Damir Tomicic - INETA Blog

Jose Louis Latorre Millas created a new Silverlight powered "European Challenge Map":

Too bad that Jose is not allowed to participate ...  ;-)

Wie Teddy und Daniel berichten, ist es schon 3 Jahre her, als die .NET User Group Frankfurt [1] gegründet wurde. Wie die Zeit vergeht ...

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Here are again some numbers (May 2006) for INETA Europe: 219 User Groups with 60.000 Developers in 32 Countries - 44 User Groups in Germany, 28 User Groups in Russia, 25 User Groups in the UK and 15 in Poland... 13.000 Developers and a biggest User Group in Italy (again UGiDotNet) and 15.000 Developers and a second largest User Group (VBUG) in the UK, followed by Germany and on the 4^th place (believe it or not) Greece.

Trivia: largest and one of the most vibrant INETA User Groups and Communities can be found in Korea. The numbers are amazing ...

INETA collaborated with Microsoft to deliver the first INETA conference in Korea with more than 800 attendees and great speakers (Community, MVPs etc). I don't have a clue what is written here [1] but it looks like a full-day event with interesting topics. ;-)

[1] http://www.microsoft.com/korea/events/2006_INETA/default.asp

 

INETA Europe with 205 User Groups (and ca. 56.000 Members) in April 2006... User Groups per Country: Germany 44, Russia 28, United Kingdom 24, Poland 13, Austria 12, Spain 9, France 8, Ireland 8 etc. Largest User Group is UGIdotnet (Milano, Italy) with 12274 Members.

[1] http://www.ineta.org
[2] http://www.ugidotnet.it

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There is so much to say about the italian developer community. One of the largest european web sites ASP Italia by Daniele Bochicchio, famous speaker and writer like Dino Esposito and Francesco Balena, great events like SMAU and ... the largest european INETA User Group UGIdotNET [1] in Milano. I will never forget the video from multiplex cinema in Milano with Andrea dressed as a Spiderman speaking to the hunders of user group members. There is no chance to talk about everyone, but I would like to introduce you my dear friends and fellows Andrea Saltarello [2], Vice President Marketing at INETA Europe, Lorenzo Barbieri [3], INETA Regional Lead for South Europe and a new member of italian Speakers Registry. Pierre Greborio [4]. They are MCTs, MVPs, community leaders and they certainly know how to play soccer. Guys, you just rock! ;-)

[1] http://www.ugidotnet.it
[2] http://blogs.ugidotnet.org/pape
[3] http://blogs.ugidotnet.org/lbarbieri
[4] http://weblogs.asp.net/pgreborio

Tech·Ed 2005 Europe will take place July 5-10 in beautiful Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and INETA will have a huge presence through its participation in the Birds of a Feather (BOF) Sessions together with Culminis (IT-Pro community). Birds of a Feather is your opportunity to meet other attendees with interests similar to yours. The sessions will be moderated by the Microsoft Tech·Ed 2005 Europe attendees and speakers.

Why am I writing this to you?
I am (again this year) responsible for INETA BOF sessions. My INETA fellow Tomislav Bronzin will help me with session moderation.

What is a Birds of a Feather session?
A Birds of a Feather session is a one-hour open, moderated discussion on any topic of great interest to Tech·Ed conference attendees. Anyone attending the conference can propose a topic. Birds of a Feather sessions are not presentations or panel discussions. There are no speakers and no slides. A microphone and whiteboard will be available, but there will be no projection equipment.

Is there any compensation for speakers?
Birds of a Feather session hosts receive our thanks and gratitude, however we are unable to provide complimentary conference passes or other compensation. You will be responsible for your own Tech·Ed 2005 conference registration, travel and other expenses. If your session is selected and you are unable to attend Tech·Ed, we will work with you to find an alternate host for the session.

Session schedule
Since the Tech·Ed audience is mixed (Developers and IT-Pros), Culminis will suggest 10 sessions and we will also suggest 10 sessions. These sessions will be scheduled in parallel with regular sessions:
http://www.mseventseurope.com/TechEd/05/Pre/Content/Agenda.aspx

So they should be max. 1h 15mins each. We will mix the sessions (INETA, Culminis, INETA …).

How to propose a topic?
Right now, I am driving the process to get the 10 session titles and abstracts. I am searching for very simple solution for submitting proposals. At the moment, I'll be more than happy to get your proposal by email. Here are the necessary fields:

Submitter Information
Name
Email
Company
Phone
Bio
 
Session Information
Suggested Title  (max. 250 chars)
Summary (at least 250 chars )

My email: Damir.Tomicic@ineta.org

As soon as Microsoft Tech·Ed content team approves the proposals, final selection and scheduling of the sessions will be done by Culminis and INETA. All submitters will be notified whether their session was accepted or declined.

Terms and conditions
By proposing a session you agree to host it and moderate the discussion at the conference. You do not have to be a subject matter expert in order to host a session. You have to have a genuine interest in the topic. You may propose more than one session, however preference may be given to allow more people the opportunity to lead.

Contact
If you have any questions or comments about Birds of a Feather sessions, please contact me.

And now - go and submit your proposals!

Sincerely yours,
Damir

Christian was the first one who wrote about this, and I am also very happy to announce the following:

With INETA Europe now more than 100 .NET user groups are registered!

The latest additions:

• Ukraine, Kiev .NET User Group
• UK, .NET Exchange Manchester
• Poland, MFI.net (Polish Student .NET User Group)
• Romania, RONUG (Romanian .NET User Group)
• Russia, Saratov.NET
• Russia, TDNA
• Russia, SPB .NET Alliance
• Russia, Rostov .NET User Group

The first group in Romania  - RONUG - was #100!

We will spend next two weeks offline (it's true ...) in France visiting our friends and family.

Here are some links:

• Lyon - http://www.lyon.fr/
• Toulouse - http://www.toulouse.fr
• Montpellier - http://www.ville-montpellier.fr
• Ardèche http://www.ardeche.fr
• Nice - http://www.nice.fr/
• Normandie - http://www.normandy-tourism.org
• Bordeaux - http://www.bordeaux-tourisme.com/
• Ariège - Pyrénées - http://www.ariege-gites.com/
  

Great chance to start blogging about our efforts in Europe ;-)

http://www.ineta.org/eu/

Short look behind the scenes - who is in charge of INETA Europe?

Christian Nagel
INETA Europe Management
E-Mail: Christian.Nagel@ineta.org

Andrea Saltarello
UG Relations Management
Southern Countries
E-Mail: Andrea.Saltarello@ineta.org

Andrew Filev
Marketing Management
Eastern Countries
E-Mail: Andrew.Filev@ineta.org  

Andreas Eide
Infrastructure Management
Northern Countries
E-Mail: Andreas.Eide@ineta.org

Damir Tomicic
Infrastructure Management
Western Countries
E-Mail: Damir.Tomicic@ineta.org  

If you have any questions about the goals of INETA Europe, or if we can personally be a source of encouragement and information for you, do not hesitate to drop us an email.