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Wednesday, September 29, 2004 7:48 PM

Team Based Development: Tyson's Corner, VA, Tuesday, October 26th

I had a chance to go to Joe Brinkman's presentation on DotNetNuke at CapArea.NET last night. As always, I was impressed by what a lively group they are, and Scott and I had fun giving away a bunch of swag. Next month's meeting should be good. Chris Kinsman
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Tuesday, September 28, 2004 1:51 AM

Welcome to Andrew Duthie!

It's almost too late to do this, but I wanted to publicly say how excited I am that Andrew Duthie agreed to join Microsoft as the .NET Evangelist covering the Mid-Atlantic region. Andrew is a well-known author , blogger , blogger , and blogger , and he's
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Tuesday, September 28, 2004 1:33 AM

New .NET User Group: Hunt Valley, MD, Wednesday, October 27th

A new .NET user group will be kicking off in Hunt Valley, MD, on Wednesday, October 27th. The group will meet at the System Source Training Facility . I've been invited to kick off the group with a presentation on SQL Server Reporting Services . I'll
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Tuesday, September 28, 2004 1:14 AM

Querying XML Data with XPath in .NET: Salisbury, MD, Thursday, October 21

Brian Noyes of IDesign will be at DelMarVa.NET on Thursday, October 21st. Brian is my favorite former fighter pilot turned .NET guru. Update: The topic will be Querying XML Data with XPath in .NET. This meeting will be at 5:30 PM on Thursday, October
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Tuesday, September 28, 2004 1:02 AM

XML-Centric Workflow: Washington, DC, Wednesday, October 20

The Washington Area SGML/XML Users Group is having its next meeting on October 20th at 7:00 PM at the American Geophysical Union , 2000 Florida Avenue NW. Sasha Schwarzman will present "XML-Centric Workflow Offers Benefits to Scholarly Publishers." In
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Tuesday, September 28, 2004 12:51 AM

Web Content Management Circa 2004 - Marketplace, Trends, and Technologies: Arlington, VA, Thursday, October 14

The National Capital Chapter of AIIM is hosting this meeting to discuss the state of the CMS industry. The speaker is Tony Byrne, the Founder and Editor of CMS Watch , a source of news and analysis about the content management industry. Mr. Byrne is the
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Monday, September 27, 2004 10:27 PM

NAnt, NUnit, and Other Open Source Tools: Richmond, VA, Wednesday, October 13th (NOT!)

Richmond .NET will meet at 6:30 PM on October 13th to discuss Open Souce Development tools including NAnt, NUnit, and others. The speaker is Eric Meier , the Assistant Dean of Technology and CTO of the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of
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Monday, September 27, 2004 9:48 PM

WinForms Development: Newport News, VA, Tuesday, October 12th

A speaker from SyncFusion will talk about Windows Forms programming at WeProgram.NET on October 12th . SyncFusion provides a set of components for doing Windows Forms programming, including Essential Tools, Essential Grid, Essential Chart, Essential Diagram,
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Monday, September 27, 2004 9:17 PM

Microsoft Team System: Bethlehem, PA, Monday, October 11th

Lehigh Valley .NET will hold its third meeting on Monday, October 11th. Mitch Ruebush , a .NET architect for ING Direct and Microsoft Most Valuable Professional will talk about Microsoft Team System . Team System is a set of tools that will ship with
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Monday, September 27, 2004 8:57 PM

Advanced SQL Server Reporting Services using .NET: Virginia Beach, VA, Monday, October 11th

I'll be in Virginia Beach on Monday, October 11th doing a presentation to the Hampton Roads SQL Server User Group . I'll do a short review of the basics of SQL Server Reporting Services, then talk about some advanced concepts, including using custom .NET
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Monday, September 27, 2004 8:07 PM

MSDN Events: Various Cities

I'm just starting to learn the new content for the next set of MSDN Events which starts in October. We've got four topics: Optimizing ASP.NET 1.1 Web Applications , Membership and Personalization in ASP.NET 2.0 , Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in VB.NET
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Monday, September 27, 2004 7:49 PM

Exploring the Community Starter Kit: Columbia, MD, Tuesday, October 5th

There's an interesting piece of symmetry in the next couple of weeks. DotNetNuke and the Community Starter Kit are both starting points for creating community web sites. CapArea.NET has a meeting on DotNetNuke tomorrow night. Central Maryland ASP Professionals
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Monday, September 27, 2004 7:42 PM

WinProTeam: Rockville, MD, Wednesday, October 6th

The next meeting of WinProTeam (formerly ASP Rockville) will be on October 6th from 6:00 - 9:00 PM. Directions are here . WinProTeam's Rockville and Vienna meetings have started to alternate. This month, WinProteam will meet in Rockville, but there is
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Monday, September 27, 2004 5:48 PM

TechnoFlak: A Blog

Alice Marshall has an interesting blog , with lots of coverage of NoVa/DC community, including a useful list of DC-based organizations.
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Monday, September 27, 2004 5:32 PM

Visual Studio Team System: Reston, VA, Wednesday, October 20th

The public sector developer team is holding another of their legendary partner dinners on October 20th. This will be a presentation on the new Microsoft Team System , Microsoft's new software development lifecycle tools that will ship with Visual Studio
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Monday, September 27, 2004 4:05 PM

Building Collaborative Solutions with Windows SharePoint Services: Tysons's Corner, VA, Tuesday, November 16th

Windows SharePoint Services , built into Windows Server 2003 , can provide a low cost platform for building collaborative solutions. CapArea.NET's November meeting features a presentation by Lamont Harrington. Lamont Harrington is a Senior Web Developer
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Monday, September 27, 2004 3:50 PM

Windows Forms Project Group: Washington, DC, Saturdays

I've been contacted by some beginners to .NET programming who want to start a Windows Forms Project Group. This group will meet weekly on Saturdays, starting some time in October, to build a project that uses a Windows Forms multi-tiered architecture
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Monday, September 27, 2004 3:32 PM

Building Portal Solutions with DotNetNuke: Tyson's Corner, VA, Tuesday, September 28th

CapArea.NET has a meeting tomorrow on the DotNetNuke toolkit . DotNetNuke is an open source hybrid of the IBuySpy Portal. that provides automated content management capabilities and tools to maintain a dynamic, interactive, and data-driven web site. This
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Monday, September 27, 2004 3:24 PM

.NET and J2EE Interoperability: Pittsburgh, PA, Tuesday, October 12th

Jorge Balderas from Summa Technologies will be present for this meeting that combines the Pittsburgh Java and .NET User Groups. The presentation will focus on interoperability options between .NET and J2EE applications. This meeting will take place at
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Monday, September 27, 2004 3:05 PM

Introduction to WSE 2.0: Roanoke, VA, Thursday, October 7th

WSE 2.0 is the latest version of Microsoft's Web Services Enhancements. It's our implementation of some of the Web Services Architecture (WSA) , and the 2.0 version includes support for the Oasis WS-Security standard . here's some information on new features
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Monday, September 27, 2004 2:29 PM

NET-Centric C4ISR

Folks interested in DoD stuff may wish to go to this colloquium at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab. It will cover past DoD Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconaissance (C4ISR) constructs and
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Monday, September 27, 2004 2:02 PM

Microsoft Mobility Roadshow: Malvern, PA, Thursday, Oct 14th, Reston, VA, Friday, Oct 15th

Microsoft's Mobility Roadshow is all about providing answers to mobile development questions. This show will give you: A complete view of the .NET Compact Framework from the ground up and how it can be used within your application. Information on what's
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Monday, September 27, 2004 1:13 PM

Frank Grimberg's 50 ASP.NET Tips and Tricks

The content from Frank Grimberg's ASP.NET Tips and Tricks seminar last Wednesday in Reston has now been posted here .
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Monday, September 27, 2004 1:09 PM

Overview of Visual Basic 2005: Nanticoke, PA, Wednesday, September 29th

.NET Valley has a meeting this Wednesday, September 29th , at 6:00 PM in Luzerne County Community College . Jason Gaylord will present on Visual Basic 2005 . It's a great opportunity to wear your .NET Valley apparel . To register, please e-mail meeting@dotnetvalley.com
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Tuesday, September 21, 2004 10:47 AM

50 ASP.NET Tips and Tricks: Reston, VA, Wednesday, September 22

Registration is going really well for Frank Grimberg's presentation tomorrow. When I asked Frank how he developed his content, he told me that he kept notes on everything that he found difficult when he was learning ASP.NET. Frank suffered, so you don't
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Tuesday, September 21, 2004 10:40 AM

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About .NET Security but Were Afraid to Ask: Charlottesville, VA, Tonight, September 21

I'll be in Charlottesville, VA tonight repeating my talk called "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About .NET Security but Were Afraid to Ask." This meeting is organized by Charlottesville.NET , and starts at 6:00 PM in Monroe Hall on the UVA campus
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Tuesday, September 21, 2004 10:37 AM

Lehigh Valley .NET

I was the speaker for Lehigh Valley .NET last night, covering Everything You Always Wanted to Know About .NET Security But Were Afraid To Ask. We had about 20 people at Northampton Community College in Bethlehem, PA, and some really good conversation
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Friday, September 10, 2004 1:21 PM

Enterprise Development Reference Architecture: Washington, DC, Wednesday, September 15th

The Enterprise Development Reference Architecture is our reference architecture for creating a service-oriented architecture. Previously codenamed Shadowfax, it provides code and documentation on Microsoft’s recommendations for the architecture of enterprise-ready
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Friday, September 10, 2004 9:46 AM

Communications for a Cause: How New Media Changes Your Messaging: Washington, DC, Thursday, Oct 14th

If you work with non-profits, you may find this local tech conference of interest.
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Wednesday, September 01, 2004 2:31 PM

SQL Server Reporting Services: Roanoke, VA, Thursday, Sept 2nd

Roanoke Valley .Net User Group has a meeting tomorrow, Sept 2nd. Robin Edwards and Harold Buckner promise a dazzling presentation on SQL Server Reporting Services! This group meets in the training room at the Advance Auto Parts corporate offices at Crossroads
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Wednesday, September 01, 2004 12:51 PM

Dynamically Building Grids in FoxPro: Vienna, VA, Thursday, Sept 9th

PAFOX's next meeting features Dan Rapp of DVR Software Solutions LLC covering cover building baseline classes for grids to include customized grids, columns, textbox controls and adding custom methods to implement a standardized flow in your applications.
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Wednesday, September 01, 2004 12:41 PM

N-Night - Open Source Tools for .NET: Newport News, VA, Tuesday, September 14th

WeProgram .NET 's next meeting is September 14th and the topic is “N-Night - Open Source or Free .Net Tools: NCover, NAnt, NUnit and FxCop.” Darrell Norton and Paul Laudeman will be leading a hands-on exploration of how these tools can help you build
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Wednesday, September 01, 2004 12:18 PM

SQL Server 2005 Overview for Microsoft Partners: Reston, VA, Wednesday, September 8th

The public sector developer team is holding another of their legendary partner dinners on September 8th. This one will cover the great new features of SQL Server 2005 for developers. This will be a demonstration heavy presentation on Visual Studio .Net
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Wednesday, September 01, 2004 11:48 AM

Want to find out who you're dealing with?

The Microsoft Employee Biography site is at http://www.microsoft.com/communities/bios/default.mspx
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Wednesday, September 01, 2004 11:42 AM

Build Portal Solutions with DotNetNuke: Vienna, VA, Tuesday, September 28th

CapArea.NET 's September meeting will cover DotNetNuke , an open source toolkit for building portal applications. Loosely based on IBuySpy , it provides similar functions to the Community Starter Kit . DotNetNuke is so popular it even has it's own apparel
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