CMAP Job Fair (4:00pm to 6:30pm)
By: Various Local Companies
Put Your Career on the Fast Track...Make it a First-Place-Win at the CMAP Job Fair for .NET Developers.

Come join us at the CMAP Job Fair. At the fair there will be representatives from local companies and recruiting firms to talk about their job openings and the opportunities available in their industries.

There will also be a range of presentations from how to write the perfect resume to how to interview and land the perfect job.
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Main CMAP Meeting starting at 6:30pm

Join us right after the Job Fair for networking and pizza at 6:30. The main CMAP meeting will then begin at 7:00.

The Tablet PC as a Pretty Cool Smart Client
By: Frank La Vigne
The Tablet PC represents a whole new form factor for mobile computing. Hear how to put the powerful platform to use.

The Tablet PC represents a whole new form factor for mobile computing. More powerful than a PDA and lighter than the average laptop, Tablets can be put to use in situations that traditionally have been paper based.

The presentation will touch upon the following:

• Introducing the Tablet PC Hardware Options and form factors
• Tablet PC User Interface Considerations
• What is Digital Ink?
• Tablet PC Specific Controls
Ink-enabling existing applications
• Future of the Tablet PC
• Origami, UMPC and WPF (Avalon)

About Frank La Vigne - During the course of his career, Frank La Vigne has developed software solutions for such firms as Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank, BASF Corporation, and KPMG.

While at Deutsche Bank, he directed a team of five developers and coordinated the design and implementation of Java servlet modules in ATG Dynamo for a $500 million multinational retail banking portal project.

Since 2002, he has shifted his efforts towards the .NET Framework and has already worked on several major .NET projects, including an electronic shareholder voting system, web authentication service, and a Tablet PC based medical data entry system.

Most recently, Microsoft Awarded him MVP status for the field of Tablet PCs.

Prior to moving to Northern Virginia, I lived in Richmond where I served as president of the .NET User Group and co-found of the SQL Server User Group.

His blog is online at www.franksworld.com

SQL Server 2005 Mini-Series - Exposing SQL Server 2005 data via Web Services
By: Osama Morad

The ability to expose our data via standard web services technologies is a new feature of SQL Server 2005. This mini series topic will explain and demonstrate how such web services are created on the SQL Server 2005 and how they are consumed by any web service client application. In addition, some of the .NET-specific features that SQL Server 2005 web services technologies will also be discussed.

About Osama Morad - Osama is the Certification Study Group Organizer. In addition, Osama is the President of Morad Learing - a local company specializing in learning solutions.