So it is that time of year again, when BAADD calls upon the Developer Community to come together and join us for dinner at our place!
On October 25, 2011 the Bay Area Association of Database Developers will host our 26th Annual Dinner Meeting in San Francisco, CA. Our theme this year will be "Trends in the software development industry - Technological and Business perspectives". Today's software developers face ever increasing challenges in managing diverse data sources (including NoSQL and Big Data), in developing new technologies to support them and integrating legacy applications into new paradigms. Often a myriad of tools and resources are required to get the job done.
Where is all of this taking us - what lies ahead? There are none who are better qualified to answer these questions than you, the leaders and developers and team players that deal with these issues every day! Please come share a table with us and your perspectives about what lies ahead in our industry. David Chilcott will be our moderator for the evening, helping to keep the conversation informative and on point. And as always there will be plenty of time to mingle, converse and get to know your fellow developers.
Our environment is friendly and relaxed - you will meet people and presenters from user group meetings that you may not have been able to attend in the past year, as well as those whose presentations you enjoyed, and you will have a chance to rub elbows with leaders in the developer community. This extended network of professional peers is a virtual security blanket for your career. It is our mission at BAADD to provide ourmembers with access to that network through as many avenues as possible, and the Annual Meeting is one of the best opportunities you'll find.
Send your RSVP to Margaret Duddy at membership@baadd.org. In your RSVP, please be sure to indicate how many will be attending (bring a colleague or two).
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At this time of year, we invite and encourage all of you to join together for our annual event. We hope you will attend, and suggest that you bring a colleague or two as it promises to be an enjoyable evening of great food, great community and professional networking. We hope to see all at the annual meeting to join us in celebrating our Community!
The meeting will be held at Microsoft, 835 Market Street, Suite 700, San Francisco, CA starting at 6:30PM on Tuesday, October 25th, 2011.
Directions to the meeting location and maps are available at Microsoft website here or here.
Door open at 6:30pm and the meeting will begin at 7:00PM. The final raffle drawing will be at 8:30 PM (you must be present to win).
Great Raffle Prizes are being finalized now - here's a partial list of what we will have:
A contemporary cuisine dinner, including vegetarian selections, will be catered by Miraglia Catering of San Leandro, wine will be provided from the Friedstein cellars. Watch for menu updates coming soon!
Dinner is FREE for current BAADD members, $20 for non-Members when accompanied by a Member. No discounts for this meeting, please. Membership renewals and non-Member fees may be paid at the door with cash or by check (no credit cards please).
Please send your RSVP to Margaret Duddy at membership@baadd.org. In your RSVP, please be sure to indicate how many will be attending (bring a colleague or two!)