Event Information

May meeting – ASP.NET AJAX Tips and Tricks
When:	Wednesday, 5/13/2009 at 6:45 PM
Where:	Robert Half, 1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1100, Oakland, CA 94612 (corner of Harrison and 20th) < the new location for this meeting only
Event Description
Main presentation The combination of Visual Studio 2008, the .NET Framework 3.5 and the ASP.NET AJAX extensions give you very powerful tools for building rich, interactive web applications. In this session we will discuss how to effectively use these tools with a specific focus on making the development experience faster and easier. We'll take a look at the intellisense and debugging features in Visual Studio, how to utilize script-callable web services, how to use the ASP.NET History feature to manage browser history, how to use the Membership and Profile systems from client-side JavaScript, and how to use jQuery with ASP.NET AJAX. FUNdamentals Series WPF Data Binding to Entity Data Models Tips & Tricks - Beth Massi In FUNdamentals Beth will design a simple Master-Detail form in WPF using an Entity Framework Data Model and will point out data-binding tips and tricks along the way.
Agenda
6:00 - 6:30 .NET FUNdamentals 6:30 - 6:45 check-in and registration 6:45 - 7:00 tech talk; announcements and open discussion 7:00 - 9:00 main presentation and give aways
Presenter's Bio
Rob Windsor Rob Windsor is a developer, trainer, writer and Senior Consultant with ObjectSharp Consulting - a Microsoft Gold Partner based in Toronto, Canada. He has over fifteen years experience developing rich-client and web applications with Delphi, VB, C# and VB.NET and is currently spending a majority of his time working with SharePoint. Rob is a member of both the INETA Speakers Bureau and the MSDN Canada Speakers Bureau and is a regular speaker at conferences, code camps, and user groups across North America and Europe. He is President of the Toronto Visual Basic User Group and has been recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for his involvement in the developer community.
Driving Directions
please note the new location for this meeting only: Robert Half offices 1999 Harrison Street Suite 1100 Oakland, CA 94612 Corner of Harrison and 20th. Meter/garage parking around the building or take BART to the 19th street station.

Event Sponsors This meeting is sponsored by INETA. Pizza dinner will be provided. As always, thanks to our sponsors Robert Half, Microsoft, Voice Gateway, and club members who volunteer their labor!