User Group History

SSW has now run user groups for over 16 years

From its humble beginnings as the Access User Group to the largely popular Sydney .NET User Group, SSW has seen its membership and attendance levels increase. Aside from being a great chance to network with IT professionals at the cutting edge of their industry, it's a great chance to learn something new in a relaxed, fun environment.

SSW has also been known to invite international guest speakers to present at the User Groups. Gurus such as:

Plenty of interaction at our Sydney User Group

• Ken Getz, Microsoft Regional Director
• Bill Vaughan
• Brian Randell
• Tom Howe
• Chris Kinsman, Microsoft Regional Director
• Mike Fitzmaurice
• Scott Hanselman - Watch the videos:
  • Hanselman Unplugged in Sydney - Open Q&A on Microsoft and Azure
  • Scott Hanselman on Windows Azure and Visual Studio 2013

Here's a quick summary of the history of SSW User Groups:

1992

Debuts of the "Access User Group, Sydney"

1995

Renamed to the "Access/VB User Group, Sydney"

1996

Renamed to the "Access/VB/ASP User Group, Sydney"

1997

Renamed to the "Access/VB/ASP/SQL Server User Group, Sydney"

2001

Renamed to the ".NET User Group, Sydney"