[Fwd: Portland Code Camp and SQL Saturday]

[Jason]

Thought the CDNUGers might be interested in this Portland CodeCamp on May 22nd.

If there's enough interest maybe we could organize a car pool.

Thanks,
Jason


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From:	Portland Code Camp <ne...@portlandcodecamp.org>
Subject:	Portland Code Camp and SQL Saturday
Date:	Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:51:48 -0700
To:	Jason Prothero <ja...@proworks.com>

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Code Camp and SQL Saturday News, March 25, 2010
Please Support our Sponsors Apex Systems, Inc Confio Software DevExpress DiscountASP.NET Edgelink FusionIO Hitachi Consulting, Inc Idera Microsoft PADNUG PASS Quest Software Red-Gate Software Response Interactive Smarsh Telerik Umbraco (Help Sponsor this Event) New This Year ... More Sessions and Harder Choices - Combining Code Camp and SQL Saturday, focusing on Mobile, Social, Cloud, Gaming; expanding to include Adobe Flex/Air/Flash topics, AND including multiple SQL platforms will most likely give you lots of excellent material to choose. Deciding which session to attend will be a most delicious agony -but you will leave fulfilled and excited about the day. Evening Refreshments - There will be food and drinks available after the day sessions. A great time to continue networking and discussing the day's sessions. Evening Sessions - There will be 2.5 hour deep dive sessions beginning at 7:00 PM, after the evening refreshments. The deep dives will allow for greater exploration of new and interesting topics. Entertainment - There will be fun and exciting entertainment options after the evening refreshments. Stay tuned for more details. Open Spaces - Participants may wish to continue a discussion after leaving a session so there will be several spaces dedicated to 'ad hoc' usage; discussions, networking, explorations, maybe even starting up a new business with folks you met in a session!	Coming on May 22nd to the University of Portland campus This spring, the Portland, Oregon, development community is coming together in a way many have never experienced. Portland Code Camp and SQL Saturday are combining and coordinating efforts to bring 700-800 regional software development professionals together for the opportunity to immerse themselves in seminars, presentations, group exploration, and networking. Participants will be able to engage in their preferred technology, as well as to sample other options, with a focus on extending information exchange and enhancing the cross pollination of ideas. Mark your calendar! Portland Code Camp and SQL Saturday 2010 is scheduled for May 22, 2010, at the University of Portland campus. The event is scheduled from 8:00 AM until 10:00 PM. The University of Portland facility offers a great venue –including large fully equipped and air conditioned meeting rooms, excellent parking, access to public transportation, and easy bike commuting. A few deep dive sessions (2.5 hour) will be scheduled for 7:00 PM –after evening snacks and refreshments. This year, Portland Code Camp is encouraging presentations in the areas of Mobile, Social, Cloud, and Gaming. Of course, other informative topics will be considered. A hallmark of ‘code camp’ is that we encourage presenters to keep their presentations within the realm of ‘code’; a few sessions may have such informative value that they will be permitted without code. Click here to submit a Code Camp related session. Portland SQL Saturday is encouraging presentations related to interoperability of any of the SQL platforms, including T-SQL (SQL Server), PL/SQL, PostgreSQL, and MySQL. Abstracts for platform specific sessions are also encouraged. Click here to submit a SQL related session abstract. Admission to this event is free, all costs are covered by donations and sponsorships. Please register soon as seating will be limited –and tell you friends and colleagues about the event. Click here to register to attend. Click here to review the Code Camp Sessions and Presenters. Click here to review the SQL Saturday Sessions and Presenters Community Support Software Association of Oregon (SAO) Pacific Northwest Software Quality Council (PNSQC) Portland Area .NET Users Group (PADNUG) Oregon SQL –developers (OSQL-d) Northwest Oracle Users Group (NWOUG) PDX PHP User Group (PDXPHP) Portland Silverlight User Group (PSUG) Portland SQL Server Users Group (PDXSSUG) and more to come ...     New Supporting Features for Code Camp and SQL Saturday Wireless - Wireless access is being negotiated. If there are no complications, attendees should have easy access to the internet. Twitter - To get the latest information about Portland Code Camp and SQL Saturday 2010, follow @DevSat and tag your Tweets with #DevSat.
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