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Updated 05/18/2008 |
NEXT
MEETING
No Registration Required for this Event |
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User Group Meeting
(3rd Monday, this month only;
then back to 4th Monday monthly)
Monday,
May 19, 2008,
Networking & Refreshments 5:30 p.m., Meeting 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location:
Microsoft, Desert Mountain
(Denver),
Directions and Live Local Maps
Address: 7595 Technology Way, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80237, Phone: 720-528-1700 |
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Updated 05/18/2008 |
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 NOTE:
Due to illness, Rod Stephens will not be presenting this
month as we earlier announced. Rod will present later this
year. Please see below. |
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Visual Studio 2008 and
SQL Server 2008
(continued from last month)
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New features
you’ll really want to use!
with Steve Dzilvelis |
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Steve
Dzilvelis will present demos which may include
SilverLight 2.0, the SQL FileStream, and ASP.NET extenders. |
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 Additional
special door prizes include: Visual Studio 2008 Standard,
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition, SQL Server 2008
Enterprise, Free TechNet Plus Annual Subscription, and more. |
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Dick Grier will also offer as a door prize: Visual Studio
2008 Professional, full license, MSRP value about $700! |
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Steve Dzilvelis
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Steven
Dzilvelis is a Senior Sales Engineer at ViaWest, a
super-regional provider of colocation and complex managed
hosting. He has an extensive software development background
dating back to 1983 when he started a consulting company
after graduating high school.
His diverse development experience includes
government, accounting, mortgage, insurance, and E911 call
center systems. He’s developed with COBOL, DataFlex, Delphi,
and “grew up” with Microsoft technologies from qbasic to
.NET.
Aside from technology, Steve is also
passionate about snowboarding, chocolate, and Greek culture.
He and his family reside in Lafayette, Colorado.
Check
Steve Dzilvelis
here
or
here. |
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A
FUTURE
MEETING
Will be rescheduled for later this year. |
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Visual Studio
-- ‘Get into
Programming’ plus IDE Tips and Tricks!
with
Rod Stephens, Visual
Basic MVP, Author, Speaker,
Consultant |
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Rod Stephens, Visual Basic MVP,
will help you ‘Get into Programming’ through a quick
introduction to Visual Studio 2008.
He'll demonstrate how you can build forms that display
information and that use controls to allow your user to
interact with your application. He'll explain how you can
use properties to control your program's appearance and
behavior. He’ll show you how you can use events to let your
program respond as your user clicks buttons, selects menu
items, and otherwise fiddles with your program.
For a grand finale, Rod will show you how to build a
complete database program in 30 seconds! Plus, he'll give a
quick show-and-tell showcasing some of the remarkable things
you can do with Visual Studio.
This talk does not require previous programming
experience and beginners should get a decent head start at
moving into Visual Basic or C# programming. For those of you
who have some experience with VBA, VBScript, Visual Basic
"Classic," or some other language, you will be able to
concentrate more on the amazingly powerful Visual Studio
integrated development environment (IDE) and how you can
achieve particular tasks with this remarkable developer
tool.
If you’re new to all of this, come and ‘Get
into Programming.’
If you’re an experienced developer, come and
learn from the master of the IDE to get the most out of your
Visual Studio programming!
Note
that Rod is known for bringing fabulous door prizes to give
away at meetings! Well, perhaps not exactly fabulous, but
he'll almost certainly bring a couple of books to give away. |
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Rod Stephens
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Rod
Stephens started out as a mathematician but, while
studying algorithms at MIT, discovered the joys of computer
graphics and algorithms and he never looked back. He is a
Microsoft Visual Basic MVP who has been a software
consultant specializing in custom business software and user
interface development for more than 22 years. During that
time he has worked on an eclectic assortment of applications
spanning topics such as cartography, fuel taxes, wastewater
treatment, automated dispatching, ticket sales, and
professional football coaching.
Rod is an accomplished
speaker and author who has written 19 books that have been
translated into a dozen or so languages. He has also written
more than 250 articles in magazines such as "Visual Studio
Magazine," "Visual Basic Developer," "Dr. Dobb's Journal,"
"Delphi Informant," and "J++ Informant."
He has been working with
Visual Basic in all of its flavors (Visual Basic, VBA,
VBScript, .NET) since Visual Basic 3, and has been using C#
and Visual Basic .NET since their version 1 betas.
Rod's VB Helper Web site
(http://www.vb-helper.com), which racks up about 7 million
hits per month, contains more than 5,000 pages of tips,
tricks, and example programs for Visual Basic developers.
Bookmark it so you can quickly find the hints you need to
get past that tricky piece of code and get moving again!
Contact
Rod Stephens
and see
vb-helper.com.
See
Rod's most recent book
"Visual Basic 2008 Programmer's
Reference". |
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Meeting Sponsor
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with
Hamid Shojaee, Axosoft
founder, Speaker, Software Evangelist |
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Axosoft, LLC is a leading provider of bug tracking
and software project management applications for software
development teams.
Axosoft’s flagship product, OnTime, stands out with
industry-leading innovations, an intuitive user interface
and state-of-the-art technology.
OnTime is in use by
over 5,000 development teams in ISV, Consulting and IT
organizations within 45+ nations around the globe. OnTime
is the only product of its kind with Windows, Web, and
Visual Studio .NET interfaces that is available both as an
installed product and/or as a hosted service.
Axosoft,
800.653.0024,
Contact
Darcy Graham,
480.362.1900 x600 |
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Hamid Shojaee
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Axosoft founder, Hamid Shojaee, is a software
industry veteran who, prior to starting Axosoft, lead
software development teams at Microsoft, Intel and IBM.
It was as a Sr. Consultant with Microsoft that Hamid
realized how common it was for even the brightest dev teams
and managers to have difficulty answering basic questions
about their software projects: Who's working on what? What's
the status of this bug or that feature? When will the
product be ready to ship?
To help teams stay on course and ship software on
time, Hamid created OnTime. He was able to invest his
project management and development experience into a product
that would help dev teams function together in better
harmony.
When OnTime v1.0 was publicly released as a free app,
Hamid was overwhelmed by the response it received. People
who were using OnTime were vocally enthusiastic about it --
they finally had a tool that "got it" and actually helped
them get things done.
Axosoft was born. Today, Hamid actively manages and
provides guidance in all areas of Axosoft's business. With
his passions for Axosoft and OnTime strengthening, he also
dedicates time as a speaker at software development
conferences and functions as Axosoft's #1 OnTime evangelist.
Learn more about Hamid Shojaee by visiting his
blog. |
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Updated 05/18/2008 |
Meeting
Refreshments
From
Our Monthly
Meeting
Sponsor! |
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Gourmet treats for your
light
dinner / snacks and drinks during our Informal Networking and Refreshments
before our meeting begins.
Quantities
Limited
- Come early, 5:30 -
6:00 |
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Updated 05/18/2008 |
Meeting
Agenda
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Please arrive
before 6:00 p.m., entry after that is not guaranteed. Building doors are
scheduled to remain unlocked until 7:00 p.m.
See FAQ. If you leave the
4th floor after
7:00 p.m., return entry is not available.
5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.*
PLEASE silence your electronic devices during our meeting.
5:30 - 6:00 (30 min) Informal Networking and Refreshments (come
early)
You may arrive after 5:15 p.m., Meeting
starts
PROMPTLY
at 6:00 p.m.
You must arrive before 7:00 p.m. lockout, see
above about late arrival
6:00 -
6:05 (5 min) Welcome and Announcements -
Chris Wallace
6:05 -
6:15 (10 min) Open "Mic" Time - Member Announcements, your
time to speak!
6:15
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6:45
(30 min)
Sponsor Presentation
Axosoft,
with
Hamid Shojaee
6:45
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7:00
(15 min) Networking Break
7:00 - 8:30 (90 min) Feature Presentation
Visual Studio 2008 and SQL Server 2008
(continued from last month) -- Features you'll really want to use!
with
Steve Dzilvelis
8:30
- 8:45
(15 min) Closing Thoughts and Door Prizes -
Chris Wallace
* All times are approximate and
subject to change.
Please note: we need to vacate
the room no later than 9:00 p.m.! |
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Meeting Door Prizes
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To
qualify to win any of our door prizes, follow the
complete door prize requirements and details.
You must be a qualified
group member and you must be present to win -
Include your name and current e-mail address on your ONE business card
entry per meeting. All door prizes are subject to change.
NOTE: Other door prize qualifications may be required by third
party sponsors.
All door prize winners who select a book are asked (not required) to
write a review of that book.
Accepting a door prize obligates each winner to
send a thank you note to their door prize provider. |
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Winners: Have you sent your thank you note? If not, you are not eligible to
win this month! |
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From
Axosoft
Our
Monthly
Meeting
Sponsor! |
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2 –
5-User Starter
Pack of Axosoft's OnTime 2008 Express, valued at $395 each. |
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From Softpro
Books
Your User Group's Preferred Bookstore! |
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$20 gift certificate
to
Softpro
Books
(e-mail)
--
Winners: Check the expiration
date of this gift !!!
6862 S. Yosemite St., Centennial, CO (near DTC, Southwest of Arapahoe Rd and
I-25), 303-740-7751
An independent computer
bookstore - wide selection of the best computer books available anywhere! |
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From
JetBrains
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4 –
ReSharper full licenses -- The Most Intelligent Add-In To
Visual Studio |
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From A
Variety of Developer Book Publishers
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Selected developer books! |
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From Microsoft
See all Microsoft Press Books and Upcoming Titles! |
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special door prizes include: Visual Studio 2008 Standard,
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition, SQL Server 2008
Enterprise, Free TechNet Plus Annual Subscription, and more.
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Selected from developer
books, software, hardware, t-shirts, mugs, and other cool stuff!
(may include: Vista Ultimate, Expression Suite,
and Office Ultimate 2007 -- all subject to availability) |
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Updated 05/18/2008 |
From Dick Grier
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Dick Grier will also offer as a door prize: Visual Studio
2008 Professional, full license, MSRP value about $700! |
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NEXT
LAB
No Registration Required for this Event |
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 SQL Server
Reporting Services for 2008 |
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User Group Lab (first
month of each quarter, on
Friday
before our monthly Meeting)
Friday,
July
25, 2008,
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Location:
LeaderQuest
(formerly named Hensmann
Learning),
Directions and Live Local Maps
Address:
6825 South Galena St., Englewood,
CO 80112,
Phone: 303-832-4665, 877-660-4876 |
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SQL Server
Reporting Services for 2008
with
Steve Wake,
Senior Web
Developer, Visa; MCP,
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is a continuation of our wildly popular series on SQL Server Reporting
Services where Steve will
'show and tell' more fun with
SSRS! He will present more on the 2008 version, which he
introduced during our
April 28 Denver Visual Studio User Group 'Heroes Happen Here
{Community} Launch Event.
Watch this space and our e-mails
for more details to follow.
For more about Steve Wake, see our
home page. |
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Lab Sponsor
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FREE
Book Offers |
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For members participating in our volunteer Book
Exchange
"FREE Book in Exchange for a Book Review." |
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You Are A Winner:
by reading down this
far, you have just won the opportunity to obtain a FREE book!
Now is the time to help
your fellow group members and yourself. You get a FREE book in exchange for
writing a review of that book. We ask all recipients of door prize books to
complete a review of their book choice; however, some specific books have
been entrusted to our group by the publishers in exchange for a published
review by our group members posted to our web site. We are obligated to
fulfill those agreements, to receive additional door prizes and more FREE
books for review. See our
Book Reviews. |
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y o u r F R E E b o o k:
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Select one of the books currently offered for
review (one outstanding review per member, please): |
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Be the first to send an e-mail message to
Chris Wallace.
State that you will write a review of that book within 60 days of
receiving that book and that you understand and agree to follow the book
review process and submit your review as described in our
“How To Review.” |
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TO FOLLOW OUR "How To Review" PROCESS! |
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Attend our Meeting described in this e-mail to see if
you are a winner of your book choice! Get your book at our Meeting.
You must be present at that Meeting to pick up your book, no exceptions. If
you are not present to obtain your book at the time during the Meeting when
it is offered, it will go to the next person who submitted an e-mail in the
order received. |
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Start reading and writing! - Plus, send
your Thank You
message to your book provider! |
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MSDN Master Series -- SQL Server
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“SQL Server Integration Services: ETL for the
Enterprise”
“You did that with SQL Server Reporting Services?” |
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MSDN Master Series -- SQL Server
Monday,
June 9, 2008,
1:00 p.m.
- 4:00 p.m.
Location:
Microsoft, Desert Mountain
(Denver),
Directions and Live Local Maps
Address: 7595 Technology Way, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80237, Phone: 720-528-1700 |
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“SQL Server Integration Services: ETL for the Enterprise”
During this session, Alan Campbell will provide insight
into best practices with SQL Server Integration Services including: package
configuration, auditing, error handling and reporting within a robust ETL
environment. Alan will demonstrate solutions that promote portability and
streamline ETL development on Enterprise projects.
Alan Campbell is a Principal BI Consultant for
Neudesic based in Denver. Alan is a highly qualified consultant who has more
than 16 years experience in IT and 12 years in Business Intelligence. Alan
specializes in Business Intelligence, providing expertise in Solution
Architecture, Data Modeling, ETL Processing, Multidimensional Modeling,
Analytics, Scorecards and Reporting. Alan has an impressive background
including numerous enterprise-level projects and a track record for turning
challenging projects into successes. Alan brings a business-focused approach
to Business Intelligence and enjoys working closely with business
stakeholders and consultants to deliver breakthrough solutions in
challenging environments.
“You did that with SQL Server Reporting Services?”
During this fun session, Mark Breen will demonstrate
some of the unusual ways that SSRS has been used to solve actual business
needs … from coordinating on-demand data loads; very precise fact sheets;
letter generation; database updates for match-merge routines; to storing
specific user profiles on how they want to see their customized report
filters.
Mark Breen is a SQL/BI Consultant for Neudesic
based in Denver. Mark has more than 20 years experience in IT with a focus
on Business Intelligence. In Mark’s opinion, everything “starts with the
data”. So he specializes in Data Modeling and then making that data
available to maximize its usage. Mark was part of the team that won the 2006
Microsoft Global Partner Award in the Database Category. He works well at
all levels in an organization, and is known for doing tricks with both
Reporting Services and a pack of cards. |
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