Where: Microsoft Phoenix Office, 60 E Rio Salado Parkway, Suite 1200, Tempe, AZ  85281

When: Monday, November 14, 2011 - 1:30 - 4:30 PM
            Signup for this FREE event in Phoenix

The industry is in a state of flux. What does that mean for your software projects today and tomorrow? Will your skills be outdated? Will your current investment become obsolete? What should you focus on right now? And what will become important a year or two down the road? Will there be .NET in the future? And what other technologies do you need to learn?

This free event attempts to answer these questions and more, by taking an unbiased look at current and future development with .NET and other relevant Microsoft technologies. This includes Visual Studio 2010 technologies as well as an in-depth look at what is coming in the next version of Visual Studio (“VS11”) and Windows 8.

Join Markus Egger, Microsoft RD and one of the longest running MVPs, for an afternoon of free information. CODE Magazine and EPS Software are in a unique position to share information based on real world experience in projects that are either our own or one of the many projects we get to see in our role as mentors, trainers and consultants, as well as feedback we receive from CODE Magazine readers. This is NOT marketing hype! We will tell you which information you should invest time and money in, and which ones to avoid.

Topics Include:

• Windows 8
  • "Metro" Development
  • The impact of Windows 8 on today’s development effort
  • The future of C# and VB
  • The future of HTML and JavaScript
  • The future of C++
• WPF, Silverlight, and other XAML technologies today and tomorrow
• Architecture to serve the needs of modern applications
• The need for SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) today and tomorrow
• HTML 5, CSS3, and JavaScript
• ASP.NET MVC, Razor and jQuery
• "Visual Studio Async"
• Windows Phone 7 and other mobile devices
• and more!

Attendees of this free event will come away with a clear understanding of which technologies to use for various technical challenges. Questions? Please e-mail info@eps-software.com or call 832-717-4445 x32. For additional information, please visit www.codemag.com/training.

Note: This event is co-hosted by EPS Software Corp. and Microsoft Corporation. EPS is responsible for all content presented at this event.

We have not had a social mixer in a while, but the next one is scheduled! So here are the details:

The Southeast Valley .NET User Group would like to invite you to join us for a little bowling on the evening of April 19th at AMF Chandler Lanes located on N Arizona Ave. We will arrive at about 6PM and start bowling at 6:30PM on 3 lanes that we have rented until 9:00PM.

We hope that members come out and enjoy some time hanging together and getting to know one another outside of our standard meetings. There is no agenda but to have fun! If you have any questions or comments please let me know.

This is open to the members of SEVDNUG so please head on over to Eventbrite and get your ticket today. They are limited and you will need one to attend. We would like to thank our generous sponsor COMSYS for making it possible for us to have events like this. So make sure you thank them!

Please sign up here and hope to see you there!

The answer is actually simple. In order to use the official Code Camp name we follow these simple protocols:
1. By and For the Developer Community
Code Camps are about the developer community at large. They are meant to be a place for developers to come and learn from their peers. Topics are always based on community interest and never determined by anyone other than the community.
2. Always Free
Code Camps are always free for attendees.
3. Community Developed Material
The success of the Code Camps is that they are based on community content. All content that is delivered is original. All presentation content must be provided completely (including code) without any restriction. If you have content you don't want to share or provide to attendees then the Code Camp is not the place for you.
4. No Fluff: only Code
Code Camps are about showing the code. Refer to rule #1 if you have any questions on this.
5. Community Ownership
The most important element of the Code Camp is always the developer community. All are welcome to attend and speak and do so without expectation of payment or any other compensation other than their participation in the community.
6. Never occur during work hours
We need to understand that many times people can't leave work for a day or two to attend training or even seminars. The beauty of the Code Camp is that they always occur on weekends.

Check out the Desert Code Camp site for more information.

Windows Phone 7 - Unleashed

(Chandler @GangPlank) Free RSVP Required

You must register so we know how much food to purchase.

http://wp7-chandler.eventbrite.com/

We'll be providing Lunch and Dinner for this all day free event.

BRING YOUR OWN LAPTOP and get started with Windows Mobile Phone 7. We'll have actual phones available for you to use, to deploy your application.

We'll also have big cash prizes for the best application built that day. 1st, 2nd, 3rd is $500, $200, and $100 just for showing up, learning great mobile technology, having free food, and building a great application.

Thank you - We'll see you on Saturday!

Please note that we have had to cancel this event due to lack of regenerations and we are looking to reschedule for next month. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.  

 

Here we go the next SEVDNUG Social Mixer is going to be the second Annual PHX Geek Tag at Stratum LaserTag.  Last August we had a great turnout and a ton of fun! The cost for entry includes unlimited Laser Tag for the evening (up till closing at 9PM) and we have scheduled three of matches for the night to make sure that we all get sometime in the room together shooting each other up! After the last match we can continue to play until they close.

Sign up is required for this event.

Schedule

Registration / Socialization	5:30 PM	6:00 PM
Game 1	6:00 PM	6:20 PM
Game 2	6:45 PM	7:05 PM
Game 3	7:15 PM	7:35 PM

Tweet up the event with the Hashtag of #PHXGeekTag

The event will focus on how to configure Windows Home Server, Windows 7 Media Center and the XBox 360 as an extender to get a better media experience at home.  The secondary component will cover Online technologies such Windows Live Services (Skydrive and Office Web Apps).

If you have never setup any of these technologies and are curious, please attend and learn.  If you have already setup some or all and want to chat about your experiences or find out what else might be possible, please attend.

Since snacks are provided, please register for the event here: http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=149750 so we can purchase the correct amount of refreshments.  Remember that this is a free event.  The only thing we won’t be able to provide is parking validation, so you will be on your own for that. 

Join us for some food, drinks and bowling at McRay lanes in Chandler.