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"