Early next month I have the pleasure of presenting at three of New Zealand’s .NET user groups. New Zealand has a great user group community and I always look forward to the opportunity to present there.

The topic for my presentation in all three locations is as follows:

Part One – What’s new on the Visual Studio ALM scene?

In the first part of the talk I will run through an overview of new and updated things from the past couple of months that relate to Visual Studio ALM. As a few examples, he will walk you through the following;

1. Visual Studio Feature Pack 2
   • Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 Beta
     • TFS Admin Tool 2.1
       • TeamCompanion 4 (Beta)</ol> </ol> Part Two – Continuous Delivery can be a reality

       Continuous Delivery is the next logical step after Continuous Integration for modern software teams. In this session, I will walk through how you can automate the build, deploy and test of your applications using Visual Studio 2010. </blockquote>

       GIVEAWAY – Free ticket to the New Zealand Visual Studio ALM Conference

       One lucky attendee will also win a free ticket to the inaugural New Zealand Visual Studio ALM Conference in Wellington on the 6^th & 7^th April 2011. Sponsored by Microsoft, this conference will feature both international and local presenters in two tracks over two days. If your team builds software, this is a conference not to be missed. Keep your eye on the conference website at  www.nzalm.co.nz for more information.

       Here are the details for the three user group talks. If you are going to come along, please make sure you RSVP to let the organiser know for catering purposes.

       AUCKLAND – North Shore .NET User group

       • Date: Tuesday 1st February 2011
         • Time: 5:45 Pizza for a 6:15 presentation
           • Venue: Quadrangle B; Seminar Room 3(QB3), Massey University, Albany
             • RVSP: Please email nsug.net@live.com if you are coming along</ul>

               WELLINGTON– Team System User group

             • Date: Thursday 3rd February 2011
               • Time: 6:00pm
                 • Venue: To be confirmed
                   • RVSP:  Please let me know if you are attending so I can make sure we order enough Pizza and Drink. Click on this link to RSVP  then send the email created with the subject line unaltered; If your plans change after you have RSVP’d and you are unable to attend  Click on this Link then send the email created with the subject line unaltered;</ul>

                     CHRISTCHURCH – Christchurch .NET User group

                   • Date: Friday 4th February 2011
                     • Time: 12:30pm (NOTE: Lunch presentation)
                       • Venue: Canterbury Innovation Incubator – Powerhouse, 200 Armagh St, Christchurch
                         • RVSP: Please email simon.m.fox@gmail.com if you are coming along</ul> If you’re in New Zealand and able to come along, I look forward to seeing you there