Road Trip featuring Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell
· Thursday, November 10, 2005 – Speaker and topic TBD
· Thursday, December 8, 2005 – David McKinstry, Notion Solutions, MVP, speaking on Code Generation options with .NET 1.1 and 2.0
Dallas C# Special Interest Group, Irving, TX
· Thursday, October 6, 2005 – The group will be discussing Microsoft patterns & practices
· Thursday, November 3, 2005 – The group will be discussing Tips and Tricks for using the Thread Pool
· Thursday, December 1, 2005 – INETA Sponsored Community Launch Event for Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005
Dallas .NET Mobility Special Interest Group, Dallas, TX
· Please visit the group's web site for a list of upcoming meetings.
Greater East Texas .Net Developer’s Group, Tyler, TX
· Please visit the group's web site for a list of upcoming meetings.
Ft. Worth .NET User Group, Ft. Worth, TX
· Tuesday, October 18, 2005 – INETA Speaker Steve Smith speaking on .NET Caching Best Practices
Little Rock .NET User Group, Little Rock, AR
· Thursday, October 14, 2005 – INETA Speaker Ken Getz speaking on Building Office Solutions Using Visual Studio Tools 2005 for Office
· Thursday, November 10, 2005 – John Kellar, Acxiom, speaking on Practical XML
· Thursday, December 8, 2005 – INETA Speaker Martin Shoemaker, topic TBD
· Thursday, January 12, 2006 – INETA Speaker Jon Box, Topic TBD
· Thursday, February 9, 2006 – Billy Wilson, MedTrio Inc., speaking on Datagrids, Help Modules, & Crystal Reports – Creating a Full Enterprise .NET Solution
· Thursday, March 9, 2006 – Special Event Tech Expo 2006 featuring Rocky Lhotka, Jeffrey Richter, Jon Box, Marcus Egger, Peter DeBetta, Brian Moore and others
Lubbock .NET Users Group, Lubbock, TX
· Tuesday, October 18, 2005 – Brian Moore, Microsoft Corporation, presenting a Visual Studio 2005 Overview
Microsoft Application Developers of Texas, Dallas, TX
· Tuesday, October 11, 2005 – Chuck Molyneaux speaking on Access Tips and Tricks from Ken Getz
North Dallas .NET User Group, Plano, TX
· Saturday, October 22, 2005 – Special Event brought to you by Microsoft, InnerWorkings, SMU, and NDDNUG present and all-day “Developer Makeover”! Join us for a free event providing a hands-on experience with Visual Studio.NET 2003, C#, and an innovative performance capability tool, InnerWorkings Developer
· Wednesday, November 2, 2005 – Speaker TBD
· Wednesday, December 7, 2005 – INETA Speaker Martin Shoemaker speaking on Design Patterns
North Texas SQL Server User Group, Irving, TX
· Please visit the group's web site for a list of upcoming meetings.
Northwest Arkansas .NET User Group, Fayetteville, AR
· Tuesday, November 8, 2005 – Keith Flores speaking on Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005
· Tuesday, December 6, 2005 – Dave McKinstry, MVP, speaking on Enterprise Library
· January, 2006 – No meeting
· Tuesday, February 7, 2006 – Jay Smith speaking on nUnit, nUnitASP, nUnitForms and Unit Testing
· Tuesday, March 7, 2006 – INETA Speaker Kathleen Dollard, topic TBD
Oklahoma City .NET Developers Group, Oklahoma City, OK
· Monday, November 7, 2005 – INETA Speaker Josh Holmes, MVP, speaking on Visual Studio Tools for Office
· Monday, December 5, 2005 – Raymond Lewallen speaking on Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005
Tulsa .NET User Group, Tulsa, OK
· Monday, October 24, 2005 – Paul Ballard, Editor for the ServerSide.Net, speaking on Windows Workflow Foundation
· Monday, November 28, 2005 – INETA Speaker Kathleen Dollard speaking on Generics in the Real World
· Monday, December 12, 2005 – Special Event! Infragistics hosting a special Infragistics Night
North Texas PC Users’ Group Special Interest Groups, Dallas, TX
VB.NET SIG, Microsoft Offices, Irving, TX
· Saturday, October 8, 2005 – Tuc Goodwin, topic TBA
· Saturday, November 12, 2005 – Tuc Goodwin, topic TBA
· Saturday, December 10, 2005 – Tuc Goodwin, topic TBA
Dallas ASP.NET SIG, Microsoft Offices, Irving, TX
· Saturday, October 8, 2005 – topic and speaker TBD
· Saturday, November 12, 2005 – topic and speaker TBD
· Saturday, December 10, 2005 – Peter DeBetta, SQL Server 2005 for Developers
· Saturday, January 14, 2006 – Scott Dockendorf speaking on Test-Driven Development and .NET – Today and Tomorrow
SharePoint SIG, Microsoft Offices, Irving, TX
· Saturday, October 8, 2005 – Ram Yadav speaking on Creating web Parts in Front Page 2003
· Saturday, November 12, 2005 – Ram Yadav speaking on Creating (.NET 2.0) Web Parts in Visual Studio 2005
· Saturday, December 10, 2005 – No SPS SIG Meeting (ASP.NET SIG SQL 2005 for Developers continued)
IT Professional Enterprise Technology SIG, Microsoft Offices, Irving, TX
· Wednesday, October 12, 2005 – Matt Hester & Keith Combs, Microsoft Corporation, speaking on Windows Vista
· Wednesday, November 9, 2005 – Matt Hester and Keith Combs, Microsoft Corporation, speaking on Windows Media Center Edition Emerald Release
· Wednesday, December 14, 2005 – Matt Hester and Keith Combs, Microsoft Corporation, speaking on Exchange Server 2003, SP 2 and Beyond
Access Developers’ SIG, Dallas, TX
· Saturday, October 15, 2005 – topic and speaker TBA
· Saturday, November 19, 2005 – topic and speaker TBD
· Saturday, December 17, 2005 – topic and speaker TBD
