Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 20:29:41 -0700 From: info@bostonaccessday.com Subject: Access Day - Wednesday 7/16/03 This is a reminder that Microsoft® Access Day is this Wednesday 7/16/03. Location: Microsoft Corporation, 201 Jones Road, Waltham, MA 02451 (781) 487-6400 For directions and Map: http://www.microsoft.com/usa/offices/waltham.asp For additional information visit the Access Day web site: http:// www.BostonAccessDay.com/ Here is the Agenda for Access Day: INTRODUCTION TO ACCESS ***************************************************************** Introduction To Table Design -- 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Presented by: Dean Serrentino of Paradigm Information Systems, Inc. d.serrentino@paradigminc.us Learn the basics of designing and building Access tables. Dean will explain how to leverage the power of the relational database model, while illustrating the importance of a solid design. He will also explore the different types of table relationships, and explain the role of each. ***************************************************************** Introduction To Access -- 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Presented by: Dean Serrentino of Paradigm Information Systems, Inc. d.serrentino@paradigminc.us Get started building powerful database applications. See how to quickly and easily build Access forms and reports using built-in Wizards. We'll develop a comprehensive contact management application in just two hours. INTERMEDIATE ACCESS ***************************************************************** Building Access Reports -- 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Presented by: Dean Serrentino of Paradigm Information Systems, Inc. d.serrentino@paradigminc.us Learn how to develop comprehensive Access reports without a lot of effort. In addition to explaining report properties, Dean will cover: an overview of the tools available for report creation; how to polish your reports by including custom expressions; and tips and tricks for avoiding common pitfalls. ***************************************************************** Access Trauma Center -- 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Presented by: John Giuliano of Stone-Crowne Associates jgiuliano@stone-crowne.com We'll spend two hours helping to debug, add enhancements, or make design recommendations. The audience is encouraged to bring in real world developer problems that need solving now. Bring your applications on floppy, CD, or Zip Disk. ACCESS DEVELOPER ***************************************************************** Access Add-in Development Project Roundtable -- 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Presented by: John Giuliano of Stone-Crowne Associates jgiuliano@stone-crowne.com In the coming months, interested members of the group will collaborate on the development of an Access 2000/2002 add-in. In this first meeting, we will lay the groundwork for this project. Input from all professional developers in the group is requested. ***************************************************************** General Announcements and Forum -- 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Presented by: John Giuliano of Stone-Crowne Associates jgiuliano@stone-crowne.com Share information regarding upcoming events, Access bugs, add-on products, and anything else that affects the world of the Access developer. ***************************************************************** Running Access Applications Over The Internet -- 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Presented by: John Giuliano of Stone-Crowne Associates jgiuliano@stone-crowne.com Clients are more and more often likely to request applications that can be used over the internet. Most developers assume this means using a web browser interface. During this session we will look at two ways to deploy Access applications over the internet using Windows Terminal Services and Virtual Private Networks. We also will take into account differences in design and data access methods required to create robust applications. ***************************************************************** Access and the Windows API -- 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Presented by: Rick Lunetta of Luna Systems rickl@lunasystems.com Rick will present a sampling of Microsoft Access Tips and Tricks, focusing on using Windows Application Programmer's Interface (API) to enhance your applications. Have you ever seen an application that could do something that you always wanted to do with your software, but didn't know how it was being done, well the answer is probably Windows API. Quite simply the Windows API allows you to add all the functionality of Windows into your application, and the good news is, because it is actually the Operating System, it is very fast and reliable.