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Sydney .NET Users Group - The Best Place to Learn .NET for Free in Sydney
We meet on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. To find out what we are talking on this month, check out our facebook page.
Every month, SSW hosts the Sydney .NET User Group where developers meet to exchange ideas and listen to presentations by local and international industry experts. Topics focus on .NET development, SharePoint and general ALM strategies . We also love discussing the latest industry news and exciting new trends.
Meeting on the 3rd Wednesday of every month, it is a free event. See you there.
3 Great Reasons to Attend The .NET User Group
- Learn
- Build contacts
- Socialize *
* For information on why we spell this the American way
Developers are already good at writing code. Writing reams of code just digs you
deeper into an already deeply specialized skill. What I am proposing is that we
spend less time coding and more time developing skills in other areas that complement
our coding skills. Become a better writer. Become a better speaker. Improve your
personal skills. Participate in the community. Try to spend some time talking to
people instead of the compiler. That's how you distinguish yourself from your peers.
And that's ultimately how you become a better software developer, too.
Jeff Atwood
Coding Horror
When Is It On?
The 3rd Wednesday of every month.
Upcoming dates:
- Wednesday, 15 February 2012
- Wednesday, 21 March 2012
- Wednesday, 18 April 2012
- Wednesday, 16 May 2012
We have lots of Microsoft DVD's and other prizes to give away.
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Want more information on other upcoming events?
See our home page calendar
Upcoming Sessions
- Wed 15th February - John Bristowe - Mastering the Art of Web Development with Kendo UI
- Wed 21st March - Adam Stephensen - Continuous Deployment with Visual Studio and TFS 2010
Keep up to date with all the upcoming sessions on our SSW Sydney .NET Usergroup Facebook page
Agenda
This is how we run it:
Stuff we talk about?
- ASP.NET MVC
- ASP.NET (and Web Forms if we have to)
- LINQ
- jQuery
- CSS / HTML
- TFS and Scrum
- ALM tooling and processes (e.g. Continuous Integration)
- Azure
- Office 365
- SharePoint
- CRM
Look forward to seeing you there!
I Would Like to Present
Every month the User Group is full of highly technical early adopters of technology
and SSW are always open to exploring the latest technologies. We welcome companies
and guest presenters to present new topics and new gadgets. We do require you to
delve beyond the sales and marketing pitch and show us how it was built, not just
why it was built. Here's a quick list of some of the requirements for prospective
User Group presenters:
- Presentation needs to be directed at a highly technical audience (No sales pitch)
- Introduce new technology
- Samples and giveaway prizes for User Group attendees
- SSW needs to approve the presentation prior to the meeting with a rehearsal - make a time with Adam
- Guest presenters must send a summary (maximum of 150 characters) of their presentation for inclusion into our Past SSW Newsletter one week prior to the User Group
- Your session will be recorded – install either "Microsoft Expression Studio Encoder" or "Camtasia Studio" prior to the session
If you think you're up for the challenge and have something new to show us please
contact Adam Cogan.
Who Organizes It?
The User Group is organized by Adam Cogan, who can be contacted at
SSW on +61 2 9953 3000, by mobile on 04 1985 1995
- or by email at his profile.
The History of The Sydney .NET User Group
- Plenty of interaction at our Sydney User Group
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:
- Ken Getz, Microsoft Regional Director
- Bill Vaughan
- Brian Randell
- Tom Howe
- Chris Kinsman, Microsoft Regional Director
- Mike Fitzmaurice
- Scott Hanselman (coming soon)
Here's a quick history of the 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"
Take a look at Recent User Group Sessions.
Past SSW Newsletters
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developer events and news. The User Group topic will only be known in advance to
recipients of the SSW Update so make sure you sign up so that you're guaranteed
that the topic at the next meeting is exactly what you're interested in. See previous
Past SSW Newsletters.
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