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Link Happy 10th Birthday INETA!
Link Thanks to the Sponsors of INETA Celebrates 10 Years of Community
Link Component Code Challenge
Link INETA Community Champions
Link INETA Board of Directors Elections
Link DevConnections Conference
Link Tech·Ed North America 2012 Returns to Orlando
Link INETA 10 User Group Leader Video
Link Community Events
Link Upcoming Community Speaker Events
Link Contact INETA
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 Sponsors
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 Keeping Up with INETA
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INETA Blog RSS INETA on Twitter INETA Speakers on Twitter INETA Live on Twitter INETA on Facebook INETA on LinkedIn
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 Happy Birthday 10th INETA!
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Yom Huledet Same'ach! At faz tent avguri ad bon cumplean! Otanjou-bi Omedetou Gozaimasu! Pazdravliayu s dniom razhdjenia! Feliz Cumplea–os! Quchjaj qoSlIj! Happy Birthday Eh! No matter how you say it in your native language, please join me in saying Happy Birthday to INETA. 10 years ago INETA was created to help build speakers to spread the word about Microsoft .NET. Since then INETA has evolved to support developer User Groups thoughout the world.   INETA 10th Birthday
Kit contents   Instead of you giving INETA gifts to celebrate, INETA will be doing the giving (with the help of our sponsors). INETA North America has begun shipping out user group kits to about 150 registered user groups. The contents of the kit include INETA logo balloons, gifts from our sponsors; free software, cookbooks, books and more. We included a gift card to help with some of the cost for the user group and even a small thank you for the user group leader as a token of our appreciation.

INETA North America will be celebrating the entire month of February with social media give-a-ways and blog posts about INETA and its offerings. Check out the Birthday page for more details and follow along and help us celebrate.
Facebook Facebook   INETA Blog   Twitter @ineta  

Thanks to our many sponsors for helping INETA help the community over the years and helping us celebrate 10 years of Community
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 Thanks to the Sponsors of INETA Celebrates 10 Years of Community
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We would like to thank the following companies for sponsoring the activities around the "INETA Celebrates 10 Years of Community" celebration.

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 Component Code Challenge

Have you ever thought "I have a good idea for an application, however what can I get for it?" and/or "I would love to go to DevConnections or Tech·Ed, but I am not sure how to pay for it?". Well, you are in luck. With the INETA Component Code Challenge for 2012, all you need to do is create an application using 2 approved controls from 2 approved vendors, create a video talking about your application, and submit it to our judging panel. Our judging panel, consisting of Bill Reiss, Nikita Polyakov, Matt Hidinger, and Greg Leonardo, will be looking for innovation and creativity in the use of approved controls. To read official rules click here.

So grab your computer and Visual Studio and GET YOUR CODE ON!

Disclaimer: INETA covers one conference ticket, hotel, and travel to the conference as is outlined in INETA's travel policy. Please visit the site for additional rules.
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 INETA Community Champions

The mission of the Community Champs program to recognize and thank those members of our community that make it all possible. The first quarter is flying by, so this is your friendly reminder that you should submit your entries for Community Champs. Are there any "Rock Stars" in your community who should get a "thank you" for their hard work be sure to let us know. The deadline for submissions is March 31, so what are you waiting for go to http://www.inetachamps.com. If you have any questions about the program feel free to contact us at noram.champs@ineta.org.
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 Nominations Now Being Accepted for INETA North American Board of Directors
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The INETA NorAm Board of Directors is now accepting nominations for following positions. General commitment is around 15-20 hours/month including regular bi-weekly Board conference calls and up to two expense-paid in-person weekend Board meetings per year.

DIRECTORS

There are five (5) Director positions which have a two (2) year term. Directors are responsible for overseeing the operation of various projects undertaken by INETA.

The current Board of Director positions are as follows:
  • Community (Speakers & Champs)
  • Technology (Website & Technical support)
  • Marketing (Conferences & Newsletter)
  • Membership (Mentoring)
  • Project Management
Nominations must be submitted by any group leader of a user group that is a member of INETA or a current Board member. Nominations should include the individual's name, email address, phone number, description of why the individual is qualified for the position, as well as any supporting materials. Candidates are then interviewed by and voted on by the current Board members.

Send nominations to noram.secretary@ineta.org no later than Sunday, 2/13/2012. Voting will take place on Tuesday, 3/1/2012.

Please direct any questions to noram.secretary@ineta.org.
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 INETA 10 User Group Leader Video
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GrapeCity, a sponsor of the INETA 10th Birthday activities and producers of the popular RussCam series of video interviews, has suggested and offered to put together a video compilation of INETA User Group Leaders wishing INETA Happy Birthday. They are requesting group leaders send a short 10-20 second video answering the simple question "What does INETA mean to you?". Please send your videos to community@grapecity.com along with the following information:

  • Group leader's name and role in the group, title, email and Twitter ID
  • High resolution picture of the leader
  • User group name, city, website, hastag, Twitter ID, logo, Facebook page

Please submit your videos by March 2. After the videos are received, GrapeCity will compile the video and it will be available on the INETA website as well as other user group sites.
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 DevConnections Conference
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DevConnections

The Conversation Starts Here

Join us March 26 - March 29, 2012 as Connections comes to the MGM GRAND Las Vegas with the hottest industry event this spring.

Join us and explore the latest trends and get the most up to date information and training available, all while networking with your colleagues and building a valuable network of peers in one of the most entertaining cities in the world.

As an INETA member, register today at devconnections.com and receive $100 off of the conference registration fee! Just enter the discount code of DECADE for your special rate!

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 Tech·Ed North America 2012 Returns to Orlando
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Registration is now open for Tech·Ed North America 2012 to be held in Orlando, FL, June 11-14, 2012. Register at northamerica.msteched.com/Registration.
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 Community Events
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Upcoming Conferences
DevConnectionsLas VegasNV03/26-29/12
Visual Studio LiveLas VegasNV03/26-30/12
Tech·Ed North America 2012OrlandoFL06/11-14/12
 
Code Camps and Other Events
South Florida Code Camp 2012DavieFL2/18/12
Sarasota IT Pro CampSarasotaFL2/18/12
SharePoint Saturday PhillyFort WashingtonPA2/4/12
 
Your event not listed? Send it to us at marketing@ineta.org
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 Upcoming Speaker Bureau Events
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The INETA Community Speakers Program facilitates connecting those who want to speak at user groups and community gatherings such as code camps with user groups and event organizers looking for speakers.

TopicCityStateSpeakerDate
What You Need to Know about ParallelismRoanokeVAStuart Leitch2/2/2012
.NET CloudDubuqueIAEric D. Boyd2/7/2012
An Introduction to Expression BlendRockvilleMDJoel Cochran2/8/2012
Responsive Web Design - Popular practices & techniquesTempleTXGirish Gangadharan2/9/2012
Domain Driven Design Implementation Patterns in .NETParsippanyNJStephen Bohlen2/14/2012
Cutting Edge of Software DevelopmentHuntsvilleALDan Wygant2/14/2012
WNC .NET Developers Guild MeetingAshevilleNCPhillip Japikse2/16/2012
Group Monthly MeetingLas VegasNVPaul Sheriff2/23/2012

For more on the Community Speakers Program, please visit: ineta.org/Speakers.
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 Contacting INETA North America
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noram.communityactivities@ineta.org The community activities team which coordinates all events and program with the community like launch events, user group leaders summits, etc.
noram.marketing@ineta.org The marketing team responsible for all external correspondence like this newsletter and emails to user group leaders.
noram.membership@ineta.org The membership team responsible for membership applications and member relations.
noram.president@ineta.org Any ideas, concerns, praise, etc. you want to send or if you do not get a response from another email address.
noram.speakers@ineta.org The speakers team responsible for scheduling and coordinating INETA expert speakers.
noram.sponsorship@ineta.org The sponsorship team responsible for acquiring and maintaining sponsors.
noram.technology@ineta.org The technology team responsible for infrastructure and email.
noram.volunteers@ineta.org Inquiries about becoming an INETA NorAm volunteer.
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