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• Tulsa TechFest 2008 is Live!

  The time is NOW and the word is GO!  The 2008 Tulsa TechFest web site is up and running (and it looks great, by the way!)  Get on over to http://www.tulsatechfest.com to see what David has planned for this year’s extravaganza.  Last year... Posted Aug 22 2008, 04:38 PM by Chris Koenig Filed under: .NET, Events, Tulsa, oklahoma, TechFest, tulsatechfest

• Houston TechFest 2008 Update

  The agenda and session list for the 2008 Houston TechFest has been finalized!  Head over to http://www.houstontechfest.com and register today.  Houston TechFest is happening on September 13, 2008 at the University of Houston.  There are... Posted Aug 22 2008, 08:39 AM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Events, Houston, HoustonTechFest, event, hdnug, TechFest

• GiveCamp Dallas - We Are Microsoft Charity Challenge Weekend 2008

  Toi Wright has just updated the We Are Microsoft web site for registration to the 2008 We Are Microsoft Charity Challenge Weekend.  As we did last year, we’re putting together this event to enable developers to give back to their local communities... Posted Aug 20 2008, 04:25 PM by Chris Koenig Filed under: WeAreMicrosoft, Dallas, .NET, Charity, Events, GiveCamp, event

• More Upcoming Events – ArcReady and MSDN Unleashed!

  In addition to the list I posted the other day, I also want to call out a couple of new and improved event series that we’ll be hosting over the next year.  We’re combining ArcReady and MSDN Events into a one day technical extravaganza, with ArcReady... Posted Aug 19 2008, 10:56 AM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Training, Visual Studio, Dallas, .NET, Community, MSDN, Events, Houston, Austin, arcready

• Upcoming Events in South Central District

  Saturday, August 16, 2008 11:00 AM: NTPCUG Microsoft ACCESS SIG - Regular monthly meeting: Special Guest Speaker Excel MVP Michael Alexander will show us some sample Tips for Power Users and give us an overview of what he will cover in his Power User... Posted Aug 15 2008, 07:18 PM by Chris Koenig Filed under: User Groups, Events, oklahoma, louisiana, texas, arkansas

• Want a PDC 2008 T-Shirt?

  Then help us design it!  The PDC organizing committee is holding a contest for people to design the PDC 2008 Attendee T-Shirt.  The shirts will be Maroon this year (I need to talk to them about a Burnt Orange shirt next year) and the logo can... Posted Aug 08 2008, 10:57 AM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Events, pdc08

• Houston TechFest Registration is Now OPEN!

  Registration is now open for Houston TechFest 2008 !  Scheduled for September 13, 2008 at the University of Houston, there are 40 sessions currently listed with more being added all the time.  According to the agenda , the list of speakers is... Posted Jul 22 2008, 11:20 AM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Events, HoustonTechFest

• User Group Meetings in South Central Distrct

  According to last count , we’ve got about a bazillion user groups in South Central (that’s Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana).  Here’s some info on some upcoming user group meetings that you might be interested in: Thursday, July 17, 2008 6... Posted Jul 17 2008, 02:42 PM by Chris Koenig Filed under: User Groups, Events

• GiveCamp Houston Needs Your Help!

  My buddy and fellow DE J Sawyer is organizing a GiveCamp event over in Houston and needs your help .   Putting on a GiveCamp event takes a lot of work – coordinating charities, participants, volunteers, venue, food, prizes can easily become... Posted Jul 09 2008, 02:31 AM by Chris Koenig Filed under: WeAreMicrosoft, Events, GiveCamp

• Northwest Arkansas Trip

  For those of you in the Northwest Arkansas area, I'l be visiting there on Monday-Wednesday of this week visiting various user groups and customers. I've put up a calendar of my travels so that everyone can see where I'll be and if I'll... Posted Jul 06 2008, 10:39 AM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Events, nwa

• My Recent Trip to Poland

  I want to extend a HUMONGUS THANK YOU to my new friends in Poland for allowing me to travel out there a few weeks ago and meet with so many wonderful people in their community.  I had a great time travelling to and speaking at 5 different cities... Posted Jun 17 2008, 09:21 PM by Chris Koenig Filed under: User Groups, Community, Poland, Microsoft, Events

• Bring on Silverlight 2 Beta 2!

  Ok Silverlight fans, Silverlight 2 Beta 2 is now available for download .  It comes with a whole host of updated accessories including new versions of the Silverlight 2 Tools for Visual Studio 2008 , a new version of the DeepZoom Composer and an... Posted Jun 07 2008, 05:33 AM by Chris Koenig Filed under: VS08, Visual Studio, Silverlight, Expression, Events, DeepZoom, hardrock

• Exploring the NextWeb

  On June 10th, Microsoft will be hosting a FREE seminar, presented by our friends at Pluralsight , on our NextWeb technologies – specifically ASP.NET , Silverlight and WPF .  Points of interest will include: Here’s the text from the original invite... Posted May 29 2008, 05:25 PM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Training, WPF, Silverlight, Dallas, ASP.NET, Events

• PDC 2008

  Announced today, Microsoft PDC 2008 will be held on October 27-30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center .  This is the premier Microsoft technology summit, targeted at leading-edge software developers and architects with a focus on the future directions... Posted May 28 2008, 10:56 AM by Chris Koenig Filed under: Events, pdc08

• .NET Rocks! Interview from Dallas TechFest is LIVE

  The first session of the morning in the .NET Track at Dallas TechFest this year was a panel discussion on Building Communities hosted by our frieds Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell of .NET Rocks!   The panel consisted of Toi Wright (ASP.NET MVP... Posted May 23 2008, 01:21 PM by Chris Koenig Filed under: User Groups, Community, DallasTechFest, UserGroups, Events, dnr