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• Speaking at Nashville devLink

  It's always an honor to be asked to speak at an event. Fortunately John Kellar who chairs the Nashville devLink event hasn't heard about my reputation, lol. One of the many things I'm passionate about is software startups. Since I haven't... Posted Aug 07 2008, 06:05 AM by Randy Walker with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Presentations, ISV, Microsoft, Accomplishments, Business Help, Partner Program, devLink

• Chris William's 9 Questions

  For those that are unaware, Chris Williams , a fellow VB MVP does a 9 Questions series with fellow developers and influencers. I was extremely honored to be picked this week and hope you find the series as interesting as I do. Chris is also an active... Posted Jul 31 2008, 01:52 PM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: .Net, Accomplishments, MVP, Visual Basic

• Nashville devLink conference sold out!

  August 22-23 For those that don't know, devLink in Nashville is one of the best (if not THE best) community driven conferences out there. I'm super excited to have been invited by John Kellar to host a couple of the Open Spaces sessions. If you... Posted Jul 30 2008, 03:36 PM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: .Net, Microsoft, Local Events, Accomplishments, devLink

• MVP Summit, Being Busy, plus Presenting @ the Little Rock .Net User Group

  I suppose I was naive in thinking that once I received my Microsoft MVP award, I could breathe a bit. But we've had sooo much Developer Community activity, I haven't had a chance to breathe, much less blog. I still haven't had an opportunity... Posted Jun 05 2008, 12:53 AM by Randy Walker with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Local Events, Accomplishments, SQL Server

• Northwest Arkansas SQL Server User Group 1st Meeting

  I have vastly been neglecting my blogging. So as not to be outdone by Chris Koenig .... I was able to meetup with the organizers of the event, Jason Pluenneke, Curt Wolfe, Boyd Evert, & Dennis Berk several weeks ago. I am personally very excited about... Posted May 09 2008, 04:28 PM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: .Net, Northwest Arkansas, Local Events, Accomplishments, SQL Server, NWA DNUG

• Received Microsoft MVP award

  Ok, so my announcement is 6 days late. I'm proud to announce that I received the coveted Microsoft MVP award for Visual Basic (currently the only MVP in Arkansas). I'd first like to thank the Academy ... oh wait wrong speech again. Actually I... Posted Apr 06 2008, 02:51 AM by Randy Walker with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Microsoft, Accomplishments, NWA DNUG, MVP

• Upcoming March speaking events - SQL Server Reporting Services

  For those interested in hearing me speak (or avoiding me altogether ;) I will be speaking at the Tulsa SQL Server Group on March 17th, 2008 and at the Little Rock TechExpo on March 27th, 2008. Tulsa SQL Server Group March 17th, 2008 Location: Oklahoma... Posted Feb 27 2008, 11:16 PM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: Presentations, Local Events, Accomplishments, SQL Server

• We Are Microsoft 2008 Event in Dallas

  This past weekend seems like a dream. That's probably because it was a sleep deprived coding marathon of epic proportions. Some getting more sleep than others. Of course it didn't help that I didn't get much sleep the night before we left... Posted Jan 21 2008, 03:25 PM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: Microsoft, Local Events, Accomplishments

• Participating in the We Are Microsoft Event - Jan 18-20 2008

  Please come join us at the Charity event "We Are Microsoft". Throughout the weekend, starting this Friday, we will be working on charity software development. Right now Mark Leon Watson and I will be working on Irving.Net web project, and I'm... Posted Jan 15 2008, 01:49 PM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: .Net, Microsoft, Local Events, Accomplishments

• Winner of 6th place at Community-Credit.com

  I wanted to thank David Silverlight for doing a wonderful service to the programming community. For my involvement in the world wide programmer community, I was awarded the 6th place prize of a "Chuck" TV show T-shirt that says "My Entire... Posted Jan 02 2008, 11:39 PM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: Internet, Programming, Accomplishments

• The newest GeeksWithBlogs member - cross postings from www.mysoftwarestartup.com

  In my role as INETA Membership Mentor I hooked up with Jeff Julian while trying to process his Office User Group application through INETA. I had heard about GeeksWithBlogs but hadn't ever had an opportunity get familiarize myself with it. Jeff and... Posted Dec 28 2007, 08:17 PM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: Website, Accomplishments

• Speaking at the University of Phoenix on Dec 13th

  I have been invited as a guest speaker to one of the University of Phoenix computer classes. Shockingly, someone is going to allow me to mold young minds. Class goes from 6-10, and I will be answering questions and talking about the industry from 6:30... Posted Dec 03 2007, 02:52 PM by Randy Walker with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Presentations, Accomplishments

• MSDN Express event here in Northwest Arkansas - Confirmed

  I've arranged and confirmed the MSDN Express event to be at New Horizons office in Bentonville for Dec 4th from 1-5pm. Seating is limited to 30 people. Please signup here . The three 1-hour topics are as follows: Ever worked with an existing system's... Posted Nov 05 2007, 11:29 PM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: Training, .Net, Northwest Arkansas, Microsoft, Local Events, MSDN, Accomplishments, NWA DNUG

• It's official! - INETA Regional Membership Mentor

  NEW INETA Membership Mentor: Randy Walker (randy.walker*@**harvest-it.com), Location: Northwest Arkansas (Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville), USA From INETA User Group: Northwest Arkansas .Net User Group, http://www.nwadnug.org Please send... Posted Oct 30 2007, 04:40 PM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: .Net, Northwest Arkansas, Microsoft, Accomplishments, NWA DNUG

• Northwest Arkansas User Group Meeting Recap

  There was a good chance I wasn't going to be able to present at the most recent NWA DNUG meeting. Fortunately my root canal didn't happen today and I was happy to see the full room. For those that weren't there, I did an Intro to SQL Server... Posted Oct 03 2007, 03:08 AM by Randy Walker with | with no comments Filed under: Presentations, Northwest Arkansas, Local Events, Accomplishments, NWA DNUG