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August 2010 Meeting Reminder

jengriff — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:46:00 GMT

Hey Folks!

This month one of our directors, Mike Wood, will give a soft skills presentation on Becoming a Better Developer.

Mike Levy will give the grok on Configuration Data and Dependencies.

One of our former members, Jeff Handley, works out on the Silverlight team in Redmond. He's asked us to get a gauge on the level of interest in RIA Services. Please take a few moments to fill out this 2 question survey.

The CINNUG team

What's in this Newsletter?

August CINNUG - 08/24/10
September BitSlingers - 09/13/10
September CinArc - 09/16/10
Cincinnati Day of Ruby - 09/11/10
Houston Tech Fest - 10/09/10
Southwest Ohio Give Camp - 10/22/10 - 10/24/10
NWA Code Camp - 10/23/10
Our sponsors - they pay for the pizza

UPCOMING MEETINGS:

August CINNUG - Be a Better Developer - Mike Wood
Tuesday, August 24^th - 6:00PM; Social Time - 5:30PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH

Mike Wood, one of the directors of CINNUG, will give a soft skills talk on how to Be a Better Developer.

As a developer you end up wearing a lot of different hats: researcher, designer, janitor, mediator, teacher, student... the list can go on.

If you want to become a better developer you'll have to learn how to switch these hats out easily and what it means to wear each one well.

Most talks often focus on a given technology or tool; some resource that you can use. This talk focuses on how to improve the best resource you have: YOU.

The grok talk on Configuration Data and Dependencies will be given by Mike Levy.

September BitSlingers
Monday, September 13^th - 6:00PM- Panera Bread - Mason Montgomery - Mason, OH

This month BitSlingers will meet on the second Monday of the month due to the Labor Day holiday.

What is BitSlingers?

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.

September CinArc
Thursday, September 16^th - 6:00PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH

Come join this new special interest group as we discuss topics related to software architecture.

This meeting is run using an open discussion or open fishbowl technique where the attendees are encouraged to share their thoughts with everyone while keeping the meeting from becoming a free for all. :)

What topic will we cover? Well, that's up to the attendees!

As usual, pizza will be provided at no charge thanks to our sponsors!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Cincinnati Day of Ruby
Saturday, September 11^th - 7:30AM to 4:00PM - Miami University's Voice of America Learning Center - West Chester, OH

This one day session takes you through the basics of Ruby the language in the morning and then how to make something real in Ruby on Rails in the afternoon.

Get your hands on the future while surrounded by the experts to help you along.

This is how the day flows:

Registration 7:30-9:00
Laptop setup help 7:30-8:30
Introduction to Ruby with Koans (EdgeCase's Jim Weirich) 9:00-12:00
Lunch (provided) 12:00-13:00
Rails in a day (Gaslight Software's Chris Nelson & Doug Alcorn) 13:00-16:00

For more information and to register, please visit http://cincydayofruby.eventbrite.com/.

Houston Tech Fest (HTF)
Saturday, October 9^th - 8:00AM to 6:00PM - University of Houston Main Campus - Houston, TX

The agenda is set for HTF. Check it out as there is something for everyone.

The Website for Houston Techfest 2010 is now open for Pre-Registration. They had 853 attendees last year and are looking to break 1000 this year

They have a great line up of speakers this year with over 80 presentations on the Agenda. Their Keynote speaker is Venkat Subramaniam.

This is the single largest event in the Central Region. Register now so you can come out and be part of the awesomeness!

Southwest Ohio Give Camp
Friday, October 22^nd thru Sunday, October 24^th - Miami University's Voice of America Learning Center - West Chester, OH

Give Camp is a weekend-long event where software developers, designers, and database administrators donate their time to create custom software for non-profit organizations. The only limitation is that the project should be scoped to be able to be completed in a weekend.

If you are a developer/designer/project manager looking to make a difference and use your skills to assist others, this is the place to be October 22, 23, 24, 2010! Please visit the Volunteer section to get signed up!

NWA Code Camp
Saturday, October 23^rd - 8:00AM to 5:30PM - Tyson World Headquarters - Springdale, AR

This year the Northwest Arkansas Code Camp is aligning this event with the Tyson Development Conference, a 2 day internal conference for Tyson Foods.

Tyson is sponsoring this event by providing the venue and keeping some speakers from their conference another night so they can present at this event.

This year we will celebrate the growth of our community with the addition of new tracks for Project Managers, Designers, and more.

July 2010 Meeting Recap

jengriff — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 23:12:00 GMT

Hey Folks!

Last month Tim Wingfield came down from Columbus to talk to us about using IronRuby to make unit
testing our code simpler. We also took a look at RSpec and how a dynamic language makes testing more
expressive.

Michael Kramer gave the grok on an introduction to using Rake and Albacore to drive our builds.

This month one of our directors, Mike Wood, will give a soft skills presentation on Becoming a Better
Developer.

Mike Levy will give the grok on Configuration Data and Dependencies.

One of our former members, Jeff Handley, works out on the Silverlight team in Redmond. He's asked us to
get a gauge on the level of interest in RIA Services. Please take a few moments to fill out this 2 question
survey.

The CINNUG team

What's in this Newsletter?

August CinArc - 08/19/10
August CINNUG - 08/24/10
September BitSlingers - 09/13/10
Cincinnati Day Of Agile - 08/14/10
SQL Saturday - 08/21/10
Houston Tech Fest - 10/09/10
Southwest Ohio Give Camp - 10/22/10 - 10/24/10
NWA Code Camp - 10/23/10
Our sponsors - they pay for the pizza

UPCOMING MEETINGS:
August CinArc
Thursday, August 19th - 6:00PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH

Come join this new special interest group as we discuss topics related to software architecture.

This meeting is run using an open discussion or open fishbowl technique where the attendees are
encouraged to share their thoughts with everyone while keeping the meeting from becoming a free for all.
:)

What topic will we cover? Well, that's up to the attendees!

As usual, pizza will be provided at no charge thanks to our sponsors!

August CINNUG - Be a Better Developer - Mike Wood
Tuesday, August 24th - 6:00PM; Social Time - 5:30PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH

Mike Wood, one of the directors of CINNUG, will give a soft skills talk on how to Be a Better Developer.

As a developer you end up wearing a lot of different hats: researcher, designer, janitor, mediator, teacher,
student... the list can go on.

If you want to become a better developer you'll have to learn how to switch these hats out easily and what
it means to wear each one well.

Most talks often focus on a given technology or tool; some resource that you can use. This talk focuses on
how to improve the best resource you have: YOU.

The grok talk on Configuration Data and Dependencies will be given by Mike Levy.

September BitSlingers
Monday, September 13th - 6:00PM - Panera Bread - Mason Montgomery - Mason, OH

This month BitSlingers will meet on the second Monday of the month due to the Labor Day
holiday.

What is BitSlingers?

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:
Cincinnati Day of Agile
Saturday, August 14th - 8:00AM to 5:00PM - Microsoft Offices - Mason, OH

At this one day event on Saturday, August 14th, 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.

Visit http://cincydayofagile.org/ for more information and to register.

SQL Saturday
Saturday, August 21st - 8:00AM to 5:30PM - Nashville Tech - Nashville, TN

SQL Saturday is the training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL
Server.

Many of the local, regional, and even national SQL Server experts (including Microsoft MVP's) will be here
sharing their knowledge and experiences.

Learn from renowned authors, speakers, and industry experts:

Over 30 sessions
More than 20 great speakers (many Microsoft MVPs and authors)
4 Tracks: DBA, App Dev, BI and Professional Development
Located at Nashville Tech
Admission is free; optional $10 fee for lunch
Registration and details at http://www.sqlsaturday.com/51/eventhome.aspx

Houston Tech Fest (HTF)
Saturday, October 9th - 8:00AM to 6:00PM - University of Houston Main Campus - Houston, TX

The agenda is set for HTF. Check it out as there is something for everyone.

The Website for Houston Techfest 2010 is now open for Pre-Registration. They had 853 attendees last year
and are looking to break 1000 this year

They have a great line up of speakers this year with over 80 presentations on the Agenda. Their Keynote
speaker is Venkat Subramaniam.

This is the single largest event in the Central Region. Register now so you can come out and be part of the
awesomeness!

Southwest Ohio Give Camp
Friday, October 22nd thru Sunday, October 24th - Miami University's Voice of America Learning
Center - West Chester, OH

Give Camp is a weekend-long event where software developers, designers, and database administrators
donate their time to create custom software for non-profit organizations. The only limitation is that the
project should be scoped to be able to be completed in a weekend.

If you are a developer/designer/project manager looking to make a difference and use your skills to assist
others, this is the place to be October 22, 23, 24, 2010! Please visit the Volunteer section to get signed up!

NWA Code Camp
Saturday, October 23rd - 8:00AM to 5:30PM - Tyson World Headquarters - Springdale, AR

This year the Northwest Arkansas Code Camp is aligning this event with the Tyson Development
Conference, a 2 day internal conference for Tyson Foods.

Tyson is sponsoring this event by providing the venue and keeping some speakers from their conference
another night so they can present at this event.

This year we will celebrate the growth of our community with the addition of new tracks for Project
Managers, Designers, and more.

July 2010 Meeting Reminder

jengriff — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:59:00 GMT

Hey Folks!

This month Tim Wingfield will be coming down from Columbus to talk to us about using IronRuby to make unit testing our code simpler.

Michael Kramer will grok Albacore from 10,000 Feet.

Do you have an idea for a Firestarter Event, Special Event or One-day Event? Send your suggestions to marketing@cinnug.org.

The CINNUG team

What's in this Newsletter?

July CINNUG - 07/27/10
August BitSlingers - 08/02/10
August CinArc - 08/19/10
Windows Phone 7 Boot Camp - 07/29/10
Cincinnati Day Of Agile Iteration 2 - 08/14/10
Our sponsors - they pay for the pizza

UPCOMING MEETINGS:
July CINNUG - Testing Your C# with IronRuby by Tim Wingfield
Tuesday, July 27^th - 6:00PM; Social Time - 5:30PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH

Tim Wingfield will be coming down from Columbus to talk to us about using IronRuby to make unit testing our code simpler. This talk is going to go into testing our C# code with IronRuby, and what advantages there are to this.

Michael Kramer will grok Albacore from 10,000 Feet.

August BitSlingers
Monday, August 2^nd - 6:00PM- Panera Bread - Mason Montgomery - Mason, OH

What is BitSlingers?

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.

August CinArc
Thursday, August 19^th - 6:00PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH

Come join this new special interest group as we discuss topics related to software architecture.

What topic will we cover? Well, that's up to the attendees!

As usual, pizza will be provided at no charge thanks to our sponsors!

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Windows Phone 7 Boot Camp
Thursday, July 29^th - 8:00AM to 5:00PM - Microsoft Offices - Mason, OH

Join us for a day of Windows Phone 7 hands-on training. You'll learn how to build Silverlight-based applications that take advantage of the many Windows Phone 7 platform features.

We'll introduce all the basic concepts required to get started building Silverlight applications including the Windows Phone 7 platform and frameworks as well as the designer and developer tools. We'll also cover the process for submitting your application or game to the Windows Phone 7 Marketplace.

Bring your laptop! Topics covered will be reinforced with an opportunity to explore hands-on-labs using your own laptop. Windows Phone 7 experts will be on hand to help you explore Windows Phone 7 development.

Registration Options:

Event ID: 1032456040

Cincinnati Day of Agile Iteration 2
Saturday, August 14^th - 8:00AM to 5:00PM - Microsoft Offices - Mason, OH

At this one day event on Saturday, August 14th, 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.

Visit http://cincydayofagile.org/ for more information and to register.

Southwest Ohio Give Camp
Friday, October 22^nd thru Sunday, October 24^th - Miami University's Voice of America Learning Center - West Chester, OH

CINNUG Special Announcement

jengriff — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:14:00 GMT

Southwest Ohio Give Camp Volunteer Registration Open

Ready to connect with the local tech community for a good cause?

GiveCamp needs your support. For one weekend in October, we’ll take on the technology wish lists of 10 non-profit organizations, and we’re looking for about 60 volunteers, both technical and non-technical, to help us do it. http://southwestohiogivecamp.org

We need:

· Developers (any language)

· Web and User Experience Designers

· Data Base Administrators

· Project Managers

· Anyone who wants to help!

You will:

· Create custom software for non-profit organizations

· Donate your time

· Work as part of a team and meet new colleagues

· Share your skills and learn new ones

· Walk away knowing that the world is a better place

When and where:

From 5pm on Friday, October 22 to 5pm on Sunday, October 24, 2010 at Miami University's Voice of America Learning Center in West Chester, Ohio (http://www.muohio.edu/voalc).

Are you a non-developer?

There are many ways that non-developers can help.

· Before the event Business Analysts can help review the Charities requirements to help them organize their ideas and get them ready for the developers.

· On the day of the event, volunteers are needed to help set out food, stocking the refrigerator, blogging, podcasting and generally just checking up on the teams to see how they’re doing.

· The bottom line is – if you want to participate in a GiveCamp event, we’ll find a way for you to do it!

To sign up, go to http://southwestohiogivecamp.org/Volunteer/Signup.

June 2010 Meeting Recap

jengriff — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:16:00 GMT

Hey Folks!

One of our former members works out on the Silverlight team in Redmond. He's asked us to get a gauge on the level of interest in RIA Services. Please take a few moments to fill out this 2 question survery.

Last month Mike Eaton gave us a great introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and talked to us about the new features in WPF 4.

Phil Japikse showed us some cool features to incorporate into our Windows 7 development.

This month Tim Wingfield will be coming down from Columbus to talk to us about using IronRuby to make unit testing our code simpler.

Michael Kramer will grok Albacore from 10,000 Feet.

Do you have an idea for a Firestarter Event, Special Event or One-day Event? Send your suggestions to marketing@cinnug.org.

The CINNUG team

What's in this Newsletter?

July BitSlingers - 07/05/10 - CANCELLED
July CinArc - 07/15/10
July CINNUG - 07/27/10
Our sponsors - they pay for the pizza

UPCOMING MEETINGS:
July BitSlingers
Monday, July 5^th - CANCELLED - Panera Bread - Mason Montgomery - Mason, OH

This BitSlingers meeting is cancelled due to the Fourth of July holiday. The next scheduled meeting is August 2, 2010.

Have a safe holiday and see you in August!

July CinArc
Thursday, July 15^th - 6:00PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH

Come join this new special interest group as we discuss topics related to software architecture.

What topic will we cover? Well, that's up to the attendees!

As usual, pizza will be provided at no charge thanks to our sponsors!

July CINNUG - Testing Your C# with IronRuby by Tim Wingfield
Tuesday, July 27^th - 6:00PM; Social Time - 5:30PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH

Michael Kramer will grok Albacore from 10,000 Feet.

July Bitslingers is cancelled

MikeWo — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:37:00 GMT

We had previously advertised that the July Bitslingers would be held on Monday, July 5th; however, that falls on a holiday for most folks. So, we will meet for Bitslingers again on Monday, August 2nd instead.

If you have any questions, please reach out to one of the directors.

June 2010 Meeting Reminder

jengriff — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:27:00 GMT

Hey Folks!

The Central Ohio Day of .NET was a success! Thanks to all those who attended.

This month Mike Eaton will come down to gives us an Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and also talk about what's new in WPF 4.

Phil Japikse will give the grok on aspects of developing for Windows 7.

CINNUG has received some great feedback but we're still looking for more. We want your ideas for a Firestarter Event, Special Event or One-day Event? Send your suggestions to marketing@cinnug.org.

The CINNUG team

What's in this Newsletter?

UPCOMING MEETINGS:

June CinArc
Thursday, June 17^th - 6:00PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH

Come join this new special interest group as we discuss topics related to software architecture.

What topic will we cover? Well, that's up to the attendees!

As usual, pizza will be provided at no charge thanks to our sponsors!

June CINNUG - Intro to WPF & What's New in WPF 4
Tuesday, June 22^nd - 6:00PM; Social Time - 5:30PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH

This month Mike Eaton will give us an Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and also talk about what's new in WPF 4.

WPF provides a unified framework for building applications and high-fidelity experiences in Windows that blend application UI, documents, and media content.

Phil Japikse will give the grok on aspects of developing for Windows 7.

July BitSlingers
Monday, July 5^th - 6:00PM - Panera Bread - Mason Montgomery - Mason, OH

What is BitSlingers?

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:

Team Foundation Server 2010 Overview, ALM Integration with the SCRUM Framework
Tuesday, June 22^nd and Wednesday, June 23^rd - Columbus, OH

This Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) session will be led by two community leads.

This 2 day briefing will discuss ALM, from initial conception through requirements gathering, design, development, testing, build & review processes.

We also integrate the SCRUM framework, integration with non-Microsoft development and offerings for Visual Studio 2010 Team System. There is no charge for this event.

Click here for registration information and event schedule. Please use registration code: TFS.

SQL Saturday
Saturday, June 26^th - Goodwill Columbus - Columbus, OH

SQL Saturday is a free training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server.

What SQL Saturday have to offer?

Content, Content, Content! There will be 25+ sessions for you to explore and learn more about: Database Administration, Business Intelligence and DatabaseDevelopment bygreat speakers from around the country.
Face to Face interaction with other DBAs and Database professionals
FREE Lunch
Amazing giveaways and SWAG from top vendors
After Party!

See http://www.sqlsaturday.com/42/eventhome.aspx for more details.

Admittance to this event is FREE. All costs are covered by donations and sponsorships.

Please register soon as seating is limited.

May 2010 Meeting Recap

jengriff — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:58:00 GMT

Hey Folks!

Last month Sam Corder, one of our members, gave us an overview of MongoDB. Sam talked about the main features of MongoDB and discussed collections and scheme design.

Russ McMahon gave the grok on Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle Tools.

CINNUG is still looking for topics for a Firestarter Event, Special Event or One-day Event? Send your suggestions to marketing@cinnug.org.

The CINNUG team

What’s in this Newsletter?

June BitSlingers – 06/07/10
June CinArc – 06/17/10
June CINNUG – 06/22/10
CloudCamp Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky – 06/03/10
Central Ohio Day of .NET – 06/05/10
Windows Azure Boot Camp – 06/10/10 & 06/11/10
Application Lifecyle Management Event – 06/22/10 & 06/23/10
SQL Saturday – 06/26/10
Our sponsors – they pay for the pizza

UPCOMING MEETINGS:
June BitSlingers
Monday, June 7th - 6:00PM – Panera Bread – Mason Montgomery – Mason, OH

What is BitSlingers?

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.

June CinArc
Thursday, June 17th - 6:00PM – MAX Technical Training – Mason, OH

Come join this new special interest group as we discuss topics related to software architecture.

This meeting is run using an open discussion or open fishbowl technique where the attendees are encouraged to share their thoughts with everyone while keeping the meeting from becoming a free for all. :)

What topic will we cover? Well, that's up to the attendees!

As usual, pizza will be provided at no charge thanks to our sponsors!

June CINNUG – Intro to WPF & What’s New in WPF 4
Tuesday, June 22nd - 6:00PM; Social Time – 5:30PM - MAX Technical Training – Mason, OH

This month Mike Eaton will give us an Introduction to Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and also talk about What’s New in WPF 4.

WPF provides a unified framework for building applications and high-fidelity experiences in Windows that blend application UI, documents, and media content.

Phil Japikse will give the grok on Features for Windows 7 Developers.

UPCOMING EVENTS:
CloudCamp Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
Thursday, June 3rd – 5:30PM to 10:00PM – The METS Center – Erlanger, KY

CloudCamp is an unconference where early adopters of Cloud Computing technologies exchange ideas. With the rapid change occurring in the industry, we need a place where we can meet to share our experiences, challenges and solutions.

At CloudCamp, you are encouraged to share your thoughts in several open discussions, as we strive for the advancement of Cloud Computing. End users, IT professionals and vendors are all encouraged to participate.

Check out http://www.cloudcamp.org/cincinnati/2010-06-03 for more information.

NOTE: RSVPing on the Meeting up site WILL NOT sign you up for this event. You must register at http://cloudcamp-cincinnati-2010.eventbrite.com/ to attend!!

Central Ohio Day of .NET (CODODN)
Saturday, June 5th – 9AM to 6PM – Roberts Centre – Wilmington, OH

There’s still time to register for this event. Seating is limited. You can register here.

The sessions have been posted! We've got 30 sessions lined up with the great speakers. You can check out the list of sessions here.

Do you plan on coming to the CODODN this year? How about some bling for your website!

The event is a FREE day of technology discussions devoted to helping the local development community grow. For more information about Day of .NET events check out http://dodn.org.

Windows Azure Boot Camp
Thursday, June 10th and Friday, June 11th – Microsoft Offices – Mason, OH

Windows Azure Boot Camp is a two day deep dive class to get you up to speed on developing for Windows Azure.

The class includes a trainer with deep real world experience with Azure, as well as a series of labs so you can practice what you just learned.

This two day training event is FREE! You will need to bring a laptop with the preloaded software listed here.

Find out more at http://windowsazurebootcamp.com. Register for this event at https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=148232.

This event is sponsored by Microsoft and Strategic Data Systems.

Team Foundation Server 2010 Overview, ALM Integration with the SCRUM Framework
Tuesday, June 22nd and Wednesday, June 23rd – Columbus, OH

This Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) session will be led by two community leads.

This 2 day briefing will discuss ALM, from initial conception through requirements gathering, design, development, testing, build & review processes.

We also integrate the SCRUM framework, integration with non-Microsoft development and offerings for Visual Studio 2010 Team System. There is no charge for this event.

Click here for registration information and event schedule. Please use registration code: TFS.

SQL Saturday
Saturday, June 26th – Goodwill Columbus – Columbus, OH

SQL Saturday is a free training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server.

What SQL Saturday have to offer?

Content, Content, Content! There will be 25+ sessions for you to explore and learn more about: Database Administration, Business Intelligence and Database Development by great speakers from around the country.
Face to Face interaction with other DBAs and Database professionals
FREE Lunch
Amazing giveaways and SWAG from top vendors
After Party!

See http://www.sqlsaturday.com/42/eventhome.aspx for more details.

Admittance to this event is FREE. All costs are covered by donations and sponsorships.

Please register soon as seating is limited.

May 2010 Meeting Reminder

jengriff — Thu, 20 May 2010 03:06:00 GMT

Hey Folks!

This month Sam Corder, one of our members, will be giving us an overview of MongoDB. Russ McMahon will give the grok on Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle Tools.

In case you missed it...our Mobile Development FireStarter was recorded by SDRNews. The entire set has been published at http://sdrnews.com/index.php/firestarter-cinnug.

Do you have a topic for a Firestarter, Special Event or One-day Event? CINNUG is looking for feedback. Send your suggestions to marketing@cinnug.org.

The CINNUG team

What's in this Newsletter?

May CINNUG - 05/25/10
June BitSlingers - 06/07/10
June CinArc - 06/17/10
Open Source & Security Squared - 05/17/10
CloudCamp Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky - 06/03/10
Central Ohio Day of .NET - 06/05/10
Windows Azure Boot Camp - 06/10/10 & 06/11/10
SQL Saturday - 06/26/10
Our sponsors - they pay for the pizza

UPCOMING MEETINGS:

May CINNUG - An Introduction to MongoDB on .NET
Tuesday, May 25^th - 6:00PM; Social Time - 5:30PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH

This month Sam Corder, one of our members, will be giving us an overview of MongoDB.

In this talk we will explore a popular alternative to the RDBMS called Mongo from one who has battled with BSON to write the original .Net driver.

You'll learn basics of schema design, document manipulation, several ways to get at your data, something odd called map/reduce and all from the comfort of the .Net platform.

Russ McMahon will give the grok on Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle Tools.

June BitSlingers
Monday, June 7^th - 6:00PM - Panera Bread - Mason Montgomery - Mason, OH

What is BitSlingers?

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.

June CinArc
Thursday, June 17^th - 6:00PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH

Come join this new special interest group as we discuss topics related to software architecture.

What topic will we cover? Well, that's up to the attendees!

As usual, pizza will be provided at no charge thanks to our sponsors!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Open Source & Security Squared - Dispelling the Myths
Monday, May 17^th - 8:00AM to 5PM - The METS Center - Erlanger, KY

Join IT professionals, attorneys, and open source advocates for a day of instruction, discussion and networking; all centered on further developing the open source community of knowledge.

Stay up-to-date on the latest developments by attending sessions presented by leading professionals in open source technology and open source legalities.

CloudCamp Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
Thursday, June 3^rd - 5:30PM to 10:00PM - The METS Center - Erlanger, KY

CloudCamp is an unconference where early adopters of Cloud Computing technologies exchange ideas. With the rapid change occurring in the industry, we need a place where we can meet to share our experiences, challenges and solutions.

At CloudCamp, you are encouraged to share your thoughts in several open discussions, as we strive for the advancement of Cloud Computing. End users, IT professionals and vendors are all encouraged to participate.

Check out http://www.cloudcamp.org/cincinnati/2010-06-03 for more information.

NOTE: RSVPing on the Meeting up site WILL NOT sign you up for this event. You must register at http://cloudcamp-cincinnati-2010.eventbrite.com/ to attend!!

Central Ohio Day of .NET (CODODN)
Saturday, June 5^th - 9AM to 6PM - Roberts Centre - Wilmington, OH

Registration is open but you better act fast. You can register here.

The sessions have been posted! We've got 30 sessions lined up with the great speakers. You can check out the list of sessions here.

Do you plan on coming to the CODODN this year? How about some bling for your website!

The event is a FREE day of technology discussions devoted to helping the local development community grow. For more information about Day of .NET events check out http://dodn.org/.

Windows Azure Boot Camp
Thursday, June 10^th & Friday, June 11^th - Microsoft Offices - Mason, OH

Windows Azure Boot Camp is a two day deep dive class to get you up to speed on developing for Windows Azure.

The class includes a trainer with deep real world experience with Azure, as well as a series of labs so you can practice what you just learned.

This two day training event is FREE! You will need to bring a laptop with the preloaded software listed here.

Find out more at http://windowsazurebootcamp.com/. Register for this event at https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=148232.

This event is sponsored by Microsoft and Strategic Data Systems.

SQL Saturday
Saturday, June 26^th - Goodwill Columbus - Columbus, OH

SQL Saturday is a free training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server.

What SQL Saturday have to offer?

Content, Content, Content! There will be 25+ sessions for you to explore and learn more about: Database Administration, Business Intelligence and DatabaseDevelopment bygreat speakers from around the country.
Face to Face interaction with other DBAs and Database professionals
FREE Lunch
Amazing giveaways and SWAG from top vendors
After Party!

See http://www.sqlsaturday.com/42/eventhome.aspx for more details.

Admittance to this event is FREE. All costs are covered by donations and sponsorships.

Please register soon as seating is limited.

April 2010 Meeting Recap

jengriff — Tue, 04 May 2010 03:11:00 GMT

Hey Folks!

There was a great turnout for our Mobile Development FireStarter last month! We had about 70 people come out to learn more about development for mobile phones.

Check out the materials from the event. Also, don't forget to check out the iPhone Developer's User Group in Cincinnati. They helped put on the Mobile Firestarter.

Do you have a topic for a Firestarter, Special Event or One-day Event? CINNUG is looking for feedback. Send your suggestions to marketing@cinnug.org.

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This month Sam Corder, one of our members, will be giving us an overview of MongoDB. Russ McMahon will give the grok on Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle Tools.

The CINNUG team

What's in this Newsletter?

May CinArc - 05/20/10
May CINNUG - 05/25/10
June BitSlingers - 06/07/10
Stir Trek 2010 - 05/07/10 - SOLD OUT
Cincinnati Day of Agile - 05/15/10- SOLD OUT
Open Source & Security Squared - 05/17/10
CloudCamp Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky - 06/03/10
Central Ohio Day of .NET - 06/05/10
SQL Saturday - 06/26/10
Our sponsors - they pay for the pizza

UPCOMING MEETINGS:
May CinArc
Thursday, May 20^th - 6:00PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH

Come join this new special interest group as we discuss topics related to software architecture.

What topic will we cover? Well, that's up to the attendees!

As usual, pizza will be provided at no charge thanks to our sponsors!

May CINNUG - An Introduction to MongoDB on .NET
Tuesday, May 25^th - 6:00PM; Social Time - 5:30PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH

This month Sam Corder, one of our members, will be giving us an overview of MongoDB.

In this talk we will explore a popular alternative to the RDBMS called Mongo from one who has battled with BSON to write the original .Net driver. You'll learn basics of schema design, document manipulation, several ways to get at your data, something odd called map/reduce and all from the comfort of the .Net platform.

Russ McMahon will give the grok on Microsoft Security Development Lifecycle Tools.

June BitSlingers
Monday, June 7^th - 6:00PM - Panera Bread - Mason Montgomery - Mason, OH

What is BitSlingers?

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:
Stir Trek: Iron Man Edition - SOLD OUT
Friday, May 7^th - 8:00AM to 6:00PM - Marcus Crosswords Theater - Columbus, OH

This event is SOLD OUT!! Didn't get a ticket? You can sign up on the waiting list. Check out http://stirtrek.com/ for more information.

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.

Cincinnati Day of Agile - SOLD OUT
Saturday, May 15^th- 9:00AM to 5:30PM - Microsoft Offices - Mason, OH

This event is SOLD OUT!! Didn't get a ticket? You can sign up on the waiting list. Check out http://cincydayofagile.eventbrite.com/ for more information.

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.

You can also stay in touch on twitter @cincyagilecon and/or join in the conversation on the Google Group.

Open Source & Security Squared - Dispelling the Myths
Monday, May 17^th - 8:00AM to 5PM - The METS Center - Erlanger, KY

Join IT professionals, attorneys, and open source advocates for a day of instruction, discussion and networking; all centered on further developing the open source community of knowledge.

Stay up-to-date on the latest developments by attending sessions presented by leading professionals in open source technology and open source legalities.

CloudCamp Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky
Thursday, June 3^rd - 5:30PM to 10:00PM - The METS Center - Erlanger, KY

Check out http://www.cloudcamp.org/cincinnati/2010-06-03 for more information.

NOTE: RSVPing on the Meeting up site WILL NOT sign you up for this event. You must register at http://cloudcamp-cincinnati-2010.eventbrite.com/ to attend!!

Central Ohio Day of .NET (CODODN)
Saturday, June 5^th - 9AM to 6PM - Roberts Centre - Wilmington, OH

Registration is now open! Sessions will be announced before May 7^th.

Do you plan on coming to the CODODN this year? How about some bling for your website!

The event is a FREE day of technology discussions devoted to helping the local development community grow. For more information about Day of .NET events check out http://dodn.org/.

SQL Saturday
Saturday, June 26^th - Goodwill Columbus - Columbus, OH

SQL Saturday is a free training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server.

What SQL Saturday have to offer?

Content, Content, Content! There will be 25+ sessions for you to explore and learn more about: Database Administration, Business Intelligence and DatabaseDevelopment bygreat speakers from around the country.
Face to Face interaction with other DBAs and Database professionals
FREE Lunch
Amazing giveaways and SWAG from top vendors
After Party!

See http://www.sqlsaturday.com/42/eventhome.aspx for more details.

Admittance to this event is FREE. All costs are covered by donations and sponsorships.

Please register soon as seating is limited.

IT Martini Cincy Event

jengriff — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 02:03:00 GMT

IT Martini Hour 9: IT's Spring Again
Thursday, April 29th – 5:30PM to 8:30PM - Longworth's – Cincinnati, OH

IT Martini, an IT networking group in Columbus, is holding their 3rd Cincinnati event next Thursday, the 29th at 5:30 pm at Longworth's.

This IT Martini event is about the 'Renewed Technology Focus in 2010'. There will be IT professionals from all over Ohio, and companies like Cincytech and Pride Technologies will be hosting a tech talk and panel discussion.

You can register online, and the following link provides a code for FREE tickets to the event: http://itmartinihour9.eventbrite.com/?discount=GREENE999.

April 2010 Meeting Reminder

jengriff — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:02:00 GMT

Hey Folks!

There is a TOPIC CHANGE for the April CINNUG meeting. Please see details below.

The Cincinnati .Net Users Group, Central Ohio .NET Developers Group, Dayton .Net Developers Group and Cincinnati SQL Users Group will be hosting this year's Central Ohio Day of .NET on June 5th, 2010

This month Phil Japikse will be giving a talk on M-V-V-M (Model-View-View-Model) for WPF. Our own Mike Wood will be giving the grok talk on Powershell 2.

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.

The CINNUG team

What's in this Newsletter?

April CINNUG - 04/27/10 - TOPIC CHANGE
May BitSlingers - 05/03/10
May CinArc - 05/20/10
Mobile Development Firestarter - 04/24/10
Stir Trek 2010 - 05/07/10 - SOLD OUT
Cincinnati Day of Agile - 05/15/10- SOLD OUT
Open Source & Security Squared - 05/17/10
Central Ohio Day of .NET - 06/05/10
SQL Saturday - 06/26/10
Our sponsors - they pay for the pizza

UPCOMING MEETINGS:
April CINNUG - Implementing M-V-V-M for WPF by Phil Japikse
Tuesday, April 27^th - 6:00PM; Social Time - 5:30PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH

NOTE: Topic Change

Due to unforeseen circumstances Chris Woodruff will not be able to join us at our April meeting. We have substituted Phil Japikse in with a talk on M-V-V-M (Model-View-View-Model).

The M-V-V-M pattern is the WPF adaptation of the Presentation Model pattern first docu-mented by Martin Fowler. In this session we will build an app that shows how the M-V-V-M pattern is utilized for building SOLID WPF applications that are also testable.

Mike Wood will be giving the grok talk on Powershell 2.

May BitSlingers
Monday, May 3^rd - 6:00PM -Panera Bread - Mason Montgomery - Mason, OH

What is BitSlingers?

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.

May CinArc
Thursday, May 20^th - 6:00PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH

Come join this new special interest group as we discuss topics related to software architecture.

What topic will we cover? Well, that's up to the attendees!

As usual, pizza will be provided at no charge thanks to our sponsors!

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Mobile Development Firestarter
Saturday, April 24^th- 9:00AM to 5:00PM - Microsoft Offices - Mason, OH

On April 24^th 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!

Stir Trek: Iron Man Edition - SOLD OUT
Friday, May 7^th - 8:00AM to 6:00PM - Marcus Crosswords Theater - Columbus, OH

This event is SOLD OUT!! Didn't get a ticket? You can sign up on the waiting list. Check out http://stirtrek.com for more information.

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.

Cincinnati Day of Agile - SOLD OUT
Saturday, May 15^th- 9:00AM to 5:30PM - Microsoft Offices - Mason, OH

This event is SOLD OUT!! Didn't get a ticket? You can sign up on the waiting list. Check out http://cincydayofagile.eventbrite.com for more information.

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.

You can also stay in touch on twitter @cincyagilecon and/or join in the conversation on the Google Group.

Open Source & Security Squared - Dispelling the Myths
Monday, May 17^th - 8:00AM to 5PM - The METS Center - Erlanger, KY

Join IT professionals, attorneys, and open source advocates for a day of instruction, discussion and networking; all centered on further developing the open source community of knowledge.

Stay up-to-date on the latest developments by attending sessions presented by leading professionals in open source technology and open source legalities.

Register Now!

Central Ohio Day of .NET (CODODN)
Saturday, June 5^th - Registration Opens May 2^nd - Roberts Centre - Wilmington, OH

The event is a FREE day of technology discussions devoted to helping the local development community grow.

Registration will open Sunday, May 2nd. We have 2 sold out events in this newsletter so don't miss out!!

Interested in speaking at CODODN? The call for speakers is currently open. Please submit your talks to our submission page. Hurry, the call for speakers will be closing on May 1^st at 10:00 PM.

Do you plan on coming to the CODODN this year? How about some bling for your website!

For more information about Day of .NET events check out http://dodn.org.

SQL Saturday
Saturday, June 26^th - Goodwill Columbus - Columbus, OH

SQL Saturday is a free training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server.
What SQL Saturday have to offer?

Content, Content, Content! There will be 25+ sessions for you to explore and learn more about: Database Administration, Business Intelligence and DatabaseDevelopment bygreat speakers from around the country.
Face to Face interaction with other DBAs and Database professionals
FREE Lunch
Amazing giveaways and SWAG from top vendors
After Party!

See http://www.sqlsaturday.com/42/eventhome.aspx for more details.

Admittance to this event is FREE. All costs are covered by donations and sponsorships.

Please register soon as seating is limited.

March 2010 Meeting Recap

jengriff — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:52:00 GMT

Hey Folks!

CINNUG and the iPhone Developer’s Group are hosting a Mobile Development FireStarter in April. Registration information is below. Hope to see you there!

At our March meeting Jeff Blankenburg gave us all the cool highlights from MIX 2010. We saw some of the new features of VS2010 and .NET Framework 4, IE9, Silverlight and Windows Phone. You can check out some of the samples and slides from the MIX conference at http://live.visitmix.com.

Joe Wirtley gave us an introduction to Continuous Integration with Teamcity.

The CINNUG team

What’s in this Newsletter?

April BitSlingers – 04/05/10
April CinArc – 04/15/10
April CINNUG – 04/27/10
Mobile Development Firestarter – 04/24/10
Stir Trek 2010 – 05/07/10
Cincinnati Day of Agile – 05/15/10
Our sponsors – they pay for the pizza

UPCOMING MEETINGS:
April Bitslingers
Monday, April 5th - 6:00PM at Panera Bread on Mason Montgomery in Mason, OH

What is Bitslingers?

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.

April CinArc
Thursday, April 15th - 6:00PM at MAX Technical Training in Mason, OH

Come join this new special interest group as we discuss topics related to software architecture. This meeting is run using an open discussion or open fishbowl technique where the attendees are encouraged to share their thoughts with everyone while keeping the meeting from becoming a free for all. :) What topic will we cover? Well, that's up to the attendees!

As usual, pizza will be provided at no charge thanks to our sponsors!

April CINNUG – The Open Data Protocol (OData) by Chris Woodruff
Tuesday, April 27th - 6:00PM; Social Time, 5:30PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH

Chris Woodruff will be coming to give us an introduction to The Open Data Protocol (OData). In this talk Chris will provide an introduction to this protocol, how to consume an OData service and finally how to implement an OData service on Windows using the WCF Data Services product.

Mike Wood will be giving the grok talk on why developers should care about PowerShell.

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!

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.

The registration site for The Day of Agile is now up: http://cincydayofagile.eventbrite.com. Tickets will go on sale April 15th at Noon!!

Stay in touch on twitter @cincyagilecon and/or join in the conversation on the Google Group.

March 2010 Meeting Reminder

jengriff — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:16:00 GMT

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?

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.

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.

February 2010 Meeting Recap

jengriff — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:18:00 GMT

Hey Folks!

Sarah Dutkiewicz and Chris Barth spoke at CINNUG’s February meeting.

Some of us usually meet for a beverage and a little geek talk after the monthly meeting. This month we had about 20 people meet at Claddaugh’s! Sarah felt like one of our own, though it was her first trip to Cincinnati.

Sarah gave us the 101 on Python for the .Net Developer. If you are interested in Sarah’s talk on Python, her presentation and code samples are posted here.

Chris gave the grok on SQL Server 2008 R2 and discussed the Master Data Services (MDS).

The CINNUG team

What’s in this Newsletter?

March CinArc – 03/18/10
March CINNUG – 03/23/10
April BitSlingers – 04/05/10
Cincinnati Programmers Guild – 03/04/10
Next Generation Testing with Visual Studio 2010 – 03/04/10
Day of Mobile – 03/06/10 (Chicago, IL)
Mobile Development Firestarter – 04/24/10
CiNPA Tech Fair – 04/24/10
Stir Trek 2010 – 05/07/10 (Columbus, OH)
Our sponsors – they pay for the pizza

UPCOMING MEETINGS:
March CinArc
Thursday, March 18th - 6:00PM at MAX Technical Training in 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.

If you ever wondered how your development practices stack up against Microsoft's, this meeting will be a great opportunity to find out.

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.

Cincinnati Programmers Guild
Thursday, March 4th – 6:30PM to 8:30PM - MAX Technical Training - Mason, OH

Guild founder Troy Davis will rededicate the Cincinnati Programmers Guild and its mission of education on Thursday, March 4th, 6:30 PM at Max Technical Training in Mason, Ohio.

He'll show off some code recently written for Amazon's S3 and SimpleDB services, written in PHP and Ruby, as well as talk a bit about Merb, a framework that is being merged with Rails to create Rails 3.

Check out http://cincypg.org for more information.

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Next Generation Testing with Visual Studio 2010
Thursday, March 4th – 5:30PM to 8:30PM – Microsoft Offices – Mason, OH

Join us for a sneak peek at some of the new capabilities in Microsoft(r) Visual Studio(r) 2010, a landmark release of the premier development and testing toolset for Windows(r), Web and Cloud development.

Microsoft has made significant investments to improve the Testing/QA tools in Visual Studio 2010. The Next Generation Testing Event is your exclusive opportunity to experience the incredible power and capabilities these new tools bring to the QA and testing process. At this event, you'll get a comprehensive overview, as well as a deep dive, into the range of new tools and how they can enable you to improve the way you develop and test software on the Microsoft platform.

This will be an invaluable opportunity to learn how to take software development to the next level with Visual Studio 2010's new testing features.

Registration information

Day of Mobile
Saturday, March 6th – 8:00AM to 4:00PM – Illinois Institute of Technology – Chicago, IL

Day of Mobile (www.dayofmobile.com) is an all day event for mobile developers and enthusiasts that will take place at IIT on March 6, 2009. The overall goal of the event is to better prepare both Chicago's application development community and companies with mobile initiatives for the upcoming mobile revolution. We will cover a myriad of different topics relative to mobile development and strategy such as platform SDKs, cross platform development, multimedia, CMS/SMS, mobile business models and many more. The event will begin with a breakfast at 8AM and conclude after a keynote speech and hackathon awards ceremony at 4PM. Throughout the day, there will be talks running concurrently with one another in two adjoining ballrooms.

Sign up today for only $39.95. They are also offering a student discount ticket price of $29.95 if you bring a student identification along with you the day of the event. Registration for the event is at http://techinthemiddle.eventbrite.com/.

Mobile Development Firestarter
Saturday, April 24th – 9:00AM to 5:00PM – Microsoft Offices – Mason, OH

We are targeting the first quarter of 2010 for a Mobile Development Firestarter. This firestarter will cover how to get started in mobile development across three platforms: Windows Mobile, iPhone and Android. We wanted to cover multiple platforms so that people could get a good view into the tools and technologies used across all three.

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
Saturday, April 24th – 9:00AM to 5:00PM – Crowne Plaza North Hotel – Cincinnati, OH

The Cincinnati Networking Professionals Association (CiNPA) will be having an all day Tech Fair at the Crowne Plaza North on Chester Road in Sharonville, OH. There will be valuable breakout sessions, opportunity to meet and talk first hand with many vendors of IT Hardware, Software and Services, a GREAT Keynote presentation by Paul Thurrott of WindowsIP Pro Magazine and a catered lunch all for only $10.

Registration is at the CiNPA web site.

Stir Trek 2010
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.