Data Access Smackdown

Subject: You must register at
https://www.clicktoattend.com/invitation.aspx?code=132141 in order to
be admitted to the building and attend.

Microsoft introduced several new data access technologies in .NET 3.5
SP1. Which one should you use? Entity Framework? Dynamic Data? ADO.NET
Data Services (Astoria)? Linq? POADN? (Plain old ADO .NET) What about
ORMs? Has Microsoft lost its mind? Join Stephen in a discussion on
Data Access Methodologies for the 21st Century, including a discussion
of ATOM over REST. Note: This will require some audience participation.

Speaker: Stephen Forte, Telerik

Stephen Forte is Chief Strategy Officer of Telerik, a leading vendor
in .NET components. Prior to his position at Telerik, Stephen was the
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and co-founder of Corzen, Inc, a New
York based provider of online market research data for Wall Street
Firms. Corzen was acquired by Wanted Technologies (TXV: WAN) in 2007.
Stephen is also the Microsoft Regional Director for the NY Metro
region and speaks regularly at industry conferences around the world.
He has written several books on application and database development
including Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2008 (MS Press). Prior to
Corzen, Stephen served as the CTO of Zagat Survey in New York City and
also was co-founder and CTO of the New York based software consulting
firm The Aurora Development Group. He is currently an MVP, INETA
speaker and is the co-moderator and founder of the NYC .NET Developer
Group. Stephen has an MBA from the City University of New York (Baruch
College). Stephen is also a certified scrum master.

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008

Time: Reception 6:00 PM , Program 6:15 PM

Location: Microsoft , 1290 Avenue of the Americas (the AXA building
- bet. 51st/52nd Sts.) , 6th floor
Directions: B/D/F/V to 47th-50th Sts./Rockefeller Ctr
1 to 50th St./Bway
N/R/W to 49th St./7th Ave.

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P.S. Michel, I guess we need to add User Groups category in .NET forum.