July 2010 - No Meeting This Month

We're taking a break for the summer, and look forward to seeing you in August

Last month, we held a Visual Studio Team visit and VS 2010 Community Launch Event. Be sure to check out the VS 2010 resources list we compiled.

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Upcoming SarasotaDev Events:

• August - topic TBD. We're working on the August agenda, check back for details. 

Please reply to this email if you have feedback, speaker suggestions, or would like to sponsor the group.

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Nearby Developer/User Group Events: 

• SarasotaSQL - Query Performance Tuning 101 - Tue, Jun 15 at 6pm in Sarasota. More info here.
• BizSpark Meetup - Thu, Jun 17 in Tampa. More info here.
• BarCamp Sarasota Lunch & Learn - Fri, Jun 18 from 11:30am - 1:30pm at Stingray's Grill in Lakewood Ranch. Adam Crall talks about Intellectual Property and Proprietary Processes. More Info here.
• Design for Developers - Tue, Jun 22 at 6:30pm in Naples. Diane Leeper will explain what developers need to know about design. More info here.
• MSDN and TechNet Day - Tue, Jun 29 in Tampa. TechNet is 8am-12 and will cover the Business Productivity Online Suite 2010 Launch. MSDN is 1pm-5, and will cover highlights from the VS 2010 Orlando Launch event. More info here.
• Tampa Bay Silverlight Group - Tue, Jun 29 at 7pm in Tampa. John Papa from Microsoft will speak, but the topic hasn't been finalized yet. More info here.
• BizSpark Meetup - Fri, Jul 9 in Tampa. More info here.
• Day Of DotNetNuke will be back this year, tentatively scheduled for Summer 2010. More info here.
• Barcamp Sarasota Event - the first BarCamp event in April was awesome! Save the date for Sat Oct 9, 2010 for a smaller, one-day event at the new Suncoast Polytechnical High School. Join BarCamp Sarasota, and find the LinkedIn group. Join and get involved to help grow and promote our community's entrepreneurial technology, education, and business strengths. You can learn more about the spirit of BarCamp at Wikipedia.

More Florida events can be found on Joe (devFish) Healy's events page.

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Florida CodeCamps (CC) and SQL Saturdays (SS) in 2010:

The 2010 Florida CodeCamp season is about to start! If you haven't attended in the past, a CodeCamp is a free, all-day Saturday developer event put on by regional developers, for developers. If you've been to CodeCamp in the past, then you know you don't want to miss the 2010 season.

• Tampa SS - happened on Sat, Jan 23, 2010.
• South FL CC - happened on Sat, Feb 27, 2010. Nearly 800 attendees, it was another great event. 
• Orlando CC - happened Sat, March 27, 2010. Nearly 600 attendees, including state speaker idol and live streaming sessions. 
• Pensacola SS - Happened Sat, Jun 5, 2010. This was the weekend before TechEd in New Orleans!
• SFL SS - Sat, Jul 31, 2010. The far end of Alligator Alley.
• Jacksonville CC - Sat, Aug 28, 2010.  It's a long drive north, but a solid event.
• SWFL CC - Sat, Dep 25, 2010. In Estero, north of Naples, an easy drive on Saturday.
• Orlando SS - Sat, Oct 16, 2010. Just the other end of I4.
• Tallahassee CC - Sat, Oct 23, 2010. Small event in the Capital city. 
• Tampa CC - Sat, Nov 20, 2010 (tentative). Always a great, nearby event. 
• South FL CC - plan ahead for Sat, Feb 12, 2011.

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Other Developer Events of Interest:

• Microsoft Mix10 - this event was held March 15-17, 2010 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
• DevConnections - this event was held Apr 12-14, 2010 in Las Vegas. VS2010 Launch Event here.
• Microsoft TechEd 2009 - this event was held June 7-10, 2010 in New Orleans.