GGMUG

An Evening With SQL Server

This month's meeting will feature three short sessions, two of which include SQL Server.

The agenda is:

PowerSQL(CLR)

Presenter: Alex Tocitu

Description: Leverage simple SQL language constructs to query non relational data,
and access operating system objects.

Bio: Alex Tocitu is an engineer with MSEE in Automation and MBA in Finance.
With over 27 years of software experience he has enjoyed 11 of them in Sillicon Valley.
He currently works as a DBA for Gwinnett County Clerk of Courts.

What's New With SQL Server 2008 R2

Presenter: Jeff Ammons

Description: .Net and Visual Studio had full releases for 2010, but SQL Server, like Windows Server 2008, received upgrades as well, just not full release level upgrades. If you are curious what's new in this release, then this is the session for you.

Bio: In addition to being President of GGMUG, Jeff Ammons is a Developer/DBA working for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has spent large amounts of time with SQL Server and Oracle, designing and building systems in .Net and Java.

Walk Through The New GGMUG Website

Presenter: Jeff Ammons

Description: The GGMUG website is now in its third iteration. This time the site is running on a blog and webcomic engine developed by Jeff using ASP.net MVC. He uses that same engine for his other sites Funzietown and GalacticBeacon.

Bio: In addition to the bio on the last topic, Jeff enjoys working in his spare time on web development, web comics and writing.

Same Time, Same Place

Our meeting will be in our normal time and place:

• 6:30 PM
• Gwinnett Technical College
• Building 100
• Room 401

Coming In October

Windows Phone 7 Contest?

OK, so far we haven't had enough people enter the contest for it to be an actual contest...

I'm setting a deadline of this Thursday's meeting to confirm that you are indeed working on an app for our contest in October. If I don't get at least three people registered, we won't have the contest.

If we do have three people enter, we'll hold the contest during our regular meeting time, Thursday, October 14.

iPhone and iPad Development With MonoTouch

We will have a special meeting on Thursday, October 7th, featuring Wally McClure. Wally has spoken to GGMUG in the past and is always an engaging speaker. He is a prolific writer of technical books from Knoxville, TN, who will be in town the first week of October.

Please note that this is NOT our normal night, so mark both the 7th and 14th on your calendar.

If you are interested in writing for the iDevices of the world, but would really like to use .Net to do so, then do NOT miss this meeting!

GiveCamp 2011

For more details check out our GiveCamp 2011 page!

If you are interested in developing apps for Windows Phone 7 and want to hit the ground running, you won't get a better opportunity than the Windows Phone 7 Firestarter event next Tuesday, 8/24/2010!

For more information and to register, go to this link.

There are limited seats available, so register soon!

This is the PERFECT preparation for our contest coming up in October!

Phone 7 Contest

Don't forget GGMUG's Phone 7 development contest!

You can develop an app either with Silverlight or XNA, and the app voted best at our October meeting will be crowned the winner. We have some exciting prizes lined up too!

The rules are simple:

• You must attend the October meeting.
• You must have attended at least one previous meeting.
• You must demo your app at the October meeting.
• Winners will be decided by a vote of the members present that night.

You need to let me know ASAP if you want to enter. So far I only know of one person who is definitely working on an app, so his odds of winning are 100%! There will be multiple prizes, so your odds of winning a cool prize are extremely high.

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