I received a request from a customer this morning asking where they might be able to find upcoming developer events. I compiled a quick list and sent it off and it struck me that I should probably share it with all of you as well. Here you go…
MSDN Events
A series of free in-person events for Software Developers and Software Architects.
TechNet Events
A series of in-person events targeting IT Pros and led by the IT-Pro Evangelists.
MSDN Flash Newsletter
Customize the newsletter with your zip code and then click the “From the Editor” section where I and my fellow Evangelists post upcoming community events and user group meetings.
Microsoft Events site
An aggregation of in-person events, webcasts and podcasts led by Microsoft and it’s partners.
Community Megaphone
A site to facilitate sharing and discovery of events relating to software development
Oh and of course… the event calendar on this very blog.
training
I would like to thank everyone who braved the snow and the EARTHQUAKE to come out for yesterday’s MSDN Event on the Windows Azure Platform. Here are a number of the resources highlighted during the presentation as well as the slides:
Resources:
Tools:
PDC Sessions:
White Papers:
Azure, Talks, training
Ram Cherala, Principal Program Manager in the Visual Studio Test Tools Business, will be visiting the Midwest District to provide a deeper dive into the innovative new capabilities being introduced in Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate, Visual Studio Test Elements and Test and Lab Management products.
These sessions are targeted toward Developers, Architects, and Quality Assurance teams. Attendees will be given the unique opportunity to have a first glimpse into the products and interact directly with the Redmond team responsible for designing and delivering these products to the market. We will cover a broad range of important topics including Software Quality Assurance, historical debugging, manual test runner, test impact analysis and test lab management.
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Milwaukee
Monday, December 14, 2009
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N19 W24133 Riverwood Drive
Suite 150
Waukesha, WI 53188
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Chicago (Downers Grove)
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
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Neudesic
377 E. Butterfield Road
Suite 440
Lombard, IL 60148
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Chicago
Thursday, December 17, 2009
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Microsoft Office
Aon Center Office
200 East Randolph Drive, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60601
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Register Here
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Book raffle and Zune Give-a-way
One random attendee will be selected to receive a brand new Zune HD!
Agenda:
| 8:30am – 9:00am |
Introductions and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00am – 10:30am |
VS 2010 ALM Tools: Walkthrough of All New Features |
| 10:30am – 11:30am |
2010 MSDN and Licensing Updates |
| 11:30pm – 12:00pm |
Lunch (provided by Microsoft) |
| 12:00pm – 2:00pm |
Deep Dive and Demos of VS 2010 Quality Assurance Features (Coded UI Testing, Manual Test Runner, Lab Management, etc) |
| 2:00pm – 2:15pm |
Break |
| 2:15pm – 4:00pm |
Quality Assurance Tools: Migration and Integration Options |
| 4:00pm – 4:30pm |
Feedback, Book Raffle & Zune Giveaway |
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Illinois Events, Visual Studio, Wisconsin Events, alm, training
Tomorrow I’ll be speaking at the Madison Code Camp (MadCamp) where we’re dedicating a whole track to our recent New Efficiency launch events (one of which I participated in Chicago just the other day). In the morning, Kevin Remde will walk the IT Pro set through the new management features in Windows 7, as well as the new enhancements in Windows Server 2008 R2 and what’s coming ahead in Exchange Server 2010.
In the afternoon, I will walk developers through the paces of how to light up their applications on Windows 7 by taking advantage of features such as the Ribbon platform, the Taskbar, Jump Lists, Libraries as well as underlying platform additions such as the new Sensor and Location Platform and Multitouch.
This isn’t all that’s going on at MadCamp but there will be two additional tracks with more great content for IT Pros and Developers alike.
We dug deep into our budget and pulled out some great giveaways including the opportunity to win one of the following:
- Dell Mini 10 Netbook with a copy of Windows 7
- Zune HD
- Games, Books, Peripherals, etc.
I hope you can join us!
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Announcements, Community, Windows, Wisconsin Events, training
I’d like to thank everyone who made it out to the Windows 7 Launch in Chicago yesterday. As promised, here are the slide decks from the Windows Client development sessions and a list of links to a number of the resources we discussed:
Presentation: Dev201 – Taking Your Applications to the Next Level with Windows 7 (.ppt, .pptx)
Presentation: Dev202 – Beyond Human Interaction with Windows 7 Sensor and Location Platform (.ppt, .pptx)
Presentation: Dev203 – Build Next Generation User-Interface with Multitouch and Ribbon on Windows 7 (.ppt, .pptx)
Technical Resources
Windows Developer Center on MSDN
Windows SDK
Windows 7 Training Kit for Developers
Windows API CodePack for Microsoft .NET Framework
Windows Ribbon Framework: Developer Resources
Windows Application Compatibility Developer Center
Windows 7 Remediation Labs
“PhotoView” Reference Application (XP2Win7Project)
Racing Game XNA Starter Kit (XNA Game Studio required)
Training Resources
Microsoft Learning
Community Resources
Windows 7 for Developers Blog
Windows 7 on Channel9
PDC 2008: Windows 7 sessions
PDC 2008: Introducing Direct2D and DirectWrite
Test Equipment
Flexis JM USB Microcontroller: JMBADGE2008-B – the sensor board used for the Senor API demos with built-in light sensor and accelerometer.
Windows, training
