JeffNJoe MSDN .NET Tiki Hut Roadshow
Summer 2007 :: .NET TIKI Huts on Tour

What the tikihut is a msdn roadshow?

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MSDN Roadshows (ala the tiki hut version) are relaxed presentations around whatever topics we are excited about in a particular quarter. The MSDN Roadshows will be going where there are NOT the regular MSDN Quartlerly briefings (aka Russ Fustino events). The roadshows are lower key. A few MSDN umbrellas, hawaiian shirts, shorts, sandals, peanuts, diet cokes, and some beverages. Prizes awarded for the best hawaiian shirts. Less glitz but still some bang up content and a chance to talk with Jeff Barnes and Joe Healy about whatever the tiki hut special is that quarter. Grassroots, back to basics, simple chats with some cool technology demos. Drinks out of a 120 quart igloo cooler and peanuts from SAM's club. Basically just "jeffnjoe" for an afternoon.

Silverlight

9/5/2007 12:01am Yep, you heard it here first - this is THE Official Florida .NET Silverlight Launch Tour

 

Menu at the Hut

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1:00-1:50 :: Expression Web
1:50-2:40 :: Silverlight part I
2:40-3:20 :: {break - hula contest anyone?}
3:20-4:10 :: Virtual Earth :: let's plot some of the world greatest beach bars using VE?
4:10-5:00 :: Silverlight part II

Cool Prizes - XBOX 360 Elite

XBOX360 Elite

All attendees (except Jeff & Joe) will have the opportunity to win an XBox 360 Elite game console... this is THE Mac Daddy gaming console for your new HD TV (or a great excuse to get one...)
The Master Chief would like to see you NOW..

Registration

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9/6/2007, Thursday, Mirmar, FL
hosted by Florida .NET User Group and Devry University - Miramar, 2300 SW 145th Avenue Miramar, FL 33027 :: registration - http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=120516

9/11/2007, Tuesday, Mebourne, FL
hosted by Space Coast .NET User Group and the Space Coast Credit Union, Corporate Headquarters 8045 N. Wickham Road, Melbourne, FL 32927
http://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=120062

9/18/2007, Tuesday, Tallahassee, FL
hosted with Tallahassee .NET User Group and MapDotNet.com - Hampton Inn & Suites оf Tallahassee, 3388 Lonnbladh Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32308 http://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=120776

9/26/2007, Wednesday, Fort Lauderdale, FL
PRIVATE SESSION for EPG customers - Microsoft Office, 6750 North Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 :: email jhealy@microsoft.com

10/2/2007, Tuesday, Palm Beach, FL
hosted by Florida .NET User Group and Broward County at the Agriculture Center of Palm Beach, 559 N Military Tr, West Palm Beach, FL 33415 http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=120518

10/17/2007, Wednesday, Tampa, FL
hosted by Microsoft Corporation at 3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 480, Tampa, Florida 33607 http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032354162&Culture=en-US

*Special Agenda*
09:00-10:00 am - Expression Web
10:00-11:00 am - Silverlight 1.0
11:00-12:00 pm - Virtual Earth :: let's plot some of the world greatest beach bars using VE?
12:00-01:00 pm - Lunch
01:00-02:00 pm - Silverlight 1.1 .NET
02:00-02:15 pm - Break
02:15-03:15 pm - Build a dynamic database driven photo slideshow viewer with Silverlight - Jim Zimmerman, MVP
03:15-04:15 pm - Silverlight Games - Meet Dr. Popper! - Bill Reiss, MVP
04:15-04:30 pm - Wrap-up & Raffle

11/02/2007, Friday, Orlando, FL
hosted by OneTug - Orlando .NET User Group, DeVry University Orlando, 4000 Millenia Blvd., Orlando, FL 32839
https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=121714

*Special Agenda* - Additional Session - Russ Fustino
1:00-1:50 :: Expression Web
1:50-2:40 :: It's All About The Tools – Episode 2 Preview, brand new!!!
2:40-3:20 :: {break - hula contest anyone?}
3:20-4:10 :: Virtual Earth :: let's plot some of the world greatest beach bars using VE?
4:10-5:00 :: Silverlight
It's All About The Tools – Episode 2 Preview, brand new!!!
Did you ever feel inundated with developer tools? Did you ever feel you are missing something that could make your life easier as a developer and as a power user? There are so many tools available to choose from and it keeps getting tougher to keep up with. Tool familiarity continues to be one of the top developer challenges. This series of seminars is all about tools for developers, by developers. Join Microsoft Florida Developer Evangelist Russ Fustino he brings you demos and discussion about his favorite developer tools. Attend this session and see tools including but not limited to: Visual Studio 2008 Tools for Office (VSTO 3.0), Popfly, Visual Studio Team Suite DB Professional Edition, Tafiti, and Community tool web sites. There's something here for everyone, from beginners to experts. Don’t miss this event. It’s where “It’s AATT”!

11/13/2007, Tuesday, Jacksonville, FL
hosted by IDEA Integration, Modis Auditorium (2nd Floor), 1 Independent Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32202
https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=122057

11/19/2007, Monday, Sarasota, FL
hosted by The Sarasota .NET Developers group, Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Inc., 2635 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL 34237
https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=122066

*Special Agenda*
04:00-04:50 pm - Expression Web
05:00-05:50 pm - Silverlight 1.0
06:00-06:50 pm - Virtual Earth :: let's plot some of the world greatest beach bars using VE?
07:00-07:50 pm - Silverlight 1.1 .NET
07:50-08:00 pm - Wrap-up & Raffle

What? Dont see YOUR CITY on this list? Here's the deal. Help us find a venue for October and December and we'll bring out roadshow to you. The cities we have a 'tiki experience' at this time will get repeat shows in October and December. By the end of the year, the tiki hut should be a rockin' all across Florida. Email jhealy@microsoft.com  for more info.

Presenters

Jeff
Jeff Barnes ( http://blogs.msdn.com/jbarnes )is the Microsoft Architect Evangelist for the Gulf States District where he engages with the local Architect community to help solve tough business problems with leading-edge technology. Jeff has been with Microsoft for over 9 years and has spent over 7 of those years as an architect in the Microsoft Consulting Services organization working with large enterprise customers throughout North America.

Prior to Microsoft, Jeff worked for several large insurance, manufacturing, and retail companies in South Florida. Jeff has a passion around the discipline and challenges of software engineering, recognizing that architecture has as much of a social context as a technical one. He especially enjoys the freedom and flexibility that .NET brings to the table in order solve the next generation of tough technical challenges.

Joe
Joe Healy ( www.devfish.net ) is the Developer Evangelist for Microsoft Gulf States Accounts, based out of Tampa Florida. Joe’s geographical responsibility is to provide ‘developer care’ for the Gulf States District for the East Region Developer team. As such, he has responsibilities to bring .NET development to the masses in Florida.

Joe serves a multitude of clients, from corporate accounts to broad reach events and User Groups. He lectures on various development and architectural topics focused around the .Net Frameworks, Visual Studio.NET, and associated servers.

Joe worked previously for Microsoft Consulting Services in the custom Application Development arena, focusing on Internet, Web Services, Rich Client, B2B, and browser delivered systems for Microsoft Consulting Services.

Joe has also served time with eAngler.com, Arthur Andersen, Cap Gemini, EDS, and IBM in various capacities.

On a personal level Joe enjoys spending time trying to coax Redfish, Snook, and Trout from various nooks and crannies in Tampa Bay, with an occasional game of poker at Derby Lane. He is married to wife Anne, with two little girls, Ryan and Morgan, who will also grow up to be great "fisher-ladies" one day.

Downloads

Virtual Earth and Expression Web PPTs Powerpoints from the Virtual Earth and Expression Web talks 9.09 meg - 9/10/2007

Silverlight 1.0 Powerpoints from the Silverlight 1.0 Talk 3.2 meg - 9/12/2007

Silverlight 1.1 Powerpoints from the Silverlight 1.1 Talk 3.2 meg - 9/12/2007

The Role of a Software Architect Powerpoints from my favorite talk 4.1 meg - 10/31/2007

Orcas for Architects VS2008 & .NET 3.5 - Why Architects should care 6.5 meg - 11/21/2007

ReMIX Boston - October 8 & 9, 2007

ReMIXBoston

Microsoft served up ReMIX07 with a twist, right here, on the east coast in Boston on October 8 & 9, 2007. Links to sessions and details are regularly updated on this site. Subscribe to our feed to stay in touch at http://feeds.remix07boston.com