From: The Boston Access User's Group Subject: Access Day - Wednesday 4/16/08 Date: Thursday, April 10, 2008 9:32:55 AM This is a reminder that Microsoft Access Day is this Wednesday 4/16/08. Location: Microsoft Corporation, 201 Jones Road, Waltham, MA 02451 (781) 487-6400 For directions and Map: http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/info/usaoffices/newengland/waltham.mspx For additional information visit the Access Day web site: http://www.BostonAccessDay.com/ Here is the Agenda for Access Day: INTERMEDIATE ***************************************************************** Working with Dates and Times -- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Presented by: Dean Serrentino of Paradigm Information Systems, Inc. Access date/time fields can raise some design issues and implementation problems. Dean will explain the nuances of the date/time data type, and offer some solutions for working with it in various situations. BEGINNER ***************************************************************** Introduction to Access -- 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Presented by: John Giuliano of Stone-Crowne Associates Get started building powerful database applications. See how to quickly and easily build Access forms and reports using built-in Wizards. Learn about helpful resources that can get you up to speed quickly. INTERMEDIATE ***************************************************************** Creating Forms in Access 2007 -- 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Presented by: Dean Serrentino of Paradigm Information Systems, Inc. After you figure out where Microsoft hid all of the tools that you need, you will discover that things don't work quite the way you are used to. There are also some new tools which can ease development. Dean examines the form design features and behavior in the latest version of Access. ***************************************************************** Access Trauma Center -- 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Presented by: John Giuliano of Stone-Crowne Associates We'll spend an hour 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 flash drive, CD, or laptop. DEVELOPER ***************************************************************** Introduction To SQL Server -- 5:00 PM - 6:15 PM Presented by: Dean Serrentino of Paradigm Information Systems, Inc. In this session, we will work exclusively with SQL Server 2005 and the tools that are available to manage it. The focus of this series is to enable Access developers to design client-server applications using Access as the user interface. ***************************************************************** General Announcements and Forum -- 6:15 PM - 6:30 PM Presented by: John Giuliano of Stone-Crowne Associates Share information regarding upcoming events, Access bugs, add-on products, and anything else that affects the world of the Access developer. ***************************************************************** Introduction to SharePoint Base Services -- 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Presented by: Robert Holmes Robert will cover the history of the SharePoint product, what problems it was designed to solve, and how it has evolved. He'll show us a basic installation of Windows SharePoint Services (WSS) (the free version of SharePoint), and iterate through the steps necessary to create and customize sites, assign permissions, and manage ongoing operations. ***************************************************************** Introduction to Office/SharePoint Integration -- 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Presented by: Robert Holmes Robert demonstrates how Access and other Office applications integrate with SharePoint. He'll show us how to use Access to maintain data in a SharePoint installation, use it as a front end, and manage data collection. We will see how Word and Excel interact with SharePoint, particularly in the context of a MOSS (the pay version of SharePoint) installation. He'll end his presentation with a brief introduction to what may be the killer application of SharePoint, InfoPath, Forms Services, and Workflow. News and Announcements... If you are interested in making a presentation at an Access Developer's meeting, please contact our Event Coordinator Teresa DeLuca via the Boston Access Day web site at