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BRDNUG intends to have a meeting on the second or third Wednesday of every other month. We need volunteers to speak and ideas for topics, so if you would like to speak or have any ideas please contact us.

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8/14/2010 .NET & SQL Saturday

8/14/2010      .NET & SQL Saturday

Register:  Click Here

Submitted Sessions:  Click Here

Twitter:  @SQLSatBR

On August 14, 2010 at Louisiana State University SQL Saturday #28 will be held.  If you have yet to attend a SQL Saturday you should try to make this event.  Now I know what you are thinking, Baton Rouge in August.  Well before you make a quick decision about not attending take a look at everything that will take place

Breakfast Tracks - SQL and Beignets (All Novice or Beginning Level)

At 7:30 AM we will have three sessions.  All three sessions will be introduction, novice or 100 level.  If you are new to SQL Server or just getting started or trying to get started then these sessions are for you.  You can learn from the best in the industry two SQL Server MVPs and a Business Intelligence Expert.  Here are the three sessions:

Presenter

Session Title

Steve Jones

Basic SQL Server

Andy Leonard

Build Your First SSIS Package

Barry Ralston

Breakfast Basics, SSAS Cube Creation

So if you want to learn about SQL Server, SSIS or SSAS join us for some coffee or juice, beignets and three great presentations.

Keynote by Steve Jones

Do you want a chance to meet one of the co-founders of SQLServerCentral.com and SQL Saturday, then here is your chance.  Join us for a great keynote by Steve Jones, MVP.  Steve’s talks are always entertaining and this one shouldn’t be any different. 

Four SQL Tracks and Three .Net Tracks

We have worked hard on finding some of the brightest SQL and .Net speakers.  Fortunately for us, it wasn’t very difficult.  We have over 80 sessions submitted.  Now that the we have closed the call for speakers we will be spending time putting together a great schedule.  With so many sessions we have decided to have a minimum of seven tracks with six sessions each.  That will give us at least 56 sessions plus the 3 breakfast beginner sessions.  We are considering adding two more tracks, so stay tuned to the SQL Saturday site for updates.

Host of Microsoft MVPs

Finally, we have commitments from 13 Microsoft MVPs for this event.  Not taking anything from our non-MVP speakers because all of our speakers are great, but we are excited to have so many MVPs at this SQL Saturday.  Each track (SQL and .Net) will include MVP speakers. 

Microsoft .NET Framework from Scratch

Come see this session that Keith Elder did in a pre-TechEd conference.  The cost of this session was $400-$500. Space is limited so please sign up ASAP.  This session is a part of our 2010 Baton Rouge .NET and SQL Saturday. You will need to register in two places if you want to attend this session, SQL Saturday #28  and Event Brite SQL Saturday Baton Rouge.

This seminar is for anyone who is starting at ground zero with .NET and wants a deep dive into the platform starting from scratch. It is designed for developers experienced in at least one other language, and starts with the basics of . NET and covers Microsoft Visual Studio, writing code in C#, and how to build applications in various technologies of the platform such as Windows, Web, Microsoft Silverlight, and Windows Mobile. If you are new to writing applications on Microsoft .NET, this is the place to be.

So if you have the time, come out and network with some of the smartest SQL Server and .Net professionals in the country.  I have had the opportunity to attend sessions from most of our speakers and I have to say you will definitely learn something if you attend. 

Talk to you soon,

Patrick LeBlanc

Founder www.TSQLScripts.com and www.SQLLunch.com.

Visit www.BIDN.com, Bring Business Intelligence to your company.

 

 

Patrick LeBlanc, MCTS

BI Architect

Pragmatic Works Consulting

 

P. (904) 638 2392

E. pleblanc@pragmaticworks.com

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Recent Events

7/21/2010 3rd Bi-annual Speaker Idol

7/21/2010      3rd Bi-annual Speaker Idol

Sponsored by: LANtec

LANtec of Louisiana provides technical computer training to corporate and governmental clients in Greater Baton Rouge, Lafayette, AND Lake Charles. We are a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Learning Solutions, a prestigious designation which represents the highest level of competence and expertise with Microsoft technologies.
Third Bi-Annual Speaker Idol Event
Members of the Baton Rouge .NET User Group compete for the top two spots in Speaker Idol.  Each Contestant will have fifteen minutes to present on a topic of their choosing that is relevant to the group.  After each presentation, the judges will give their opinions and advice. 

The audience will vote at the end of the evening with the top two presenters winning prizes.  For this event we have a special treat.  Our resident VB.NET MVP, Stacy Vicknair, has added a one year MSDN Ultimate subscription as the first place prize.  There will be door prizes for the audience and plenty of food, drink, and fun.

Come join us for some laughter, learning, and networking!

Contestants:
  • Al Manint: End of the Free Lunch - Parallelism options in 4.0
  • Neil Martin: Resharper the TAO of the Code Ninja
  • Cody Gros: Powershell for Total Morons
  • Wayne Losavio: Getting Started with Sketchflow
  • Patrick Leblanc: Speaking and Blogging
 
Agenda
5:45 pm - 6:15 pm: Networking and Refreshments
6:15 pm - 6:20 pm: Announcements
6:20 pm - 8:00 pm: Speaker Idol
8:00 pm - until: Voting, Awards, & Raffle

Raffle and Giveaways
  • Several Books
  • Software licenses
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6/30/2010 June .Net User Group Meeting

6/30/2010      June .Net User Group Meeting

Sponsored by: Strategic Staffing Solutions


Lightning Round (in the Lamar kitchen area)
Presenter: Amie Delaney
Amie is a Sr. Programmer/Analyst for EATEL, Telecommunications Company

Topic: Introduction to Visual Studio Team Test
Visual Studio has incorporated tools to facilitate TDD and automating test cases. This session will give you a brief overview of its functionality and show examples and tricks to automating unit tests.

Level: Introductory 
Main Presentation
Topic: TFS 2010
We'll dive into the different editions of Visual Studio 2010 (Premium, Test, Ultimate, etc.), TFS licensing, and an intro into agile processes with TFS. There will be a discussion on how to survive in a small development shop and with external vendors. Time permitting, there will be demos of the new testing tools included in TFS 2010 and TeamSpec.

Presenter: Mike Moles
Mike is currently EVP in charge of all product development related activities at Bizzuka, Inc. in Lafayette La. Prior to joing Bizzuka in January 2010 Mike was the CEO at Antares for 21 years and was a vital part of Antares becoming a Microsoft ALM Inner Circle Partner in 2009. He passionate about ALM and believes that the Microsoft product TFS is a class leader in the ALM discipline products.
Level: Intermediate 

Agenda
5:45 pm - 6:15 pm: Networking and Refreshments
6:15 pm - 6:30 pm: Lightning Round
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm: Announcements
6:40 pm - 7:45 pm: ALM & TFS Testing Tools
7:45 pm - until: Open forum for questions & Raffle

Raffle and Giveaways
  • Several Books
  • Software licenses
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5/26/2010 May .Net User Group Meeting

5/26/2010      May .Net User Group Meeting

Sponsored by: Sparkhound

This meeting will be at the same time as the SQL Server user group, http://batonrouge.sqlpass.org/


Lightning Round (in the Lamar kitchen area)
Presenter: Mike Carter
Mike is a Senior Development Consultant for Sparkhound.

Topic: Introduction to Visual Studio Database Edition
Visual Studio Database Edition (formerly Team Edition for Database Professionals) provides a foundation for managing the lifecycle of your databases through the use of an offline Visual Studio project-centered source code control system together with a suite of tools designed to assist both developer and DBA alike. This session will give a brief overview of functionality available in Database Edition from the perspective of both disciplines of application development.

Level: Introductory 
Main Presentations (in the Lamar kitchen area)
Topic: OData
Jon's been having some fun with OData as you can see from his blog. He wants to share his findings with us about exposing data via OData and consuming OData services. He even has some tips on how to create an OData service without needing Entity Framework or LINQ to SQL.

Presenter: Jon Dalberg
Jon is a Senior Consultant at Antares. His blog is at http://geekswithblogs.net/watsonjon.

Level: Intermediate 

Topic: Customizing ASP.NET Dynamic Data
We have had a presentation on Dynamic Data in the past, but this discussion goes into details on how to customize it to fit your needs. There is more to it than just going with the out-of-the box implementation.

Presenter: Mike Huguet
Mike is a Solutions Architect at Sparkhound.

Level: Intermediate 
Agenda
5:45 pm - 6:15 pm: Networking and Refreshments
6:15 pm - 6:30 pm: Lightning Round
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm: Announcements
6:40 pm - 7:20 pm: Main Presentation - OData
7:20 pm - 8:00 pm: Main Presentation - Dynamic Data
8:00 pm - until: Open forum for questions & Raffle

Raffle and Giveaways
  • Windows 7
  • Several Books
  • Software licenses
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4/21/2010 April .Net User Group Meeting

4/21/2010      April .Net User Group Meeting

Sponsored by: Sparkhound

This meeting will be at the same time as the SQL Server user group, http://batonrouge.sqlpass.org/


Lightning Round (in the Lamar kitchen area)
Presenter: Mike Carter
Mike is a Senior Development Consultant for Sparkhound.

Topic: Introduction to Visual Studio Database Edition
Visual Studio Database Edition (formerly Team Edition for Database Professionals) provides a foundation for managing the lifecycle of your databases through the use of an offline Visual Studio project-centered source code control system together with a suite of tools designed to assist both developer and DBA alike. This session will give a brief overview of functionality available in Database Edition from the perspective of both disciplines of application development.

Level: Introductory 
Main Presentations (in the Lamar kitchen area)
Topic: OData
Jon's been having some fun with OData as you can see from his blog. He wants to share his findings with us about exposing data via OData and consuming OData services. He even has some tips on how to create an OData service without needing Entity Framework or LINQ to SQL.

Presenter: Jon Dalberg
Jon is a Senior Consultant at Antares. His blog is at http://geekswithblogs.net/watsonjon.

Level: Intermediate 

Topic: Customizing ASP.NET Dynamic Data
We have had a presentation on Dynamic Data in the past, but this discussion goes into details on how to customize it to fit your needs. There is more to it than just going with the out-of-the box implementation.

Presenter: Mike Huguet
Mike is a Solutions Architect at Sparkhound.

Level: Intermediate 
Agenda
5:45 pm - 6:15 pm: Networking and Refreshments
6:15 pm - 6:30 pm: Lightning Round
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm: Announcements
6:40 pm - 7:20 pm: Main Presentation - OData
7:20 pm - 8:00 pm: Main Presentation - Dynamic Data
8:00 pm - until: Open forum for questions & Raffle

Raffle and Giveaways
  • Windows 7
  • Several Books
  • Software licenses
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3/24/2010 March .Net User Group Meeting

3/24/2010      March .Net User Group Meeting

Sponsored by: Telerik


Lightning Round
Presenter: Al Manint
Al is a Sr. Software Architect for PHNS. He has a lifelong fascination with computing and computers.

Topic: LINQ
An introduction to LINQ.

Level: Introductory to Intermediate 
Main Presentation
Presenter: Todd Anglin
Todd Anglin is Chief Evangelist for Telerik, a provider of development tools and user interface components for .NET. Before joining Telerik, he worked for a large Fortune 200 financial services company IT shop where he learned the way of the “Enterprise” – big budgets, big projects, legacy systems, and incessant measurement. He now leverages this Enterprise experience to help Telerik make components that make the lives of all developers as easy as possible. Todd is an active author and speaker in the .NET community, focusing on web development technologies, a Microsoft MVP, founder and President of the North Houston .NET Users Group, and an O'Reilly author.

Topic: Getting Ready for ASP.NET 4.0 and Silverlight 4.0
Two of Microsoft’s most popular platforms are about to get major updates. ASP.NET 4.0 will be released in April with .NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010, and Silverlight 4 will not be far behind. Each update delivers important new functionality to these platforms, like improved ViewState handling in ASP.NET and printing support in Silverlight. Understanding what’s new in these platforms and how to leverage the newness in your development is critical to your success as a .NET developer, and a key way to be an attractive recruiting target in today’s market. Don’t miss this info and demo-packed session and jumpstart your 4.0 development today!

Level: Intermediate 
Agenda
5:45 pm - 6:15 pm: Networking and Refreshments
6:15 pm - 6:30 pm: Lightning Round
6:30 pm - 6:40 pm: Introductions
6:40 pm - 8:10 pm: Main Presentation
8:10 pm - until: Open forum for questions & Raffle

Raffle and Giveaways
  • XBox Games
  • Several Books
  • Two Telerik Premium Collections
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