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Show #1 with guest Kevin Griffin

Kevin Griffin is a .NET Developer for Antech Systems, located in Chesapeake, VA. He's the leader of the Hampton Roads .NET Users Group. Often, he can be found speaking at or attending other local user group meetings or code camps. He enjoys working with new technology, and consistently works on being a better developer and building the best software he can. Kevin's blog is http://www.kevgriffin.com twitter @1kevgriff

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Show #2 with guest Joel Cochran

Originally an AS/400 RPG Programmer, Joel is a former Contributing Editor for ITJungle.com (originally MidrangeServer.com) and has taught various programming languages and Internet technologies at Blue Ridge Community College. He has been developing in C# full time since 2003 and currently devotes most of his efforts to Blend and WPF. A frequent speaker at User Groups and Code Camps, he enjoys teaching and writing about .NET and other technologies, which he happily shares on his blog at http://www.developingfor.net. Joel has served as the Director of Operations for Stonewall Technologies, Inc., in Staunton, VA, since 2000.

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Show #3 with guest Dan Rigsby

Dan Rigsby is a System Architect for Aprimo in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dan has been an avid .Net developer since late 2001 starting with ASP.Net, but today concentrates on SOA, Wcf, smart client applications, and a host of other areas. Dan is very active in the community as a developer, speaker, blogger, and officer at IndyNDA. He is always eager to help out others when he can and has been awarded the Microsoft MVP award for his work with Connected Systems in Wcf. As a certified ScrumMaster, Dan has been involved in agile techniques and project management. Read more about Dan and development adventures at http://www.danrigsby.com/ or connect with him on Twitter or Facebook.

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Show #4 with guest JP Toto

JP Toto is the owner of 30Points Design & Consulting, a small (very small) technology consulting firm in Collegeville, PA. 30Points is JP's side project but his full time gig is being the VP of Application Development for Cognis IT, a full service IT consulting and software development firm. JP got his start in the enterprise and spent the better part of his formative years designing intranets for pharmaceutical and financial services companies in the Philadelphia area. In 2007 JP formed 30Points with the goal of bringing his enterprise-class consulting experience to small and medium-sized businesses. After joining Cognis, 30Points has changed function to serve as JP's Tawp Sekrit Laboratory supporting his side projects. You can check out some of his projects on GitHub. In his spare time JP enjoys building robots, baking pies, and building robots that bake pies. JP is the co-organizer of Barcamp Philly and participates in other community focused groups such as Philly ALT.NET, Philly.NET, Philly.rb, and a couple other ad hoc groups helping to bring new media and technology awareness to Philadelphia. You can contact JP at james.p.toto at gmail dot com.

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Show #5 with guest Steve Michelotti

Steve Michelotti is a Microsoft ASP.NET MVP and an Architect/Developer for Applied Information Sciences (AIS). He has consulted at Advertising.com/AOL where he was the Tech Lead for one of the highest volume .NET applications in the world. He previously was the Chief Technologist at e.magination. Steve is a frequent presenter at developer user groups and Code Camps along the East Coast and holds the MCSD, MCPD, and MCT certifications. Steve has been on Microsoft Channel9 and his published articles include Visual Studio Magazine and his blog: www.geekswithblogs.net/michelotti.

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Southern Maryland Give Camp - 3/19/2010 3:30:00 PM - St. Mary's City, MD

Timezone: Eastern Time

Start Time: 3/19/2010 3:30:00 PM

End Time: 3/21/2010 5:00:00 PM

Title: Southern Maryland Give Camp

Description:
GiveCamp is a weekend-long event where software developers, designers, and database administrators donate their time to create custom software for non-profit organizations. This custom software could be a new website for the nonprofit organization, or a small data-collection application to keep track of members. The only limitation is that the project should be scoped to be able to be completed in a weekend.

Website: http://www.somdgc.org

Event Type: Give Camp

Location:
18952 E. Fisher Rd
St. Mary's City, MD, 20686

Lat/Long: 38.1834622152826, -76.4269549631804

Audiences: Developer and IT Pro.

Azure Boot Camp - 3/22/2010 8:00:00 AM - Indianapolis, IN

Timezone: Eastern Time

Start Time: 3/22/2010 8:00:00 AM

End Time: 3/23/2010 5:00:00 PM

Title: Azure Boot Camp

Description:
This is a 2-day deep dive program to help prepare you to deliver solutions on the Windows Azure Platform. We have worked to bring the region’s best Azure experts together to teach you how to work in the cloud. Each day will be filled with training, discussion, reviewing real scenarios, and hands on labs. Snacks and drinks will be provided, however we advise you to make your own lunch arrangements prior to the event. You will need to bring a computer loaded with the software listed below. For more information please visit www.azurebootcamp.com, or email us at info@azurebootcamp.com

Website: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032442422&Culture=en-US

Event Type: MSDN Event

Location:
500 E 96th Street
Indianapolis, IN, 46240

Lat/Long: 39.928171, -86.150754

Audiences: Developer.

Azure Boot Camp - 3/22/2010 8:00:00 AM - Dallas, TX

Timezone: Central Time

Start Time: 3/22/2010 8:00:00 AM

End Time: 3/23/2010 5:00:00 PM

Title: Azure Boot Camp

Description:
This is a 2-day deep dive program to help prepare you to deliver solutions on the Windows Azure Platform. We have worked to bring the region’s best Azure experts together to teach you how to work in the cloud. Each day will be filled with training, discussion, reviewing real scenarios, and hands on labs. Snacks and drinks will be provided, however we advise you to make your own lunch arrangements prior to the event. You will need to bring a computer loaded with the software listed below.

For more information please visit www.azurebootcamp.com, or email us at info@azurebootcamp.com

Website: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032442427&Culture=en-US

Event Type: MSDN Event

Location:
7000 N. State Highway 161
Dallas, TX, 75039

Lat/Long: 32.899279, -96.963109

Audiences: Developer.

Denver Visual Studio User Group ... - 3/22/2010 5:30:00 PM - Denver, CO

Timezone: Mountain Time

Start Time: 3/22/2010 5:30:00 PM

End Time: 3/22/2010 9:00:00 PM

Title: Denver Visual Studio User Group - Meeting

Description:
YOUR Silverlight World – Use WCF to Easily Move Data and More Best Practices

with Doug Gregory,
Enterprise Architect

If you are like most of us application developers, you have had little need to use the .Net Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) in your applications other than to consume services written by others. Now, Silverlight development makes WCF a critical part of YOUR business applications, especially when YOU interact with back end databases.
WCF allows you to elegantly and easily move data around, but only if you know how. Come and find out how from Doug! He has experience in this specific area and will present several best practices for you to use WCF services in your Silverlight applications. These include ways to organize your services for reusability and testability, how to write your service clients that work effectively with the Silverlight asynchronous model, and techniques you can use to avoid some of the common pitfalls when developing your own WCF Services.
You'll leave understanding how to use WCF in YOUR Silverlight World. Prior experience in these technologies is not required – Doug will quickly bring you up to speed; however, if you are already challenged by these areas, you will gain a deeper understanding to make your life easier!

Website: http://www.denvervisualstudio.net/

Event Type: User Group

Location:
7595 Technology Way
Denver, CO, 80237

Lat/Long: 39.631025, -104.90331

Audiences: Developer.

TechNet Events Presents: The Nex... - 3/23/2010 8:30:00 AM - Chevy Chase, MD

Timezone: Eastern Time

Start Time: 3/23/2010 8:30:00 AM

End Time: 3/23/2010 12:00:00 PM

Title: TechNet Events Presents: The Next Wave - Azure, Hyper-V and Windows 7 Deployment

Description:
Join your local TechNet Events team for a lively tour of the latest tools and resources for IT Pros. We’ll start with an overview of Windows Azure, and explore how you can use this high-performance hosted platform to build customer-facing applications and add horsepower to your computing infrastructure. Next, we’ll look at all the tools and techniques available for building virtual environments in Hyper-V version 2.0, then finish the day by demonstrating how to simplify your Windows 7 deployments. TechNet Events are free, live learning sessions packed with hands-on technical content. If you register and attend this event, you will be placed in a raffle to win a chance to bring home one (1) free copy of Windows 7 – you could be the lucky winner! Register today! This event will be held in Suite 700.

Website: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032439505&Culture=en-US

Event Type: TechNet Event

Location:
5404 Wisconsin Ave
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815

Lat/Long: 38.9610246107752, -77.0859316143033

Audiences: IT Pro.

MSDN Events Presents: From Zero ... - 3/23/2010 1:00:00 PM - Phoenix, AZ

Timezone: Arizona

Start Time: 3/23/2010 1:00:00 PM

End Time: 3/23/2010 5:00:00 PM

Title: MSDN Events Presents: From Zero to XAML in 4 Hours

Description:
Learning XAML for use in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) or Silverlight can be a little daunting. This seminar will introduce the basic concepts of XAML and show you how to get started quickly and easily. You will be given an overview of XAML tools such as VS.NET 2010 and Expression Blend. This event will be held in Suite 1400.

Website: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032439056&Culture=en-US

Event Type: MSDN Event

Location:
2929 N Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ, 85012

Lat/Long: 33.481622, -112.073182

Audiences: Developer.

MSDN Events Presents: The MSDN M... - 3/23/2010 1:00:00 PM - Chevy Chase, MD

Timezone: Eastern Time

Start Time: 3/23/2010 1:00:00 PM

End Time: 3/23/2010 5:00:00 PM

Title: MSDN Events Presents: The MSDN Mid Atlantic Roadshow

Description:
Join your local MSDN Events team as we take a deep dive into cloud computing and the Windows Azure Platform. We’ll start with a developer-focused overview of this new platform and the cloud computing services that can be used either together or independently to build highly scalable applications. As the day unfolds, we’ll explore data storage, SQL Azure, and the basics of deployment with Windows Azure. Register today for these free, live sessions in your local area. If you register and attend this event, you will be placed in a raffle to win a chance to bring home one (1) free copy of Windows 7 – you could be the lucky winner! Register today! This event will be held in Suite 700.

Website: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032439973&Culture=en-US

Event Type: MSDN Roadshow

Location:
5404 Wisconsin Ave
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815

Lat/Long: 38.9610246107752, -77.0859316143033

Audiences: Developer.

Kansas City .Net User Group Mont... - 3/23/2010 5:30:00 PM - Leawood, KS

Timezone: Central Time

Start Time: 3/23/2010 5:30:00 PM

End Time: 3/23/2010 8:00:00 PM

Title: Kansas City .Net User Group Monthly Meeting

Description:
Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle for Agile Development

Website: http://www.kcdotnet.com

Event Type: User Group

Location:
8700 State Line Road
Leawood, KS, 66206

Lat/Long: 38.969225, -94.609111

Audiences: Developer.

MIX Recap - 3/23/2010 6:00:00 PM - Irving, TX

Timezone: Central Time

Start Time: 3/23/2010 6:00:00 PM

End Time: 3/23/2010 9:00:00 PM

Title: MIX Recap

Description:
Want to know the latest about ASP.NET, AJAX and Silverlight? What to see what is coming with Windows Phone 7 Series? Join Microsoft Developer Evangelist Chris Koenig (http://chriskoenig.net) for a whirlwind tour of all the latest announcements coming out of MIX 2010. Held every year in March, MIX is Microsoft’s premier conference for web designers and developers building the world's most innovative web sites. This session will cover the highlights from the conference as well as dive into several specific areas – to be announced later – that will show you some great information about the latest and greatest Microsoft technologies in the web developer and designer space.

Website: http://www.dallasasp.net/Meetings/2258.aspx

Event Type: User Group

Location:
7000 State Highway 161
Irving, TX, 75039

Lat/Long: 32.899279, -96.963109

Audiences: Developer.

MIX Recap - 3/23/2010 6:00:00 PM - Irving, TX

Timezone: Central Time

Start Time: 3/23/2010 6:00:00 PM

End Time: 3/23/2010 9:00:00 PM

Title: MIX Recap

Description:
Want to know the latest about ASP.NET, AJAX and Silverlight? What to see what is coming with Windows Phone 7 Series? Join Microsoft Developer Evangelist Chris Koenig (http://chriskoenig.net) for a whirlwind tour of all the latest announcements coming out of MIX 2010. Held every year in March, MIX is Microsoft’s premier conference for web designers and developers building the world's most innovative web sites. This session will cover the highlights from the conference as well as dive into several specific areas – to be announced later – that will show you some great information about the latest and greatest Microsoft technologies in the web developer and designer space. Chris Koenig is a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft, based in Dallas, TX.

Website: http://www.usergroupsupportservices.com/UGEventView.ugss?EventID=9003

Event Type: User Group

Location:
7000 State Highway 161; 1st Floor Conference Room
Irving, TX, 75039

Lat/Long: 32.900388, -96.964203

Audiences: Developer.

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