Rod Paddock

Topic: Using jQuery with ASP.NET
Web 2.0 is here to stay. jQuery is a JavaScript library that abstracts away all of the gory details of working with JavaScript for web applications. This session will demonstrate how to add jQuery to your ASP.NET applications today. This session will focus on proper uses of jQuery including how to organize your JavaScript code, how to use selectors in jQuery and how to manipulate your web content dynamically. Along with uses of the standard jQuery library, time will also be spent exploring some of the most useful jQuery plugs-ins.

Speaker: Rod Paddock, Dash Point Software, Inc.
Rod Paddock is president and founder of Dash Point Software, Inc. DPSI is an award winning software company based in Seattle, WA. Dash Point Software specializes in application architecture, development and software training. Clients include Six Flags, First Premier Bank, Microsoft, The US Coast Guard and US Navy.

Dash Point specializes in Visual Studio .NET (C# and VB.NET), Visual Basic, Visual FoxPro, and SQL Server development. Rod has been a very popular speaker at a wide variety of developer conferences in North America and Europe since 1995. His most recent speaking appearance was at the DevTeach 2008 conference in Montreal Canada. Rod is an MSDN Canada Canada speaker (2004 to present) and is currently a Microsoft VB.NET MVP.

Rod is also editor in chief for Code Magazine (www.code-magazine.com ) and has written numerous articles and books on software development.

Rod can be contacted via his web site www.dashpoint.com or his blog http://blog.dashpoint.com

Location: University of Regina
Event: Centre for Kinesiology, room CK 185 (Central campus)
Free Parking: Lot H in ISM-designated parking (South-West end of campus)
Map: http://www.uregina.ca/ancillaries/parking/maps/MAINCAMP%20WEB%20MAP%2029July08.pdf


Date: Wednesday Evening, April 8th, 2009

Cost: Free

Schedule:
5:30 pm: Food and social - please register if you are joining us for dinner
6:00 pm: Welcome and opening announcements
6:15 pm: Using jQuery with ASP.NET
8:00 pm: Closing

Registration:
We need to know how much pizza to order :) If you're joining us for dinner, please register through the Regina .NET User Group website (registration is now closed).
Registration deadline is Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 12:00 pm.

A big thank you to our Facilities Sponsor the University of Regina (http://www.cs.uregina.ca/ ) as well as our Gold Sponsors for the 2008-2009 Season!


Gold Sponsors
Greystone Managed Investments Inc - http://www.greystone.ca/
Habaneros - http://www.habaneros.com/
ISM Canada - http://www.ismcanada.com/
Solvera Solutions - http://www.solvera.ca/
Paradigm Consulting Group Inc - http://www.paradigm.sk.ca
TMC Technology Management Corporation - http://www.tmctech.com/

We work with the Microsoft Developer Network - http://www.msdn.microsoft.com/canada/

Seminar: User Experience Done Right!

Session Overview

Master the real-world tools and techniques used by HabaƱero Consulting Group to create exceptional user experiences for each website, intranet, and web application we build!

In this course you will explore a number of tools and techniques that you can integrate into any website, intranet, or software development process to create a first-class user experience. You will be able to try many of the approaches illustrated in the seminar through a number of hands-on activities and exercises.

Every participant will leave the course with a wide array of user experience tools and techniques. In addition, we will provide a comprehensive set of course materials and templates — a valuable resource when using the described techniques in your own environment.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn how to make websites, intranets, or web-based applications more usable. Executives, IT managers, project/program managers, developers, and designers will all benefit from the real-world tips and techniques covered.

When?

Date: April 7 & 8 2009
Time: 9:00-4:30 (includes breakfast, lunch, & afternoon refreshments)
Venue: Hotel Saskatchewan, 2125 Victoria Ave, Regina, SK

Cost

Members will receive the client rate of $499 using promo code EM1 if you register before March 22.

Find out more

Visit the User Experience Done Right! website.

SharePoint Seminar

Thursday March 19th, Horizon is sponsoring a free morning seminar on ‘Microsoft… Productivity and Innovation’.

Microsoft… Productivity and Innovation
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Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) is one of the fastest-growing products from Microsoft. It is more than just a portal or collaboration web site. It is an integrated suite of server capabilities. See how your organization can use MOSS to facilitate collaboration, provide content management features, implement business processes, and provide efficient access to information that is essential to organizational goals and processes.

Windows Roadmap

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Microsoft Windows 7 will be the next versions of the Windows server/client operating systems from Microsoft. Windows Server 2008 R2 builds on the features and capabilities of the current Windows Server 2008 release to create solutions that are easier to plan, deploy, and manage. Windows 7 is faster, more reliable, and makes it easier to do what you want. Together, Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 deliver features that enhance virtualization, simplify remote connectivity, and improve performance for branch offices.

Guest Speaker
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Grant Albrecht is a Technology Specialist for Microsoft. Grant’s focus area is Business Productivity.

Technologies Discussed
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- Windows 7 Road Map
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS)
- Collaboration

Date: Thursday March 19th 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM
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8:00 AM: Welcome Breakfast and Registration
8:30 AM: Executive Session

Venue
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Evraz Place
1700 Elphinston Street – Salon 2

Food
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Light breakfast will be provided.

Registration
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This event is Free!

Please provide you name, e-mail, company, and phone number to jbhimji@horizon.ca.
Or contact Jeff at 306.529.4835 for more details.