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TechEd 2008

Scott Spradlin — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:00:34 GMT

So this year TechEd is divided into two weeks -- one focused on developers and one on IT Pros -- and I'm going as a representative of INETA. We'll have a spot in the community area. INETA is also a big force behind the BOF sessions. If you haven't been to one of those in the past, try to check them out this year.

On Monday, June 2 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm we're having an INETA Community Leadership Summit to get the week kicked off right. If you're on Facebook, go add this event.

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Facebook at the Party With Palermo

Scott Spradlin — Wed, 14 May 2008 03:43:28 GMT

Another good party with Jeffrey Palermo at DevTeach in Toronto. Always good to meet up with old friends and make new ones.

Jeffrey and I showed up a bit early for the party at Menage. What a great view on the outside patio overlooking the city street. Geeks would be arriving in droves momentarily. Given the typical percentages of male/female attendees at these events and user groups in general, I was surprised when a young woman showed up by herself and sat at a table by herself near the back.

Turns out that her name was Kate and she was there by invitation from a friend that was late. She was feeling like the "odd man out" since she was only one of two or three females in the room so far. Kate mentioned she had a friend that is studying gender in the IT field. (Maybe not that generic...I'll have to get the details later.)

But interestingly enough, Kate was getting her PhD by researching young adult's use of facebook. I thought that was fascinating. Scott Hanselman was in the area and I introduced the two of them -- I thought he might find her field of study interesting.

Maybe we'll get Kate or her friend in front of some Canada user groups to discuss gender issues. Any volunteers?

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Headed to DevTeach

Scott Spradlin — Mon, 12 May 2008 04:07:54 GMT

I am headed to Toronto Canada for DevTeach tomorrow. Scott Hanselman has the keynote first thing Tuesday morning. Lots of great sessions planned and networking with fellow user group leaders and members from Canada. What a great country. Everyone I've met from up there has been incredibly nice.

Monday night is the traditional Party With Palermo. That's always a great place to catch up with a lot of familiar faces at these events.

I'm also looking forward to the .NET Rocks hosted panel discussion on the 14th. Carl and Richard will be talking with folks who have strong visions of the future of software development and the role that .NET can play in that future.

Plus, there are an incredible number of great sessions at these DevTeach events. If you are in Canada, you need to try to make it to one of these events. They happen twice a year. Check out their web site ... Montreal in December 08

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ALT.NET

Scott Spradlin — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:18:09 GMT

So after the User Group Management Summit was over, a bunch of us also attended ALT.NET. It's a free conference by developers held in the Open Spaces format. I never would have believed how successful that format actually is unless I experienced it myself. I was pretty impressed and enjoyed several of the sessions I was able to attend. Touched bases with tons of friends, and even met some new ones.

I especially enjoyed Scott Hanselman's session "Are we innovating or just porting?" Check out my buddy D'Arcy's blog post.

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