Developer Communities Have you registered

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Developer Communities Have you registered?
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Who am I ?
Hammad Rajjoub Microsoft Most Valuable
Professional (MVP) -------------------------------
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Architect, PDSR Technologies FZ-LLC, Dubai,
UAE Chairman UG Relations Committee (INETA
Pakistan) Member Speakers Bureau (INETA
MEA) .NET Author URL http//dotnetwizards.blogspo
t.com Mail hammad.rajjoub_at_gmail.com
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Agenda

• Introducing Developer Communities and User Groups
• INETA User Groups
• Launching a Developer Community in Dubai
  (www.DotNetPalm.net)
• Join and grow!

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Developer Communities and User Groups

• Volunteer Groups
• Independently Run
• Meet in person on a regular basis
• Discuss and Share information on variety of
  technical topics
• From first time users to experts
• Expert opinions
• Content Sharing

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INETA User Groups

• 400 .Net user groups, over 100,000 members
• All over the world
• Volunteer based organization
• Non-profit
• Independent organization
• Chartered with supporting user groups
• Run by a board of user group leaders
• Elected by their peers
• Supported by Microsoft and other sponsors

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INETA User Groups (contd.)

• Offers assistance and resources to user groups
• User groups educate and promote .Net technologies
  amongst their members
• Can be developers, architects, project managers
  and IT professionals
• Places emphasis on listening to the needs of user
  groups

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A Developer Community for Dubai and UAE

• A group of people having common interests
  (Microsoft technologies)
• Fast growing technology sector in region
• Setups like DIC and DMC hosting huge number of
  technology companies employing large number of
  technical staff
• Such communities have already been a huge success
  all over the world

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Developer Community in Dubai
http//www.DotNetPalm.net

• Learning, sharing, participation, fellowship and
  growth
• Provide structured, peer-based organizational,
  educational, and promotional support to the
  growing technical community
• Offer free training on new and upcoming
  technologies on Microsoft Platform
• Offer online and offline forums where developers
  can share their views, discuss technologies,
  inquire about their problems, and promote best
  practices
• Become one stop shop for the development related
  queries for the developers in the region

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Developer Community in Dubai
http//www.DotNetPalm.net

• registered with INETA (International .NET
  Association)
• Hold Geek gatherings where developers from
  community will gather and have technical
  discussions along side food ?
• Work closely with Microsoft ISV Partners and
  encourage their development staff to join and
  work with the community and grow together with
  this .NET Community
• Work Closely with Academia and will hold sessions
  in all the major academic institutes and in the
  United Arab Emirates
• Maintain a portal where all the information about
  the community activities will be made available

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Join and Grow

• Learn.net
• Share.net
• Participate in .net
• Grow with .net
• Register now at
• www.dotnetpalm.net