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I’m Baaaaack…. What have you been up to?

23 Jun

Sorry

After a wild 4 weeks around North America, I have returned. I would like to thank those of you that have continued to come out in my absence with an Extra Special thanks to John Rockefeller for taking care of the invites while I was away.

Getting back into the Groove

I’m sure lots of things have been happening so I look forward to coming back in and catching up with the Group. Hopefully the group hasn’t lost hope on the OpenGuelph Open Data Project. I look forward to see progress if any, or at least digging back into some code.

GovCamp Toronto

Last week I went to attend GovCamp in Toronto, it was great to see so many people passionate about OpenData and a supporting Open Government Data. A number of OpenData applications were demoed at the event including VanGuide, Doors Open Toronto, and Data Literacy.

Future Events

I’d like to run an OpenData Camp for a future event. I’m looking to invite Karen Farbridge, the Mayor of The City of Guelph, and any additional Staff that are working on the Open Data Initiative.  I will be sure to advertise this event far in advance so we can have all hands on deck!

This weeks Event….

 
What: Guelph Coffee and Code
A catch up event with the group. Carrying forward with the OpenGuelph Project
When: Thursday, June 24, 2010 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: The Albion Hotel
46 Norfolk St.
Guelph, Ontario N1H   Canada
 
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Microsoft Event: Tech Days 2010 – Coming this fall

16 Jun

Microsoft Tech Days Research Microsoft Tech Days is coming back for it’s third straight year!  Tech Days is a two (2) day conference which focuses on current technologies like Windows 7, Office 2010, Sharepoint 2010, Windows Azure, SQL Server 2008 R2, and much more. Tech Days is a Cross Canada Conference which lands in 8 cities including Vancouver [Sep 14-15], Edmonton [Oct 05-06], Toronto [Oct 27-28], Halifax [Nov 02-03], Ottawa [Nov 09-10], Montreal [Nov 23-24], Winnipeg [Dec 07-08], and Calgary [Dec 14-15].

Mix and Match the sessions you attend out of the Five Tracks, which span various topics including Development, Development Fundamentals, Collaboration, Deployment, Management and Security. This year Microsoft is introducing a Sixth track which is a Community Track called “Local Flavors”, which is meant to give local developers that are passionate about sharing their knowledge and expertise showcase a topic that they are passionate about in their region. You can Register for a Community Session for a chance to show off your expertise during the Conference in your area!

 One of the best things about Tech Days is Microsoft selects knowledgeable Speakers from your region [if available], so you have the ability to connect with the speakers after the Conference.

What are you waiting for! Be sure to Register Now for the early bird price of $349.99 [+ applicable taxes] which is available up to 6 weeks prior to each event. After that the price nearly doubles to the full Conference price of $699.99 [+ applicable taxes].

Not only do you walk away with an incredible amount of knowledge from the conference, but you also get an excitement kit, which traditionally gives you all the tools you need in order to leverage all the information you have absorbed in any of the sessions you attend [Excluding Local Flavors].

 
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