Hey Folks!
CINNUG is still looking for feedback. We’re working on topics for our Firestarters, Special Events and One-day Events. What would you like to see? Send your suggestions to
marketing@cinnug.org.
Jeff Blankenburg is coming to speak to us about all the cool announcements and highlights from the Microsoft MIX conference. Our own
Joe Wirtley will be giving the grok talk as an Introduction to Continuous Integration with Teamcity.
We also wanted to remind everyone that this is the last month that CINNUG will be accepting donations for the
Ed Smith Memorial. If you would still like to donate, please contact one of the directors for more information.
The CINNUG team
What’s in this Newsletter?- March CinArc – 03/18/10
- March CINNUG – 03/23/10
- April BitSlingers – 04/05/10
- Mobile Development Firestarter – 04/24/10
- CiNPA Tech Fair – Cancelled
- Stir Trek 2010 – 05/07/10
- Cincinnati Day of Agile – 05/15/10
- Our sponsors – they pay for the pizza!
UPCOMING MEETINGS:
March CinArc
Thursday, March 18th - 6:00PM at MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH
This CinArc we are breaking from the norm and will have a guest speaker. Mark Harris from Microsoft will talk to us about how Microsoft ships software. The first portion of the evening Mark will present the flow of development at Microsoft and, after pizza, we'll start with open discussion.
As usual, pizza will be provided at no charge thanks to our sponsors!
March CINNUG – MIX Highlights by Jeff Blankenburg
Tuesday, March 23rd - 6:00PM; Social Time, 5:30PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH
Jeff Blankenburg is coming to speak to us about all the cool announcements and highlights from the Microsoft MIX conference.
MIX Highlights: This presentation will cover the highlights of Microsoft’s Mix 2010 conference. We will discuss development for Windows Phone 7 Series, Silverlight 4, ASP.NET MVC 2, and Visual Studio 2010, among other topics. This will be an overview of these subjects, and will also include demos as well.
Our own Joe Wirtley will be giving the grok talk as an Introduction to Continuous Integration with Teamcity.
April Bitslingers
Monday, April 5th - 6:00PM at Panera Bread on Mason Montgomery in Mason, OH
What is Bitsligners?
This is an informal meetup of people interested in learning from one another. Bring your laptop and pair up with someone to work on an open source project, learn a new technique, or even dabble in a new language. There is no agenda or specific topic, just a time set aside for people to pair.
The meetup officially kicks off at 6:00PM, but lasts until the last pair breaks up, or they kick us out. Feel free to come and join us for as long, or as short, of a time as you want to.
NOTE: There will be no food provided, but hey, we're at Panera.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Mobile Development Firestarter
Saturday, April 24th – 9:00AM to 5:00PM – Microsoft Offices – Mason, OH
On April 24th CINNUG and the iPhone Developers User Group will host the Mobile Firestarter event. We will spend the day covering three of the mobile platforms: Android, iPhone and Windows Mobile.
All three platform sessions will build the same application so you can concentrate on the tools and techniques being used.
At the end of the day you should have a good base understanding of the moving parts of the platforms, the tools used to create mobile applications and the differences between each of the platforms so you can make decisions for future projects.
This event will be hosted by CINNUG and the iPhone Developer's Group which also meets at MAX. For more information see our Special Events page.
This event is being sponsored by Pillar Technologies, Cincinnati Bell Technology Services, Sogeti and PSI Group.
Register Now!
CiNPA Tech Fair – Cancelled
This event has been cancelled and registration payments have been refunded! CiNPA is still considering a smaller event later this year. For more information see http://cinpa.org.
Stir Trek: Iron Man Edition
Friday, May 7th – 8:00AM to 6:00PM – Marcus Crosswords Theater – Columbus, OH
Stir Trek is an opportunity to learn about the newest advances in web and mobile development. There will be 20 sessions, in four tracks, so you’ll be able to pick the content that interests you the most. In addition, the day will include lunch, a raffle with some significant prizes, and a private screening of the new IronMan 2 movie, which opens in theaters the day of this event.
There is a $25 fee to register. Check out http://stirtrek.com for more information.
Cincinnati Day of Agile
Saturday, May 15th – 9:00AM to 5:30PM – Microsoft Offices – Mason, OH
At this one day event on Saturday, May 15th, a host of industry experts will be on hand to offer their hard won experiences.
By bringing together a mix of developers, managers, Agile professionals, and technologists, the Cincinnati Day of Agile also provides excellent networking opportunities for its attendees.
We hope you will join us to learn how Agile can make your software development process more effective, productive, and profitable.
Stay in touch on twitter @cincyagilecon and/or join in the conversation on the Google Group.