NYCPHP Meetup

[Hans Zaunere]

FYI - free event this Saturday, see below.

Also this:

http://groups.drupal.org/node/13857

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> Silverlight 2 Fire Starter This Saturday in NYC
> 
> Microsoft Silverlight <http://www.silverlight.net>  is a cross-browser,
cross-
> platform, and cross-device plug-in for delivering the next generation of
.NET
> based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. By
> using Expression Studio and Visual Studio, designers and developers can
> collaborate more effectively using the skills they have today to light up
the
> Web of tomorrow.
> 
> Silverlight 2 just had its big coming out party as NBC used it to power
their
> online coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics <http://www.nbcolympics.com>
.
> The final release is due soon.  Are you ready for it?
> 
> Come on out for a full day of learning about Silverlight at our
Silverlight
> 2.0 Firestarter in NYC.  We'll start out with an overview of the
technology
> and dig deeper as the day goes on.  By the time you leave, you'll be ready
to
> crack open the tools on your own machine and fire up your own web
applications
> with Silverlight!  We have a great line up of speakers on tap, including
Shawn
> Wildermuth <http://www.wildermuth.com/> , Todd Snyder
> <http://blogs.infragistics.com/blogs/tsnyder/> , and Jason Beres
> <http://blogs.infragistics.com/blogs/jason_beres/> .
> 
> 
> Register Here!
>
<http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032386412&cultu
re=en-US>
> 
> 
> We have a great line up of content ready for you this Saturday.  Here is
the
> agenda for Saturday at the Silverlight 2 Fire Starter:
> 
> 
> 
> Title
> 
> Description
> 
> Speaker
> 
> Session 1
> 
> Keynote
> 
> Intro and overview of the Silverlight 2 platform.
> 
> Shawn Wildermuth & Peter Laudati
> 
> Session 2
> 
> XAML Basics
> 
> What is this funny mark-up language?
> 
> Jason Beres & Peter Laudati
> 
> Session 3
> 
> The Tools
> 
> Get the skinny on what you need to start your work.  A look at designer &
> developer tools that work together.  Coverage of Expression Blend 2.5 &
> Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio 2008
> 
> Jason Beres
> 
> Session 4
> 
> Controls, Data Binding
> 
> Silverlight 1 was just a tease. Now see what you can do with real
controls,
> styles, and rich data binding.
> 
> Shawn Wildermuth
> 
> Session 5
> 
> Server Communication
> 
> Silverlight 2 is a rich Internet application platform. So how do you talk
back
> to the cloud?  Coverage of all the communication options.
> WCF/Astoria/REST/POX/AJAX/etc.
> 
> Todd Snyder
> 
> 
> 
> For event details and registration, please visit the registration site:
> 
>
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032386412&cultur
e=en-US