Perth Events

PSSUG: Peter Ward presents on Business Continuity with Backup and Restore

CSharpZealot — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:46:00 GMT

We're running again and this time around we have Peter Ward (again, yay) delivering a business orientated presentation.

There's more news - indeed big news, which will be announced at the event, so be certain that you come along.

We have changed venue (yes i know, again) and this time it's with bells and whistles with food as well.

As you know, we've had Peter present on a number of occasions, so that it's almost fair to say that he's one of our biggest numbers. For you that's been attending a presentation with Peter, you know already that it's going to be great!!

A little bit about Peter:
Peter Ward is WARDY IT Solutions Chief Technical Architect. Peter is an active member in the Australian SQL Server community and President of the Queensland SQL Server User Group. Peter is a highly regarded speaker at SQL Server events throughout Australia and is a sought after SQL Server consultant and trainer, providing solutions for some of the largest SQL Server sites in Australia. Peter also writes the editorial for the daily SQL-Server-Performance.com newsletter. In the last year Peter was selected as a speaker for Tech-Ed Australia and America, SQL Server Open World in and as a Spotlight speaker for the PASS Community Summit, the largest SQL Server event in the world. Peter has been awarded as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for his technical excellence and commitment to the SQL Server Community.

Topic:
Business Continuity with Backup and Restore
The Backup and Restore commands are the most important SQL Server commands in a Database Administrators arsenal. In the event of a system failure or user error, the Backup and Restore commands provide the ability to recover from what otherwise could be a catastrophe. With the release of SQL server 2005 and 2008 these commands have been enhanced significantly. For example, the ability to take an adhoc backup without affecting the restore sequence and the ability to revert a database from a snapshot. In this session, Peter Ward from WARDY IT Solutions (www.wardyit.com) will explain how to utilise many of the new recovery features as part of your SQL Server business continuity strategy.

Venue: Level 15, 191 St Georges Terrace (that's Fujitsu's main offices at the Parmelia House, Corner of Mills St and St Georges Terrace).

Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Date: 16th of October, 2008

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me (brian.madsen[at]live.com).

Be mindful, that this is a new venue (right across from where we used to hang out!).

To register for this session, click here:

http://www.sqlserver.org.au/Events/RegisterMeeting.aspx?EventId=358

Looking forward to seeing you there.

RDN: Expression Web 2 and Silverlight + Reactive Programming with SyncLINQ

CSharpZealot — Mon, 26 May 2008 15:18:00 GMT

Readify's presence in Perth is hardly a secret and now us "westerners" gets to profit from the high level of skill that Readify stands for.

Alongside Readify's move to Perth we get to see RDN in action.

Two brains in the field, Alister Jones (UX Guru) and Paul Stovell (.Net Guru) is hitting us hard with the first event from RDN.

ReadiPrimer - Expression Web 2 and Silverlight 2: Twice the Power, Double the Ease - presented by Alister Jones (MVP)

Fresh off the back at presenting at REMIX08, hear our local UX guru Alister Jones present on the next version of Microsoft Expression Web, which provides developers and designers iwth the tools they need to work with the current and next versions of Microsoft Silverlight. This session demonstrates how the new features in Expression Web and Silverlight make it much easier to create rich interactive applications for the web.

ReadiDepth - Reactive Programming with SyncLINQ - presented by Paul Stovell (MVP)

As Windows Client developers, our platform is always improving. From Win16 to WPF and Silverlight; what was once considered impossible has increasingly become normal. However, while the capabilities of our platform have evolved, have we? Is Object Orientated programming enough, or is there a paradigm that can better leverage these platforms?

During this presentation, Paul introduces Reactive Programming. If you work with Windows Forms, WPF and Silverlight, prepare for a shift!

What more can you possibly ask for? Two top notch pros presenting on exciting and new technologies?

I have long waited for RDN to come to Perth and now they're finally here!

55 seats has already been snatched up, so be quick and register here: http://www.readify.net/rdnregister.aspx

Even though the event calendar still doesn't have a listing for Perth, it's worthwhile to keep a close eye on what's coming (i'm sure that there'll be events coming very, very soon to the calendar.

http://www.readify.net/rdncalendar.aspx

There's also a Facebook group available for us who's addicted - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9424182970

Anyways, maybe we can get to rub shoulders with notables like Mitch Denny (MVP), Darren Neimke (MVP) and Paul Glavich (MVP) at some stage?

Technorati Tags: Readify,Alister Jones,Paul Stovell,Mitch Denny,Darrren Neimke,Paul Glavich,Readify Developer Network,RDN

PSSUG: Greg Low presents on Dynamic Management Views and Custom Reports in SQL Server 2005

CSharpZealot — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:05:00 GMT

The Perth SQL Server User Group is being visited by none other than Greg Low (www.sqldownunder.com), Microsoft Regional Director, SQL Server MVP.

Greg Low has been presenting at the Perth SQL Server User Group before and each time has been a fantastic event. Greg is a seasoned presenter and trainer and has been synonymous with the SQL Server community in Australia for as long as I can remember.

Greg is an internationally recognised consultant, developer and trainer. He has been working in development since 1978, holds a PhD in Computer Science and a host of Microsoft certifications. Greg is the country lead for Solid Quality, a SQL Server MVP and one of only three Microsoft MSDN Regional Directors for Australia. Greg also hosts the SQL Down Under podcast (www.sqldownunder.com), organises the SQL Down Under Code Camp and co-organises CodeCampOz. Greg is a PASS (Professional Association for SQL Server) board member.

Event Details:

Topic: Getting Started with Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) and Custom Reports in SQL Server 2005 - Greg Low
Venue: Level 8, 182 St Georges Terrace (Change Corporation head office)
Date: 7th of May, 2008
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Cost: FREE

Dynamic Management Views were introduced in SQL Server 2005 but as yet, they appear to be little understood. In this session, Greg will explain their role and show the most useful DMVs in action. He will also show how to use them with Custom Reports introduced in SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2.
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As usual drinks and nibblies are provided by our sponsor - Change Corporation (www.changecorporation.com.au) and we meet in the boardroom.

Please let reception know that you're there for the SQL Server user group meeting and you'll be directed by our friendly receptionist.

Click on the link below to register so we can ensure that we have drinks and nibblies available for everyone.

http://www.sqlserver.org.au/Events/RegisterMeeting.aspx?EventId=328

AWIA: BarCamp Perth 2.0

CSharpZealot — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:40:00 GMT

The Australian Web Industry Association is at it again....BarCamp Perth 2.0 (nice web 2.0 reference there) is coming!

Last time was, by all accounts, a blast and i believe that Nick Hodge attended as well.

This year is bound to be even better (if at all possible?) and attendance is a must!

Venue: Central TAFE 140 Royal St East Perth
Cost: FREE!!!!!!!
Date: 9th of May, 2008
Time: 9am - 5pm

So bring your geekgear and enjoy! I'll be seeing you there!

For more information, head on over to http://barcamp.port80.asn.au/Main/BarCamp2 and register!

AWIA: Mini-Talks 2.0

CSharpZealot — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:24:00 GMT

The Australian Web Industry Association, the association that runs and supports the Port80 community forums is holding another round of their mini-talks.

In essence it's short presentations by people from the community on a wide range of topics (i presented there at their virgin event on the Expression Suite) and it's a great way to get out there and see what's happening in the industry.

Port80, which started years ago, was originally formed as a community for designers and developers in the web industry (not to forget graphics designers, sorry guys) and has been a constant inspiration for many - kudos on AWIA for continuing the community and for the support they provide.

So, go have a beer, network and enjoy the presentations!

Venue: The Velvet Lounge (corner of Beufort and Grosvenor Street in Mt Lawley)
Date: The 7th of May, 2008
Time: 6:00pm, talks start at 6:30pm

Join us at The Velvet Lounge next to the Flying Scotsman pub in Mt Lawley (corner of Beaufort and Grosvenor Streets) and meet your fellow web professionals. There’s free food, a bar and each month we host two, ten minute talks from members on their area of expertise. This month’s speakers are:

No need to register, just rock up and join in! The night kicks off at 6.00pm. Talks start around 6:30pm

PSSUG: SQL Server 2008 Spatial with Virtual Earth

CSharpZealot — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:54:00 GMT

Perth SQL Server User Group meets again - please note the venue change

Date: 14th of February, 2008
Time: 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Presenter: John O'Brien (MVP), Bronwen Zande
Venue: L8, 182 St Georges Terrace (Change Corporation Offices)

This is a free event!

In this visually interactive talk we explore the new spatial data types, functions and indexes directly related to the real world using the interactive browser based Virtual Earth control. We focus on the new Geography data type providing an overview of the new functionality as directly applied to mapping. This includes the storage of points, polylines and polygons as well as real world tasks like effective rendering to the map, geofencing and proximity searches. We explore the power of union and buffering. Finally we examine the new index specifically built for fast spatial lookup.

The talk will inform, teach and demonstrate. You will understand what this new functionality is all about, what data types and functions are needed, how they operate and how to add an effective spatial index to your project.

John O'Brien
John is a consultant who specialises in Microsoft .NET development including ASP.NET AJAX, DotNetNuke and Windows Live Services. Based in Brisbane John is passionate about integrating Live Services into applications.

John was awarded a Microsoft Windows Live Developer MVP in April 2007 and can be found helping people learn both online and in person.

Bronwen Zande
Bronwen is a consultant who specialises in Microsoft Live Services and Microsoft .NET development.

When not working with Windows Live, Bronwen helps bring together Geek Girls from around the globe.

Note: the date is the 14th of February, 2008, not the 10th of February, 2008 as was previously displayed. My bad!

Microsoft: Heroes Happen 2008, Perth Launch Event

CSharpZealot — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:23:00 GMT

Join The Tech Force and discover what the future holds at Heroes Happen 2008. Explore the Agenda, featuring learning-focused sessions for Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008. And find out more about the line-up of speakers* who'll be offering expert advice through live product demonstrations.

You have a number of options to be a Hero in 2008 by attending our national events:
Ticket terms and conditions

Official event site: www.microsoft.com.au/heroes

Perth
March 19
Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre

Get the inside knowledge.

See live demonstrations from experts. Get a hands-on look at these dynamic new applications. And discover how you utilise the tools you need to help drive your network. It's all about serving, protecting and managing - and empowering your Force with the right knowledge.

Ticket Prices:

Single Ticket
$199 inc GST

Group Ticket
(5 attendees or more)
$179 inc GST

Premier Support Ticket
Standard Ticket Price - 1 hour

Gold and Certified Partners, Code Customers & Exhibition staff
$199 GST inclusive

Code Customers

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Byte Me! Festival, starts 30th of November, 2007

CSharpZealot — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 06:01:00 GMT

The inaugural Byte Me! Festival, a celebration of geek creativity and digital content, commences in just over a week at the Perth Town Hall.

If you're interested in animation, games development, visual FX for film and TV, 3D modelling, social networking and other web 2.0 applications, digital art and media, VJing or pretty much any way digital technology can be used to create, visualise, entertain, simulate... then this is for you.

Friday 30th Nov - Perth Town Hall
9pm A Fairlight Fetish - vintage audiovisual showcase featuring Chrism and Fenris making music on Commodore 64s, MoRph and VJzoo with their collection of Fairlight CVI video synthesisers from the 80's and 90's, and other surprise very special guests. $19/$9.50

Saturday 1st Dec - Secret CBD location
8.30pm Live Cinema - VJing grew up, went to school and this is what it became. Using the same tools and techniques developed in nightclubs, live video performance has now become a recognised artform. Some of the very best in the world will be in Perth to collaborate on this event - a large-scale outdoor video projection performance unlike anything you've seen here before. Solu (Finland/Barcelona), ArtificialEyes.tv (Turkey), Jean Poole (Melbourne) and local practitioners VJzoo will be performing at a secret CBD location to be announced on the website on the day. Bring your own chair, beanbag or cushion, and the performance will start at dusk (about 8.30pm). This is a family friendly event - bring a picnic supper, but NO ALCOHOL. Free.

Sunday 2nd Dec - Perth Town Hall
11am Business Models for a Digital Landscape - the serious side of the digital content revolution - how can digital content creators make a living in this new world? What are the challenges and the opportunities? Presented by the AFTRS Centre for Screen Business. $19/$9.50

Sunday 2nd Dec - Perth Town Hall
3.30pm An Animated Life - Melanie Beisswenger (Germany) will share her experiences as an animator on a wide range of projects, from animating on TV commercials in smaller studios to work on large feature film productions such as Happy Feet. Randall Lynton from Liquid Amber Design (Perth) will discuss his work as the award-winning animator of Ransis and Alee and Suicidal Balloon. $19/$9.50

Sunday 2nd Dec - Perth Town Hall
6pm Official Opening - by Invitation only, for Industry VIPs and Media. The Festival will be officially opened by The Right Honourable The Lord Mayor, Lisa Scaffidi and The Honourable Francis M Logan BA (Hons) MLA Minister for Energy, Resources, Industry and Enterprise. Keynote Speech of the Festival will be delivered by Posie Graeme-Evans, producer of McLeod's Daughters, co-creator of Hi-5, best-selling novellist, lyricist and all round dynamo. There will be a screening of the Get Reel to show you the great digital content being created here in WA.

Monday 3rd Dec - Perth Town Hall
6pm Figwit - Lord of the Rings Fan Doco - Australian Premiere Screening and Director Q+A. How did a non-speaking extra in Lord of the Rings become a cult star in his own right? If you've heard the story of Figwit (Frodo is Great... Who Is That?), now you can see the documentary and hear from the film-maker Stan Alley (NZ) in this tongue-in-cheek exploration of online fandom featuring Bret McKenzie from Flight of the Conchords . LOTR costumery encouraged for this Green Carpet screening! $19/$9.50

Weds 5th Dec - Perth Town Hall
6pm Music Video Art Panel and Show n Tell. With the Perth music scene getting so much attention, it's time for the film and art scene to step into the same limelight. 'Music Video Art' will be a night of screenings and discussion into the collaboration between Perth artists from different fields, and creating large scale projects that break new ground. Hosted by WA film-maker Mat de Koning. $8/$5

Thurs 6th Dec - Perth Town Hall
6pm From Far Far Away First in the Byte Me! big-screen Show 'n Tells by people in the Industry. Some of these talks will be a bit technical, but they'll all be aimed at a non-geek audience. Think of it like the 'Making Of' extras on a DVD, except - you get to ask questions! This session's speakers are Sue Erokan from Dreamworks Animation (USA) who worked on the Shrek movies and Martin Davidson from animatED publishing company FinnCragg (Perth) $19/$9.50

Thurs 6th Dec - Perth Town Hall
9pm Plug n Play is a regular, hands-on audiovisual jam session where VJ's, electronic musicians, AV acts and other audiovisual geeks come along and show off their skills, style and equipment to each other. If you've ever been interested in VJing, this is the night to come along. Newbies are VERY welcome! Mix with local, interstate and international VJs, talk to them, have a play with their equipment. $8/$5

Saturday 8th Dec - Perth Town Hall
6pm From Dubai to Skull Island - Visual FX Revealed. Creating Fantasy Worlds, from Digital to Analogue. Perth-based 3D graphics studio Last Pixel will take you behind the scenes on some recent international projects, then Paul van Ommen (NZ) will discuss his role with Weta Workshop, and with The Miniatures Unit that created and filmed the models for King Kong and The Lord Of The Rings trilogy. $19/$9.50

9pm Closing Party (Invitation Only) International and local festival guests will perform for the entertainment of volunteers, sponsors and other Byte Me! buddies. Get involved to get invited! Volunteers are still needed for both day and evening shifts during the Festival.

Sunday 9th Dec - Perth Town Hall
1-4pm BarCampNano - Perth is rapidly becoming known as a hotspot for great web 2.0 startups and the most active blogging community in Australia. BarCamp will feature short talks by some of the most exciting web-based businesses in a casual, fun Show n Tell style. Free, but online Registration required

Sunday 9th Dec - Perth Town Hall
6pm She Got Game (He Got TV) - Robin Hunicke is the Lead Game Designer on MySims at EA's Sims Division. In her copious spare time, she's finishing a PhD in Computer Science at Northwestern University, studying Artificial Intelligence and Video Games. Robin will be joined by Perth animator Stephen Grant who will talk about his work on the animated TV series Dogstar, shortly to commence airing on the Nine Network, and a range of other Australian and international projects $19/$9.50

Daily 2-9 Dec - Perth Town Hall
Various Times Get Reel is a collection of Western Australian digital content that covers a wide spectrum - from animation to ads, from 3D fly-throughs to games development, from engineering to education, from virtual safety training to visual FX for film and television. We're aiming to show you the variety of work being done, the rich diversity of jobs and the international opportunities that skills in digital content development can open up. $8/$5 (includes free Byte Me! Bag with info about digital careers).

Daily 2-9 Dec - Throughout CBD, start at Perth Town Hall
10am - 5pm Registration, play any time. Ghost Town. Giant Dice's new innovative game of urban exploration played with the help of your mobile phone, is being unleashed on the streets of Perth for one week, starting December 2nd, 2007. The game uses a mashup of technology (bluetooth, SMS and VOIP) and the physical world. Free.

and much much more... http://bytemefest.blogspot.com

MASSIVE 2007, 6pm, 4th of December, 2007

CSharpZealot — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 05:57:00 GMT

From it's origins in Perth Western Australia, MASSIVE is an annual end of year celebration for all the world's hard working people in the Digital and Computing related fields. At it's heart, MASSIVE is a reflective social event which salutes you, your work, your colleagues and your industry.

Designers, architects, web developers, film and television, gamers, academics, photographers, animators, authors, programmers, scientists, researchers, musicians, marketing, advertisers, artists are all welcome.

Be part of this year's celebration by registering your name on the entry door. Your name will be put into the draw for prizes on the night and the first 100 people to register are eligible to receive a MASSIVE t-shirt. (t-shirt offer is subject to sponsorship funding). In keeping with MASSIVE tradition, food and drink will be served on the night thanks to our sponsors.

*** Event Details **********
Venue: The Library, 69 Lake Street, Northbridge
Time: 6:00pm till late
Date: 4th of December, 2007
Cost: FREE!!!!

More details: www.perthmassive.net

MSFT: Michael Kleef, working and collaborating with colleagues, 27th of November, 2007

CSharpZealot — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 05:53:00 GMT

Want to see how Microsoft work?

Michael Kleef (http://blogs.msdn.com/mkleef) is presenting a session demonstrating how Michael personally works and collaborates with colleagues across the country and around the world using technologies that you can also use for your workforce.

Date: 5.30pm - 6:30pm, Tuesday 27th November 2007
Venue: Microsoft Perth - QV1, Level 14, 256 St Georges Terrace.

This should be an interesting session...come along!

PSSUG: Rob Farley coming to Perth - 4th of December

CSharpZealot — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 05:42:00 GMT

It's been slow going for the Perth SQL Server User Group in 2007 but we're working on bringing more events, consistently, to Perth on the topic of Microsoft SQL Server.

December sees fellow MVP Rob Farley present at the Perth SQL Server User Group.

*** Event Details *********************************
Venue: Level 2, 23 Barrack st, Excom (www.excom.com.au)
Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Topic: Misc SQL Server Topics

Rob Farley (www.msmvps.com/blogs/robfarley) received his MVP in 2006 and has been a integral part of the IT&T Community in Adelaide. Rob runs the Adelaide SQL Server User Group (www.sqlserver.org.au) and does consulting and training on SQL Server.

At this event Rob will go through some of his favorite SQL Server topics, including ranking functions, windowing, merging and Powershell with SQL. We may also see some SQL Server 2005 best practises here if time allows.

So if you're interested in investing a few hours with SQL Server, come along to the Perth SQL Server User Group.

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CSharpZealot — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:43:00 GMT

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