Although it’s hard for me to understand the content (I can use some online tools anyway 
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I just wanted to congratulate and thank Mariusz Kędziora and the dedicated Team for the time and efforts to deliver this very nice (very web 2.0 I would say ) website totally dedicated to the MVP Award Program in Poland !
It contains lots of information about the MVPs and the online and offline User Groups and communities in Poland: from announcement to events, from a “community” calendar to the local MVP profiles as well as an FAQ and contact information.
Congratulations again for this amazing achievement and thank you for your strong commitment on this !
Link to: http://www.mvp.pl/
Hi all,
Just to let you know we have new people onboard: people who freely shared their knowledge, people who did conferences and speeches and actively reply to technical questions in the forums and newsgroups, people who sent us tons of technical feedback in order to deliver better products and so on and forth ! People who deserve an Award from Microsoft. That’s the purpose of the MVP Award Program!
I’m happy to announce the newly awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals living in the following Countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Republic of Macedonia, Malta, Poland, Romania and Slovakia
Please join me in Congratulating these individuals for their extraordinary contributions, during the last 12 months, in the online and offline communities:
And of course congratulations again to the ones who have been re-approved !!
Technorati Tags: MVP Award Program,Community,Announcements
Are you a Visual Basic enthusiast?
This is your chance to have a spotlight in the Visual Basic Developer Center !
All you need to do is to submit your story here, especially for all the VB MVPs out there
And now let’s enjoy Alessandro Del Sole’s interview !
Link to: I'm a VB!
On June 2nd and 3rd In 2-3 June in Skopje (FYRO Macedonia),
Dejan Sarka and Aleksandar Talev organized a very technical workshop, dedicated to SQL Server, called “Spring the Expert 00001001”. The content was mostly related to Data Mining, from the upper theory deep down to the analysis using SQL Server 2008.
Attendees were mostly from the local online and offline communities and User Groups like the SQL PASS MK, the .NET User Group MK and the MEUG MK (Exchange User Group).
Some peculiar comments from the attendees were saying that, based on the great speeches, this was one of the first Level 400+ technical workshop ever happened in the Republic of Macedonia !!
“Dejan Sarka revealed the secrets and techniques used by the experts. Aleksandar Talev, who is the only Macedonian SQL Server MVP was the event moderator. The event was a great opportunity for all the IT experts to meet in one place and exchange experience and knowledge. Discussion subjects were interactively elaborated, through practical examples, Q&A sessions and exchange of practical experiences…”
You can read more about there event here
Aleksandar is doing a fantastic job “hiring” some of the best professionals in the Balkan area so congrats on a successful event !!
Link to PASS Македонија - SQL Server 2008 Workshop Dejan Sarka
from June 23rd to June 25th Microsoft Prague, in collaboration with Daquas (also thanks to Visual FoxPro MVP Igor Vit’s help and efforts), held this important IT event, the DevCon 2009, dedicated to Developers and SQL Server enthusiasts and professionals.
Especially dedicated to FoxPro developers and database professionals, and highlighting MVP participation as speakers (Robert Haken, Michal Blaha, Jürgen Wondzinski and Christof Wollenhaupt) together with very skilled consultants, this conference has been divided in 4 tracks.
“Two tracks provided SQL Server content in Czech Language and one track is reserved for local speakers to present Visual FoxPro topics and also some additional topics of general interest related to IT.”
Thank you Robert for letting me and the readers know about this important Conference !
Link to: DevCon 2009 – úvodní stránka/main page
On July 1st and July 2nd the Lithuanian .NET User Group is organizing two separate meetings to accommodate the different needs of the two cities involved: Vilnius and Kaunas.
This time the User Group decided to postpone their traditional technical presentations for more interactive chalk-and-talk sessions. So what you can expect from these meetings? Of course interactive ones, during which there will be discussions around best practices in Architecture, Testability, Data Access (ORM) and Web development.
More information on this event (in Lithuanian): here and here.
Just so you know, the Lithuanian .NET User Group is the biggest .NET Developer related User Group in Lithuania that connects more than 150+ members
All the .NET enthusiasts interested in any of the mentioned topics are very welcome to join !!
Link to: Registracija į .NET vartotojų grupės susitikimą Vilniuje ir Kaune atidaryta
Morro is now Microsoft Security Essentials Beta !
..and is now available for download here: enjoy
Link to: Microsoft Security Essentials More Information
On July 7, Microsoft Italy, together with the local Windows Mobile communities, organized a day totally dedicated to Windows Mobile 6.5. It will be not only an opportunity to discover what’s new in the new OS, but also discover its potential from a developer side and also meet some of the most important Windows Mobile technical experts !
Michele Locuratolo, Sandro Vecchiarelli, and colleague and former MVP Giorgio Cifani will drill down into some of the features that will make Windows Mobile 6.5 a WOW experience !!
To register, here !
Link to: Mobile Developer Day 2009
Yes, it was a great event. And yes, it was fun too!
I had the pleasure to be invited (and I need to thank a lot of people for that) to the latest Microsoft NT Konferenca 2009 in Portorož, Slovenia.
The venue was darn lovely: the Grand Hotel Bernardin. The event, well: with more than 2.200 attendees, it’s THE biggest IT event ever held in Slovenia (out of a population of 2.000.000, that’s pretty astonishing, isn’t it?!)
4 days, 700 Companies present, more than 100 lectures, 20 workshops, 44 Partners and Sponsors. As my friend and colleague Matjaž Šircelj stated: “Just as the hammer tool for the blacksmith, as the pen tool of any writer - so the NT Conference is the tool for each ITPro and Developer”.
Highlighting MVPs Saso Erdeljanov, Matevz Gačnik, Matija Lah, Luka Manojlović, Miha Markič, Miha Pihler, Dejan Sarka, Andrej Tozon and Dusan Zupancic (speakers’ list and covered topics here).
We also had the opportunity, between a BarCamp and a Panel to have dinner altogether in the very nice downtown village.
I really had a great time: conference calls are nice and important, online meetings are even better, but meeting in person really leaves you good memories and the feeling you’ll be doing this again
Thank you guys for the warm welcome and really congratulations on what you have achieved with this fantastic event ! (you can see many more pictures in the MVP Official Community Fan Page on Facebook)
Tags: Events Microsoft Travels CEE Slovenia MVP Award
Link to: NT konferenca 2009
Hi,
if you are a SQL Server enthusiast, if you want to deep-dive into SQL Server 2008, if you like the life of the communities (and if you can understand Italian ), this is totally an event you wanna join
The Italian SQL Server User Group (UGISS) organized a free event “from the community, to the community” on June 16th @ the Microsoft Innovation Center in Turin: 6 sessions covering Databases, Business Intelligence, Auditing, Virtualization, all within SQL Server 2008.
You can find the Agenda, venue and all the other info here !
Just FYI: Davide and Marco will be there as well
Link to: Workshop UGISS - Torino
Being an MVP Lead for Central and Eastern Europe and Italy gives me a lot of visibility in terms on what is happening around the Region.
As I’m always in contact with these incredible guys and hearing about lots of great stories happening around in terms of talking about our products and technologies (and seeing them in action, well this is even more exciting!), I thought about a new initiative: every month, talk about a specific User Group, whichever is offline or online, and introduce it to the broader public. Just so you know, these guys are doing this because they love it, because they believe in what they do and because they are motivated by their Passion, which is an extremely powerful driver (I know it very well because it’s part of me too ).
So this month let me introduce you the Cyprus .NET User Group: CDNUG
The Cyprus .NET User Group (CDNUG) was established in 2005 by, and for, the .NET and SQL Server Community in Cyprus.
Conceived and developed from the ground up by .NET and SQL Server users, CDNUG is committed to the .NET and SQL Server community facilitating its growth and development.
In taking on the responsibility of being an open and independent coordinator for .NET and SQL Server community in Cyprus, CDNUG places a high priority on listening to the needs of its members and responding to them with tangible – and workable – initiatives.
Targets of CDNUG are:
Increase awareness of the benefits of switching to .NET framework Increase awareness of the benefits of using and developing SQL Server Raise funds funds through sponsors so that it can stage seminars/workshops Find locations where seminars/meetings will take place Provide a web site where meeting results, photos, links, articles etc will be posted Organize informal gatherings so that members can discuss common problems CDNUG organizes regular monthly events (2-hour community nights) dedicated to .NET and SQL Server.
Currently, CDNUG has 122 registered members. Usually the events organized by the User Group take place at the Microsoft Cyprus Office, providing CDNUG a perfect infrastructure for its local events. From time to time, big events are also organized attracting a large number of developers and IT Pros. Furthermore, CDNUG speakers also participate to local events organized by Microsoft Cyprus.
What is important to know about the Cyprus .NET User Group is that it is open to everyone that shares the passion for .NET technologies and SQL Server, either it’s a beginner or an expert.
The leader of CDNUG is Artemakis Artemiou (Blog: http://aartemiou.blogspot.com), Microsoft MVP on SQL Server, MCP, MCTS (Charter Member) and INETA - Europe Country Lead for Cyprus and I want to thank him for letting me start this useful initiative
For more information about the Cyprus .NET User Group you can visit the below link
Link to: Cyprus .NET User Group (CDNUG) - Welcome To CDNUG
I’m very happy to announce that the very popular KulenDayz Community event will be taking place again!
From June 12 to June 14 (in Osijek, Croatia) the Conference has been organized in 4 different tracks to meet different audience needs:
♦ Advanced Development
♦ Databases
♦ System Infrastructure
♦ Project Management
“The sessions at the KulenDayz 2009 will be technically oriented, level 300/400, covering new Microsoft Products and Technologies (Visual Studio 2010, Azure, SQL Server 2008, Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V, ASP.NET MVC)…The idea around that is to have an informal event for IT specialists”
Speakers of the event comes from different area of the Region: from Croatia to Serbia to Bulgaria to Macedonia, just to name a few.
Highlighting MVPs Tomislav Bronzin, Vladan Strigo, Jerislav Bobić, Dean Vitner, Ivan Šaškor, Matija Lah and Bernard Katić, the one who made this great Conference happen !
You can find all the details around logistic, location and accomodation here, as well as the registration link !
Link to: KULENDAYZ - community event, Osijek 2009
Yes we are all in there, so addicted we need to get the app everywhere ! I’ve been testing it for quite a while and, after having seen a lot of tweaks and customized Facebook app, finally we got the first milestone!
Microsoft released its recent version of Facebook for Windows Mobile:
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Send messages to any of the people in your Friends list
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Take pictures and videos on your phone, then upload them right to Facebook
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Send messages or call people in your Friends list
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Manage your profile and post anytime, anywhere
And, if you are in fb (I’m sure you are ), you have a chance to win an HTC Touch Pro by submitting a review:
So let’s download the CAB !!
Link to: Download Facebook | Smartphone and PDA | Windows Mobile Total Access
After the success of the last BASTA! Italia Conference, held in Rome 3 months ago, the event will happen again in Milan, Italy, on 28th – 29th of May.
Featuring the MVPs and other important speakers, this time the event will cover:
6 Power Workshops in a single day 1 Architectural Power Workshop in 2 days Best Practices on .NET and Visual Studio From Silverlight to ASP.NET to Entity Framework to Sharepoint etc etc. Recognized “dev gurus”/MVPs such as Andrea Saltarello, Daniele Bochicchio, Dino Esposito and Stefano Mostarda This is a great opportunity to see some important consultants in action while learning some of the best practice they want to share in the sharing-spirit that is part of their DNA…
Early Bird until the 15th so what are you waiting for?!!
Link to: Home | BASTA! Italia on Tour | Do as .NET Experts do
