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WE-DIG / Seattle
Windows Embedded Developers Interest Group
September Meeting Agenda
Date: September 1, 2004
Location: Quinalt Room, Building 34, Microsoft Main Campus, Redmond, WA
Our Mission:
The Windows Embedded Developers' Interest Group is dedicated to the
exchange of ideas around Microsoft Windows embedded and mobile software
development.
========= MEETING AGENDA =========
6:30 Pre-Meeting Event: Author Book Signing
7:00 Meeting Starts
7:10 Panel: Windows CE 5.0 Team Members
8:00 Break
8:10 Whats News
8:25 Tool Time: Entrek Tools
8:30 Open Problem Solving Session
9:00 Drawing / Meeting Concludes
========= Pre-Meeting =========
We set aside a half-hour prior to the start of each meeting to provide
an opportunity for first-time attendees to register with WE-DIG, to talk
to the WE-DIG board, and for special events. The special event this
month is an author book signing. Refreshments served.
This is also the time to enter the drawing, which is held at the end of
the WE-DIG meeting. We have a lot of goodies that you can win. The
featured item is an iPaq H2210 Pocket PC, courtesy of the Microsoft
Mobile Device Division.
========= Author Book Signing =========
Before the formal meeting starts, we are going to have an author book
signing featuring the authors of two recently released .NET Compact
Framework books, Paul Yao & David Durant. They will be available to
answer your questions and sign your copies of their books (copies of
which are going to be on hand for sale).
========= Meeting Starts =========
The meeting starts at 7:00pm. At this inaugural WE-DIG meeting, you are
going to meet the members of the WE-DIG board, and learn about its
mission.
The MC is Paul Yao, a member of the WE-DIG board, and president of The
Paul Yao Company.
========= Panel Featuring Windows CE 5.0 Team Members=========
The latest version of Windows CE, version 5.0, shipped on July 9. Three
members of the Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 team have graciously agreed to
join us in a panel discussion:
o Jeana Jorgensen, Windows CE Product Manager
o Chip Schnarel, Group Program Manager, Windows CE
o Mark Miller, Architect, Windows CE
Audience participation is welcome, so come prepared to gain insights and
to ask your own questions about this latest version of Microsoft's
operating system for embedded and mobile software development.
The panel is to be moderated by Chris Muench, Strategic Relations
Manager at Siemens Automation, and a member of the WE-DIG board.
========= Whats News =========
During Whats News, you will hear late-breaking news about developments
in the world of research, technology, and business which promise to have
an impact on developers in the world of Microsoft Windows embedded and
mobile systems.
The Whats News segment is to be presented by Nick White, Microsoft
Corporation.
========= Tool Time =========
Building great embedded and mobile solutions requires great tools, and
so we dedicate a brief portion of each meeting to discuss tools - what
we call "Tool Time" (with apologies to Tim Allen). Tool Time provides a
chance for users to present reviews of development tools. Some Tool Time
segments may feature tool developers announcing new products, or
providing tips on using currently shipping products.
This month features Michael Salamone of Entrek (
http://www.entrek.com),
to present insights into the various Windows CE-oriented development
tools from his company. Michal is a member of the WE-DIG board.
========= Open Problem Solving Session =========
A key benefit of community events like the WE-DIG meetings is the
opportunity to network with common interests. In addition to the
informal networking that inevitably takes place at this type of meeting,
the Open Problem Solving Session provides every attendee with the change
to describe real-world development problems or issues that they have,
and to get the perspective of ofther members. This is also the time of
the meeting when any attendee can announce job openings, or when anyone
looking for a job can let the group know that. Almost any public
announcement is allowed, subject only to the limitations of good taste,
the interests of the group, and the patience of the moderator.
The Open Problem Solving Session is moderated by Jon Fincher, Program
Manager for Windows XP Embedded, and member of the WE-DIG board.
========= Drawing =========
Just before the end of the meeting, we are going to have a drawing for
lots of valuable prizes, including:
* HP iPaq H2210 Pocket PC, courtesy of the Microsoft Mobile Device
Division
* Copies of books from the Addison Wesley .NET Developers Series
* And lots more...
--
Michael Salamone [eMVP]
Entrek Software, Inc.
www.entrek.com
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