Developers Association Update
Steering Committee Changes
Our call for new steering committee members has resulted in two new
people on board! Steve and Mel are new to the team. Steve will be taking care of the website and content, while Mel takes over
as mailing list manager and newsletter editor. Look for larger and more
regular newsletters for the upcoming season.
We thank departing Steering Committee members Devin and Jason for their valuable
contributions over the years!
Please contact any member of our steering committee with feedback,
questions, or for more information about the Developers Association. See the full
steering committee and contact info here:
http://vicdotnet.org/content/SteeringCommittee.aspx
Fall Meeting Schedule
Our fall lineup is confirmed except for September:
- Sept - TBD
- Oct - Rod Paddock, Topic TBD
- Nov - Don Kiely, Power Debugging
- Dec - Erick Thompson, Dataset Optimization in .NET 2.0 and New Features of Datasets in .NET 3.5
New Mailing List
We recently switched mailing list providers. If you have any questions or problems please
contact Mel (see above) and she will help you
get fixed up. The signup page is still the same but now you will be able to unsubscribe directly from our emails.
Please pass this link along to anyone who may be interested in hearing more from us:
http://vicdotnet.org/content/MailingList.aspx
News
Microsoft is opening a new
software development centre in Vancouver. This development centre will be
opened “in part as a way to retain talented workers who can't stay in the
U.S. because of immigration laws.” and will be staffed by developers from
around the world. Now's your chance to work for Microsoft if you don't want to move down
to the US:
http://www.itworld.com/Career/1878/070706vancouver/
Gadget Vs. Gadget
The Gadget Vs. Gadget Canadian
Competition has been EXTENDED to August 15, 2007.
Enter your gadget soon for a chance at one of the three prizes:
1. Samsung 40" Widescreen LCD HD TV
2. Xbox 360 Pro
3. Dell UltraSharp 24" Flat Panel LCD Monitor
http://www.microsoft.com/canada/msdn/gadgetvsgadget
DevTeach Vancouver
November 26-30, 2007
By popular demand, DevTeach will be held in Vancouver this fall!
Normally held every spring in Montreal, Devteach is Canada's premier .NET development
conference featuring tons of great speakers, sessions, and workshops. Keep an eye on the website
for more info, and register early for discounts.
http://www.devteach.com
BI Boot Camp
Vancouver BI Boot Camp July 30-31
This exceptional Business Intelligent Boot Camp is designed to make you sweat
for 2 days! Training will be delivered with labs and hands-on
material. A large variety of subjects will be covered, including ETL Process and
Techniques, Integration Services, Customizing the Cube, Dimensions and Measure
Groups, SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services and many other topics. This Boot
Camp will be presented at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Center July 30-31, 2007.
http://www.sqlteach.com/SpecialEvent.aspx
Devscovery
Redmond August 14-16 and Silicon Valley October 15-17.
As always, Devscovery's multi-track sessions will be led by industry experts
including Jeff Prosise, Jeffrey Richter, Mark Russinovich, John Robbins, Jason
Beres and others.
The sessions will include in-depth coverage of topics like ASP.NET AJAX, WPF,
Silverlight, WCF, WF, Security, the Framework, Debugging and much more!
The regular conference fee is $900. There is a promotional Early Registration
Discount of $100 for those who register by August 3rd. Simply use registration
code USD.
http://www.devscovery.com/
Jobs
If you are looking to find or fill a .NET-related job, check out our job board (which also has
an RSS feed):
Victoria .NET Jobs (RSS)
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