DON'T MISS MICROSOFT DEVELOPER DAYS Developer Days takes place on FEBRUARY 28, 1995 running concurrently in: BALTIMORE, MD Hartford, CT New York, NY Chicago, IL Ft. Lauderdale, FL Houston, TX Anaheim, CA Oakland, CA Specifically, the Baltimore location is: OMNI INNER HARBOR HOTEL 101 WEST FAYETTE STREET BALTIMORE, MD 21201 ABOUT DEVELOPER DAYS Microsoft Developer Days is a day long event featuring the information that you need to create successful Windows-based solutions utilizing Microsoft development tools. We are fortunate to have some great sponsors of this program in Dell Computer Corporation, WallData, Inc., The Cobb Group Technical Pubs and your local sponsor, the Advanced Systems User Group. Developer Days is a day for developers, by developers filled with technical discussions, live presentations, satellite information from Microsoft and a developer exposition area. These non-sales technical sessions are presented by experts in their fields such as leading industry experts, independent technical gurus, Microsoft Solution Providers and user group leaders. At Developer Days, you will meet and network with Microsoft's community partners and learn what resources are available in your local area to assist you in creating successful solutions. HERE'S THE AGENDA FOR THE DAY: 8:00am - 9:00am REGISTRATION AND INTRO 9:00am -10:30am MICROSOFT DEVCAST : The definitive broadcast resource for Microsoft Developers, this special satellite broadcast will be produced specifically for Developer Days locations. See Microsoft's Development Strategy and Vision and also see the recently announced Microsoft Visual FoxPro. We'll discuss OLE, VBA and future direction and strategy of Microsoft's Development tools. 10:30- Noon LIVE GENERAL SESSION: Microsoft Office Solutions Platform Learn how the combination and integration of Microsoft Office, BackOffice and Visual Tools can create powerful business solutions quickly via key enabling technologies such as VBA and OLE. Noon - 1:00pm LUNCH (provided) 1:00pm - 3:30pm TECHNICAL BREAKOUT SESSIONS Choose from in-depth technical breakouts featuring: Access Visual FoxPro v. 3.0 (w/ Drew Speedie, Prosoft) Visual Basic These breakouts will cover topics such as client/server development, utilizing OLE and providing in-depth technical information on the aforementioned products - as they pertain to creating great Windows-based solutions. 3:30pm - 7:00pm DEVELOPER EXCHANGE An exposition area showcasing vendors, trainers, user groups, special offers and programs available in your local region. This area will help you to understand the support and resources that are in place to assist you in the development process. If you are looking for publications, resellers, custom control vendors, user groups or training/support - this is the area to go to network. Exhibitor space in the Exchange is renting for $250. If your company is interested in exhibiting: call 1-800-758-1451 before Feb. 20. Space will be limited to 20 exhibitors! Cost of the day is ONLY $50 per person, and you MUST pre-register. Call Microsoft at 800-206-3000 for more information or to register. You may also email devdays@microsoft.com for info. You'll receive lunch, presentation materials, handouts, special offers, publications, CDs packed with goodies, and all of the resources that are available in your local area. And a few surprises... FREE REGISTRATION FOR DEV DAYS VOLUNTEERS We need 15 volunteers to help with the registration for MS Developer Days. Registration will take place from 8-9 AM on Feb. 28. If you are willing to volunteer to assist with Dev Days registration, I'm prepared to offer you a FREE registration to the days events (a $50 value). Volunteers MUST arrive by 7:30 AM on the day of the event. We only need 15 volunteers, so... the first 15 who respond via email to this offer will be selected to receive FREE resistration. Be sure to include your Full Name, Address, and Phone Number in the email. As you have seen we have a very busy month planned. We hope you will be able to participate in the many exciting events we have coming up. IMPORTANT NOTE I'd like to take this opportunity to publically thank Bob Fulton for his tireless efforts on behalf of the ASUG. Bob has accepted a position in the Microsoft Executive Briefing Center in Redmond. We will miss his boundless enthusiasm and his invaluable assistance. Without Bob, there would not be an ASUG. Thanks Bob and good luck!!! We are still trying to persuade another SE-type from the MS DC office to step up and fill the role that Bob has so ably fulfilled.