So who's heard of Andy Sernovitz? Here is as good a place as any to find out more about him - http://andysernovitz.com/ . Andy is one of the key movers and shakers in the hot area of social media, and he will be hosting a "Fireside chat" later this month...

When I was at TechEd Berlin in November I sat down with Tomislav Bronzin from INETA and Marcos Nogueira from GITCA (Culminis) to talk about their user group associations, as well as taking part in a discussion on what motivates people to become user group...

We recently started running a series of Live Meeting sessions where senior Microsoft executives talk about the areas they are working on and where you get the opportunity to pose questions to them. You can pre-submit your questions when you register or...

We've just started shipping "User Group Leader Assistance Kits" to user group leaders in the USA. We will be offering these kits to user group leaders in the rest of world starting 1st December. Any user group leader who is registered with UGSS ( http...

Running any community requires a lot of work, as I'm sure every user group leader already knows. Make that a global organization, add in the fact that it's just undergone a major restructure, that many of the board members are newly elected, and that...

We are going to be working on a number of global programs over the year in support of the User Group community, and it’s very important that we get as much input as possible from you as to the right way to approach each program. To this end, we have set...

I’m happy to announce that we’ve just launched 4 brand new learning tracks on Ramp Up * ( www.MyRampUp.com ): 1. Web Development with ASP.NET 2. Move from ASP to ASP.NET 3. Move from PHP to ASP.NET 4. Develop Windows Mobile 6 Applications...

User Group Support Services has posted new Developer and IT Pro content for you to use at your user group events! Below are the new titles for the month of May: Developer Content: DEVWEB-210 Virtual Earth Deep Dive DEVWIN-351 Tips and Tricks...

Microsoft is on track to release the first Technology Preview for Project “Madison” in H2 2009. A select group of customers will deploy a prototype MPP data warehouse on Madison. Download the first Project "Madison" data sheet from here , and view the...

In tough times, the good will survive, but only the best will Thrive! Are you thriving? Visit the Thrive site and learn how to enhance your technical skills, advance your career, and elevate IT as the business leader. These strategies and skills will...

If you are in the USA, play the new ServerQuest II game and find out why geeks rule. You'll experience a day in a "geek's" life--digging deep into your surroundings, solving puzzles, and uncovering Easter eggs and mini games that will help you inch your...

There is now a new IT Management Community area on TechNet which IT Managers should find really useful. Amongst many other things, you can find: - An IT Manager Chat area with Kevin Remde An InformationWeek analytics report addressing...

Join the TechNet Events team for an interop roadshow that will help you integrate your heterogeneous IT environment. This 4 hour FREE event will include sessions on: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Interop with Linux and OS X, Running OSS on Windows...

IT professionals and developers who utilize EPM solutions and Project are invited to attend the Microsoft Project 2009 conference. We've extended our early bird rate to Culminis & INETA – register now for just $699. Visit http://www.msprojectconference...

Our new IT Strategy and Business Alignment track is specially designed to help IT Managers find efficiencies in productivity and cost from Microsoft experts and industry analysts like Art Wittmann, Managing Director of Information Week Analytics. Dive...

NEW! Career Assist Package - up to 90% off the usual price for one Microsoft Official E-Learning Collection, when you register for Second Shot! In the real world, you might need more than one chance at certification. With Second Shot, if you do not...

Have you ever considered taking a certification exam? Here's your chance to practice, in a very fun way. Choose an avatar, select your expertise, and pit yourself against a worldwide community in a quest for Tech IQ supremacy, a top spot on the leaderboard...

SQL Server 2008 has launched the new Migration Solution Center . This site provides customers with prescriptive guidance and a clear process for executing successful migrations or upsizing your existing databases to SQL Server. On this site, the freely...

Ramp Up ( www.MyRampUp.com ) has just launched SharePoint for Developers - Part 2I ! The easy-to-access content (provided by subject-matter gurus) teaches the important skills in a guided path, making the learning process easier and more efficient.

Are you going to Tech.Ed Los Angeles in May? Together with the Microsoft team, Culminis and INETA have been putting in massive amounts of work to make sure that there are useful and exciting things for you to do at the event as user group members....

Microsoft Press has developed a virtual library for IT professionals, developers and information workers who want to learn about Microsoft products and related technologies. And we want to share it with the INETA user group members. To learn more about...

Are you an active member of the IT systems management community, or want to find out how to become more active? Are you interested in System Center products and solutions? Find out more at the System Center Community Lounge at the Microsoft Management...

The Microsoft System Center team is pleased to announce the creation of the System Center Influencers Program. With this program user group leads and user group members will be able to: v Access key content : Get access to the latest System Center...

User Group Support Services has posted new Developer and IT Pro content for you to use at your user group events! Below are the new titles for the month of March: Developer Content: DEVSQL-201 Building Applications with SQL Server 2008 DEVMOB-200...

We just sent out the first 121 free TechNet Plus Direct subscriptions to members in Culminis, INETA and PASS user groups around the world. Each user group that is a member of any of these three associations is eligible for one subscription. This is a...