Pee Dee Area .NET User Group: Events

Today's Event Canceled - Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

The Admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:19:01 GMT

EVENT CANCELED

Today's Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 Event

We apologize for the late notice. Summer is supposed to be the traditional “slow time” for developer user groups, but a number of scheduling conflicts have led to need to cancel this month’s Pee Dee Area .NET User Group meeting. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

We will be picking up with next month’s meeting on August 11th. Stay tuned for more information…

Thanks,
The PDANUG Team

Open Spaces I - 2009

The Admin — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:49:46 GMT

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Open Spaces

Topic: Open Spaces - Bring your questions and ideas!

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009, is the next meeting of the Pee Dee Area .NET User Group.

Open Spaces is the chance for you to discuss topics with your peers. Any developer topic is fair game and welcome! This is your chance to gain valuable insight from your peers, so come equipped with your ideas! This meeting is a general open conversation and there will be no presenters. See you there!

Here is the tentative schedule:
6:00 PM - 6:20 PM Socializing / Free Dinner
6:20 PM - 6:30 PM Introduction, Sponsor Time, and News.
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Open Spaces

RESTful Data

The Admin — Tue, 12 May 2009 00:14:02 GMT

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
Chris Eargle
Topic: RESTful Data

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009, is the next meeting of the Pee Dee Area .NET User Group.
REST is an architectural style that allows for a layered, scalable, and cacheable enterprise information system. With ADO.NET Data Services, a database can be surfaced to a service as a REST-style resource collection that is addressable with natural URIs and can be interacted with using the usual HTTP verbs: GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE. This session will describe RESTful Data, the benefits it conveys, and its uses. Then we will set up a data service using an existing database that developers would then access rather than accessing the database directly.

Chris Eargle
Chris Eargle began coding shareware in his teens for the Legend of the Red Dragon by Seth Able Robinson. From there, he developed a career unintentionally following the products of Anders Hejlsberg: from Turbo Pascal to Delphi to C#. He is currently an enterprise architect at South Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance in Columbia, SC.

Chris is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional – Visual C# and an INETA Community Champion. He is the president of the Columbia Enterprise Developers Guild and enjoys speaking at code camps, conferences, and user group meetings.

Here is the tentative schedule:
6:00 PM - 6:20 PM Socializing / Free Dinner
6:20 PM - 6:30 PM Introduction, Sponsor Time, and News.
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Presentations

Getting the Most Out of Your SQL Server Queries

The Admin — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:43:21 GMT

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009
K. Brian Kelley
Topic: Getting the Most Out of Your SQL Server Queries
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009, is the next meeting of the Pee Dee Area .NET User Group.
In this presentation we'll look at standard tips and techniques to write efficient queries for SQL Server. The use of stored procedures, the basics of indexing and the impact that has on your queries, how to avoid cursors and RBAR code (a Jeff Moden-ism), as well as typical no-nos to avoid will be covered. We'll touch briefly on how to measure query performance through the use of execution plans and SQL Server traces using tools like Profiler and Microsoft Excel to provide for a quantitative assessment of which queries to look at tuning.

K. Brian Kelley
Brian is a SQL Server author, columnist, and Microsoft MVP focusing primarily on SQL Server security. He is a contributing author for How to Cheat at Securing SQL Server 2005 (Syngress) and Professional SQL Server 2008 Administration (Wrox). Brian currently serves as a database administrator / architect for AgFirst Farm Credit Bank where he can concentrate on his passion: SQL Server. He previously was a systems and security architect for AgFirst Farm Credit Bank where he worked on Active Directory, Windows security, VMware, and Citrix. In the technical community, Brian is president of the Midlands PASS Chapter, an official chapter of PASS. Brian is also a junior high youth minister at Spears Creek Baptist Church in Elgin, SC.

Here is the tentative schedule:
6:00 PM - 6:20 PM Socializing / Free Dinner
6:20 PM - 6:30 PM Introduction, Sponsor Time, and News.
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Presentations

Introduction to the Silverlight Toolkit

The Admin — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:45:00 GMT

Please note our new meeting location!
ACS Technologies
Training Center
180 Dunbarton Drive
Florence, SC 29501
Directions to ACS Technologies Training Center

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009
Page Brooks
Topic: Introduction to the Silverlight Toolkit
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009, is the next meeting of the Pee Dee Area .NET User Group.
The Silverlight Toolkit is a continuously evolving collection of controls and enhancements built for the Silverlight 2 Platform. This open-source project provides many additional features that cannot currently be found in Silverlight. In this presentation, Page Brooks will takes us on a tour through the various features that the Silverlight Toolkit offers, and discover how to use them in our projects along the way.

Page Brooks
Page Brooks is a Senior Software Developer for ACS Technologies, the leading provider of information management solutions for churches, schools, and other faith-based organizations. With over 10 years experience in web development, Page enjoys delivering successful web products that make a difference. Page holds a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from Francis Marion University and is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD). As an active member of the .NET community, Page is a co-founder of the Pee Dee Area .NET User Group in Florence, SC and can also be found at many of the regional developer events throughout the Carolinas.

Here is the tentative schedule:
6:00 PM - 6:20 PM Socializing / Free Dinner
6:20 PM - 6:30 PM Introduction, Sponsor Time, and News.
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Presentations

Parallel Extensions

The Admin — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:04:00 GMT

Please note our new meeting location!
ACS Technologies
Training Center
180 Dunbarton Drive
Florence, SC 29501
Directions to ACS Technologies Training Center

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Justin James
Topic: Parallel Extensions
Tuesday, February 10th, 2009, is the next meeting of the Pee Dee Area .NET User Group.
Justin James will be giving us an introduction to Parallel Extensions in the .NET Framework. As multi-core systems become more prevalent, it will become more important to take advantage of this hardware to realize a performance improvement in your code. The Parallel Extensions framework for .NET will help to simplify how you write code that will run on multi-core architectures.

Justin James
Justin James is an employee of Levit & James, Inc. in a multi-disciplinary role that combines programming, network management, and systems administration. In addition, he has been blogging at TechRepublic since 2005.

Justin James: TechRepublic

Here is the tentative schedule:
6:00 PM - 6:20 PM Socializing / Free Dinner
6:20 PM - 6:30 PM Introduction, Sponsor Time, and News.
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Presentations

The Future of Managed Code

The Admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:00:20 GMT

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
Chris Eargle

Topic: The Future of Managed Code

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009, is the next meeting of the Pee Dee Area .NET User Group.

Newly minted C# MVP, Chris Eargle, will discuss the future of managed code. How will your code look next year? This presentation is a demonstration of the new capabilities found in C# 4.0 and VB 10.0 using the Visual Studio 2010 CTP. Learn about the new features in each language, how they are converging, and what sets them apart.

Chris Eargle
Chris Eargle is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional – Visual C# and an independent consultant in the Columbia, SC metro area. He is currently working as a software architect on the South Carolina Integrated Tax System with Revenue Solutions, Inc. Chris is the president of the Columbia Enterprise Developers Guild and is a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist in ASP.NET

Web Site: www.kodefuguru.com

Here is the tentative schedule:
6:00 PM - 6:20 PM Socializing / Free Dinner
6:20 PM - 6:30 PM Introduction, Sponsor Time, and News.
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Presentations

Fortress SQL Server

The Admin — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:12:13 GMT

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
K. Brian Kelley

Topic: Fortress SQL Server

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008, is the next meeting of the Pee Dee Area .NET User Group.

We'll look at best practices for securing SQL Server and the data contained within from both a DBA and developer perspective. SQL Server 2000 through 2008 will be covered.

K. Brian Kelley
Brian is a SQL Server author and columnist focusing primarily on SQL Server security. He is a contributing author for How to Cheat at Securing SQL Server 2005 (Syngress) and Professional SQL Server 2008 Administration (Wrox). Brian currently serves as a systems and security architect for AgFirst Farm Credit Bank where he works on Active Directory, Windows security, VMware, Citrix, and of course, SQL Server. In the technical community, Brian is part of the Midlands PASS Chapter, an official chapter of PASS, where he currently serves as president and director of communications. Brian is also a junior high youth minister at Spears Creek Baptist Church in Elgin, SC.

Web Site: http://www.truthsolutions.com

Here is the tentative schedule:
6:00 PM - 6:20 PM Socializing / Free Dinner
6:20 PM - 6:30 PM Introduction, Sponsor Time, and News.
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Presentations

Open Spaces

The Admin — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:38:00 GMT

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
Open Spaces

Topic: Open Spaces - Bring your questions and ideas!

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008, is the next meeting of the Pee Dee Area .NET User Group.

Open Spaces is the chance for you to discuss topics with your peers. Any developer topic is fair game and welcome! This is your chance to gain valuable insight from your peers, so come equipped with your ideas! This meeting is a general open conversation and there will be no presenters. See you there!

Here is the tentative schedule:
6:00 PM - 6:20 PM Socializing / Free Dinner
6:20 PM - 6:30 PM Introduction, Sponsor Time, and News.
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Open Spaces

Leveraging httpHandlers and httpModules in ASP.NET

The Admin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:06:00 GMT

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
Chris Love

Topic: Leveraging httpHandlers and httpModules in ASP.NET

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008, is the next meeting of the Pee Dee Area .NET User Group.

Custom httpHandlers are a key concept eventually every ASP.NET developer needs to understand and start to leverage. Nothing is actually served from ASP.NET without a custom handler being responsible for it, even static content.

Chris Love
Chris Love has over 14 years of experience in software design, development and architecture. He has been the principal developer for over 250 small and medium ASP and ASP.NET web sites over the past 7 years.

Chris has been active in a leadership role in the Raleigh, NC, area user group TRINUG for over 5 years. He frequently presents and organizes Code Camps around the country. He has recently completed his first book, ASP.NET 2.0: Your Visual Blueprint for Developing Web Applications.

Blog: http://professionalaspnet.com

Here is the tentative schedule:
6:00 PM - 6:20 PM Socializing / Free Dinner
6:20 PM - 6:30 PM Introduction, Sponsor Time, and News.
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Presentations