[CSENews] [Fwd: Free events at Microsoft Southfield office on Tues 3/31]

Tue Feb 24 12:42:09 EST 2009

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Subject: 	Free events at Microsoft Southfield office on Tues 3/31
Date: 	Sat, 21 Feb 2009 12:28:34 -0500
From: 	Vivek Joshi <joshiviv at msu.edu>
To: 	Vivek Joshi <joshiviv at msu.edu>

Dear Members,

There are some really good tech events happening on March, 31^st in 
Detroit and best of all, they are free to attend. Since a bunch of us 
will be driving down to Detroit, if you would ride to ride with us, let 
me know. Please register through the links given below.

NOTE: Each of these 3 events has to be registered for separately.

Regards,

Vivek Joshi

Vice President, GLUGnet

On Tues 3/31, there will be a full day of free presentations in the 
Microsoft Southfield office. Here is the schedule:

9am-noon: ArcReady

1-3pm: MSDN Unleashed

3-5pm: TechNet

ArcReady <http://arcready.com/>

For our next ArcReady, we will explore a topic on everyone’s mind: Cloud 
computing. Several industry companies have announced cloud computing 
services. In October 2008 at the Professional Developers Conference, 
Microsoft announced the next phase of our Software + Services vision: 
the Azure Services Platform. The Azure Services Platform provides a wide 
range of internet services that can be consumed from both on premises 
environments or the internet.

*Session 1: Cloud Services*

*In our first session we will explore the current state of cloud 
services. We will then look at how applications should be architected 
for the cloud and explore a reference application deployed on Windows 
Azure. We will also look at the services that can be built for on 
premises application, using .NET Services. We will also address some of 
the concerns that enterprises have about cloud services, such as 
regulatory and compliance issues.*

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*Session 2: Mesh and Live Services*

*In our second session we will take a slightly different look at cloud 
based services by exploring Live Mesh and Live Services. Live Mesh is a 
data synchronization client that has a rich API to build applications 
on. Live services are a collection of APIs that can be used to create 
rich applications for your customers. Live Services are based on 
internet standard protocols and data formats.*

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*Prizes***

*Attendees are eligible to win one of three books or a copy of Office 
2007.***

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*Event Schedule** – ArcReady starts at 9:00 AM local time and ends by 
noon.***

Detroit, MI 
<http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032404863> 
– March 31, 2009 9:00 AM

MSDN Banner <http://msdnevents.com/unleashed>

Enhance your coding capabilities with new tools, tips, and inside 
secrets from MSDN Events. You’ll see how developing for a Windows Mobile 
phone leverages your current coding skills and can make it simple to 
build, deploy and debug cool new devices. Additionally, we’ll be showing 
you how to take full advantage of the Visual Studio debugger. We’ll 
offer some great tips and tricks to help you debug faster and more 
efficiently, while applying fresh techniques to ramp up your problem 
solving abilities.

*Session 1: Tips & Tricks for the Visual Studio 2008 Debugger***

The Visual Studio debugger is a highly underutilized tool for many 
developers. In this session, you’ll learn how to use it like a pro, 
while picking up new techniques to fast-forward your problem solving and 
debugging abilities. We’ll show you how to use advanced breakpoints, 
advanced watch window / Expression evaluator tricks, modifiers, 
assertions on the fly, remote debugging, and more. Whether you’re 
writing C#, VB, WPF, ASP.NET, Windows Forms, or services, we’ll provide 
tips and tricks that will have you debugging faster and much more 
efficiently. The debugger is your primary tool for finding bugs, so join 
us and learn how to make the most of it.

*Session 2: Developing for Windows Mobile Devices***

Mobile development is growing fast, and Windows Mobile is at the 
forefront with over 18 million phones shipped last year and many more 
cutting-edge devices on the way. Visual Studio developers have 
tremendous opportunities in this space. Why? Developing for a Windows 
Mobile phone leverages your existing coding experience and takes it to 
new heights. In this session, we’ll look at some of the coolest new 
devices, you’ll learn how to set up Visual Studio with the latest SDK 
and device emulators, and you’ll see how to build, deploy and debug 
Windows Mobile applications. We’ll also explore how Internet Explorer 
Mobile 6 provides new AJAX capabilities that offer the richness of the 
desktop with pan and zoom features tuned for mobile devices.

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*Prizes***

*Attendees are eligible to win one of two books, a copy of Windows Vista 
or Visual Studio 2008 Professional.***

* *

*Event Schedule***

Detroit, MI 
<http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032405184> 
– March 31, 2009 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Microsoft TechNet <http://technet.microsoft.com/>

*Windows Server 2008**
*In this session we will look at Windows Server 2008 
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/default.aspx> and the 
improvements that have been made to Microsoft’s premier server operating 
system. Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the most advanced Windows 
Server operating system yet, designed to power the next generation of 
networks, applications, and Web services. With Windows Server 2008 you 
can develop, deliver, and manage rich user experiences and applications, 
provide a highly secure network infrastructure, and increase 
technological efficiency and value within your organization.

Windows Server 2008 introduces several new capabilities including 64bit 
virtualization, a robust web and development platform, improvements in 
networking, security, high availability and disaster recovery. In 
addition, there is a new “Core” installation option that reduces the 
operating system overhead by removing the graphical user interface thus 
freeing resources and lowering the potential security attack surface. 
Come see demonstrations on many of the features in a technical deep dive 
you won’t want to miss!

After we discuss Windows Server 2008, we’ll briefly discuss the 
improvements coming in Windows Server 2008 R2 
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/en/us/R2-Beta.aspx> which is 
in development and now available for beta testing 
<http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=85CFE4C9-34DE-477C-B5CA-75EDAE3D57C5&displaylang=en>.

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*Prizes***

*Attendees are eligible to win a book or a copy of Windows Vista.***

* *

*Event Schedule** – TechNet Events Unleashed starts at 3:00 PM and end 
by 5:00 PM***

Detroit, MI 
<http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032405192> 
– March 31, 2009 3:00 PM

Thanks!

*Jennifer Marsman *

Developer Evangelist, Microsoft Corporation

(734) 664-9264 | jennmar at microsoft.com <mailto:jennmar at microsoft.com>

Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/jennifer

MSDN Developer Conference <http://www.blueroosteronline.com/events/MDCSIG/>

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