Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 11:57:35 EST From: Arnoldbilansky@cs.com To: vblearn@blu.org Subject: [Vblearn] Mon. meeting, etc. *** Contents *** *** 1) Mon., Mar. 15 - VBLearn Meeting *** 2) Tues., Mar. 16 - DevDays *** 3) Organizational issues: Your participation wanted ************************************************************************ *** 1) Mon., Mar. 15 - VBLearn Meeting: WinForm Panel and ASP Page Inheritance ************************************************************************ Date: Monday, March 15, 2004 Time: 6:45pm Location: Microsoft, 201 Jones Rd., Waltham Ma. Bonus: We have a couple of door prizes provided by Microsoft Topic: Mon., Mar. 15 - VBLearn Meeting: WinForm Panel and ASP Page Inheritance Speaker: Vinnie Alwani, from international solution integrator Burntsand Talking points: -Visual inheritance - How to create a set of wizard base classes -Base Web Pages - Inheritance vs. reusable web controls -When not to use inheritance - Drawing the line between display and business logic - Not painting yourself into a corner by encapsulating too many rules - Avoid inheriting unnecessary code - Don't make it overly complicated by creating too many layers -Isolating common collection/display logic ************************************************************************ *** 2) Tues., Mar. 16 - DevDays ************************************************************************ Microsoft's DevDays features tracks on Smart Client and on Web Development. In addition Visual Studio,NET's next version, Whidbey, is previewed. For details, dates, locations, and registration visit http://msdn.microsoft.com/events/devdays/ Help out the VBLearn user group. Microsoft wants to know that our group helps to drive their events. They are asking us to report names of some of our members who are attending DevDays. If you have already registered or if you register after reading this message please send me the following information which I will report back to Microsoft: First name, Last name, Address, City, State, Zip, E-mail, Phone, City attending. ************************************************************************ *** 3) Organizational issues: Your participation wanted ************************************************************************ Please share your talent in making the VBLearn group even better. Everyone is welcome to join our Steering Committee. We are looking for people to concentrate on the following duties: Web Master, Programs Director, External Public Relations, Internal Public Relations. The sense of the Steering Committee is that we would have elections for these positions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- General Info The Greater Boston Visual Basic Learning User Group meets on the third Monday of the month. We discuss introductory topics in VB.NET, VB6 and related technologies. The group meets at Microsoft, 6th floor, 201 Jones Road., Waltham MA. Meetings are free and open to the public. In case of inclement weather you can call Microsoft's main number to check for a recording of cancelled meetings at 781-487-6400. -Arnold Bilansky VBLearn Group Director arnoldbilanskycs.com