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Keep up with the latest developments on Microsoft technologies!
In the quest to stay in front of technology SSW is involved in a number of
developer road shows and conferences. We invite you to join us and get the
latest information and knowledge on Microsoft technologies.
Watch this space for new conferences and feel free to browse through some of our
most recent events. A practical course for the ICT Industry utilizing the
latest SQL Server 2005 developed by Microsoft.
Upcoming Events
SQL PASS Community Connect Event - Down Under 2008
SQL PASS COMMUNITY CONNECTION EVENT Under in NZ 2008 is coming REAL SOON! I hope you are ready! This is going to be another
fantastic weekend event! Once again proudly run and managed by NZ DNUG Inc Soc with some excellent and unique sessions presented by some
of New Zealand's and Australia's most talented and influential experts. I'm sure you will find many sessions to enjoy and to be enlightened on.
Date:
Saturday 6TH & Sunday 7TH December 2008
Location and Venue:
Whitireia Polytechnic, Porirua, Wellington
Time:
Saturday: Registration 08:00-09:00am
Saturday:09:00-06:00pm
Saturday night dinner: 7:30pm (tbc)
Sunday: 09:00am-5pm
Cost:
Free (lunch provided on both days)
Past Events 2008
Tech Ed 2008 - Beijing, China
- Starts from 6th of Nov. and finishes 8th Nov. 2008
With over 3000 IT professionals and developers attendees,
TechEd 2008 is the biggest technical event held by Microsoft.
This year, TechEd 2008 China is held in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou (3 of the biggest cities in China)
and there are over 110 sessions and workshops,
covering the latest technologies including Virtualization,
SQL Server 2008, HPC Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 Team System.
Location:
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Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium
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Sofitel Wanda Hotel, Beijing, China
Topics:
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DEV325: Microsoft SDLC Best Practise: Integated Management Platform (TFS)
Speaker:
Lei Xu
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CS282: Use VSTS for Automated Testing
Speaker:
WilsonWu
Tech Ed 2008 - Sydney,
Australia
- Starts from 1st September and finishes 5th September
2008
With over 200 sessions, 12 pre-conference workshops and 5 Pre-Day events, Tech.Ed
2008 is this year's biggest opportunity for IT professionals to learn from the experts,
explore the latest solutions and connect with colleagues and peers. The agenda below
explains this year's Tech.Ed in detail, and outlines the extensive social program
and networking opportunities. Take a look now and be amazed at the breadth and depth
of Australia's biggest IT educational event.
Location: Darling Harbour, Sydney
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
.
Tech Ed 2008 - Auckland,
New Zealand
- Starts from 1st September and finishes 3rd September
2008
Are you ready to get your tech on?
If your answer is yes then you've then NZ TechEd NZ 2008 is the right place.
Location: Skycity Convention Centre, Auckland
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
.
JAOO Conference '08
Brisbane:
May
28 - 30, 2008
Sydney:
June 2
- 4, 2008
JAOO is the ultimate conference for tracking innovation and providing inspiration
in the areas of Web 2.0, Professional Practices, Architecture and Design Best Practices,
Enterprise Systems, Languages, Lean and Agile Software Development, New Frontiers,
Cloud Computing, New Programming Models, Scripting and DSLs, and Server Platforms.
Globally JAOO attracts +2500 attendees annually with that number increasing rapidly.
JAOO has a portfolio of 500 speakers. All JAOO speakers are personally invited by
our experienced program committee and each JAOO venue provides a fresh program tailored
to the current technologies and practices.
Some JAOO Sydney 2008 Industry Leading Speakers Include:
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Dave Thomas, Bederra
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Erik Meijer, Microsoft
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Martin Fowler, ThoughtWorks
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Robert Martin, Object Mentor
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Rod Johnson, SpringSource
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Steve Vinoski, Verivue
For SSW .NET User Group members, there is a special code that gives a
10% discount
on the ticket price. Simply enter the code
dotnetusergrp_ssw
when
booking.
Microsoft BI Bootcamp: SQL Server
2005, Office System 2007 and PerformancePoint Server 2007
- Sydney 12 - 16 May 2008
Description
Written and presented by industry experts, this intensive five-day workshop gives
professional developers the information and hands-on experience they need to deliver
state-of-the-art, integrated reporting and analytics solutions using Microsoft Business
Intelligence.
Delivering the right information in the right format at the right time to all users
in the organization what is Microsoft's Business Intelligence (BI) strategy and vision
for enterprise information management. Microsoft's integrated BI tools enable developers
to create effective solutions that information workers use every day to find meaningful
patterns in the vast sea of data they collect and to use that insight to quickly
respond to changing business conditions.
After this workshop, attendees will be able to position different types of business
intelligence solutions, from enterprise data warehousing to data marts to real-time
operational reporting and analytics. Attendees will learn how to design and build
powerful integrated solutions that provide users with rich reporting, analysis,
visualization and performance management capabilities by targeting operational data
from an existing line-of-business application using the Microsoft Business Intelligence
platform.
Attendees will work through 25 practical hands-on labs to build a complete BI solution
by the end of the workshop.
Course Summary
During this 5-day course, you will learn about integrating Integration Services,
Analysis Services and Reporting Services to build a business intelligence solution.
When you complete this course, you will understand how to design, develop, deploy,
and operate a business intelligence solution that integrates data from an On-Line
Transactional Processing (OLTP) into a SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) cube
and delivers reports to business users.
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Integrate:
Define, debug, deploy, manage and secure SQL Server
Integration Services (SSIS) packages that extract, transform, and load data from
an OLTP database into an SSAS cube and a relational data warehouse
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Analyze:
Define, deploy, process, manage and secure SQL Server
Analysis Services (SSAS) cubes, mining models, dimensions, hierarchies, calculations,
translations, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
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Report:
Define, deploy, manage, and secure SQL Server Reporting
Services (SSRS) reports that consume data stored in SSAS cubes and in the relational
data warehouse and deliver reports to business users.
This course will demonstrate a fully working end-to-end solution, including extensive
demos, hands-on labs, sample projects that will not only teach how to use the new
technology, but also illustrate business intelligence and data warehouse best practices.
*Special*
When you book with ssw, you will get 10% discount.
Special Price:
$3375+GST
Extra 5% discount for early registration by April 24th
Early registration special
Price:
$$3187.50+GST.
UTS .NET Course
- Starts
from 14 February 2008
This course introduces students the Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework through hands-on
exercises and live demos. Both C# and VB .NET code is provided side-by-side giving
the students a deeper understanding of the commonalities between the languages.
The class examples can be completed in either C# or VB .NET.
The course provides an introduction to the .NET Framework for students who want
to pursue Microsoft certification, specifically MCAD (Microsoft Certified Application
Developer).
Location: UTS Sydney
Speakers:
Ed Brown
and
Jonny Trees
.
UTS SQL Course
- Starts from 12 February
2008
A practical course for the ICT Industry utilizing the latest SQL Server 2005 developed
by Microsoft. SQL Server 2005 provides .NET integration and XML support as well
as a wealth of programming enhancements. The improved security is a feature of this
release. This course provides attendees with the knowledge necessary to take advantage
of new features provided by SQL Server 2005. It provides a comprehensive overview
of technologies, security, and design best practices with particular emphasis on
hands-on skills.
Location: UTS Sydney
Speakers:
Justing King
Sydney .NET User Group
The best place to learn .NET for free in Sydney.
Usually held on the 3rd Wednesday of every month.
Canberra .NET Developers User Group
The best place to learn .NET for free in Canberra.
Usually held on the 3rd Thursday of every month.
Code Camp Oz
2008
- Starts from 26th and 27th April 2008
Topics that should be most popular
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Visual Studio 2008 with a practical focus
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.NET Framework 3.5 Fundamentals (LINQ etc)
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ASP.NET and ASP.NET Extensions (AJAX and MVC Frameworks)
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Silverlight and Rich Internet Applications (RIA)
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Team Foundation Server 2008
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Upcoming Technologies and Research Stuff
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F#
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PEX
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Rosario (TFS vNext)
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PowerShell?
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SQL Server 2008
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New Features
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Business Intelligence?
Location: Charles Sturt University - Wagga Wagga
Speakers:
Adam Cogan
and
Justin King
Microsoft Heroes Happen Launch 2008
28th February 2008
There were product-specific sessions on Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, Visual
Studio 2008 and Security and Management. There were also live demonstrations from
the experts, giving the knowledge and tools you need to serve, protect and manage.
Come and see Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 in all
their new glory.
Past Events 2007
Newcastle .NET User Group
5 December
In this session Adam Cogan will talk about Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server
2007. Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 is an integrated performance
management application designed to help improve operational and financial performance
across all departments and all levels of your organization.
With Office PerformancePoint Server 2007, you can monitor progress, analyze what
is driving variances, and plan your business from budgeting to creating management
reports. You can have metrics, key performance indicators (KPIs), and reports delivered
to every desktop through intuitive scorecards, dashboards, and the easy-to-use 2007
Microsoft Office system environment. A key component of the Microsoft Business Intelligence
(BI) offering, Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 can help you understand how performance
can align with personal and departmental goals and objectives.
Location: Newcastle
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Office DevCon 2007
3rd and 4th November 2007
Office DevCon 2007 is a world-class, annual community conference squarely aimed
at Office developers and power users - not information workers. Over 2 days it will
cover Office core technologies for both 2003 and 2007 such as Access, Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, Publisher, Groove, InfoPath, OneNote and Outlook. It will also be covering
SharePoint (specifically as a standalone product, and how to build collaborative
Office applications), SQL Server 2000 and 2005 (specifically how to integrate Office
applications with SQL Server), Visio, Project, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Dynamics
and CRM. They also have advanced courses on VSTO and how to create managed Office-based
applications (for both Office 2003 and 2007), Database design and data modelling,
Systems design and modelling, VBA code patterns, Business Intelligence (Office-based)
and anything else that may be of interest to Office developers and power users for
those who cant get enough. Our own Adam Cogan will be doing 2 presentations covering
his Favorite 3rd Party Office Utilities, and Moving from Access Reports to Reporting
Services.
Location: Microsoft Office, North Ryde (Sydney)
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
NZ Code
Camp Boot Camp 2007
3rd and 4th November 2007
Enlist now to learn the skills you need to attack .Net 3.5, C# 3, Visual Studio
2008, MS SQL 2008 and more.
There will topics such as:
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.Net Framework 3.5
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C# 3, VB 9, Dynamic Runtime & Languages
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ASP.Net, ASP.Net Futures, SilverLight
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LINQ, ADO Entities
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Windows Server 2008, IIS 7, SQL 2008
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Architecture, Methodolgies, Patterns & Practices
Come hear our Adam Cogan present 2 sessions:
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How to earn more $$$
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Performance Point Server
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
SQL Code Camp Down Under - Wagga Wagga
13th and 14th October 2007
Adam Cogan
will be presenting
an introduction to PerformancePoint on Saturday 13th October at 13:15 - 14:15.
After having a successful event last year, Code Camp Down Under is dishing out seconds.
It is a free event being held over two days 13th and 14th of October. A number of
great SQL Server speakers have already indicated they'll be along and Kevin Kline
has told them he'll be in Australia as a special guest. One of these speakers will
be our own Adam Cogan presenting Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server 2007 on
Saturday.
Location: Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Tech ED 2007 SEA
10 - 13 September
Adam Cogan will be presenting 2 topics on 10th September:
Up and Running with Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
.
Adam will show real world examples of this server-based platform when used for creating,
managing, and delivering Web-based reports. Reporting Services 2005/2008 combines
the data management capabilities of SQL Server and Microsoft Windows Server with
Microsoft Office System applications to deliver real-time information to support
daily operations and decisions.
Microsoft Customer Relationship Management (CRM 4.0)
Adam will introduce Microsoft CRM which has been designed to provide a complete
suite of powerful marketing, sales, and customer service capabilities, all with
a familiar and consistent user experience based on Microsoft Office and the Microsoft
Office Outlook messaging and collaboration client.
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
KL TechNite + MIND: Developers Rock
9th September
SharePoint 2007 and Access 2007 have had an enormous amount of work done in this
version and they work together beautifully.
SharePoint 2007 to many is a web version of Access. Come see Adam Cogan show you
how you have a lot of options including:
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using SharePoint data in your Access solution
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using Access to report on your SharePoint data
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upsizing your access data to SharePoint and then continue with Access as the frontend
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upsizing your entire Access solution to SharePoint and then finish using Access
as your platform
In addition we will look at using SharePoint data in other Office applications.
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft's
Tech Ed 2007, Auckland - New Zealand
13 - 15 August 2007
With a Scenic view of Auckland-New Zealand, you will also get technical training,
information, and resources to help you build, deploy, secure, mobilize, and manage
solutions based on the full range of existing and upcoming Microsoft products.
This year the sessions have been organised into 11 Technical Tracks that allow you
to focus on the information, products and solutions most relevant to you.
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Architecture
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Business Intelligence & Database
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Unified Communications & Mobility
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Connected Systems
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Developer Tools & Technology
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Office System
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Security
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Server Infrastructure
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Voice of the Customer
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Web Development & Infrastructure
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Windows Client & Management
Location: Auckland - New Zealand
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
will be one of the presenters during the event
UTS .NET
Course
- Starts from 9 August 2007
This course introduces students the Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework through hands-on
exercises and live demos. Both C# and VB .NET code is provided side-by-side giving
the students a deeper understanding of the commonalities between the languages.
The class examples can be completed in either C# or VB .NET.
The course provides an introduction to the .NET Framework for students who want
to pursue Microsoft certification, specifically MCAD (Microsoft Certified Application
Developer).
Location: UTS Sydney
Speakers: Paul Sorauer and
Justin
King
.
Wollongong User Group - August 8th
Justin King
will be
presenting Data Dude.
In this session Justin will provide an introduction to Visual Studio Team Edition
for Database Professionals and will cover: schema maintenance, unit testing and
data generation, including a discussion on ways of extending this newly released
product.
Location: Wollongong
Speaker:
Justin King
Microsoft's Tech Ed 2007, Gold Coast
7 - 10 August
Adam Cogan will be presenting
Next Generation Team Foundation Server
on 8th
August.
In this session Adam will provide an introduction to Visual Studio Team Edition
for Database Professionals and will cover: schema maintenance, unit testing and
data generation, including a discussion on ways of extending this newly released
product.
In this talk he will also cover the next version of Visual Studio Orcas, Visual
Studio Team System 2008 (Rosario) and Team Foundation Server 2008, what’s
currently hot on the Visual Studio widgets scene with a demo-driven session on the
most useful tools for Visual Studio Team System Features covered include:
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What’s coming in Visual Studio Orcas Beta 2
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What’s new in Rosario and Team Foundation Server 2008
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Hot widgets: Team Foundation Power Tools, MSSCCIs, Team Plain, Diff Dog, SSW Code
Auditor, MS Build GUI and much more!
Location: Gold Coast, Queensland
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
UTS SQL Course
- Starts from
7 August 2007
A practical course for the ICT Industry utilizing the latest SQL Server 2005 developed
by Microsoft. SQL Server 2005 provides .NET integration and XML support as well
as a wealth of programming enhancements. The improved security is a feature of this
release. This course provides attendees with the knowledge necessary to take advantage
of new features provided by SQL Server 2005. It provides a comprehensive overview
of technologies, security, and design best practices with particular emphasis on
hands-on skills.
Location: UTS Sydney
Speakers: Justin King and Cameron Townshend
MIND User Group Meeting (Malaysia)
- 7 July 2007
Adam Cogan will be presenting 4 sessions:
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Rules to Successful Projects
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Rules to Better Windows Forms
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Customizing and Extending Team Foundation Server
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Best Practices for Reporting Services
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Canberra.NET User Group
- 19th July 2007
Agenda:
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20 minutes - Pizza, Coke and Networking
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1 hour - Adam Cogan will discuss how to use Access 2007 and SharePoint 2007 together.
SharePoint 2007 and Access 2007 have had an enormous amount of work done in this
version and they work together beautifully. SharePoint 2007 to many is a web version
of Access. (this session will run for 40 mins during the lunch time presentation)
Adam will cover:
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using SharePoint data in your Access solution
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using Access to report on your SharePoint data
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upsizing your access data to SharePoint and then continue with Access as the frontend
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upsizing your entire Access solution to SharePoint and then finish using Access
as your platform
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10 mins Question time
Lunch Time Location: (from 12.30pm to 1.30pm)
King O'Malley's Irish Pub,
131 City Walk, Canberra City
Evening Location: (from 4.30pm to 6pm)
Microsoft Canberra Branch, Walter
Turnbull Building, Level 2, 44 Sydney Avenue, Barton ACT
To book (so we get the catering right), reply to this email or send an email to
athena @dotnetsolutions.com.au. Please specify that you'd like to attend the evening
or lunch time user group session. For further information about the user group,
such as past presentation/samples, or to subscribe/unsubscribe to the mailing list
email
athena @dotnetsolutions.com.au
.
Location: Canberra, ACT
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
APAC SharePoint Conference 2007
- May 15th - 16th
The exclusive Microsoft APAC SharePoint Conference 2007 is the third and final of
three global SharePoint Conferences, following Seattle and Berlin. This world-class,
two-day conference, to be held at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney from May 15-16, will
showcase the latest innovations, features and functionality for the 2007 SharePoint
products and technologies.>
The Microsoft APAC SharePoint Conference 2007will provide an unprecedented opportunity
for customers and partners in the Asia Pacific region to meet and network with the
Microsoft Office System product development teams, fellow IT professionals and architects,
and partners.
Location: Hilton Hotel, Sydney
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
will be one of the presenters during the event
Mix07 Las Vegas USA
- April 30 — May 2nd
MIX is Microsoft’s conference for Web designers, developers and decision-makers
who make their living at the forefront of the consumer Web.
Join the conversation with Microsoft and others on how to harness the latest technologies,
unlock new revenue opportunities, reduce development costs and improve customer
experience. MIX is for cutting-edge Web professionals designing and building next-generation
experiences.
Location: Las Vegas, USA
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
will be one of the presenters during the event, so come along and MIX in the right
crowd!
Sydney VFP User Group
- 30 May 2007
Visual Studio for Database Professionals (aka Data Dude)
In this session Adam will provide an introduction to Visual Studio Team Edition
for Database Professionals and will cover: schema maintenance, unit testing and
data generation, including a discussion on ways of extending this newly released
product.
Location: Sydney
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft's Tech Ed 2007, Orlando, Florida
- June 4-8
For five days in June, you can get technical training, information, and resources
to help you build, deploy, secure, mobilize, and manage solutions based on the full
range of existing and upcoming Microsoft products.
Location: Orlando, Florida
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
*SPECIAL* Sydney .NET User
Group
-
15 February 2007
Programming Windows Communication Foundation – a Developer's Primer.
Guest presenter - Juval Lowy
How do you actually build and consume WCF-based services? At its core, the WCF programming
model is simple and straightforward, requiring actually very little work on behalf
of the developer.
The session describes the essential WCF programming concepts: clients, services,
contracts and end points, and shows how to build, configure and host simple services.
After attending this session you will be able to start programming and exploring
WCF.
Location: Sydney
Speaker: Juval Lowy
UTS .NET
Course
- Starts from 22 February 2007
This course introduces students the Microsoft .NET 2.0 Framework through hands-on
exercises and live demos. Both C# and VB .NET code is provided side-by-side giving
the students a deeper understanding of the commonalities between the languages.
The class examples can be completed in either C# or VB .NET.
The course provides an introduction to the .NET Framework for students who want
to pursue Microsoft certification, specifically MCAD (Microsoft Certified Application
Developer).
Location: UTS Sydney
Speakers: Paul Sorauer and Justin King
Past Events 2006
Wollongong .NET User Group
15 Tips for Better Reporting
Services
: OK, so you know about how powerful this reporting platform from
Microsoft is. Come see Sydney based SQL RS Lover and MS Regional Director
Adam Cogan
show the right and wrong ways to develop reports and show data
to users.
+ A little surprise for an upcoming SQL product.
Location: Wollongong, NSW
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Office 2007 and VSTO Second Edition.
The guest speaker Robert Green
from MCW Technologies will be talking about Developing Office 2007 Solutions with
Visual Studio Tools for Office Second Edition VSTO on Friday 1 December. Second
Edition is a downloadable add-in for Visual Studio 2005 Tools for Office. This session
will show how you can use VSTO SE to build Visual Basic and C# solutions that target
Office 2007. Youll see how to build application level add-ins for Office applications,
as well as how to customize new Office 2007 UI features such as the ribbon, the
application Task Pane, Outlook form regions, and more.
PS: Since this is a Friday night, you are invited to have a beer with Robert and
the rest of the SSW gang after the session.
Location: Sydney
Speaker: Robert Green
Sydney .NET User Group: SQL Server 2005 - Advanced Indexing Strategies
In this free event, Adam Cogan will present the best means of using SQL Server effectively.
Adam will further take you through a fast- paced collection of indexing tips and
tricks based on an already optimised base table structure. Adam will also talk about
targeting both the known and finding the unknown performance problems and once you
know where the problems are he will go through numerous options to improve the performance
using indexes.
Location: Sydney
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
This one day workshop has been designed for developers. The program is unique in
that it brings together in the one forum two of Australias leading presenters in
their respective fields. Be prepared to be shocked, challenged and amazed as Steve
and Adam dispel a number of myths about client interactions and what the client
is really seeking from their IT provider.
Location: 29 September 2006 - SSW Sydney Office in Neutral Bay.
Speakers:
Adam Cogan
and Steve Herzberg (Sales Director at NRG Solutions)
A really big community event is CodeCampOz in Wagga Wagga, which is held over the
ANZAC Day long weekend (April 23-24). This is two days of deep technical sessions
delivered by some of the best presenters from Australia and overseas. Peter Jones
and Nathan Pitcher have organised a great show.
Code Camp is being held in New Zealand on the Weekend of the 25th of November.
Location: Wellington, NZ
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft SQL Server
2005 Reporting Services
This 2 day course will allow you to compare the most popular reporting technologies
in the industry, comperehend the new Report Designer, learn about important differences
between Access Reports and Reporting Services and much more. There is also a practical
side to this course as you will get to be exposed to real life examples of Microsoft's
landscape of enterprie reporting and learn the right and wrong ways of developing
reports.
Register
Location: SSW Sydney Office in Neutral Bay
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
OK, so you know about how the new powerful reporting platform from Microsoft will
change the landscape of enterprise reporting. Come and see Sydney based SQL Guru
and MS Regional Director Adam Cogan show the developer features of this latest addition
to the Microsoft SQL Server family of products.
You will see real world examples of this server-based platform when used for creating,
managing and delivering both traditional, paper-oriented reports and interactive,
Web-based reports. Reporting Services 2005 combines the data management capabilities
of SQL Server and Microsoft Windows Server with familiar and powerful Microsoft
Office System applications to deliver real-time information to support daily operations
and decisions.
Reporting Services makes viewing your data a breeze and SQL Server 2005 brings database
reporting to a whole new level. In this session, you will learn how to take full
advantage of the new Report Designer that is integrated into Visual Studio 2005.
We will discuss the core product improvements, reporting improvements, the better
integration and the richer developer experience.
Come and see Adam show the right and wrong ways to develop reports and show data
to users.
Locaion: Canberra, ACT
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Chief Architect of SSW, Adam Cogan, will be presenting 4 sessions:
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Smart Client: Real-world ClickOnce
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Extending Team Foundation Server (with Product Manager Eric Lee)
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SQL Server 2005: Advanced Indexing Strategies (with SQL Guru Greg Low)
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Earning More Per Hour as a Developer (with Steve 'Dr Phil' Herzberg)
Location: Skyline Convention Centre, Auckland
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents:
Tech Ed 2006 Sydney Australia 22 - 25 August
Chief Architect of SSW, Adam Cogan, will be presenting 4 sessions:
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Smart Client: Real-world ClickOnce
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Extending Team Foundation Server (with Product Manager Eric Lee)
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SQL Server 2005: Advanced Indexing Strategies (with SQL Guru Greg Low)
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Earning More Per Hour as a Developer (with Steve 'Dr Phil' Herzberg)
Location: Darling Harbour, Sydney
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
June 2006
A practical course for the ICT Industry exposing attendees to the groundbreaking
new suite of design tools, the Microsoft Expression Suite. The new Microsoft Windows
Workflow Foundation framework, OLAP with Reporting Services 2005 and Atlas will
also be covered. More on
Build a .NET App in 1
Day with Microsoft Expression and Workflow
Location: SSW Sydney Office in Neutral Bay
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
May 2006
Visual Studio Team System (VSTS) and Team Foundation Server (TFS) combine to integrate
the whole development cycle from initial design, testing and development as well
as bug tracking and project management tools. In this session you will be taken
through everything you need to know to optimize your software development cycle
using VSTS:
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How a bug tracking system should work
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How TFS work items work
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The missing pieces
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Customizing TFS to work in your organization
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Integrating work items and your bug tracking system
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A review of third-party tools
Place & Date
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Time
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Location
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Newcastle
- Wednesday 3 May 2006
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18:00 - 21:00
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University of Newcastle
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Melbourne
- Monday 8 May 2006
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18:00 - 21:00
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CITC Building, 1/257 Collins Street, Melbourne
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Wollongong
- Wednesday 10 May 2006
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18:00 - 21:00
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University of Wollongong
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Brisbane
- Tuesday 16 May 2006
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18:00 - 21:00
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Microsoft Brisbane
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Perth
- Wednesday 17 May 2006
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13:00 - 17:00 (Perth Time)
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Microsoft Offices, Level 14, QV1 Building, St. George's Tce, Perth.
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Canberra
(Lunchtime Session) - Thursday 18 May 2006
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12:00 - 13:00
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King O'Malley's, Cnr of City Walk & Mort Streets, Canberra City
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Canberra
- Thursday 18 May 2006
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16:30 - 18:00
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Microsoft Barton, Canberra
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Sydney
- Wednesday 24 May 2006
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18:00 - 21:00
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Microsoft Sydney
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Hobart
- Tuesday 30 May 2006
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18:00 - 21:00
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The Green Room at Wrest Point Casino, 410 Sandy Bay Rd, Sandy Bay, TAS
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Adelaide
- Wednesday 31 May 2006
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12:00 - 16:00 (Adelaide Time)
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SA Innovation Centre, Level 2, Santos House, King William Street, Adelaide
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Sydney
- Thursday 1 June 2006
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18:00 - 20:30
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AMP Capital Investors, Ground Floor AMP Building, 50 Bridge Street, Sydney
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Beijing
- Saturday 1 July 2006
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13:30 - 16:30
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Microsoft China - 18F commHub-200 room, Millennium Tower, 38 Xiao Yun Road, Chaoyang
District, Beijing
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Chengdu
- Sunday 2 July 2006
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13:30 - 16:30
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Resource Building Level 5, 48 People's East Road, Chengdu
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Locations: All over Australia and China
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
23 February 2006 to 25 May 2006
Adam Cogan introduces University of Technology (UTS) students to the wonderful world
of .NET 2005
This course introduces students the Microsoft .NET Framework through hands-on exercises.
Both C# and VB .NET code is provided side-by-side giving the students a deeper understanding
of the commonalities between the languages. The class examples can be completed
in either C# or VB .NET.
More on Developing Windows
and Web Applications using Visual Studio .NET
Location: University of Technology, Sydney
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
CodeCampOz SQL in Wagga Wagga, NSW 2006
A really big community event is CodeCampOz in Wagga Wagga. It is held over the ANZAC
Day long weekend (April 23-24). This is two days of deep technical sessions delivered
by some of the best presenters from Australia and overseas. Greg Low and Mitch Denny
have organised a great show with over 300 Developers.
Location: Wagga Wagga
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
21 February 2006 to 21 March 2006
Adam Cogan arms University of Technology (UTS) students with the knowledge to take
advantage of new features provided by SQL Server 2005.
A practical course for the ICT Industry utilizing the latest SQL Server 2005 developed
by Microsoft. SQL Server 2005 provides .NET integration and XML support as well
as a wealth of programming enhancements. The improved security is a feature of this
release. This course provides attendees with the knowledge necessary to take advantage
of new features provided by SQL Server 2005. It provides a comprehensive overview
of technologies, security, and design best practices with particular emphasis on
hands-on skills.
More on SQL Server 2005 for Developers
Location: University of Technology, Sydney
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
OzFox Lite 2006
25th & 26th March 2006
15 Rules to Successful Projects
Managing a team of coders can be a tricky experience, especially as most coders
like to do things their own way. During this session we go through a list of rules
the help make the development process as smooth as possible. These rules govern
the creation of specifications and schedules, best methods for testing and fixing
bugs and even the employees working conditions. Then we will dive into how you can
make the most of Exchange Server in your organization. Read more on
OzFox Lite 2006...
Location: Sydney
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Newcastle .NET User Group
1 March 2006
15 Rules to Successful Projects
Managing a team of coders can be a tricky experience, especially as most coders
like to do things their own way. During this session we go through a list of rules
the help make the development process as smooth as possible. These rules govern
the creation of specifications and schedules, best methods for testing and fixing
bugs and even the employees working conditions. Then we will dive into how you can
make the most of Exchange Server in your organization.
Location: Newcastle University
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Canberra .NET User Group
16 February 2006
15 Rules to Successful Projects
Managing a team of coders can be a tricky experience, especially as most coders
like to do things their own way. During this session we go through a list of rules
the help make the development process as smooth as possible. These rules govern
the creation of specifications and schedules, best methods for testing and fixing
bugs and even the employees working conditions. Then we will dive into how you can
make the most of Exchange Server in your organization.
Location: Canberra
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Past Events 2005
SPECIAL TECH BREAKFAST: Digging Deeper into Team System 2005 - Presented
by Brian Randell
5th December 2005 - 8am - 11am
In this session
Brian Randell
will dig into his TOP 10 Tips for getting Team System up and Running in your organization.
Brian has been deploying Team System for over a year including building VPCs for
Microsoft.
Come get the critical list to help you today including how Microsoft Virtual Server
makes it easy to evaluate.
Register online now
or
call (02) 9953 3000
Location: SSW Office - Neutral Bay
Speaker: Brian Randell
Creating Reporting Solutions Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
Tuesday 25th - Wednesday 26th October 2005
The Goal: To provide attendees with the knowledge and skills to author, deploy,
and manage reports using Microsoft Reporting Services.
More
on Creating Reporting Solutions Using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services
Location: SSW Office - Neutral Bay
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Developing Windows and Web Applications using Visual Studio .NET
Adam Cogan introduces University of Technology (UTS) students
to the wonderful world of .NET 2005
This course introduces students the Microsoft .NET Framework through hands-on exercises.
Both C# and VB .NET code is provided side-by-side giving the students a deeper understanding
of the commonalities between the languages. The class examples can be completed
in either C# or VB .NET.
More on Developing Windows
and Web Applications using Visual Studio .NET
SSW Speakers:
Adam Cogan
,
Jatin Valabjee
and
Eric Phan
Special Sydney .NET User Group: Up & Running with Team System -
Presented by Brian Randell
30th November 2005 - 6pm - 9pm
Creating good software is hard. From design to code cutting, testing, deployment
and project management, a software project's success requires effective team communication
and tools that help, not hinder your process.
Brian Randell
will discuss how VS Team System can help you increase the predictability of success
of your software project and you will quickly learn what Team System is all about.
By the end of this User Group you will have a greater knowledge of Team System and
be well on your way to start your own projects with Team System.
Location: Microsoft Office - North Ryde
Speaker: Brian Randell
VS Live! Sydney
28 November 2005 - 2 December 2005
Learn the latest and greatest tips, tricks, and techniques on VB, ASP.NET, C#, SQL
Server, VS 2005, and much more from renowned IT practitioners, including Microsoft
Regional Director, Adam Cogan.
More on VSLive!
Location: Hilton Hotel Sydney
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Cr
eating Reporting Solutions Using Microsoft SQL
Server 2005 Reporting Services
25-26 October 2005 - 9am - 5pm
This course provides attendees with the knowledge and skills to author, deploy,
and manage reports using Microsoft Reporting Services.
Location: CBD Brisbane, Australia
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Singapore SQL Server User Group
The
Singapore SQL Server User Group (SGSQLUG) is local community of Microsoft SQL Server
DBA's coming together to share and learn from each other on the topics related to
SQL Server. Courtesy of Microsoft, all SGSQLUG meetings are held regularly at Microsoft's
premises in Singapore, unless specified otherwise in the meeting announcement.
The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday 20th October where Adam Cogan will speak
about What's new in Reporting Services 2005 + Developing Custom Report Items.
Reporting Services makes viewing your data a breeze and SQL Server 2005 brings database
reporting to a whole new level. In this session you will learn how to take full
advantage of the new Reporting Designer that is integrated into Visual Studio 2005.
We will discuss the core product improvements, reporting improvements, the better
integration and the richer developer experience.
You will also discover how to create and implement Custom Report Items - custom
data visualization controls that allow you to make powerful reports.
More on The Singapore SQL Server User Group
Location: Singapore
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Rhode Island .NET User Group
Adam Cogan will be speaking about 15 Rules to Better
Code & Tools to Keep your Code Healthy (including FX Cop)
Are you looking to eradicate bugs and ensure consistency? Learn how to take control
of your code, ensuring large, complex source code can be simplified, cleaned and
maintained. The focus is on the most popular .NET languages (C#, VB.NET) for both
Windows Forms and ASP .NET; however, you will learn how to maintain quality code
in any language.
More on The Rhode Island .NET
User Group
Location: Rhode Island - USA
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Boston .NET User Group
Adam Cogan will be speaking about 15 Rules to Better Code &
Tools to Keep your Code Healthy (including FX Cop)
Are you looking to eradicate bugs and ensure consistency? Learn how to take control
of your code, ensuring large, complex source code can be simplified, cleaned and
maintained. The focus is on the most popular .NET languages (C#, VB.NET) for both
Windows Forms and ASP .NET; however, you will learn how to maintain quality code
in any language.
More on the Boston .NET User Group
Location: Boston - USA
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Application Compatibility with .NET Framework 2.0
The Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 builds on the success of the Microsoft .NET Framework
1.0 and 1.1 to provide the best runtime environment for Web and Microsoft Windows
client applications. Microsoft's compatibility goal for .NET Framework 1.1 applications
is that they should work smoothly on the .NET Framework 2.0 except for a set of
documented changes. Please join
Kit George
,
Vinaya Bhushana
and Gattam Reddy
a Program Manager and Developer from the Common Language Runtime team as they walk
through most frequently encountered of these issues, best strategies for avoidance
and their work arounds.
extra information
Location: Microsoft Office North Ryde
Speakers: Kit George, Vinaya Bhushana and Gattam Reddy
Queensland MSDN User's Group
Usually held on the
3rd Tuesday of every month
,
the Queensland MSDN User's Group are a group of developers dedicated to sharing
knowledge with and learning from each other.
More
on the Queensland MSDN User's Group
Location: Brisbane, Queensland
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft - Tech Ed 2005 - New Zealand:
28 August 2005 - 31 August 2005
TechEd 2005 will deliver an impressive line up of international experts, ready to
share their in-depth knowledge and experiences with the expected 2,000 delegates
who will converge on TechEd 2005
Location: SKYCITY Convention Centre, Auckland
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft - Tech Ed 2005 - Australia:
30 August 2005 - 2 September 2005
Microsoft's premier educational event will include a broader range of learning opportunities
than ever before. We are confident that Tech.Ed 2005 represents one of the best
training investments you could make this year.
Location: Gold Coast Convention Centre, QLD
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
CodeCampOz in Wagga Wagga, NSW 2005
A really big community event is CodeCampOz in Wagga Wagga. It is held over the ANZAC
Day long weekend (April 23-24). This is two days of deep technical sessions delivered
by some of the best presenters from Australia and overseas. Greg Low and Mitch Denny
have organised a great show with over 300 Developers.
Location: Charles Sturt University
Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Christchurch MSDN User's Group
SQL Reporting Services 2005 .
More on the Christchurch MSDN User's Group
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Dunedin MSDN User's Group
SQL Reporting Services 2005 .
More on the Christchurch MSDN User's Group
Location: Dunedin, New Zealand
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents: New Zealand Defence Force Developers Conference 2005
- 11 - 13 April 2005
Held over 3 days in April, Adam will discuss the latest and hottest .NET topics
with the developer community in New Zealand. This is a great opportunity to attend
an informative and well presented conference. Topics covered include: tips for real
world Windows forms applications, Whidbey, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 reporting services,
combining exchange data, SQL data and SQL reporting services, extreme programming
for .NET developers, and more new topics from Microsoft.
Location: New Zealand
SSW Speaker/s:
Adam Cogan
UTS Presents:
Developing Windows
and Web Applications using Visual Studio.NET (C# and VB.NET)
(28/04/05 - 26/05/05
and 30/06/05 - 28/07/05)
The course introduces students the Microsoft .NET Framework through hands-on exercises.
Both C# and VB .NET code is provided side-by-side giving the students a deeper understanding
of the commonalities between the languages. The class examples can be completed
in either C# or VB .NET. The course provides an introduction to the .NET framework
for students who want to pursue Microsoft certification, specifically MCAD (Microsoft
Certified Application Developer).
Location:
UTS, Building 10
, City Campus
Location: UTS Sydney
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
MSDN Presents:
Code Camp Oz: 23 - 24 April 2005
This is the first 'Camp Code Oz' ever in Australia! The agenda includes sessions
on Visual Studio 2005 (Whidbey), SQL Server 2005 (Yukon), and current generation
of technologies such as Visual Studio .NET 2003. This conference is a free community
event, organized by the community with the assistance of Microsoft and other .NET
developer community minded organizations. Read more at
http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/thomasswilliams/articles/71512.aspx
Location:
Charles Sturt University
, Wagga Wagga Campus
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
SSW Presents: The South American Roadshow 2005 (
January
,
October
)
The Goal:
To bring the latest hottest topics to the developer community in South America.
Microsoft special guest speakers will be flying in from Australia to present the
hottest .NET topics to the .NET community in South America. SSW would like to invite
you to this once in a life time event.
Locations:
-
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 15 February
-
Recife, Brazil - 16 February
-
Sao Paulo, Brazil - 18 February
-
Buenos Aires, Argentina - 21 February
-
Porto Alegre, Brazil - 23 February
-
Curitiba, Brazil - 24 February
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Past Events 2004
Microsoft Presents:
Microsoft
Access: Upgrading and Migrating to SQL Server and .NET - November 2004 to March
2005
The Goal:
To convert an Access application to .NET Windows Forms and Reporting Services powered
by a SQL Server database. The entire process of converting from Access to an enterprise
level solution will be covered in two days, using a modified version of Northwind
as an example. The attendees will approach the task as a real world problem where
the entire project will be migrated in four steps (releases). Each step will be
a logical extension of the last, allowing developers to stop their own development
at a step where they will still have a functioning system, even though it may not
necessarily be the best solution.
Locations:
-
Canberra 11 - 12 November 2004
-
Brisbane 29 - 30 November 2004
-
Sydney 2 - 3 December 2004
-
Adelaide 6 - 7 December 2004
-
Perth 9 - 10 December 2004
-
Melbourne 13 - 14 December 2004
-
Sydney 7 - 8 March 2005
-
Melbourne 10 - 11 March 2005
-
Brisbane 14 - 15 March 2005
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Institute for International Research (IIS) presents:
Advanced Contract Law 2004
: Adam Cogan presenting on the 24th November
'Selected advanced topics for legal practitioners by one of Australias leaders in
contract law, the only contract law event you should attend'.
Source: Institute for
International Research
http://www.iir.com.au/conferences/
(n.d.)
Law Practitioners and non-legal Executives should attend this course.
Locations:
-
Sydney - 24 - 26 November, Grace Hotel Sydney
-
Melbourne - 8 - 10 December, The Duxton Hotel Melbourne
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents:
Ascend
VS.NET Training - November 1 - 5 2004
The Goal: To provide VS.NET training to the training community.
This conference will cover all the new aspects of VS.NET including tips and tricks
and functionality. Held at Microsoft Sydney, top Microsoft gurus will present the
important facets of VS.NET including; building dynamic navigation systems, using
VS 2005 to build data-driven applications, building secure applications with Membership
and Role Management, and tips on the new IDE and much more.
Location: Sydney
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
SSW and Microsoft Presents:
The African Roadshow October 2004
The Goal: To bring the latest hottest topics to the developer community in Africa
and South Africa.
Microsoft special guest speakers will be flying in from Australia to present the
hottest .NET topics to the .NET community in Africa. SSW would like to invite you
to this once in a life time event held at the Hilton Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, Dar
es Salaam, Tanzania, and Johannesburg, South Africa.
Locations:
-
Nairobi Kenya - 5 October
-
Dar es Salaam Tanzania - 25 October
-
Johannesburg South Africa - 28 October
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents:
Microsoft Tech Ed 2004 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, 13-17 September
Microsoft Tech Ed 2004 Malaysia is your chance to get deep technical content and
hands-on training from Microsoft. This valuable opportunity empowers you to immerse
yourself in the latest Microsoft Technologies, platforms and tools to realise your
potential.
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents: Evangelism Rhythm Airlift Redmond Washington, 25
- 27 August 2004
This invite only event held in Washington is open only to the ISV and Community
DEs, and selected Regional Directors. The pinnacle of the Microsoft community. The
Rhythms are the products and technologies Microsoft will be evangelizing in the
coming year. Products and technologies to be covered include Yukon, Whidbey, Smart
Client, Windows Server, and Connected Systems. Adam will share many of these new
topics with you at the Sydney .NET User Group, SSW Tech Breakfasts, and other speaking
events when he gets back.
Location: Washington - USA
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents:
Microsoft Tech Ed 2004 Auckland New Zealand, 1-4 August
Microsoft Tech Ed 2004 New Zealand will be bigger and better than ever. Join your
peers in Auckland for three full days of top speakers, hands-on training, face-to-face
time with Microsoft experts and to study, learn, talk and party with your peers.
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents:
Microsoft Tech Ed 2004 Canberra Australia, 3-6 August
Microsoft Tech Ed 2004 Australia. Tech Ed empowers you with in-depth "how to"
knowledge and skills - with one hundred in-depth sessions, covering seven technical
tracks over three days. Adam and the other speakers will provide you with all the
tools, labs, lectures and demos you need.
Location: Canberra, ACT
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents: Adam Cogan presents at the San Diego .NET Developers
Group
San Diego Tech Ed
2004
While in the USA for Tech Ed 2004, Adam will also be presenting to the San Diego
.NET Developers Group.
Combining Exchange Data, SQL Data and SQL Reporting Services. Location: San Diego,
California 1st June 2004.
Location: San Diego, USA
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents: Tech Ed - Combining Exchange Data, SQL Data and SQL Reporting
Tech ED - Find out
more
Adam Cogan, Microsoft Regional Director in Australia will be travelling to the USA
to speak in the upcoming Tech Ed. Come see a code packed session that will show
how to extend the out-of-the box features of Reporting Services. Everyone who has
an Exchange Server 2000/2003 should be reporting on it - but nobody does it. Following
this, Adam will explore the creation of a real Reporting Services solution. You
will learn about the important issues of security, data access, rendering, and delivery.
He will also discuss the deployment issues of an application that requires Reporting
Services. Sample code is provided so that you use this useful solution.
Location: San Diego, California 23rd - 28th May 2004.
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents: New Zealand Defence Force Developers Conference 2004
- Wellington, New Zealand 16 - 20 May 2004
Adam is to present at the New Zealand Defence Force Military Annual Convention 2004.
He will discuss, from a Microsoft perspective, Future Directions & Issues, Tools
(Code Auditor, VB Commenter - NDOC, Clip Mate, Visual Studio Tips & Tricks -
Macros, Add-ins etc), Code Performance & Optimisation Best Practices, Microsoft
Reporting Services, Agile Development, Agile Development - Practical Experience
(.NET), Issues with Agile Development in the NZDF, Microsoft's .NET Application
Blocks, The SQL 2000 Best Practices Analyzer.
Location: Wellington, New Zealand. May 2004.
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents: Queensland MSDN User Group
Find out more
Come see a code packed session that will show how to extend the out-of-the box features
of Reporting Services. Everyone who has an Exchange Server 2000/2003 should be reporting
on it - but nobody does it. Following this, we will explore the creation of a real
Reporting Services solution. You will learn about the important issues of security,
data access, rendering, and delivery. We will also discuss the deployment issues
of an application that requires Reporting Services. Sample code is provided so that
you use this useful solution. This month Adam Cogan back in town. Adam's topic is
"Combining Exchange Data, SQL Data and SQL Reporting Services". Adam is
an MS regional director and will be presenting this material at U.S. Tech-Ed. We're
fortunate to have him call in to present it to us as well.
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, 18th May 2004.
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents: Melbourne .NET User Group
Find out more
Join Readify's own Bill and the rest of the Melbourne boys where they cover a wide
range of topics and languages such as C#, VB.NET, COBOL.NET, Perl.NET, "J#",
MC++ and IL.
Readify
(formerly Monash.NET) run .NET User Groups in Melbourne on the fourth Tuesday of
the month.
Location: South Yarra, Melbourne, Australia 27th April 2004.
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents: Mobile Dev Con 2004
This one day event will be invaluable for developers learning how to build and bring
to market mobile applications for Windows Mobile and Windows platforms. It will
feature well known local (Adam Cogan) and US speakers who will demonstrate application
development for mobile devices and much more! Mark your diary today to ensure you
don't miss out on this great annual event, online registration will be available
on the
Australian Mobile Developer site
soon.
Location: Australia, 20th April 2004.
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents: Malaysia SQL Server Training:
Find Out More
Adam will be travelling to Kuala Lumpur next month to deliver an intensive SQL Server
training course. He will be meeting up with his old friends Richard Campbell and
Ramesh Rajandran to deliver the course to eager developers from around Malaysia.
Topics covered in this course will be: DTS, Replication, Disaster Recovery,
OLAP/Analysis Services, SQL Server Reporting Services.
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents: MSDN Reporting Services New Zealand (4 cities New Zealand
Wide):
http://www.microsoft.com/nz/msdn/
Adam Cogan, Microsoft Regional Director in Australia will be speaking about the
recently released SQL Reporting Services at New Zealand .NET User Groups.
March 1 evening in Auckland, March 2 lunchtime in Wellington and Evening in
Porirua, and March 3 evening in Christchurch.
Locations: Auckland, Wellington and Porirua, New Zealand
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Application Integration and Web Services Forum 2004:
http://www.comperation.com/
XML WEB SERVICES IN .NET. Are programming Web Services hard or easy? Is it a real
paradigm shift for developers? You will see how Web Services provide a rich set
of components that are easy to use. They communicate using standard Internet protocols
and are becoming the key building blocks for the next generation of both Microsoft
Windows or Web based applications. In this fast paced session, see how to speed
your development by plugging Web Services into your own application development
projects.
Location: SSW Office - Neutral Bay
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents: MSDN Reporting Services (8 Cities Australia Wide):
http://www.microsoft.com/australia/msdn/msdnupdate
SQL Server Reporting Services is a comprehensive, server-based solution that enables
the creation, management, and delivery of both traditional, paper-oriented reports
and interactive, Web-based reports. An integrated part of the Microsoft business
intelligence framework, Reporting Services combines the data management capabilities
of SQL Server and Microsoft Windows Server?with familiar and powerful Microsoft
Office System applications to deliver real-time information to support daily operations
and drive decisions. Adam will be touring Australia educating Aussie developers
on this new technology.
Locations: Major cities of Australia
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
.NET Developers Journal - Dallas, Texas:
SYS-CON Radio interviews Adam Cogan, Chief Architect for SSW and Microsoft Regional
Director for Australia about SQL Server Reporting Services, Extreme Programming
and Windows Forms.
Details
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
SSW Speaker/s:
Adam Cogan
UTS Mobile Enterprise Workshop - Sydney, Australia:
David Klein will be giving a presentation to industry and academic guests this month
at the UTS Mobile Enterprise Workshop. This will be the first in a series of workshops
aimed at encouraging collaboration between academics and industry in this exciting
new era of the Mobile Enterprise. It will give students an opportunity to look at
future directions for mobile research and development.
Location: SSW Office - Neutral Bay
SSW Speaker:
David Klein
Past Events 2003
Microsoft Presents:
Microsoft Tech Ed 2003 - Dallas, Texas
Tech Ed 2003 is the premier technical event year after year for training on Microsoft
tools and technologies. Over 8,000 of your peers will gather in Dallas June 1-6
for highly technical sessions crammed with information from well-known experts.
Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents:
Microsoft Tech Ed 2003 Malaysia
Microsoft Tech Ed 2003 Malaysia is your chance to get deep technical content and
hands-on training from Microsoft. This valuable opportunity empowers you to immerse
yourself in the latest Microsoft Technologies, platforms and tools to realise your
potential.
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents:
Microsoft Tech Ed 2003 New Zealand
Microsoft Tech Ed 2003 New Zealand will be bigger and better than ever. Join your
peers in Auckland for three full days of top speakers, hands-on training, face-to-face
time with Microsoft experts and to study, learn, talk and party with your peers.
Location: Auckland, New Zealand.
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents:
Microsoft Tech Ed 2003 Australia
Microsoft Tech Ed 2003 Australia. Tech Ed empowers you with in-depth "how to"
knowledge and skills - with one hundred in-depth sessions, covering seven technical
tracks over three days. Adam and the other speakers will provide you with all the
tools, labs, lectures and demos you need.
Location: Brisbane, Australia.
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents:
MSDN Updates: 10th - 24th of March 2003
Wondering how to develop better Office XP solutions that can either communicate
over XML Web Services or automatically make your applications more productive through
intelligent hyperlinks? Smart tags work by recognizing certain types of text and
then offering related functions and commands - this session will cover both topics:
Smart Tags and XML Web Services in Office XP.
Location: Micrsoft Office North Ryde
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
BTell Presents:
XML Web Services: 18th - 20th of March 2003
XML Web Services 2003 addresses how Web Services may provide an effective technology
for intra and inter-enterprise integration.
SSW Speakers:
David Klein
and
Peter Huang.
Past Events 2002
Microsoft Presents:
SQL Server Special Interest Group - 6th - 21st November 2002
Adam Cogan presents the Most Common DBA Tasks.
Location: Microsof Office, North Ryde
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Institute for International Research Australia Presents:
J2EE, .NET and Enterprise Application Infrastructure
- 18th - 20th September 2002
Presentation on
XML Web Services in .NET
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Fawcett Presents:
VS Live Sydney - 22 -
25 July 2002
The event featured the finest in Visual Studio development and covered the hottest
programming topics, from ASP to XML, plus dedicated a full day to the .NET revolution.
Adam presents Visual Basic .NET and SQL Server 2000.
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents:
TechEd 2002: The Definitive Microsoft Conference for Building Integrated
Solutions - 9th - 13th of April 2002
Key industry speakers converge to speak about the latest technological advances.
Location: Microsoft Office, North Ryde
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
BTell Presents:
XML Data Interchange for ebusiness - Critical Updates on XML, EAI,
EDI and Web Services - 5th - 6th March 2002
Discover how new developments in XML data interchange, EAI and Web Services fit
together and how they may benefit your organization.
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Past Events 2001
Microsoft Developer Days
Adam's slides
Location: Microsoft Office, North Ryde
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Microsoft Presents: Microsoft Office Development and Deployment Conference 27 - 30
May 2001, Sydney
Adam's slides
Location: Microsoft Office, North Ryde
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Fawcett Presents:
Visual Studio.NET Sydney, Chicago, San Francisco - 5th - 8th of March 2001.
Adam's slides for Visual Studio
Live
.
Locations: Sydney (Australia), Chicago and San Francisco (USA)
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Past Events 2000
SGW Forums Presents:
e-Biz Perth - 25th - 28th July 2000
Location: Perth, WA
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
SSW Presents:
DevCon 2000, Perth 25th - 31 March 2000, Sydney 2nd - 5th April 2000
The ultimate event for hardcore developers and IT professionals, featuring Adam
Cogan, Tom Howe, and Martin Lindstrom.
Location: Perth, WA and Sydney, NSW
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
Past Events 1999
Microsoft Presents:
Microsoft Roadshow November 1999, Free Technical Briefings in 17 Australian Cities
Compelling new features for the professional developer including sub datasheets,
Data Access Pages, new Access Projects (ADPs) for SQL Server and enhancements to
the MDB, Jet 4.0 and VBA. Conversion from previous versions of Access and issues
like ADO vs. DAO will also be covered.
Location: 17 cities Australia wide
SSW Speaker:
Adam Cogan
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