Canberra Windows User Group - Times are Changing

UPDATE: I need to clarify that Dave is not leaving the community altogether; he's just stepping down as Lead of the Canberra Windows User Group but will continue to help out across all Canberra UG's as needed. Check out Dave's blog for more clarification of his new role.

It's a sad day for the Canberra user group community with David Mackie resigning as the leader of the Canberra Windows (Infrastructure) User Group. Just want to say thanks Dave for all the hard work and effort you've put in over the years and wish you well for the future. Don't be a stranger!

Now for the good news. Athena Pawlowski (Branch Manager, dotNET Solutions) has taken over the reins and will be running the user group from now on. Athena currently runs the Canberra .NET Users Group and although she's got some big shoes to fill, there's no doubt the user group will continue to thrive. Here's a peak at some of the great presentations already lined up for the rest of the year:

Sept - Scott Deakon from Microsoft on 'How Hot Fixes and Service Packs get delivered'
Oct - Jeff Alexander from Microsoft on 'Deploying High Performance and Scalable Networking with Windows Server 2008'
Nov - Rocky Heckman from Microsoft on Security - yet to be finalised
Dec - Peter Ward (SQL MVP) from WARDY IT Solutions on Engineering 101 for the SQL DBA

Time & Location: 2nd Tuesday each month
Lunch Time
King O'Malley's Irish Pub
131 City Walk, Canberra City
12:30 - 1:30 — Finger food and presentation

Evening
Microsoft Canberra Office
Level 2, 44 Sydney Avenue, Barton
17:30 — Pizza and networking
18:00 - 19:30 — Presentations

Look forward to seeing you all there.

Cheers
Jeff