David McCollough

SharePoint Saturday – Kansas City

dmccollough — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:39:43 GMT

Becky Isserman runs the Kansas City Office Geeks User group. She and Kevin Hughes are organizing the 2nd FREE, all day SharePoint Training event on Saturday December 12th, 2009.

Kansas City is not that far a drive from Tulsa and this is a great opportunity to network and see how others are using SharePoint.

They are planning on having various track for Development, Architecture, and Administration, plus hands on labs using SharePoint 2010.

Joel Oleson former MS SharePoint Product Team Member and SharePoint Evangelist for Quest Software is going to be delivering the keynote address.

You can find out more information and register for the event here.

Tulsa TechFest

dmccollough — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:59:17 GMT

We’re coming up on 2 weeks until Tulsa TechFest and we want to do one last big push for attendees. We’re a little bit behind right now in our registrations, so please help us spread the word by forwarding this message on to your communities:

Tulsa TechFest

Friday, Nov 6, 2009 at OSU – Tulsa

8:00 AM – 6:30 PM

Keynote by Joe Fletcher – UX lead for Microsoft Surface team

13 Tracks – 65 Sessions of top developer, architect, designer and IT pro content

FREE event – just bring 2 cans of food for the Eastern Oklahoma Food Bank or $2 for the Family and Children’s Services of Tulsa

Just visit http://tulsatechfest.com to register today!

MSDN Event

dmccollough — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:48:27 GMT

TechNet & MSDN Events Present:

Highlights from “the New Efficiency” Launch

Join us as we explore how Windows® 7, Windows Server® 2008 R2 and Exchange Server® 2010 deliver on the new efficiency where cost savings, productivity and innovations come together. At this free event we’ll cover the “best of” content and deliver highlights from “the New Efficiency” Launch events taking place nationwide.

ATTEND this special event and learn about these exciting new products and discover how:

· Windows 7 simplifies everyday tasks, improves productivity and works the way you want.

· Windows Server 2008 R2 delivers new functionality and powerful improvements to the core Windows Server operating system to help organizations increase control, availability, and flexibility for their changing business needs.

· Exchange Server 2010 achieves new levels of reliability, reduces cost and drives productivity.

MSDN Events Presents >

1:00 pm - 4:30 pm

SESSIONS INCLUDE

· Taking Your Application to the Next Level with Windows 7

· Light up Your Application with Graphics, Multi-touch and Ribbon on Windows 7

· What’s new and changed in Windows Server 2008 R2

Date/Location/Registration

12/8/2009

Austin, TX

12/9/2009

Tulsa, OK

Register and attend for your chance to WIN!

Ø Netbook! Dell Mini 10 - US $329.00 (ARV) Approximate Retail Value

Ø Zune! – Zune HD - US $289.00 (ARV)

Ø Games! “Halo 3 ODST” for XBOX 360 US $59.99 (ARV)

Ø Books!

- Windows 7 Inside Out US $49.99 (ARV) - TechNet

- Introducing Windows 7 for Developers US $39.99 (ARV) – MSDN

*No Purchase Necessary. Open only to registered event attendees. Game ends day of event. Must be present to win. For full Official Rules, see event registration desk.

TechNet Events

dmccollough — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:45:06 GMT

TechNet & MSDN Events Present:

Highlights from “the New Efficiency” Launch

ATTEND this special event and learn about these exciting new products and discover how:

· Windows 7 simplifies everyday tasks, improves productivity and works the way you want.

· Exchange Server 2010 achieves new levels of reliability, reduces cost and drives productivity.

TechNet Events Presents >
8:30 am - 12:00 pm

SESSIONS INCLUDE

· Introducing Windows 7

· Introduction to Windows Server 2008 R2

· Introducing Exchange Server 2010

Date/Location/Registration

12/8/2009

Austin, TX

12/9/2009

Tulsa, OK

Register and attend for your chance to WIN!

Ø Netbook! Dell Mini 10 - US $329.00 (ARV) Approximate Retail Value

Ø Zune! – Zune HD - US $289.00 (ARV)

Ø Games! “Halo 3 ODST” for XBOX 360 US $59.99 (ARV)

Ø Books!

- Windows 7 Inside Out US $49.99 (ARV) - TechNet

- Introducing Windows 7 for Developers US $39.99 (ARV) – MSDN

*No Purchase Necessary. Open only to registered event attendees. Game ends day of event. Must be present to win. For full Official Rules, see event registration desk.

New Entity Framework Book

dmccollough — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:45:00 GMT

I just saw where a new Entity Framework book will soon be released.

It’s titled Entity Framework Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

Looks like a really good book.

I encourage everybody to check it out.

Here is a link to the book on Amazon.

Top 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Custom SharePoint Solutions‏

dmccollough — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:57:00 GMT

Top 5 Ways To Supercharge Your Custom SharePoint Solutions

This event will feature the top 5 industry standard practices for creating and managing quality controlled custom solutions built on SharePoint. If your organization has struggled with how to best implement a custom line of business applications in a predictable and structured process, this event is for you.

During this session you’ll learn how Application Lifecycle Management tools and techniques can be applied to the process of creating custom web parts and other SharePoint additions. These techniques will vastly improve the quality and predictability of all your custom line of business applications being delivered through SharePoint.

Date

Location

Register

Southfield, MI

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Microsoft Office
1000 Town Center

Suite 1930
Southfield, MI 48075

Register Here

Dallas, TX

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Microsoft Office

7000 SR-161 (George Bush Turnpike)
Irving, TX 75039

Register Here

Minneapolis, MN

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Microsoft Office

8300 Norman Center Dr.

Suite 950
Bloomington, MN 55437

Register Here

Downers Grove, IL

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Microsoft Office

3025 Highland Pkwy.

Suite 300
Downers Grove, IL 60515

Register Here

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Registration: 11:00am

Event Start: 11:30am

Event End: 2:30pm

Note: There is no charge for this event, and space is limited, so be sure to register as soon as possible to reserve your seat.

Free "State of .NET" Event

dmccollough — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:53:00 GMT

Free "State of .NET" Event

Two Locations - Dallas & Houston:

Dallas: Thursday, December 3, 2009 1:30 - 4:30 PM
Microsoft Dallas Office - 7000 SR-161 (George Bush Turnpike), Irving, TX 75039
Houston: Thursday, December 10, 2009 1:30 - 4:30 PM
Microsoft Houston Office - 2000 W Sam Houston Pkway S, Houston, TX 77042

Brought to you by Microsoft, CODE Training & EPS Software, this free afternoon event presents an unbiased look at the current and future development with .NET. Join Markus Egger, for an afternoon of free and independent information about current Microsoft development technologies! What is the state of .NET today? Which of the many .NET technologies have gained traction? Which ones can you ignore for now? What is new in .NET 3.5 and the coming .NET 4.0? What other Microsoft technologies should you include in your development efforts? This event is completely free of charge and is designed for developers as well as IT decision makers. Specific prior knowledge is not required. Attendees of this event will come away with a clear understanding of which technologies to use for various technical challenges. This is NOT Microsoft marketing hype - this is based on our real-world development experience with varous techologies.

Exact list of topics is under NDA until after PDC announcements have been made.
Topics may include:

Silverlight 2.0 and 3.0
WPF and Visual Styles
Expression Blend 3
Windows Azure and Cloud Services
Techniques and Paradigms
ASP.NET MVC
WCF
SOA
Preview of .NET 4.0 with "Dev10" (Visual Studio 10)
Windows 7

Dallas Signup Link - December 3, 2009 1:30 - 4:30
Houston Signup Link - December 10, 2009 1:30 - 4:30

Questions? Please e-mail info@eps-software.com or call 832-717-4445 x32. This event is co-hosted by EPS Software Corp. and Microsoft Corporation. EPS is responsible for all content presented at this event.

Tulsa SharePoint Interest Group Monthly Meeting – September 14th

dmccollough — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:57:19 GMT

Date: 09/14/2009

Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Location: Tulsa Community College – Northeast Campus

Street: 3727 E. Apache, Tulsa Ok

Bio:

Cory Dixon is a Microsoft Enterprise Architect with over 13 years of application development, design, and development on the Microsoft platform. Spanning everything from VB5, SQL, Biztalk, .Net, and SharePoint, Cory has designed and built applications for industry and clients ranging from mid-size to Fortune 10 companies. Currently, Cory is focused on SharePoint 2007 applications, customizations, enterprise integration, and delivering value to the business aspects of SharePoint development.

Abstract:

Development Governance

While most SharePoint environments focus on Governance in the abstract, Information Governance, and even Operational Governance, the concept and need for Development Governance is often overlooked. We will examine “what” development governance addresses and the key topics and boundaries it should define and control.

Agenda:
6pm - 6:30 Pizza and Mingle - Sponsored by TekSystems

6:30 - 6:45 Announcements
6:45 - 7:45 Presentation!
7:45 - 8:00 Drawings and Door Prizes

Location:
TCC (Tulsa Community College) Northeast Campus
3727 East Apache
Tulsa, OK 74115
918-594-8000
Campus Map | Live | Yahoo | Google | MapQuest

Door Prizes:
All the normal swag and giveaways! Free Stuff! How cool is that?

Sponsors:
Thanks to our sponsors:
TekSystems - Thanks for purchasing the Pizza for our meetings.

ISOCentric - Thanks for providing us hosting for the groups web site.

NEVRON - Thanks for providing us prizes to give away.

INETA.org - For allowing us to be a Charter Member and providing awesome Speakers!

Microsoft - For providing us with a lot of support and product giveaways!

Orielly books - For providing us with books.

Wrox books - For providing us with books.

Have any special requests? Let us know at this link.

RSVP for this month's meeting by responding to this thread.
(Must be logged in to the site)

Be SURE to RSVP no later than Noon on August 10th and you will get an extra entry for the prize drawings! So, do it now, before you forget and miss out!

Show up for the first time or bring a new buddy and you both get TWO extra entries!

An evening in the Cloud with David Chappell and Cumulux

dmccollough — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:28:26 GMT

Date & Time

Monday, September 28, 2009

6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Location

Microsoft Office
7000 N. State Hwy. 161 (George Bush Turnpike)
Irving Texas 75039

MPR 1200 (first floor)

Registration Options

By web - http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032424706&Culture=en-US

By phone – 1-877-673-8368 and reference Event ID: 1032424706

Pizza and refreshments will be provided.

Join cloud experts David Chappell, Paddy Srinivasan and Ranjith Ramakrishnan for an evening diving into Windows Azure™ – Microsoft’s platform for building and deploying cloud based applications. David will talk about the Cloud Computing environments available today, specifically focusing on Windows Azure™, while Paddy and Ranjith will provide many demonstrations of Windows Azure™ including:

· The fundamentals of building and deploying applications to Windows Azure™

· When to use Windows Azure™ Table and Blob storage vs. SQL Azure Database

· How to reuse your existing SQL Server skills and programming approaches with SQL Azure

· How to expose data SQL Azure in a RESTful manner using Windows Azure™ + ADO.NET Data Services

· How to connect on-premise and cloud applications using .NET Services

And much more!

Tulsa Developers .NET User Group Meeting featuring Chris Koenig

dmccollough — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:40:05 GMT

Date: 08/31/2009

Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Location: Tulsa Community College – Northeast Campus

Street: 3727 E. Apache, Tulsa Ok

Bio:

Chris Koenig is a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft, based in Dallas, TX. Prior to joining Microsoft, Chris worked as a Senior Architect on the Architecture Strategy Team for The Capital Group in San Antonio, and as an Architect, Developer and Development Team Lead for the global solution provider Avanade.

As a consultant, Chris worked with a variety of clients from many vertical markets, ISVs and other solution providers on enterprise-class Windows and web-based applications. Today, Chris focuses on building, growing, and enhancing the developer communities in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas.

Chris is a devoted husband and father of four awesome children who keep him very busy. In his spare time, Chris serves as Scoutmaster for his oldest son's Troop, and Committee Chair for his youngest sons' Pack. Chris also enjoys traveling, cooking, camping and playing guitar.

You can contact Chris through his blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/chkoenig, via email at chris.koenig@microsoft.com, or via Windows Live Messenger at chris@koenigweb.com.

Abstract:

Microsoft Visual C# 4.0

Come hear about what’s coming in the next version of C#! Released with .NET Framework 4, the C# language has continued to evolve into one of the world’s most popular programming languages. Join Microsoft Developer Evangelist Chris Koenig for a tour of what’s in store for C# 4.0 and Visual Studio 2010 including the new dynamic language features, optional and named parameters, and more!

They will be giving away one copy of the Telerik Premium Collection for .Net US $1299 value as one of the door prizes!

For more information and to RSVP for the meeting, click here.

Houston Tech Fest

dmccollough — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Houston TechFest is the largest event of its kind in Texas for Developers and IT Professionals!

The Third Annual Houston TechFest 2009 will be held on Sept. 26 at the University of Houston Central Campus. This is a FREE event! The Website is now open for registration:

http://houstontechfest.com/

Keynote:

Sam Gazitt

Program Manager, Visual Studio 2010

Sample Sessions:

ASP.NET MVC in Action	What's new in Silverlight 3.0
Data Mining in Java	A Tour of Visual Studio 2010
Extension Methods and Fluent Interfaces	Factoring in SharePoint 2010
Maturing Your Organization’s Agile Adoption	Windows 7 Technical Overview
Automated builds & Continuous Integration	Introducing Exchange 2010
iPhone Development	Intro to Ruby on Rails

Twitter: http://twitter.com/HoustonTechFest

Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=672097

Tulsa SharePoint Interest Group Monthly Meeting – August 10th

dmccollough — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:43:00 GMT

Date: 08/10/2009

Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Location: Tulsa Community College – Northeast Campus

Street: 3727 E. Apache, Tulsa Ok

Bio:

Richard Oltmann and Jim Hudson are Senior Architects at OakTree Software. They have
over 11 years of SharePoint implementation and devolopment experience.

Abstract:

Enterprise SharePoint Design and Database Provisioning

Most SharePoint implementations are adhoc. To build an infrastructure that
will support terabytes of data and thousands of users, however, requires much
planning and research. We will look at design from a user perspective, scalability and
database considerations.

Agenda:

6pm - 6:30 Pizza and Mingle - Sponsored by TekSystems

6:30 - 6:45 Announcements
6:45 - 7:45 Presentation!
7:45 - 8:00 Drawings and Door Prizes

Location:

TCC (Tulsa Community College) Northeast Campus
3727 East Apache
Tulsa, OK 74115
918-594-8000
Campus Map | Live | Yahoo | Google | MapQuest

Door Prizes:

All the normal swag and giveaways! Free Stuff! How cool is that?

Sponsors:

Thanks to our sponsors:

TekSystems - Thanks for purchasing the Pizza for our meetings.

ISOCentric - Thanks for providing us hosting for the groups web site.

INETA.org - For allowing us to be a Charter Member and providing awesome Speakers!

Microsoft - For providing us with a lot of support and product giveaways!

Orielly books - For providing us with books.

Wrox books - For providing us with books.

Have any special requests? Let us know at this link.

RSVP for this month's meeting by responding to this thread.
(Must be logged in to the site)

Be SURE to RSVP no later than Noon on August 10th and you will get an extra entry for the prize drawings! So, do it now, before you forget and miss out!

Show up for the first time or bring a new buddy and you both get TWO extra entries!

Real World Azure with Microsoft IT

dmccollough — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:35:46 GMT

Come spend a day with Microsoft to explore Windows Azure™ – Microsoft’s platform for building and deploying cloud based applications – from a real world point of view!

During this event, they will review critical lessons Microsoft IT has learned migrating internal line-of-business applications to Windows Azure™.

What is Windows Azure™? When should I use it? How does it apply to my job? Whether you’re an IT Professional, Developer or Architect, we’ll address your top of mind questions about cloud computing.

TechNet Events Presents – for the IT Professional from 8:30am to noon

In this session, we will discuss:

· Azure architecture from the IT professional’s point of view

· Why an IT operations team would want to pursue Azure as an extension to the data center

· Configuration, deployment and scaling Azure-based applications

· The Azure roles (web, web service and worker)

· Azure storage options

· Azure security and identity options

· How Azure-based applications can be integrated with on-premises applications

· How operations teams can manage and monitor Azure-based applications

TechNet – Date/Location/Registration
8/20/2009	Dallas, TX
9/17/2009	Houston, TX
9/24/2009	Austin, TX

MSDN Events Presents – for the Developer & Architect from 1:00pm to 5:00pm

In this session, we will discuss:

· Cloud computing architectures in general and the Azure architecture in particular

· Several aspects of Azure from the developer’s and architect’s perspective

· Azure roles (web, web service and worker)

· Azure storage options

· Azure security and identity options

· How Azure-based applications can be integrated with on-premise applications

· Configuration, deployment and scaling Azure-based applications

· How development teams can optimize their applications for better management and monitoring

MSDN - Date/Location/Registration
8/20/2009	Dallas, TX
9/17/2009	Houston, TX
9/24/2009	Austin, TX

Tulsa SharePoint Interest Group Monthly Meeting 07/13/2009

dmccollough — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:54:17 GMT

Date: Monday, July 13, 2009

Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Location: Tulsa Community College - Northeast Campus

Street: 3727 East Apache, Tulsa Ok

Bio:
David McCollough is a Microsoft Certified Application Developer with more than 14 years experience developing software applications and is currently working for Microsoft Managed Gold Partner SpringPoint Technologies (www.MySpringPoint.com). He is currently the Vice President of the Tulsa SharePoint Interest Group. You can contact David through his blog: www.davidmmccollough.com

Abstract:
Multilingual SharePoint Publishing Sites

A "lessons learned" deep dive from recent project experience where Variations were enabled to support the multilingual requirements of an Internet Portal. We will discuss configuration, patches, replication issues, performance, custom code, and testing. The majority of the material will be from real world experience and the school of hard knocks!

Monday July 13th, 2009

Agenda

6pm - 6:30 Pizza and Mingle - Sponsored by TekSystems

6:30 - 6:45 Announcements
6:45 - 7:45 Presentation!
7:45 - 8:00 Drawings and Door Prizes

Location:

TCC (Tulsa Community College) Northeast Campus
3727 East Apache
Tulsa, OK 74115
918-594-8000
Campus Map | Live | Yahoo | Google | MapQuest

Door Prizes
All the normal swag and giveaways! Free Stuff! How cool is that?

SharePoint Saturday Dallas

dmccollough — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:17:23 GMT

What: Join SharePoint architects, developers, and other professionals that work with Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 for ‘SharePoint Saturday’, on Saturday, July 25th, 2009 in Dallas, TX. SharePoint Saturday will be an educational, informative & lively day filled with sessions from respected SharePoint professionals & MVPs, covering a wide variety of SharePoint-orientated topics. SharePoint Saturday is FREE, open to the public and is your local chance to immerse yourself in SharePoint!

More information here.

When: July 25, 2009

Where:

Microsoft Campus Las Colinas

7000 SR-161 (George Bush Turnpike)

Irving, TX 75039