Events

DevLink 2010 Slides and Demo

James Bender — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:01:50 GMT

I had a great time speaking, learning and just generally hanging out at DevLink as always. It’s quickly becoming one of my most eagerly anticipated events of the year. I was honored to be allowed to speak at this years event, and as promised here are all my slide decks and demos.

See you next year!

Central Ohio Give Camp is around the corner

James Bender — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:01:30 GMT

And if you’re involved in software development in anyway, we need you!

Give Camp is three day event where software development professionals can get together and help local non-profits with IT needs. These could be anything from building new websites to updating older CMS systems to proving a “face lift” to an existing application. Over the course of the three day event we split into teams and help these charities with their IT needs. You’re welcome to stay on-site the whole weekend, 24/7 and work if you like (we have overnight access to the facility) or come and go if needed. Give Camp is a great, fun experience that is unlike any development community event you’ve attended. Think of an all-nighter from back in college, but more fun. Food will be provided, and we’ll have a few cool prizes for some lucky campers.

This is NOT a .NET only event. We have plenty of need for Java and Ruby developers, DBAs, designers, testers; you name it. If you are involved in software development, you can contribute.

We are also looking for sponsors. If you’re company would like to help us help the community, please let us know.

The Give Camp will be July 9-11 at the ICC office near I-270 and Cleveland Ave. Big thanks to ICC for providing the space!

You can find more information at http://www.columbusgivecamp.org/GiveCamp

See you there!

Codestock is Next Week!

James Bender — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:19:09 GMT

And if you haven’t registered yet, don’t you think you should? It’s easy, just go to http://codestock.org and click on the Registration link.

You don’t want to miss Codestock this year; there are plenty of great speakers, a lot of terrific sessions to attend and a lot of fun to be had. This will be my third Codestock and I can’t wait!

See you there!

Central Ohio Day of .NET is a week away!

James Bender — Fri, 28 May 2010 19:33:22 GMT

The Central Ohio Day of .NET is a joint event hosted by the Central Ohio .NET Developers Group (CONDG), the Cincinnati .NET Users Group (CINNUG), the Dayton .NET Developers Group and the Cincinnati SQL Developers Group. It is being held at the Roberts Center in Wilmington OH on June 5th

If you are a .NET developer (or anyone who wants to learn more about .NET for that matter) in Columbus, Cincinnati, Dayton or the surrounding areas I HIGHLY recommend you attend this event. There are a lot of great speakers and topics, and the opportunity to see this kind of content in almost your own backyard only comes around once a year. Don’t miss it, register today!

Central Ohio Day of .NET June 5th!

James Bender — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:45:54 GMT

This years Central Ohio Day of .NET (CODODN) will be Saturday June 5th. We’re at the Roberts Centre in Wilmington OH.

You can checkout the session list and see that there are a lot of smart people, and me, speaking this year. But the event is capped at 280 attendees, so be sure to register now!

This is the third year for this event, and they just keep getting better and better. You DO NOT want to miss this.

See you there!

Where I’ll be…

James Bender — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:47:39 GMT

I’ll be speaking at a few upcoming events. If you’re in the area why don’t you come out and ~~heckle~~ enjoy my talks!

Event	Date	Web Site	Topic
Ann Arbor Day of .NET	May 1, 2010	http://bit.ly/9h9d6d	Cloud Computing with Microsoft Azure
Richmond Code Camp	May 22, 2010	http://bit.ly/11LpSW	How I Learned To Love Dependency Injection
TechEd	June 7-10 2010	http://bit.ly/4vBBpi	I’ll be working in the Architecture track of the “Ask the Experts” area. Check schedule for times.
DevLink	August 5-7 2010	http://bit.ly/sGxJ3	Demystifing the WS-* Standards
DevLink	August 5-7 2010	http://bit.ly/sGxJ3	A Geeks Guide To The Enterprise
DevLink	August 5-7 2010	http://bit.ly/sGxJ3	Cloud Computing with Microsoft Azure
DevLink	August 5-7 2010	http://bit.ly/sGxJ3	Stone Soup or Creating a Culture of Change

I’m sure I’ll be adding to this list and will post updates as I get them.

The WCF content returns in couple days. Stay tuned…

Central Ohio Day of .NET is GO!

James Bender — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:44:55 GMT

The Central Ohio Day of .NET will be June 5th at the Roberts Centre in scenic Wilmington Ohio.

We are currently looking for speakers. If you would like to submit a talk, you can do so here.

We’re always looking for sponsors! If you have some money you'd like to donate to the cause, please checking this out.

See you all there!

Kalamazoo X 2010 slides

James Bender — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:22:01 GMT

Thanks to everyone who attended the Kalamazoo X Conference last weekend. The organizers set a very high bar in 2009, and this years conference did not disappoint.

I hope all the attendees enjoyed my talk. If you would like the slides, the are available here.

See you in 2011!

Kalamazoo. Two

James Bender — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:36:11 GMT

Last year I got to participate in the Kalamazoo X Conference, which was a great experience. You can read about it here.

Unbelievably I’ve been asked back to present again this year! This time around I’ll be presenting “Stone Soup or Creating a Culture of Change.” It’s the first time I’ll be giving this talk, and I’m very excited to see what people think.

But, even if I bomb, you’ll be able to see plenty of other great speakers like Jeff Blankenburg, Brian Prince, Alan Stevens, Tim Wingfield, Jeff McWherter, Phil Japikse, Jenneifer Marsman, and one of the highlights of last years event; Clovis Bordeaux!

The event is Saturday April 10th in (of course) Kalamazoo, MI. You can find more information and register for the event here.

See you there!

Dogfood II is Done!

James Bender — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:46:15 GMT

Thanks to all who came to my talk on F# at the Dogfood conference last week. I had a great time presenting it and hope all who attended enjoyed it as well. The slide deck and demo are attached. If anybody has any questions about it, please feel free to contact me.

This was my first Dogfood conference, and it was unlike any other event I’ve been to. I was able to meet a lot of people who don’t normally come to developer events or user group meetings.

On a related note, The Sophic Group will be holding an F# boot camp on December 14-15 at OCLC in Dublin OH. The cost is $1900 and includes two days of instruction, all class materials and a half-day of on-site (meaning your office) continuing F# education and assessment. If this sounds interesting, please contact me for details.

Next stop, PDC in Los Angeles. See you there!