Windows Azure Boot Camp

Hello and happy new year!!!  How better to start off the first blog of the new year then with information on free learning opportunities! These are specific to Windows Azure, so, for those of you who are interested. . . here are a couple of great opportunities to stay up to speed on development for Windows Azure.  The opportunities listed below are specific to the Minnesota readers, but if you are not in MN, you can also click on the link below to find out if and when these boot camps are coming to your area.  The Windows Azure Boot Camp is coming to Minnesota this spring.   These two day events are free!  Snacks and beverages will be provided, but you will be on your own for lunch.  Below are the dates, locations for the Minnesota Windows Azure Boot Camps and the website to register.  Happy New Year everyone!!!

Locations and Dates:

Mankato, MN Boot Camp:

March 9-10, 2011 from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Minnesota State University
Centennial Student Union Building
Room 284 A and B
220 Centennial Student Union
Mankato, MN 56001

Bloomington, MN Boot Camp

May 9-10, 2011 from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Microsoft Bloomington Office
Lake of the Woods 1
8300 Norman Center Dr – Suite 950
Bloomington, MN 55437

For more information and to register for either of these boot camps, visit: www.windowsazurebootcamp.com

Posted in Blue Wave Way, Just for Fun, Networking Events at January 11th, 2011. No Comments.

Twin Cities Code Camp 9

Another awesome event for developers to share and learn. This one is a 2 day event Saturday and Sunday October 9th and 10th, 2010. Twin Cities Code Camp 9 will be held at the University of Minnesota;
4-192 EE/CS Building
200 Union Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

There is a huge variety of topics that have been proposed to be covered such as Introductions to Open Source, Introduction to Programming on Google Andriod Platform, CSS for ASP.Net Developers, Evolving .Net, Creating Unlimited User Experiences with Silverlight 4.0, Ruby for the Web and jQuery Plugin Development just to name a few. The list is very long so if you want to read more, please check out http://www.twincitiescodecamp.com and if you want to register for the event please go to http://tccc9.eventbrite.com/
This is a free event for attendees!

Posted in Job Seekers, Networking Events at September 3rd, 2010. No Comments.

2010 Minnesota Developer’s Conference

To all of the local developers out there, here is a great opportunity to network with some fantastic individuals and learn as well. The 2010 Minnesota Developer’s Conference will be on Wednesday, September 29, 2010 at the Sheraton Bloomington Hotel; 7800 Normandale Blvd., Bloomington, MN 55439. Registration begins at 7:30am and the event goes until 4:30 pm. Cost is $150 per attendee which includes breakfast, lunch and snacks. This event sells out every year so if you are interested be sure to get your ticket right away.
There will be 5 different tracks at the conference all with fantastic speakers.  The 5 tracks are:

  1. .Net 4.0
  2. Silverlight
  3. Patterns & Practices
  4. Smart Phone
  5. Interactive

Please visit http://mdc.ilmservice.com for details and registration.

Posted in Job Seekers, Networking Events at September 3rd, 2010. No Comments.