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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 ...

Are you free on Wednesday 21st January?  Would you like to attend the 5th Silverlight User Group? Click here to find out more about what we have in store for you. If you would like to come please email silverlight.usergroup@conchango.com. Places are limited so please only put your name down if you can attend to make sure no one misses ...

On Tuesday 11th November Paul Dawson, Matt Bagwell and myself attended the Microsoft UK Agency Event which was run by the Microsoft UK Agency Team. It was held at the Adams Street Members Club and had over 70 attendees from the UK's top agencies. Our own Dawson gave a presentation on how Conchango partner with Microsoft and also gave a demo of ...

We now have the recording available for the 2nd session of the 4th SL UG on 5th November (Thanks Ian). The session was given by John Penrose and Mark McDonald from Graphico. For a review of the event check out Mark Mann's blog. The provisional date for the 5th SL UG is Wednesday 14th January.  If you would like to be added to the mailing ...

A big thanks again to Ian Smith for recording the Silverlight UK User Group on 5th November. Here is Tricky's session for you.   Silverlight UK User Group: The ''Tricky'' Design Experience By Ian SmithView in HD  Download 360p Version  Visit Ian Smith's ExposureRoom Videos Page

Last night Conchango hosted the 4th Silverlight UK User Group at Microsoft's Cardinal Place. Thank you very much to Microsoft for supplying the venue and the pizza, Conchango for supplying the beer and Tricky (TrickyBusiness), John Penrose and Mark McDonald (Graphico) for giving excellent presentations. Mark Kirby has written the 1st feedback ...

Thanks to everyone who has registered for the 4th SL UG on the 5th November.  We have the largest ever guest list and are expecting it to be a great event.  I will be emailing those who have registered today to confirm the venue for the event, if you are unable to attend can you please let me know asap as we have a reserve ...

New agenda Michael McClary will now be replaced with John Penrose from Graphico. John is Technical Director for Graphico, a creative digital agency based in Newbury. As the RIA trend gathers pace, he has been working with key clients and Microsoft to help develop opportunities that will make use of these new technologies. John’s session will ...

UPDATE - 16 OCT. Agenda has changed! Go here for the latest! Gosh, it seems that conference season has kicked in with the imminent arrival of the PDC2008 later this month followed by TechEd EMEA 2008 ... this means everybody is getting energised with Silverlight! In time for the PDC2008, the product team have made ''Silverlight 2 Release ...