Here are the events listed in Community Megaphone for the next couple of weeks for the Mid-Atlantic area, as well as webcasts of interest:

DC

Office Hours - Ashish Jaiman
Tuesday, March 05, 2013 10:00 AM, Washington , DC
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MD

Windows Phone Development JumpStart
Thursday, March 07, 2013 9:00 AM, Chevy Chase, MD
These FREE events are targeted at jumpstarting your knowledge on a particular topic. At the end of a JumpStart you should have an idea of what you are going to try and accomplish and how you are going to get there. This JumpStart targets Windows Phone 8 SDK. The content is structured for all dev types, whether they are students just starting out or seasoned developers we are there to help. For the seasoned Android, Symbian, Web OS or iOS, we'll share tips and tricks and all-around Windows Phone development know-how.
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Online

FREE Webinar - Agile Tribal Wars – Modern-day Quest for the Holy Grail
Tuesday, February 26, 2013 10:00 AM, Online
Presented by Gil Zilberfeld, Product Manager - Typemock

Tuesday February 26, 2013 - starts at 10:00 AM EST (3:00 PM GMT)

Register here: http://goo.gl/85oH8

In the beginning there was the Agile Manifesto, and everything looked peachy. And then the universe exploded. 10 years later, we’re in the (Post?) Agile Era, where rival "tribes" are off to win the holy grail of “We Were Right!”

There are Craftsmen, SCRUM People, Lean People, Post-Agilists, and everyone else in the middle trying to make sense of the quest called Agile.

How come the agile principles, which were meant to be the Great Unifying Theory of Software, initiated a decade-old tribal war?
Is agile the answer, or simply a filler between the waterfall and the next trend?

Join me in a travel through time, to piece together a puzzle of politics, money, intrigue, and yes – even software, to come up with a better understanding of what really happened and where we're going from here…

One lucky attendee will win a FREE Typemock Isolator license, worth $720.

Register now - http://goo.gl/85oH8 
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Microsoft SLG Seveloper Day
Thursday, February 28, 2013 8:30 AM, Online
Be our guest and attend in person to experience all of the incredible new features of Visual Studio 2012 first hand.

Experience powerful possibilities.
Discover how Visual Studio 2012 allows you to collaborate better and be more agile. See how it helps you turn big ideas into more compelling apps. Experience how it integrates best practices that accelerate development and deployment.

Seating is limited, so register today, we hope to see you there!

Agenda:
Time Topic
9:00am-9:30am Welcome & Session Introduction
9:30am-10:30am What’s New in the Visual Studio 2012 Integrated Development Environment
10:30am-10:45am Break
10:45am-11:30am Visual Studio Advanced Features including Intelli-trace & Code Reviews
11:30am-1:00pm Lunch Break
1:00pm-2:30pm Team Foundation Server 2012
2:30pm-2:45pm Break
2:45pm-4:00pm Quality Enablement using Feedback Tool, Storyboarding, Exploratory Testing, Coded UI Test, Load Testing
4:00 Adjourn
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PASS Data Arch VC presents: Neil Hambly’s Think You Have The Right Data-Type?
Thursday, February 28, 2013 12:00 PM, Online
This month Confio DBA Neil Hambly presents Think you have the right Data-Type? He will talk about selecting the right Data-Type (DT) for data is key to efficient data storage, retrieval and processing, with over 30 different DT to choose from this isn’t as straight forward as you might think. Join us Feb 28th 2013 at noon central for a talk about data type design and decisions.

Summary: Selecting the right Data-Type (DT) for data is key to efficient data storage, retrieval and processing, with over 30 different DT to choose from this isn’t as straight forward as you might think, have your also considered the usage pattern of the data in addition to its storage requirements This session explores the various data-types now available, we look at conversion’s between different DT’s as well as index sizes & effectiveness, compression and other factors can that influence these decisions, we finish off by discussing different approaches on ‘migrating’ a DT to a different DT, throughout the session we consider any performance considerations, such as when implicit conversions occur and more

About Neil: Neil Hambly is a SQL Server veteran of more than 14 years, with expertise in SQL Server from Version 6.5 to the latest 2012 edition. He's held database roles at major organizations, including the BBC, ABN AMRO, and Accenture, as well as at a number of market-leading companies. Currently a Senior DBA at Confio Software, he’s held prior roles as a DBA, developer, and architect. Leader of the PASS London Chapter, Neil can frequently be found speaking at UK and international events.
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PA

Philly Pluralsight Study Group
Tuesday, March 05, 2013 5:45 PM, Exton, PA
This is week 1 of 2 on jQuery Mobile & ASP .NET MVC 4. We meet in the Linc training room at iPipeline.
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VA

Frank La Vigne Office Hours
Thursday, February 28, 2013 5:00 PM, Arlington, VA
Frank La Vigne is a Microsoft Technical Evangelist.

Frank has been hooked on software development since he was 12 when he got his own Commodore 64 computer.
He has worked on various Tablet PC solutions and building advanced user experiences in Silverlight and WPF. He founded the CapArea.NET User Group Silverlight Special Interest Group. His Silverlight 4 was the first Silverlight 4 book on the market.


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Office Hours - Windows Store Apps with G. Andrew Duthie
Friday, March 01, 2013 1:00 PM, McLean, VA
Do you have an app in progress, and need to get a little help with a technical or design question?

Or just need a little quiet time to focus on coding?

Please join Microsoft Technical Evangelist G. Andrew Duthie for Office Hours. There are a couple of ways to participate:

1. Visit http://usdpe.ohours.org/officehours/26631 and reserve a slot for your specific app needs. This will ensure that you get specific 1:1 time.
2. Drop by any time during the office hours for a (reasonably) quiet spot to work on your app. Please RSVP via the meetup URL provided so we have an idea who's coming.

We want to help you remove any technical blocks to finishing your app and getting it into the Windows Store.

And if you're a student, check out the Windows 8 App Madness Challenge at http://aka.ms/AppMadnessFacebook!

RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/DC-Windows-App-Developers/events/106377872/

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Frank La Vigne Office Hours
Thursday, March 07, 2013 5:00 PM, Arlington, VA
Frank La Vigne is a Microsoft Technical Evangelist.

Frank has been hooked on software development since he was 12 when he got his own Commodore 64 computer.
He has worked on various Tablet PC solutions and building advanced user experiences in Silverlight and WPF. He founded the CapArea.NET User Group Silverlight Special Interest Group. His Silverlight 4 was the first Silverlight 4 book on the market.


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DC MD VA Management User Group Conference
Saturday, March 09, 2013 8:00 AM, Reston, VA
DMVMUG [District of Columbia Maryland Virginia Management User Group is thrilled to announce our upcoming technology event! Come receive insightful technical sessions plus an opportunity for hands on labs!!DOOR PRIZES RAFFLE

8:00am – 8:50am REGISTRATION [Continental Breakfast]

9:00am – 3:50pm [IT CAMP]Mad About Windows Server 2012 in Seven Ways
“Includes Windows 2012 Domain Controllers”
Must register and complete the Early Experts Challenge – Apprentice before attending IT Camp
· Build your lab with Boot-to-VHD. Here are the steps.
· Build your lab in the cloud with Windows Azure with 90-day free trial. Here's how.
· Sign up Windows Server 2012 Early Expert Challenge and join our study group.
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Roanoke Code Camp 2013
Saturday, March 09, 2013 8:00 AM, Roanoke , VA
The Roanoke Valley .NET User Group (RV.NUG)in Roanoke, VA is hosting our seventh Roanoke Code Camp on Saturday, March 9th at Virginia Western Community College. Code Camp is for developers, SharePoint professionals and other technologists that want to learn more and network with other technologists in the Roanoke community and beyond.


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