This document contains information about the Great Lakes Area .NET Users Group (GANG) meeting in October 2011. It lists the 2011 executive officers and volunteers. Contact information is provided for group leadership. It also lists platinum, gold, silver, and bronze sponsors. Discounts are provided for Manning, MSDN Magazine, and CODE Magazine subscriptions for group members. Upcoming GANG meetings and events are announced, including special interest groups on functional programming and .NET Micro Framework. Job announcements and social events are also mentioned.

1. Great Lakes Area .NET Users Group October 1, 2011

2. 2011 Executive Officers President – David Giard Vice-President – Kent Fehribach Treasurer – Shelly Noll Secretary – Gerhard Weiss

3. Brian Korzynski Matt Ruma Onorio Catenacci Dave Kroondyk Jamie Altizer SukhdevS Tur Hilary Weaver Randy Pagels, Microsoft guy Jim Priore, Cinematographer Volunteers

4. Contact us E-mail president@migang.org vp@migang.org secretary@migang.org treasurer@migang.org webmaster@migang.org pr@migang.org www.migang.org www.migang.org/news.rss twitter.com/gangannounce tinyurl.com/GangLinkedIn tinyurl.com/GangFacebook tinyurl.com/GangCalendar groups.google.com/group/migang

5. Platinum Sponsor

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12. Gold sponsors

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14. Silver Sponsors

15. Bronze Sponsors

16. Bronze Sponsors

17. Discounts for our members Manning www.Manning.com 36% off Enter discount code “UG367” MSDN Magazine 20% off subscription 1 Year (12 issues) $35.00 $28.00 2 year (24 issues) $60.00 $48.00 (866)‐293‐3194 Promo code: A0EUG1 CODE Magazine 33% off subscription 1 Year (6 issues) $29.99 $19.99 www.codemag.com/subscribe/migang

18. INETA Offers Pluralsight Free Guest Pass into the Pluralsight On-Demand! Library tinyurl.com/PSGuestPass Wrox/Wiley 40% off select Visual Studio 2010/.NET 4.0 books to user group members through 6/30. See the list at ineta.org/offers U Use promo code WVS10 O’Reilly 50% off ebook purchases from O’Reilly for a limited time 40% off print book purchases for user group members Use discount code DSUG when ordering online oreilly.com/store Windows Azure Free One-Month Pass azurepassusa.cloudapp.net

19. Supporting Members

20. Supporting Members

21. Supporting Members

22. 2011 GANG Goals Cultivate Ownership In Group Continue to Attract High-Quality Speakers Support and Connect with other Area User Groups Average 60 attendees per meeting Increase supporting membership by 15% Increase Monetary Sponsorship by 10% Make it an event

23. Any First-Time Attendees?

24. Upcoming GANG Meetings

25. Other User Groups

26. Upcoming Events *$15 Discount. Register with discount code: MIGANG_10YEARS

27. Special Interest Groups (SIG) Functional Programming .NET Micro Framework Next Year

29. Wed October 56:00-9PM

30. Epitec Offices, 24800 Denso Dr. Suite 150 Southfield, MI 48033TinyUrl.com/Codeslingers Codeslingers@migang.org

32. Wed Oct 12, 12-1PM(2nd Wed of each month)

33. TGI Fridays 591 W Big Beaver RdTroy MI 48084www.migang.org secretary@migang.org

34. CafePress.com/MiGang

38. Not a sponsored event!

39. Maps are located on the counter in back of the room.Copper Canyon Brewery and Restaurant 27522 Northwestern Hwy

40. Fabulous Prizes! “Few things in life are more enjoyable than giving away stuff that someone else paid for” -David Giard, GANG President

41. Fabulous Prizes! Raffle Ticket Picker

42. Drive Safely