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School holidays are nearly over, summer is probably trying to go for one last sun burst this August Bank Holiday and I’m making a dash out of office for 3 weeks. Therefore (rather hurriedly) the agenda for the next Silverlight UK User Group is as follows!   Date:   Tuesday 29th ...

I was particularly proud to be invited to support the Microsoft Expression & Silverlight UK Launch on the 22nd July. Ian Ellison-Taylor (General Manager of Presentation Platforms and Tools Group at Microsoft) presented the keynote and oversaw the proceedings. Microsoft has just released the recordings/footage of the event which is available in ...

A big thanks to Microsoft and Ian Ellison-Taylor for letting us host the Silverlight User Group #8 following the UK PR Launch of Silverlight 3.  Microsoft were also kind enough to provide the pizza and EMC Consulting provided the beer. There were 50 attendees at the #SLUGUK so for those of you who missed it we were lucky enough to have ...

We’re expecting great things from Microsoft very soon… I feel like an expecting father pacing up and down the hall. So, we’re delighted to have secured Ian Ellison-Taylor who is the General Manager of Client Platforms and Tools at Microsoft – that means that he’s in charge of WPF and Silverlight project programmes. We’re still figuring out the ...

We now have all the details confirmed for the next SLUG.   Date: Wednesday 22nd July 2009 Time: 6:30pm onwards Venue: Microsoft's Cardinal Place   The agenda is:   Speaker: Ian Ellison-Taylor the General Manager of Client Platforms and Tools at Microsoft.   Ian will be covering the new features and insights into ...

Big thanks to Ian Smith for recording the Silverlight User Group, here is the recording of the 1st session which was given by Tricky, Ben and Phil from TrickyBusiness.  You can also see the 2nd session by Paolo Barone on a previous blog.   Silverlight UK User Group Meeting#7 Talk#1: Building a 'Top Trumps' Twitter Application for ...

A big sorry to all those who were due to attend the Silverlight User Group that we had to cancel last night.  You will be pleased to hear that Mark Mann is fine after falling down the stairs, but is still not able to walk properly (just in time for the weekend). Ian Blackburn was due to present at the event so has been kind enough to post ...

EMC Consulting / EMC Conchango have decided to hold Grok Talks at the 6th Silverlight User Group.  This is an excellent opportunity for those who would like to stand up and speak but do not want to do so for a full session (it is a great intro to presenting).  You will have a 15 min slot to talk about anything you would like ...