The WNC .NET Developers Guild is an independent, all volunteer organization, dedicated to promoting Microsoft .NET technology and education to the software developer community of Asheville, NC and the surrounding areas. Our monthly meetings will offer refreshments, professional networking and educational programs and we will often have some great items to give away.

Meetings are normally held on the 3rd Thursday of every month from 6 to 8:30 PM in the training center of our meeting host, dataBridge, located near Asheville at 6 Winners Circle in Arden near the intersection of Sweeten Creek, Hendersonville, and Airport roads. Click here for a map and directions.

Anyone interested in .NET software development is invited to join our group. We invite you to register so that you will be notified of upcoming meetings and events. Your contact information will not be used for any marketing purposes. You are invited to attend whether you register or not. See the individual meeting announcements to add the event to your calendar and to RSVP so that we can estimate refreshments for our meeting sponsors.

If you have an interest in helping to sponsor or making presentations at meetings please contact us.

This introductory workshop will present the basics of Scrum and how to implement Scrum practices for your software development team. A short overview of Scrum will be followed by an hands-on excercise to allow participants to better understand how this process works in the real world.

Brian Beaudet, software engineer with World Wide Technology, Inc, has over 10 years of professional experience developing software for various industries including nuclear safety, academic publishing, non-profit organizations, public safety, insurance and manufacturing. Brian uses best practices, agile development techniques and various programming languages and technologies to design and build sustainable, low maintenance custom business applications. When he’s not working and playing with technology, he spends his time with his wife raising three boys in Marshall, NC, hiking on the Appalachian Trail and playing Magic the Gathering.

Bring any computer books and other previous prizes you may have gotten such as software etc. if you want to trade them with someone for something else. Maybe you have already read the book or don't need the software and someone else does and wants to trade.

Bring in your book reviews.

Agenda:
* 6:00 PM Networking and Refreshments
* 6:30 PM Announcements and Introductions
* 6:45 PM Presentation - Basics of Scrum
* 8:15 PM Prize drawings
* 8:30 PM Wrap-up

Prizes include:
Software by Telerik
A few books will also be available.

Technical Sponsor - Crimson Leaf LLC

Our Mission is to provide innovative custom solutions to make our clients business processes as effortless as possible.

We have provided a wide range of solutions for a varied set of clients. To start with we take the time to learn all we can about your business and what you need from us. We then thoroughly and carefully plan out the best avenue to solve your issues. We promise the highest quality of work and service you can find.

Our meeting location is hosted by dataBridge.
dataBridge is a SharePoint consulting, development and training firm that provides collaboration solutions for businesses. We help users in companies large and small grow their businesses by being able to share information and work together, anywhere and anytime.

Our web site is hosted by ImageSmith Communications.
ImageSmith Communications is a marketing and communications company specializing in start-to-finish print and digital marketing pieces and campaigns.

It’s a new year and things are already changing. Last November our location hosts informed me that the logistics of us holding meeting on Thursday nights has become a problem. We had a special meeting at ImageSmith in December. Sadly it was our last one after 3 and ½ years. ImageSmith will continue to host our website.

With help from Guy and Rick, we have found a new location. The 2012 meetings will be held at the dataBridge offices located at 6 Winners Circle Suite 3, Arden, NC 28704. The offices can actually be seen from outside ImageSmiths office.

From I-26 exit 40, Airport Road. Turn the opposite direction from the airport, you should see a McDonald's on your right, keep going. You'll pass a Wal-Mart on the left after a few traffic lights. Then you'll come to a large intersection down the hill (Hendersonville Rd), go straight, the road becomes Sweeten Creek Rd. At about 1/2 mile, make a left onto Winners Circle. The building is in the back right of the complex. Enter the door on the left.