The Networking Event which takes place each year at the DotNetNuke conference in Las Vegas always seems to be a highlight for many.  Kristian Ranstrom, who is presenting a session during DotNetNuke Connections ‘10 agrees, telling us that he always enjoys the evening of socializing and that “getting everyone together is great.”  In this edition of our speaker Q&A series, you can learn more about Kristian – and if you’re attending the conference, you will likely have your opportunity to meet him at this year’s Networking Event which takes place on the evening of November 3rd. 
 
 

Ian Robinson, who is speaking at this year’s DotNetNuke Connections conference in Las Vegas, is having himself a busy year.  By the end of 2010, he will have visited Vietnam and The Netherlands, spoken at four conferences, helped organize the Day of DotNetNuke Chicago, and run a marathon.  Through his Twitter account (@irobinson) he’ll have also shared a wealth of insights on #dnn … and #craftbeer.  We look forward to seeing Ian again at this year’s DotNetNuke Connections event - and invite you to learn a little bit more about him in our most recent speaker Q&A.

Today, as part of our ongoing DotNetNuke Connections speakers Q&A series, we highlight a developer who is excited to be speaking at DevConnections for the first time.  Though Chad Nash of Data Springs Inc. isn’t yet on the speaker circuit, he is certainly well-recognized in the community as a top selling vendor of modules for DotNetNuke.  If you haven’t had the opportunity to meet Chad at one of the past conferences in Las Vegas, your chance is now!  Catch Chad during his session – or say hello to him and his staff at their exhibitor booth (# 607/609)

Just a reminder that if you'd like the opportunity to speak at this year's DotNetNuke Connections '10 conference in Las Vegas you will need to have your submissions in by no later than March 31st.  That officially gives you two weeks to get those speaking proposals in! 

Next week is a busy one for many in the DotNetNuke community. 
 

DotNetNuke Corp., in collaboration with R2integrated (R2i), the OpenForce Connections Social Media Sponsor, is launching Smash at OpenForce '09 in Vegas. Smash is a social mashup running on the DotNetNuke framework that drives interactivity with live video feeds, photos and Twitter/ SMS commentary from conference attendees.

Voting ends November 4 for the OpenForce Connections division of the OpenForce Community Choice Awards.  Help pick the winner by voting now! 

On November 11th, all attendees registered for OpenForce '09 Connections are invited to join the OpenForce Networking Event. This evening get-together, which will be hosted on-site in one of the Lagoon Ballrooms of the Mandalay Bay Resort, provides an ideal venue for members of the DotNetNuke community to network and build relationships in a casual atmosphere. It is also excellent opportunity to pick up one of the many great prizes in the Networking Event raffle drawing, which have been donated by the events sponsors!

It is five days before one of most exciting events on the DotNetNuke community calendar – the opening of OpenForce ’09 Europe on October 19th.  This year’s conference is shaping up to exceed expectations.

Module, skin and services vendors contributed over 85 items for the drawing at the DotNetNuke networking event during OpenForce Connections '08. This proved to be a highly successful way to gain visibility among show attendees.

The following are some significant dates to take note of for those people interested in attending this year's OpenForce conference events.

If you're a big boxing fan like I am, you probably know that one of the biggest fights of the year will be taking place this November 14th in Las Vegas. Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto will be going toe-to-toe in the ring at the MGM Grand, and my bet (figuratively speaking, of course!) is that the sensational fighter from the Phillipines will be walking away victorious. It's all about the quickness.

Couldn't quite make it to OpenForce '08 in LV this year? Interested to share in the excitement from the comfort of your workstation, and witness some of the sights and sounds happening at the Mandalay Convention Center? If so, visit www.DNNConnections.com throughout the upcoming week to catch a live look in at video feeds, photos, and text posts submitted by those lucky folks in attendance.

On the evening of Wednesday, November 12th, all attendees registered for this year's DotNetNuke OpenForce '08 conference will be invited to an exciting new event - "OpenForce Social." This evening get-together, to be conveniently hosted on-site in one of the convention rooms of the Mandalay Bay, will provide an ideal forum for members of the DotNetNuke community to meet-up, network, and get acquainted with others. The OpenForce Social event is sponsored by Active Modules, Inc.

As promised in my previous blog, I have now pulled together a comprehensive list of items which will be given away during a draw to be conducted at OpenForce '08.  With 75 items currently up for grabs, who said the odds would be against you in Vegas?

In the upcoming days, we will be formally announcing an “evening social” planned for OpenForce ’08 in Las Vegas.  All attendees of the OpenForce event will be invited to this get-together.  It will be a great venue for participants to meet, mingle, and network after a long day spent in speaker sessions, the conference hall, or at exhibitor booths.  And did I mention, to win a horde of great prizes too?

One awesome aspect of OpenForce in Las Vegas is its great variety and flexibility in the area of speaker sessions.  Attendees of OpenForce can choose from a bundle of talks specific to DotNetNuke, or any concurrent sessions in progress at DevConnections at the Mandalay Bay (in the ASP.NET, VisualStudio.NET, SQL Server, SharePoint tracks.)  Of course, this flexibility also allows attendees in those other tracks to sit in on the DotNetNuke/OpenForce sessions.  So, how many of those people do we expect to attend our sessions in ‘08?  I predict an awful lot.