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Top web design authors will bring their years of experience and knowledge to this year's Voices That Matter: Web Design Conference in San Francisco. Join them for lively and interactive discussions with the hundreds of web designers in attendance, answering questions, sharing experiences and helping you find new inspiration. Speakers include Steve Krug, Marty Neumeier, Jared Spool, and Jesse James Garrett. Check our web site for a complete list of speakers! Join us April 27-30 and become one of the voices that matter.

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2009 NPA Awards for Professionalism
Cisco Press, in support of the Network Professional Association^® (NPA), and in conjunction with Interop, Network Computing, Network World Magazine, and Culminis, is proud to announce the eighth annual Awards for Professionalism program, May 19-22 in Las Vegas. Award recipients are honored for their outstanding achievements as professionals within the network computing industry. All nominations must be received by April 13. Visit the Awards for Professionalism site for more information.

Essential LINQ, a new release in the Microsoft .NET Development Series, is the first LINQ book written by leading members of Microsoft's LINQ and C# teams. Writing for architects, developers, and development managers, authors Charlie Calvert and Dinesh Kulkarni share an intimate understanding of LINQ, revealing new patterns and best practices for getting the most out of it.

Hear firsthand from Dinesh Kulkarni on the OnMicrosoft podcast channel:

• Podcast: LINQ: 7 Essential Qualities - Part 1
  Kulkarni presents the 7 essential qualities of LINQ to provide a comprehensive overview of Language-Integrated Query and where it's going in the future.
   
• Podcast: LINQ: 7 Essential Qualities - Part 2
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March 7—Roanoke Code Camp
The Roanoke Valley .NET User Group (RV.NUG), with support from Microsoft and the International .NET Association (INETA), is hosting their third Roanoke Code Camp on Saturday, March 7th at Virginia Western Community College. For more information, visit www.rvnug.org/codecamp.aspx.

SAVE ON SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT WEST 2009 CONFERENCE & EXPO
March 9-13—SD West

SD West is where the software development community gathers to learn about the latest technologies, get inspiration from experts & visionaries, network with peers, and connect with innovative vendors. The comprehensive conference program features in-depth training on the entire application development lifecycle taught by the industry's most qualified instructors. Robert C. Martin, author of Clean Code from Prentice Hall, is presenting a keynote speech called Extreme Programming: After 10 Years, Why Are We Still Talking About It? Use coupon code 9WPRSN during registration for a discounted conference pass or a FREE Expo Pass!

March 10-11—DevNexus Developer Conference
Atlanta's most exciting conference for professional software developers is back! Hosted by the Atlanta Java Users Group (AJUG), come discover how the industry's best minds use the latest technologies to build solutions to business problems. Network with other Atlanta software developers, and study real life case studies in application design and development. For more information, visit www.devnexus.com.

March 26—The Business of Community Networking Conference
Author Clara Shih, of The Facebook Era: Tapping Online Social Networks to Build Better Products, Reach New Audiences, and Sell More Stuff, is scheduled as keynote speaker at the Business and Community Networking Conference in Boston. For more information, visit www.worldrg.com/communitynetworking.

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