Well, spring is here – warmer weather, baseball, and a big set of road trips coming up!
First, I'll be in Boston the weekend after next (April 5th and April 6th) for Boston Code Camp in Waltham Massachusetts. Here's the preliminary session schedule. While subject to change, I'm doing 5 sessions over the two-day period, on WCF, LINQ, T-SQL, SSRS 2008, and applied MDX with Microsoft BI tools.
The Boston event is usually huge – about 400-500 people. Boston Code Camp holds a lot of sentimental value for me – I attended my first Code Camp in Boston in March 2005. I got to hang out with Rod Paddock that weekend and had a great time. While I'm not fond of long car rides, the drive through New England is really nice.
Then I'll be at the Mother Ship April 13th through 17th for the Microsoft MVP Summit. While I've been an MVP since 2005, this will be my FIRST MVP Summit. I missed the one in fall 2005 because of heavy client workload, and then I missed the one in March of 2007 because I was sick, really sick. For years I've owned my MVP friend Bonnie Berent a free dinner, and now I'll finally get to pay up!!!
Next, I'll be in Richmond on April 26th for Richmond Code Camp. The schedule isn't yet set, but I believe I'll be doing three sessions that day, probably on T-SQL, LINQ, and MDX. I'll post the link when the schedule is set.
I spoke in Richmond twice in 2006, and found the attendees were really, really sharp. Kevin Israel, Andy Leonard, Susan Lennon, and the other organizers are some of the nicest people I've ever met. Sometimes people are surprised that I'd drive 4-5 hours each way for a Code Camp that's several states away. If you have the chance to meet these people, you'd understand why. Code Camps aren't "just" about technology, they're about people.
After that, I'll be in Philadelphia for Philly Code Camp. I "think" the date will be May 17th. Bill Wolff and Company always put on a tremendous show with great support from companies like ComponentOne, Infragistics, RDA, and RedGate. I get to see many of my local buds in Philly, and always have a great time. I'll post more details as they become available.
And finally, I'll be doing my LINQ/VS2008 Language enhancements talk at Northern NJ .NET User's Group. The company I train for (SetFocus, LLC) hosts the User Group meetings – they have an outstanding facility and a smart user group.
So that's my schedule for the next few months – tentatively I may be doing another .NET User Group and SQL Server User Group meeting between now and summer. I'll post those details if that winds up happening. Last year I did a total of 18 events – I don't think I'll have that many this year, but I'm sure there'll be another road trip or two in the second half of the year.
You only have one life – live it to the fullest…
KG
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