Carolina Code Camp | Fall 2009

Community Track

The Community Track is different than our other Code Camp tracks and frankly unlike anything we have held in the past. That said, we think many of you will enjoy it and find real value in participating. The Community Track is an open format in the style of a BarCamp. According to their website, "BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants who are the main actors of the event." In other words, it's where you can ask questions and get answers. It's where you can promote something technology related that you are passionate about. More importantly, it's where you can discuss topics which have not been covered in any of the other more traditional tracks or sessions. If you would like more information, please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BarCamp or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference.

For the Community Track, sessions will be pitched by attendees from 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM on Saturday. Participants will then vote on the sessions they would like to see and then schedule them throughout the rest of the day.

The following are some of the sessions that have already been proposed for this track. You will hear more about these sessions during the pitch from 7:30 AM to 8:00 AM on Saturday. If you are interested in participating and would like to pitch your own session, feel free to register as a speaker. Register Now! (We will also be accepting sessions Saturday morning.)

COM10-100: Drinking from the Fire Hose
Presenter: Jim Wooley
Community Session - Level 100 (Beginner)

As technologiests, the number of technologies that we need to be familiar with can easily be overwhelming. To make matters worse, pace at which new technologies emerge only continues to increase. In this session, we will overview the challenge that confronts us and explore strategies to deal with the challenge. This will be a fishbowl style community discussion rather than the typical face front presentation.

Jim Wooley
Consultant, W1C
Jim Wooley is a frequent speaker, member of the INETA Speaker Bureau, MVP, and author of "LINQ in Action". He is always striving to stay at the forefront of technology and enjoys the thrill of a new challenge. He has been active evangelizing LINQ since it's announcement in 2005. In addition, he attempts to pass on the insights he has gained by being active in the community, including organizing the Atlanta Code Camp, leading the Microsoft MS Pros and Atlanta VB Study Group and serving as INETA Membership Manager for the Georgia region. Jim has actively helped to guide Microsoft through Software Design Reviews with product teams and is an active Microsoft Data Programmer Insider and Visual Basic Insider. In addition to speaking at numerous user groups and code camps in 7 states, Jim has presented at product launch events, MSDN conferences, and TechEd.

Website: http://www.ThinqLinq.com
Blog: http://www.ThinqLinq.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/linqkinq

COM13-200: Making your mobile phone work for you
Presenter: Lou Vega
Community Session - Level 200 (Intermediate)

Here we look at various ways to turn your phone into a great assistant handling calls, text messages, appointments and other things for you "automagically"

Lou Vega
Software Developer, CSSI, Inc.
Lou Vega is a software developer working for CSSI, Inc. He's been recognized as a Microsoft MVP for Device Application Development and one day hopes to make his mobile phone do most of his work for him. He's both a founding member and current president of the Greater Charleston .NET User Group and is quite active in the developer community speaking at user groups and code camps as well as helping to organize and promote events. An avid old-school gamer, he occasionally finds time to pursue that hobby. When not connected to a computer he can usually be found home with his wife and children.

Website: http://www.brainthump.com
Blog: http://geekswithblogs.net/lvega
Twitter: http://twitter.com/BrainThump

COM25-200: MapKit for the iPhone
Presenter: Dayton Pruet
Community Session - Level 200 (Intermediate)

A beginner demo of how to build a basic iPhone applications using the MapKit framework. From a basic app with less than 10 lines of code, to more functionally and interactive apps.

Dayton Pruet
Applicaiton Developer II, SCANA Corp
Software developer for over 10 years, with 3+ years developing in .Net with SQL Server and a little over a year with iPhone development. Active member of several user groups, including CEDG, CEDG Design Patterns, Midlands SQL PASS, Columbia iPhone Developers, Refresh Columbia and a few others.

Website: http://www.pruetsoftware.com
Blog: http://www.pruetsoftware.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/daytontp

COM34-200: Top Ten Key Database Design Ideas
Presenter: Paul Nielsen
Community Session - Level 200 (Intermediate)

Interested in database design? Feel that the world should be more normalized? Hate nulls? Think that SSMS is the ultimate user interfcae? no? Either way - you need to join this discussion.

Paul Nielsen
SQL Server Data Architect, NordicDB
Paul dreams in T-SQL and E/R diagrams. He's the author of the SQL Servert 2008 Bible, editor of SQL Server MVP Deep Dives, and founder of NordicDB - a software startup providing a specialized SaaS CRM solution.

Email: pauln@sqlserverbible.com
Website: http://www.SQLServerBible.com
Blog: http://sqlblog.com/blogs/paul_nielsen/default.aspx
Twitter: http://twitter.com/PaulNielsen

COM36-200: T-SQL Q&A / Solutions
Presenter: Paul Nielsen
Community Session - Level 200 (Intermediate)

A nuts and bolts T-SQL problem solving session: e-mail me your T-SQL problem (include DDL code) at least 2 days before the code camp and together we'll work through as many problems as we can live during the session.

Email: pauln@sqlserverbible.com
Website: http://www.SQLServerBible.com
Blog: http://sqlblog.com/blogs/paul_nielsen/default.aspx
Twitter: http://twitter.com/PaulNielsen