Most of the CodeCamps I have attended have been in the Mid-Atlantic region which is headed up by DE Andrew Duthie. Check out Andrew's blog for some speaker tips if you're going to be presenting at a CodeCamp (or a User Group meeting). Andrew covers a wide area and even though the UG I lead is the farthest in distance and time (that's saying something since he lives in the DC area) I occasionally get mentioned in the blog too. Thanks Andrew for your continued support of the far corners of your region...
Once again I am awed by a Code Camp, this time Richmond Code Camp 3. Great job by the Richmond crew - from the organizers, Andy Leonard, Susan Lennon, Frank LaVigne and Darrel Norton, to the speakers, volunteers and of course the attendees. There were close to 100 people there - great turnout. It was good to see some other folks from Roanoke there - TOLGA: You are one true geek getting up and leaving at 4:30 am then driving back on the same day! I spent most of my time learning about 3.0 Framework...
What do you need for a high tech project meeting of geeks? Geeks (of course) Beer (of course) Cell phone for the conference call Tupperware(?)
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