"Building the Real-time Web with SignalR" by Ely Lucas

SignalR is an officially supported open source library from the ASP.Net team that makes it ridiculously easy to build real-time web apps. Technologies such as web sockets are opening doors to new and exciting opportunities for web applications. SignalR gives ASP.Net developers the ability to program apps that work with and without web sockets, but still support older browsers. Its like magic in a Nuget package.

Bio: Ely Lucas [blog] [twitter] [linkedin]

Ely Lucas is a web and mobile developer that works at Aspenware and helps clients create amazing software. He is a Microsoft MVP in ASP.Net and is active in the local developer community.

This meeting will be held in the Team USA Swimming building at the Olympic Training Center at our normal meeting time of 5:30 PM - CLICK here TO GET THE LOCATION AND TIME DETAILS.
There is a new security policy at the OTC. We are now entering through the side door (in the loading dock) around the corner from the main entrance. So, if you are facing the main entrance go around the building to the left. There are signs that point to the Carolyn Dirks room. That is where you want to go.

We are still on for tonight!  See you there.

"Advanced XAML for Win 8 Applications" by Daren May

There is a ton of information out there about building Windows 8 applications. Most of them are demoware and don’t go deep enough to provide real world examples. This talk will discuss some of the more advanced topics like localization, commanding using a view model and some 3D graphics techniques. Whether you are building games or business apps these techniques are needed to make your application delight your users.

Bio: Daren May [website] [twitter] [linkedin]

Daren May is the President and co-founder of Crank211 — a company that specializes in designing and building next-level digital experiences. Prior to starting Crank211, Daren was the CTO and VP of Operations for a software consultancy and a practice lead for EMC Consulting. Daren has leveraged Microsoft technologies since the beta versions of Visual Studio .NET and has been developing XAML-based solutions since the heady days of “Avalon” (the early name for WPF).

This meeting will be held in the Team USA Swimming building at the Olympic Training Center at our normal meeting time of 5:30 PM - CLICK here TO GET THE LOCATION AND TIME DETAILS.
There is a new security policy at the OTC. We are now entering through the side door (in the loading dock) around the corner from the main entrance. So, if you are facing the main entrance go around the building to the left. There are signs that point to the Carolyn Dirks room. That is where you want to go.

"Windows Azure Mobile Services" by David Yack

Mobile development is the new .com boom. Everyone is developing a mobile strategy these days. Most developers are either working on mobile apps for their company/clients or they are building their own consumer based app. Most devices limit your storage options forcing developers into a service based backend. The Windows Azure Mobile Services team claims that you can build a cloud backend for your mobile app in minutes. Most developers and companies get some Azure services for free so Mobile Services can be a nice way to build a backend for your mobile apps. Come and find out if Mobile Services live up to it's bold claim.

Bio: David Yack [blog] [CRM blog] [twitter] [linkedin]

David Yack is the CTO of Colorado Technology Consultants based in Colorado. He is a Microsoft Regional Director and a Microsoft MVP. As a senior hands-on technology and business consultant with over 20 years of industry experience, David enjoys developing applications on the Microsoft platforms, specializing in large system architecture and design. David's focus is on helping clients migrate and build new applications on Microsoft technologies, as well as helping to mentor and train their staffs. David is a frequent speaker/trainer at user group, industry events and private company events around the world. Antarctica is the only continent David hasn't been on and he is accepting invitations. David has been on the author team of multiple .NET related books including the book CRM as a Rapid Development Platform (TheCRMBook.com). He lives in Colorado Springs with his wife and two children.

This meeting will be held in the Team USA Swimming building at the Olympic Training Center at our normal meeting time of 5:30 PM - CLICK here TO GET THE LOCATION AND TIME DETAILS.
There is a new security policy at the OTC. We are now entering through the side door (in the loading dock) around the corner from the main entrance. So, if you are facing the main entrance go around the building to the left. There are signs that point to the Carolyn Dirks room. That is where you want to go.

"Expression Blend 5 for Devs: Design a XAML or HTML5/CSS3 UI Faster" by Ben Hoelting

Building the modern UIs that user's demand can be tedious and difficult, whether they are built in XAML or HTML5/CSS3. Especially since the tooling provided for building these complex UIs is poor and unreliable. This forces developers/designers to hack the UI markup themselves. Expression Blend 5 takes major strides to enable trusted UI design without the need to editing the markup manually. This talk will demonstrate the new capabilities included in Blend 5 for solving this problem.

Objectives/Outcomes:

• How Blend makes XAML UI Design Easier
• How Blend makes HTML5/CSS3 Design Easier
• How Blend interacts with the Visual Studio 11 Development Environment

Bio: Ben Hoelting [blog] [twitter] [linkedin]

Ben is a Software Architect for Aspenware, C# MVP and Telerik Insider. He graduated from Colorado State University in 1997 with a BS in Computer Information Systems and a Minor in Computer Science. Ben joined the IT industry in 1996 as an intern and has worked with .NET since its inception back in 2002. Over the last few years he has done some work for the Department of Defense. He left the government world and now works for Aspenware in Denver. His most recent projects include a XAML line of business application that uses the ADO.NET Entity Framework to access the backend data store. He also is working on an MS Office automation project as well as geospatial ASP.NET MVC website. Ben is a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) for Web and Windows .NET 4.0. Finally, Ben is very involved in the local .NET community and is the leader of the South Colorado .NET User Group.

This meeting will be held in the Team USA Swimming building at the Olympic Training Center at our normal meeting time of 5:30 PM - CLICK here TO GET THE LOCATION AND TIME DETAILS.

"Windows Azure Service Bus" by Ricardo Villalobos

Messaging patterns are important in the cloud because they facilitate and promote loosely couple architectures, providing models to enable multi-platform connectivity and easy-to-scale solutions. Windows Azure offers different options to implement these patterns, particularly for queuing and pub/sub scenarios. In this session, we´ll walk through a use case that takes advantage of advanced development features offered by the .NET Windows Azure Service Bus SDK, including messaging sessions, filtering, and sorting using Topics and Subscriptions.

Bio: Ricardo Villalobos

Ricardo is a seasoned software architect, with over 15 years of experience designing and creating applications for companies in the Supply Chain Management industry, particularly wholesale distributors and manufacturers. Holding different Microsoft certifications, as well as an MBA in Supply Chain Management from the University of Dallas, he joined Microsoft as a Windows Azure Architect Evangelist, helping companies adopt this platform and take advantage of the benefits that cloud computing has brought to the industry. Ricardo currently lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

This meeting will be held in the Team USA Swimming building at the Olympic Training Center at our normal meeting time of 5:30 PM - CLICK here TO GET THE LOCATION AND TIME DETAILS.