We're coming down the home stretch to TECHbash 2008. 90% of the prep work is complete. Wow do we have some swag to giveaway. Each attendee will receive a SWAGbag with an event t-shirt, pen, and notepad. In addition, we'll be raffling off 41 books, 5 copies of Infragistics Net Advantage, 3 Microsoft Wireless...

We still have some open registration for TECHbash 2008. Be sure to visit http://techbash.com/registration to register for the event. We've confirmed some great speakers from some great companies including, but not limited to, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, and Nortel. Joe Stagner will be presenting the keynote...

Since its inception in 2005, TECHbash has evolved into the premier technology conference in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Join an estimated 300 Developers, IT Professionals, CIO’s and Industry Experts from Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and host-state, Pennsylvania. This one day event brings together a...

TECHbash 2007 was a success! We had over 100 attendees throughout the day. This was really cool given the area that we're in. Hopefully all of the attendees come out to each of our future events. More details about our June event will be announced next week.

Tomorrow, .NET Valley will host TECHbash 2007 at Luzerne County Community College. So far, we have over 150 registered for the event. We anticipate that by the end of the day, we'll be nearing 180. If you're anywhere near Northeastern Pennsylvania tomorrow, you'll definately want to stop by. For the...

I forgot in my previous posts to mention that the Northeastern Pennsylvania TECHbash 2007 will be on May 19th at Luzerne County Community College in Nanticoke, PA. To register for the event, please visit http://techbash.com/registration . Be sure to kick us here: http://www.dotnetkicks.com/community...

We are almost 2 weeks away from TECHbash 2007. It's kind of hard to believe how much hype is surrounding this event. We've seen our registration double in the past week alone. If you haven't registered for this event yet, be sure to register soon as this event is filling up fast! In addition...

User groups, blogs, and community forums exist because of the community. Our User Group, .NET Valley , alone has received thousands of dollars worth of software, books, food, and more over the years to attract members and thank them for coming to our events. It’s time for us to collectively do our part...

I just received word that I’ve been awarded with the Microsoft MVP award for ASP.NET for 2009. I’ve been a Microsoft MVP since 2003. It’s always nice to receive the MVP award, but it’s even better to see the impact that you have on the community. Six years ago, Northeastern Pennsylvania had no user group...