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IT Communities raise the bar for Tech.Ed on the Road

ashwin — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:38:18 +0000

The gears are changed and the user groups are all set to organize event in their respective cities. The email invites are flowing across through Microsoft and also some buzz expected on the Tech.Ed India communities.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/techedindia2009 | HashTag: #techedin
FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62844697987
Orkut: http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Community.aspx?cmm=60555658
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1857166

If you are interested in finding the registration link to your local user group and the event, the HTML file of the above image can be downloaded from here

In Mumbai, we are conducting at:

K . J. Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research
Vidyanagar,
Vidyavihar
Mumbai – 400077.

on 27th June, 2009

The Agenda is as described in the above invite, however if you want to register for the Developer Track from 9:00 AM to 1:15 PM Register here and for the IT Pro track from 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM Register here.

The volunteers of MumbaiITPro User Group are working hard to make this event a great success and looking forward for your cooperation and support. Looking forward to see you there. For any volunteering opportunities you may send an email to info [at] mumbaiitpro [dot] org

You may now also find MumbaiITPro in the following social networking communities:

LinkedIn: http://www.mumbaiitpro.org/linkedin

Facebook: http://www.mumbaiitpro.org/facebook

Orkut: http://www.mumbaiitpro.org/orkut

Twitter: http://www.mumbaiitpro.org/twitter

Tech.Ed India marches across multiple cities in India this June

ashwin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 12:36:59 +0000

I have been briefing you earlier that soon after the Microsoft Tech.Ed India 2009, the heat still remains and moves on Roads. All Microsoft User Groups in India are now conducting miniTech.Ed tagged as “Tech.Ed on the Road”. Here is the time now that we announce you some brief insights on what and when is it happening?

All Microsoft user groups across India are now taking up this initiative forward with support from Microsoft India, Culminis, Ineta APAC, PASS, Microsoft UGSS.

On June 13th, 20th, or 27th User Groups in the following cities will be hosting the Tech.Ed on the Road event: Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Delhi, Chennai, Kerala, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Siliguri, Mandya / Mysore, Surat, Nepal, and Bangladesh. We will reveal the URL of all these user groups in next few days.

To give you a hint, these are the same sessions that were conducted at Tech.Ed and all those who were unable to attend due to any reasons, these are now coming towards you with no fees – only your participation is much valued. So take this opportunity in finding your nearest community.

Some of the technologies that will be showcased are Windows 7, Silverlight 3, ASP.Net 4.0 with Visual Studio 2010 for developers, and IT Pro topics such as Exchange Server 2010, Windows Server 2008 R2, Virtualization 360, SQL Server 2008, etc…

The event is squeezed into One day and so you will have lot to check out. That’s not all, Microsoft is helping encourage submission of information in localised languages. Taking this initiative forward to reach your local cities, user groups are encourage to take up this opportunity of delivering one of the session in your regional language. You may find some user groups actively participating in this initiative. Your support as being an audience / member of the user group in being involved is highly appreciated.

In case anyone is interested in participating in volunteering with your local user group or being a speaker at the event, you may email me ashwin [dot] kini [at] culminis [dot] com

We have some Tech.Ed on the Road badges created and will be updated on the Facebook community. You may also view them uploaded here

You will once again find some active updates happening on few of these Tech.Ed India communities:-

Within the next few days we will unfold the complete details on agenda and venue details of your nearest user group. So make sure you are a part of that user group and participate actively.

Best Practice Webcast: Presenting at large events such as Tech.Ed

ashwin — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:58:27 +0000

INETA APAC is organizing a series of best practices webcasts for the community (see below)

Presenting at large events such as Tech.Ed

Session abstract: Presenting at large events such as Tech.Ed involves a lot of preparation. Too many speakers leave far too much to chance. Doing a good job does not happen by accident. In this session, Greg will share experience and tips related to the process of getting selected, preparing content and delivering that content. Many of the tips can also be applied to improving the delivery of technical material in classroom or user group situations.

Presenter Bio: Greg Low is an internationally recognized consultant, developer and trainer. He is the country lead for Solid Quality, a SQL Server MVP and one of only three Microsoft Regional Directors for Australia. Greg also hosts the popular SQL Down Under podcast (www.sqldownunder.com), is a board member of PASS (the Professional Association for SQL Server) and an author with Microsoft Press and Rational Press. He regularly speaks at large events around the world.

Date:-

May 23, 2009 (Sat)

Time:-

07:00-08:00 UTC (Time for your time zone: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converted.html?month=5&day=23&year=2009&hour=7&min=0&sec=0&p1=0&p2=0)

Live Meeting Details:-

Attendee URL: https://www323.livemeeting.com/cc/usergroups/join?id=2PD8D9&role=attend
Meeting ID: 2PD8D9
Attendee Entry Code: G2′”F}ttX

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