Ottawa IT Community Partner of the Year Award July 3, 2008 10:44
DevTeach and SQLTeach are proud to support the IT communities across Canada. We are doing it for all user groups in Canada and we host twice a year the User Group Summit at our events. The Ottawa IT community recognized this effort by giving Award to the best partner. This year the finalists are DevTeach, MSDN Canada, Robert Half and CTE Solutions. The Award was given to CTE Solutions for their support to the Study Groups. Congratulation CTE Solutions.

New look for DevTeach web site June 25, 2008 14:30
DevTeach website has changed its looks. We’ve created a new logo and we’re in the process of adding some Silverlight 2.0 development to our site. Our goal is not to change any functionalities on the site but just enhance the user experience by making everything more readable. In the next few weeks we will be adding more functionalities.

ODNC 2007/2008 End of Season Party! June 19, 2008 09:35
Ottawa .NET communitie in colaboration with the SQL Server PASS Chapter and the ITPro User group are hosting the end of season party. The event is scheduled for Thursday, June 26th at Helsinki’s Lounge and Disco and we’d like to invite you join us for food, drink, fun and games, and plenty of PRIZES!

We are currently looking for speakers for our Montreal conference June 19, 2008 09:30
We are currently looking for speakers for our Montreal 2008 conference. If you are interested, send your session’s abstracts to our Tech Chair member. Please include "DevTeach-SQLTeach-Montreal-2008-Sessions" in the subject of your email. Speakers must submit their session’s abstracts by July 31st, 2008. Click here for more details

SQLTeach special event: Smart Database Design with Paul Nielsen June 5, 2008 09:30
SQLTeach is hosting a special event in Vancouver July 28-29. Paul Nielsen is giving a 2-day workshop on Smart Database Design – advanced SQL Server development best practices. Paul is the author of the SQL Server 2005 Bible (Wiley). Based on sound data architecture, this seminar walks through every key design decision and shows you how to evaluate the pros and cons of the various options. Don’t waste your time on “trial and error” methods or the long, boring courses. In just two days gain the skills, best-practices, and know-how to confidently design and develop SQL Server database. Wait, that’s not all, you will walk away from these 2 days with Paul’s SQL Server 2005 Bible, and his Smart Database Design materials. SQLTeach is really training you can’t get any other way.

Southwest Fox 2008 October 16 - 19, 2008, Mesa, AZ May 23, 2008 15:55
The fifth annual Southwest Fox Conference presents the latest in Microsoft Visual FoxPro development techniques and interoperability with other technologies. Sessions are presented by the best and brightest VFP speakers, many of whom are Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs). This highly acclaimed and popular conference is the perfect venue for VFP developers interested in learning more about VFP, further refining their software development skills, learning how to better run a consulting firm or IT department, and being a better software craftsman.

Get a chance to win a free registration to our Montreal event May 18, 2008 15:51
We'd like to thank you for attending DevTeach / SQLTeach Toronto 2008. Please take five minutes to complete the conference overall evaluation by clicking below. Also if you can track back the sessions you've attended, complete the session's evaluation by clicking here below. Complete at least 5 sessions evaluation and the overall evaluation and get a chance to win a free registration to the Montreal event. The winner will be announced in June 2008

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The best training experience is with your laptop… May 6, 2008 14:36
Next week, the best speakers in the world are meeting in Toronto for the conference DevTeach / SQLTeach. If you’re registered to this event we recommend that you maximize your training experience by bringing a laptop. There will be free internet wireless on site. During the sessions you can download the sessions material and try it during the presentations. The sessions’ evaluations are done only online and you can win special prizes by doing them. Having a free internet access can let you be in touch with the office and you can also write in you blog the cool tips and tricks you’ll learn onsite. If you aren’t registered, there is still time to do so. You can register just for one day with the Day pass. DevTeach / SQLTeach is the training you can’t get any other way.

Party with Palermo, DevTeach Toronto Edition… May 6, 2008 11:22
Jeffrey Palermo (MVP) is hosting Monday May 12th in Toronto is acclaimed ‘’Party with Palermo’’. This is the official social event kicking off DevTeach Toronto. The event is not just for the attendees of Toronto it’s a free event for everyone. It’s a unique chance for the attendees, speakers and locals to meet and talk with a free beer. The event will be held at the Menage club location and you need to RSVP to attend. Get all the details at this link: http://www.partywithpalermo.com/

DevTeach is innovating with its Silverlight 2.0 workshop in Toronto April 14, 2008 11:13
For the first time an independent conference is having a workshop on Building Business Applications with Silverlight 2.0. Join Rod Paddock and Jim Duffy as they give you a head start down the road to developing business-oriented Rich Internet Applications (RIA) with Microsoft Silverlight 2.0. In case you just crawled out from under a rock, Microsoft Silverlight 2.0 is a cross-browser, cross-platform, and cross-device plug-in positioned to revolutionize the way next generation Rich Internet Applications are developed. Microsoft’s commitment to providing an extensive platform for developers and designers to collaborate on creating the next generation of RIAs is very clear and its name is Silverlight 2.0. In this intensive, full-day workshop, Rod and Jim will share their insight and experience building business applications with Silverlight 2.0 including a review of some of the Internet’s more visible Silverlight web applications. This workshop is happening on Friday May 16 at the Hilton Toronto.

Ottawa Code Camp 2008! March 21, 2008 10:10
The Ottawa .NET Community (in conjunction with the Ottawa Windows Server Group, the Ottawa .NET SQL.net Group, and the Ottawa Federal SharePoint Server Group) invites you to join us for its first ever Ottawa Code Camp! This full day event will give you a choice of 12 presentations in 3 tracks. Come see how your peers are using today's key technologies in the Real World. All presentation will focus on code rather than slides making this an excellent opportunity learning experience. This is going to be an awesome opportunity to learn tons of cool stuff, hang out with your peers, and win some really cool prizes. To learn more about the Ottawa Code Camp, visit the website at www.OttawaCodeCamp.ca. To register for the event, send an email to CodeCamp@OttawaCommunity.Net today!

INETA would like to send you to DevTeach Toronto! March 17, 2008 21:22
INETA (The International .NET User Group Association) and the .NET User Groups in the Greater Toronto Area are pleased to present a joint meeting that will present a great speaker and topic (as always!) but will feature a contest to attend the international DevTeach conference (http://www.DevTeach.com) for FREE! This pre-eminent developer conference will be in Toronto for the first time May 12 – 16. The value is approximately $1500 and the knowledge you will gain will be invaluable.

All you have to do to compete in the contest is share your knowledge with us!

Just create a simple 10 minute presentation (a few slides and a code demo) that is a trick with C# or VB.NET, a tip with a cool technology, a control that you use in your projects, a tool that lets you save lots of time or even a hidden feature that you discovered in one of Microsoft products and you could become our winner. A panel of your peers will vote on the best presentation of the evening. The winner will get a free registration to DevTeach and the second best will get a $50 gift certificate to Best Buy.

Keynote by Scott Hanselman, Microsoft March 13, 2008 21:05
Scott Hanselman is one of the most prolific, renowned and respected blogger (http://www.hanselman.com) and podcaster (http://www.hanselminutes.com) about technologies. Scott is a hands-on thinker, a renowned speaker and writer. He has written a few books, most recently with Bill Evjen and Devin Rader on Professional ASP.NET. In July 2007, he joined Microsoft as a Senior Program Manager in the Developer Division. In his new role he'll continue to explore and explain a broad portfolio of technologies, both inside and outside Microsoft. He aims to spread the good word about developing software, most often on the Microsoft stack. Before this he was the Chief Architect at Corillian Corporation, now a part of Checkfree, for 6+ years and before that he was a Principal Consultant at STEP Technology for nearly 7 years.

It's an incredible 3 days conference schedule February 26, 2008 15:08
Take a look at the DevTeach Toronto impressive conferences schedule. 136 sessions will be presented in 8 rooms from May 13th to May 15th. The schedule is jam packed with advanced sessions. We are also including a SharePoint track and tracks on new technologies. This three day schedule includes 45 SQL Server and Server product sessions, 17 Agile sessions, 17 on software architecture and 57 .NET sessions. DevTeach Toronto is the yearly event you can't afford to miss!

Mark your calendar, For the first time DevTeach / SQLTeach Toronto January 7, 2008 22:00
Announcing DevTeach and SQLTeach Toronto May 12-16, 2008. Both events will be held at the Hilton Toronto. Attendees registered to DevTeach will get full access to SQLTeach and vice versa. May 12th will include three Pre Conferences workshops and May 16th will include three Post Conference workshops. The main conference will be held May 13-15 with over 136 sessions. This will be our biggest conference. Use this link to mark your calendar in Outlook.

Toronto SharePoint Training Camp February 11-12, 2008 January 7, 2008 21:53
This exceptional SharePoint Training Camp is designed to make you sweat for 2 days! This extensive training will be delivered with lab and hand on material. We will cover large varieties of subjects like Web Parts, Security, Search, Web Services, Workflow, LINQ to SharePoint and many other topics. This Boot Camp will be presented at the Toronto Marriott® Bloor Yorkville Hotel February 11-12, 2008. DevTeach invites you to get more details on this exceptional event by Clicking here.

.NET Rock host a panel at DevTeach Vancouver November 19, 2007 10:54
Panel:The future of Microsoft and Open Source. Is the relationship between Open Source and Microsoft a temporary one? Join Carl Franklin and Richard Campbell from .NET Rocks as they moderate this panel discussion on the future of Open Source and Microsoft. Our panellists include folks who've created Open Source projects on the Microsoft platform, those that utilize Open Source projects on the Microsoft platform, and even a Microsoft employee! This event is free for everyone.