Wee Hyong
Editor, INETA APAC
Newsletter Team
 

Be part of the Community Launch Team!

Get on the inside track! Host your very own Community Launch Event 2007 and get all the tools and resources to showcase the largest joint product release in Microsoft history – Microsoft Windows Vista™, the 2007 Microsoft Office system, .NET Framework 3.0 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007!

The Community Launch Team (CLT) is an exclusive opportunity to work directly with Microsoft to hold a community launch event for your user group.

Microsoft will be developing and distributing launch kits worldwide but the number of user group members that can enroll in the CLT will be limited to two from each group.

Our Request of You:
Help Microsoft identify the next wave of Microsoft enthusiasts that share your level of passion for our products.

Nominate two individuals from your user group to become part of the Community Launch Team (CLT). As CLT members, those you nominate will be responsible for planning and managing a Microsoft Launch event for your group after receiving training and content from Microsoft.

Community Launch Team (CLT) Benefits:

Members will receive:

Access to exclusive CLT materials provided by Microsoft

• Product training for each Windows Vista, Office 2007, .NET Framework 3.0 and Exchange 2007
• Speaker / Presentation training
• Exclusive Community Launch Team portal where you can:
  - Share ideas and success with other Community Launch Team members worldwide
  - See examples of custom presentations and demos
  - And much, much more!
• Details about training topics, schedules and event content will be provided at a later date

As a User Group Lead, this is your chance to provide a great opportunity to key volunteers or future leaders and speakers in your group.

What we are looking for in a CLT member:

• Leaders in your group who want the opportunity to step to the front of the team
• Individuals who are interested in obtaining and presenting training to broader audiences
• Individuals who want to receive access to exciting opportunities by being on the inside track.

Register Now!

Forward this message to the up and coming star in your group who will be a part of the CLT. You can register on our website at http://register.communitylaunch.net and look forward to being on the inside track.

Registration will be open for a limited time. Once you submit your enrollment request we will be coordinating with our regional subsidiaries and INETA to verify your eligibility. You will receive your unique login and password to the exclusive CLT site approximately one week after submitting your enrollment request.

Please note that the CLT website and content will be hosted in English only. Be on the lookout for opportunities to be rewarded for the localized content you create and share with the CLT community!

We want to thank you for your participation in this program. If you have any further questions about the Community Launch Team, please contact clt06@microsoft.com. This is an exciting time in Microsoft’s history, and we’re thrilled that you’re a part of it!

Team INETA

Develop without Borders

Making a better tomorrow starts today

As a developer, you have a unique understanding of how technology works. You know how to harness it effectively, to resolve problems and streamline processes. Why not use your talents to help a cause you really care about?

Charities across the globe need your assistance. But they need more than soup cans. They need souped-up applications that make the work they do easier and more successful. Reach out. Give back. Make this world a better place.

The above is the introductory information on the http://www.developwithoutborders.com/ site. It's a unique initiative which combines social causes and technology. This is your opportunity to give back to society and help in building a better world. It's an initiative by Microsoft and HP to provide a platform for the developer community to help support the larger community.




SgDotNet .Net Best of Best (BOB) Competition 2006

The Singapore Dot Net group launched an interesting competition called BOB(.Net Best of Best). The .Net Best of Best Challenge consists of six challenges (released monthly). In each of these challenges, the contestant would make use of either C# or VB.Net to solve the problems. Each month, the contestant with the highest scores will be awarded the Month Champion, and will be featured on the .Net Best of Best Hall of Fame.

Beside attractive prizes for the Month Champion, he/she automatically stands a chance to take part in the ULTIMATE .Net Best of Best Grand Challenge.

Visit http://sgdotnet.org/competitions/bob/ to find out more





Live From Redmond Series 2

Live from Redmond 2! is the second in a series presented to you directly by Microsoft product teams! No marketing hype -- just the technical details that you want to hear and need to know. Ask questions directly to product team members! Stay ahead of your peers by attending these exclusive sessions.

Visit http://apac.ineta.org/Resources/LiveFromRedmond2/
tabid/237/Default.aspx to find out more!

• India
  
  MaduaraiDotnet @ Thiagarajar College of Engineering
  
  AJAX Session
  
  
  
  The MaduraiDotnet usergroup organized a session on AJAX on 11.08.2006.The speaker was Mr.Kaushik Srenevasan from Microsoft India.Around 320 students from various departments attended the two-hour session that also comprised demos using the ATLAS tool.This was the third big event in this year organized by the MaduraiDotnet usergroup the other two being the Community Launch, 2006 and the Microsoft Road Show.
  
  Hands on Lab
  
  
  
  The Hands on Lab was conducted as a part of the MaduraiDotNet User Group meet for the month of August which was held on the 5th of August at the Web Design Lab, CSE Dept. The session started with an Introduction to ASP.NET by B.Padmashree which was followed by a Demo on HTML and Web Server controls using the Visual Web Developer 2005 by J.Nirmalanand. Over 35 students attended the session. All the attendees were given hands on experience to the Visual Web Developer 2005. On the 3rd of August an Orientation on .NET was organized for the 2nd years and was attended by students from all departments.
  
  Its always a great feeling to work for the growth and enrichment of the INETA UserGroups and Communities.
  Proud to disclose that I've been a part of the INETA(apac) Volunteer Team for more than 2 years.Currently
  working for Satyam Computer Services Ltd., operating out of Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh,India - evangelizing
  about INETA Initiatives/Activities and Microsoft Technologies.
  
  Sharing by INETA Volunteer, Anirudh Pucha
   

  "I would like to share some takeaways of the last session I have conducted @ HITS GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS,Keesara,R.R.Dist on 7th Aug '06.

  I kicked off with Overview of .net platform,framework,INETA achievements and Initiatives, procedure to start and manage a UserGroup/Community .More than 350 enthusiastic students from various  streams of technology such as B.E/B.Tech/B.Com/MCA and faculty attended the session which lasted for 110 minutes.They were extremely satisfied with the session and focussed more on getting thier doubts cleared.
  
  I really enjoyed myself evangelizing technology and talking about the INETA's unending support and willingness to make the UserGroups and Communities better and bigger in technology and strength.They were very energetic , bubbling with passion to learn .net technologies and flourish as a INETA supported UG.
  
  At the end of the session ,the UG was able to figure out the fact that,INETA(apac) have been instrumental and major spearhead for the betterment and management of several UGs and Communities. The overall feedback was excellent with lots of future expectations from INETA.They need the list of the available speakers in Andhra Pradesh from INETA(apac),resources for the UG,Books and magazines on .net
  technologies. There has always been a phenomenal response/feedback Whenever INETA chips into the UserGroups or INETA (apac) Volunteers interact with the UserGroups in sessions/events/meetings. Kudos to the entire INETA(apac) Team for their valuable support and initiatives."
  
  With Warm Regards,
  Anirudh Pucha
  INETA Volunteer(apac)
  
  
   

• Malaysia
  
  MIND Workflow Day
  Date: 5 August 2006
  Venue: Level 29th, Tower B, Microsoft Malaysia
  
  MIND community had invited K2 Workflow from Singapore to present on their workflow technologies in our MIND Workflow Day. It will be a technical session. For those who are new to Workflow probably this session will really help you a lot, same to the experienced ones. Don't miss out this opportunity.
  
  Please Visit www.mind.com.my for more information about the speakers.
   
• Singapore
  
  SGDOTNET #27 Usergroup Meeting
  Date: 3 August 2006
  Venue: Microsoft Singapore Lvl 22, CF22
  
  In this meeting, Maung Maung (Microsoft Security MVP) shared with the community on how to develop Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets.  He also shared how to save and load per-instance gadget configuration data and develop complex functionality with Sidebar Gadget object model. Packaging and deployment of Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets were also discussed.
  
  Another presenter, Edwin Sarmiento shared on how to build a Windows Mobile 5.0 Line of Business Application  for different Windows Mobile powered devices such as Pocket PCs and smartphones. Click here to find out more
  
  SGDOTNET.Students Usergroup Meeting
  
  The 2nd SGDN.Students user group meeting was held at the Networked Seminar Room 3.1 (level 3, SIS building), School of Information Systems - Singapore Management University (SMU) on 19 August 2006, with an exciting lineup of speakers from Microsoft Singapore, Malaysia .Net user group (MIND) and INETA APAC. A total of 42 student developers from various tertiary institutions attended the event.
  
  
  
  The user group meeting started off with a passionate talk by Stanley Tan (Microsoft Academic Developer Evangelist) on the opportunities available to student developers. Following that, Colin Png (Director, Microsoft Business, Marketing and Operations) took to the stage, and shared with the student community the exciting trends and developments in the digital lifestyle arena.The final talk of the day was given by Chua Wen Ching (Mesiniaga Berhad, President of MIND, Head of Academics for INETA APAC Malaysia and Feezee) from Malaysia who shared with the Singapore student community his insights into building AI Game development awareness using .Net technology.
  
   

Up Close with .Net Leaders

Sanjay Shetty
President, INETA APAC

I don't know what the next killer application is, however I know that those solutions/applications which enable collaboration, of people and of applications, to the greatest extent possible in the simplest way, are the biggest need of the hour. The Internet has opened up the gates and made the world a smaller place, however collaboration between people, communities and applications has yet to go a long way. The killer application if any, would be the applications which make it easy such that any kind of person is able to adapt and use technology more easily.

4. If you are trapped on an island without network connectivity, what would you like to bring? Who would you like to be on the same island?
My wife :-)

5. What words of wisdom would you give to fellow user group leaders?
Most of us are technicians when we start on the process of creating a user group, technicians who want to enable larger collaboration and want to grow the community. In order to make our communities flourish we need to ensure that we the current leaders are able to grow our leader ship skills and help groom and grow the next rung of leaders who can grow the group and the community at large.