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Canberra .NET Users Group - The Best Place to Learn .NET for Free in Canberra

Every month, SSW hosts the Canberra .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, SQL Server and a splattering of Office and Access. We also love discussing the latest industry news and exciting new trends.

Usually held on the 3rd Monday of every month, the Canberra .NET Users Group has covered Microsoft Windows Forms, Web Forms, C#, VB .NET, WPF, Silverlight, Access, SQL Server, XML, Exchange Server, SharePoint and WSS, new product releases, legal issues of software development and tips and tricks sessions.

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
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When Is It On?

The 3rd Monday of every month.

Upcoming dates:
  • Monday, 19 April 2010
  • Monday, 17 May 2010
  • Monday, 21 June 2010

Want more information on other upcoming events?

See our home page calendar

We have lots of Microsoft DVD's and other prizes to give away.

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Session Details

Date: Monday 15th March 2010 12:30pm & 4:30pm
Topic: Microsoft PerformancePoint 2010 (Part of SharePoint 2010)
Presenter: Adam Cogan

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Microsoft PerformancePoint 2010 (part of SharePoint 2010) is an integrated performance management application designed to help improve operational and financial performance across all departments and all levels of your organization.

With Microsoft PerformancePoint 2010 as part of SharePoint 2010, 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, Microsoft PerformancePoint 2010 (part of SharePoint 2010) can help you understand how performance can align with personal and departmental.

Adam will also show the new Microsoft Access Services which takes an Access database and turns it into a first class web solution in 2010.

Who Organizes It?

The User Group is organized by Adam Cogan.
He can be contacted at SSW on +61 2 9953 3000 by Mobile on 04 1985 1995 - or by Email at Adam Cogan.

What Do I Bring Along?

Just yourself.... and a hot tip on any of these topics:

  • ASP.NET (aka Web Forms)
  • Atlas
  • Microsoft Expression (aka the new FrontPage and Photoshop)
  • CSS / HTML
  • Windows Forms
  • VB.NET and C#
  • ADO.NET
  • LINQ
  • SQL Server
  • SharePoint Portal Server (aka MOSS)
  • Windows SharePoint Services (aka WSS)
  • Outlook
  • Access
  • Hot Sites
  • Hot Blogs

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

If you think you're up for the challenge and have something new to show us, please contact us.

Past SSW Newsletters

By signing up for our newsletter you'll be kept informed about the latest upcoming 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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