Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 14:26:08 -0500
From: lee@pandorasystems.com
Subject: BACOM Meeting 12/9/02

Thanks to everyone who responded to our meeting night survey. It was a
very close vote.  Starting in 2003, our monthly meetings will move to the
first Wednesday of the month. That being said, we are working on a special
event for January 2003 that will take place later in the month.  As soon
as the details are confirmed, I'll send out an announcement.  Getting back
to the present . . .

The next BACOM user group meeting is Monday December 9, 2002.

Location: Microsoft at the Waltham/Weston Corporate Center
See Directions Below.

Please RSVP by 5pm on Thursday 12/5/02 so we can get an accurate pizza
count.
No cost to attendees.  Please note that beverages are no longer provided,
but sodas are available in the vending machine in the kitchen.
Join the BACOM mailing list!
Speakers and suggestions for topics/venues always welcome. Please contact
Lee Laughlin.

Overview
ADO.NET in Action

ADO.NET changes the way we try and work with the database and encourages
a disconnected relationship between applications and databases in
general.  While this allows us to build scalable and performance-centric
systems, it does come at the cost of dealing with several issues in
writing our applications.  These issues will include:

- Disconnected Concurrency
- DataSets and Web Services
- Typed DataSets and Object-to-Relational Mappings
- DataSet Updating^C


Bio:
Shawn Wildermuth is the founder of ADOGuy.com and has been building
data-driven software for more than sixteen years. Shawn has spent most of
those years developing database applications in the varied fields of
accounting, real estate, Internet, and medicine. He is the author of
"Pragmatic ADO.NET" for Addison-Wesley. His articles can be found in
several journals, including MSDN and Windows 2000 Magazines.

Monday 12/9/02 Meeting Agenda
6:00 Pizza compliments of Microsoft
6:10 Business
6:15  ADO.NET in Action with Shawn Wildermuth

Please RSVP to lee@pandorasystems.com by 5pm Thursday 12/5/02


Driections From Downtown/Airport: Follow 1-93 South to 1-90 West (Mass
Turnpike). Mass Turnpike West to Exit 15 (1-95/Rte 128 North). I-95/Rte
128 North to Exit 26 (Route 20 - first exit North of Mass Turnpike).
Follow Route 20 East through first stoplight. Take next left turn on Stow
Street (following signs for Route 117). Take left at Main Street (Route
117) stoplight, and take second left onto Jones Road. Waltham Weston
Corporate Center is located at the end of Jones Road (201 Jones Road).

>From the South: I-95/Rte 128 North to Exit 26 (Route 20 - first exit
North
of Mass Turnpike). Follow Route 20 East through first stoplight. Take next
left turn on Stow Street (following signs for Route 117). Take left at
Main Street (Route 117) stoplight, and take second left onto Jones Road.
Waltham Weston Corporate Center is located at the end of Jones Road (201
Jones Road).

>From the North: I-95/Rte 128 South to Exit 26 (Route 20). Continue on
rotary following signs for Route 20 East through first stoplight. Take
next left turn on Stow Street (following signs for Route 117). Take left
at Main Street (Route 117) stoplight, and take second left onto Jones
Road. Waltham Weston Corporate Center is located at the end of Jones Road
(201 Jones Road). MIT.