This document summarizes the April 21, 2010 meeting of the Great Lakes Area .NET Users Group. It lists the 2010 executive officers and volunteers, contact information for the group, sponsors, goals for 2010, and upcoming meetings and events. It also provides details on membership drives and prizes to encourage participation in the group.

1. Great Lakes Area .NET Users GroupApril 21, 2010

2. 2010 Executive OfficersPresident – David GiardVice-President – John HopkinsTreasurer – Kent FehribachSecretary – Gerhard Weiss

3. 2010 VolunteersWebmaster – Chris RolandDay of .Net - ?

4. How to contact uswww.migang.orgBoard emailpresident@migang.orgvp@migang.orgsecretary@migang.orgtreasurer@migang.orgwebmaster@migang.orgpr@migang.org

5. Gold SponsorCash support for GANGMonthly drawing for Telerik Premium Collection for .NETRadControls for ASP.NET AJAXRadControls for WinFormsRadControls for WPFRadControls for SilverlightTelerik ReportingTelerikOpenAccess ORM$1299 Value!

6. Annual Sponsor

7. Sponsors

8. Sponsors

9. Supporting Members

10. Supporting Members

11. 2010 GANG GoalsGet members more engaged and involvedIncrease meeting attendance by 50%Increase supporting membership by 30%Continue to attract high-quality speakersIncrease sponsorship by 100%Finish year in the black financially

12. Any First-Time Attendees?

13. Membership DriveJanuary – June 20101 Entry for each meeting attended1 Entry for each new guest you bring*Grand prize drawing at June meetingGrand Prize: Zune HD* A new guest is someone who has not attended a GANG meeting in the previous 12 months

14. Membership DriveFine PrintAt each meeting, be sure the GANG Secretary has recorded your attendance, your e-mail address and the names and e-mail addresses of any new guests you bring.For each meeting you attend (January-June 2010) you will receive an entry into a drawing.For each new guest you bring to a meeting, you will receive an additional entry. A new guest is one who has not attended a meeting in at least 12 months.A new guest may be considered a guest of at most one member.Once a guest has attended a meeting they are no longer considered new; However, they may increase their own odds of winning by attending more meetings and bringing new guests of their own.No circular references allowed (aka, two new people can’t show up together and put that they were each referred by the other).A drawing will be held at the June meeting. The winner will receive a Zune HD, courtesy of Microsoft.You must be present at the June meeting in order to win.

15. Upcoming GANG Meetings

16. Special GANG MeetingMonday April 26, 2010Cameron Skinner presentsNew Architecture Tools in Visual Studio 2010

17. Other User Groups

18. Upcoming Events

19. Pair Coding;Idea Exchange

20. Wed Apr 286-9PM

21. Biggby Coffee, 26185 Evergreen Rd.“This is an informal meetup of people interested in learning from one another. Bring your laptop and pair up with someone to work on an open source project, learn a new technique, or even dabble in a new language. There is no agenda or specific topic, just a time set aside for people to pair.”Source: http://mvwood.com/blog/bitslingers-4-6-2009/Motor City CodeslingersTinyUrl.com/Codeslingers

22. Job AnnouncementsLocal Job Openings

23. Developers Looking for WorkKeeping in Touch www.migang.org www.migang.org/news.rss twitter.com/gangannounce bit.ly/GANG_LinkedIn_Group bit.ly/GANG_Upcoming_Meetings bit.ly/GANG_Google_Calendar_html

24. Some Good ProgramsBizSpark and WebSiteSparkLow-cost Microsoft software for small businessesMicrosoft.com/BizSparkMicrosoft.com/WebSiteSparkOakGovChallengeWeb and Mobile Dev contest for Oakland County$10,000 in prizesOakGovChallenge.com

25. Social HourImmediately following this meeting