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Registration Confirmation
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Vancouver TechFest 2007
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Saturday, February 24, 2007 - Saturday, February 24, 2007
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Welcome to the First Annual Vancouver Technology Festival. The event is taking place at the BCIT Burnaby Campus on Saturday, Feburary 24, 2007.
You must be logged-in in order to register for this event.
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Announcements
The Team, Agenda, OpenRoad, Java... - Sunday, February 18, 2007
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Backbone Magazine is our latest sponsor. - Thursday, January 25, 2007
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Presenter List Update... - Sunday, January 21, 2007Andrei Kossoroukov, Visiphor Corporation
Ben Skelton, Habanero
Brian Edwards, Habanero
Charlie Russel, MVP, Windows Server - Admin Frameworks
Dana Epp, Scorpion Software Corp.
Doug Cowie, Doug Cowie
Greg Young, MVP, C#
Ho Yan Leung, Habanero
Jean-Paul S. Boodhoo
John Bristowe, Microsoft Canada
Kent Alstad, Strangeloop Networks
Michael Liu
Mike Jensen, Habanero
Nathaniel Steven Henry Brown, inimit Innovations
Owen Rogers, ThoughtWorks
Peter McFarlane, Habanero
Richard Campbell, Campbell & Associates
read more ...
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Habanero, VanUE... - Sunday, January 21, 2007
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New User Group Sponsor : CIPS Vancouver - Tuesday, January 16, 2007
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11 Presenters and counting... - Monday, January 15, 2007 We are up to 11 presenters now!
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Microsoft TechNet subscription, Books and other swag... - Thursday, January 11, 2007
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Current Presenters... - Thursday, January 11, 2007Take a look at our current presenters, they include... - Charlie Russel
- Dana Epp, Scorpion Software Corp.
- John Bristowe, Microsoft Canada
- Kent Alstad is VP of Development at IronPoint Technologies (www.IronPoint.com)
- Michael Liu, Automation on the Mac
- Nathaniel Steven Henry Brown, Ruby on Rails
- Owen Rogers, ThoughtWorks
- Rob Chartier, Vancouver Tech Fest
If you want to give a presentation at the event, just give us a shout!
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New Sponsor: Dundas Software - Thursday, January 11, 2007Dundas Software is the lastest sponsor for the event! Check them out... read more ...
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What is a TechFest?
There are a few mandates which the TechFest must follow...
- By and For the Community
TechFest's are about the community at large. They are meant to be a place for developers AND IT Professionals to come and learn from their peers. Topics are always based on community interest and never determined by anyone other than the community.
- Always Free
TechFest's are always free for attendees.
- Community Developed Material
The success of the TechFest's is that they are based on community content. All content that is delivered is original. All presentation content must be provided (including any code and your slide decks). If you have content you don’t want to share or provide to attendees then the TechFest is not the place for you.
- No Fluff
TechFest's are about getting to the nitty gritty. Refer to rule #1 if you have any questions on this.
- Community Ownership
The most important element of the TechFest is always the community. All are welcome to attend and speak and do so without expectation of payment or any other compensation other than their participation in the community.
- Never occur during work hours
We need to understand that many times people can’t leave work for a day or two to attend training or even seminars. The beauty of the TechFest is that they always occur on weekends.
Why not a Code Camp? What's the difference?
Well, a Code Camp is strictly focused on the Developer where our TechFest is all about Technology, any technology. We feel that IT Professionals, as well as Developers, should be given the chance to present their wares! Also, do not come to this event and expect all the presentations to focus just on Microsoft technologies. We strive to balance the content.
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