What the tikihut is a msdn roadshow?
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. 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 Joe Healy, Russ Fustino, and Jeff Barnes 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 Technology overviews "Tiki-Hut Style" for an afternoon.
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Menu at the Hut
Session 1 - What�s New in SQL Server 2008 for Developers - SQL Server 2008 adds numerous new capabilities for developers � from support for Spatial Data types to a storage mechanism for SQL BLOB data using the NTFS file system, and much, much more. The new release also delivers several improvements to development-related areas, from T-SQL to SQLCLR to XML. This presentation will provide a technical dive into the latest and greatest features you�ll find in SQL Server 2008, while offering insight into how to effectively apply them to your upcoming development projects.
Session 2 � Build next generation applications with Silverlight 2.0 - Silverlight provides a powerful platform for building the next generation of rich interactive applications on the Internet. In this session, we�ll take a look at the programming model and tools that developers and designers can leverage to build these true next generation experiences for consumers and business, and demonstrate how to build a rich interactive application (RIA) using Silverlight and Microsoft .NET. We�ll explore how to use Microsoft Visual Studio to create applications, and networking, how to retrieve data from a Web service, and various other aspects of building Silverlight applications.
Session 3 � Silver GPS - How to create an end-to-end Mobile GPS tracking application using the .NET Compact Framework, WCF, LINQ, Silverlight, Deep Zoom, and Virtual Earth - Inspired by a true-story mobility case study recently published on the Microsoft.com website, this session will walk you through how to create a mobile GPS tracking application using the .NET Compact Framework, Windows Mobile SDK, and Compact SQL. At the Web host layer, we will create a Windows Communication Foundation service and generate a Compact framework client proxy to send the GPS tracks to a host web server - where finally, the GPS trail can then be viewed using LINQ, Silverlight, Deep Zoom, and Virtual Earth.
Session 4 - Power up your Office applications with VSTO (Time Permitting) - In this presentation, we�ll focus on the power and productivity of Visual Studio Tools for the Microsoft Office System (VSTO) � a .NET Smart Client technology. We�ll give you tips and tricks for designing and building smart client applications with VSTO, which allows you to create managed code applications with .NET languages including Microsoft Visual Basic .NET and Visual C#. VSTO also makes it simple to manifest the functionality of those applications in the rich user interfaces of Microsoft Office Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook and others from the Office stack. VSTO addresses some of the biggest challenges that Office solution developers are facing today, including separation of data and view elements, server-side and offline scenarios, seamless integration with the Visual Studio tools, deployment and updating. Join us for this eye-opening session and learn just how easy it is to build and deploy powerful applications with VSTO.
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Event Dates and Registration
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Tallahassee Community College
Grand Banquet Hall
444 Appleyard Drive
Tallahasee Florida 32304
Register NOW:
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Register.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032389332&CountryCode=US
Thursday, November 13, 2008 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Seville Quarter
Heritage Hall
130 East Government Street
Pensacola Florida 32502
Register NOW:
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Register.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032389555&CountryCode=US
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Space Coast Credit Union
Corporate Headquarters
8045 N. Wickham Road
Melbourne, FL 32940
321-508-9680
Register NOW:
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Register.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032392616&CountryCode=US
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Florida Community College
Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts - Lakeside Room
11901 Beach Blvd
Jacksonville, Florida 32246
904-646-2222
Register NOW:
https://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/Register.aspx?culture=en-US&EventID=1032389331&CountryCode=US
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Tiki Hut Boneyard (Past Events)
Monday, October 06, 2008 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
University of Miami - School of Business
Storer Auditorium
5250 University Drive
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
Photos:10/06/2008
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Spanish River Library
1501 NW Spanish River Blvd
Boca Raton Florida 33431
Photos:10/07/2008
Wednesday, October 08, 2008 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Embarq Auditorium
Academic Building 5 Room 112
10501 FGCU Blvd South
Ft Myers Florida 33965-6565
Photos:10/08/2008
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Your Tiki Tour Guides
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.
Russ Fustino ( Russ's Tool Shed )
Russ wisely shelved dreams of rock and roll stardom in order to share his vast knowledge with developers nationwide. Given that he can�t sing or play an instrument, other than in Guitar Hero, we�re all very grateful. Russ has more than 25 years of software development. He�s the creator of the Russ' Tool Shed developer seminar series and has donned his trademark suspenders, hardhat and tool belt in presentations for over 75,000 developers at 1,700 events. Russ also has expertise in developing Visual Basic and Web-based solutions using Microsoft tools. Before joining Microsoft eleven years ago, Russ worked as a VB instructor, headed up a development department, and created several client/server applications and system software products. His specialties include development with VB.NET, XML Web services, ASP.NET, XNA, Silverlight, Development Tools and debugging. But make no mistake � Russ is not all brains. His big heart led him to establish Take a Swing at Cancer, Inc., a non-profit organization that holds softball and golf-based fundraisers to battle cancer. You have to know the code to get in the shed. KNOW THE CODE!
Jeff Barnes ( Architecture: The Harmony of Mathematical Precision )
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 10 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.
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