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TECHNET CANADA INNOVATION AWARD*
Nominate an IT Pro hero today! In recognition of Canadian IT Professionals who make an impact using Microsoft-based technology, TechNet Canada has launched the TechNet Canada Innovation Award. The TechNet Canada Innovation Award winner will receive a Microsoft Windows Media Center PC; cash prize of $500, and a $500 donation on the winner’s behalf to the Children’s Miracle Network in their local community! A prize package valued at $3,000. So spread the word and nominate a friend, colleague, yourself or perhaps even your boss. Nominate here.
*No purchase necessary. The TechNet Canada Innovations Award is open to Canadian residents. Innovations Award prize pack if valued at approximately $3000 CDN. Nominations are accepted until November 10, 2005. For full contest rules, visit http://www.microsoft.com/canada/technet/innovationaward.
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OTTAWA TECHNET MONTHLY: Microsoft Active Directory
Date: Thursday, October 25, 2005 12:00 PM -2:00:00 PM
Event Code: 1032282249
Location: Microsoft Canada Co.
Ottawa, Ontario
Microsoft Active Directory: This session cover less-common Active Directory implementations such as multiple forests connected by trusts, organizational domain structures, and site design. We will also go through the reasons why you might need these more complex designs, and explain how to plan these effectively, what pitfalls to avoid, and recommendations that will help make these complex deployments successful and cost-effective. Everyone is welcome to attend. Lunch is provided. To register, click here. [Registration begins at 11:30 AM].
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THE COUNTDOWN FOR THE MICROSOFT READY LAUNCH TOUR 2005 HAS STARTED!
Register now by clicking here! This event is being held in Ottawa, November 10 at the Crowne Plaza Ottawa. Over 2000 Canadians registered within the first 24 hours registration opened! Come learn first-hand how the new tools within Visual Studio® 2005 will help you to build better mission-critical applications and deliver results, faster. Sit in on the learning sessions including:
Ø Managing the software lifecycle with the Visual Studio 2005 Team System
Ø Smart Client and Web development & deployment
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OTTAWA TECHNET MONTHLY: Microsoft Group Policy Series (Part I)
Date: Thursday, November 24, 2005 12:00 PM - 2:00:00 PM
Event Code: 1032282250
Location: Microsoft Canada Co. Ottawa, ON
Microsoft Group Policy Series event description: In this session we will familiarize you with the terms and concepts used in the Group Policy environment. We will cover what Group Policy is, what Group Policy Objects are, and how they are applied to users and computers, and understand the benefits of using Group Policy. We will see how to create a test and staging environment as well as looking at the two most common tools used to manage GRoup Policy: the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC) and the Group Policy Object Editor. [Registration: 11:30 AM].
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October 20th 2005 - User Group Meeting
Topic: Accelerate desktop deployments using SMS 2003
Description: The Enterprise version of the Business Desktop Deployment (BDD) Solution Accelerator leverages SMS 2003's OS Deployment Feature Pack to allow customers to easily deploy desktop images. Come learn how the BDD integrates tools such as WinPE (Windows Pre-Install Environment), USMT (User State Migration Tool), SMS and optionally Biztalk and MOM to accelerate desktop deployment projects
Location: 100 Queen Street Suite 500
Agenda: 5:00 p.m. event registration
5:30 p.m. Presentation
7:00 p.m. Q & A
www.owsug.ca Web site update.
The web site will be moving from its current hosting service to another ISP over the next week. This will mean a complete redesign of the web site. If you have any suggestions or are willing to help out please let me know.
The mailing list will remain at listleague.com and is fully functional.
OWSUG.ca Mailing http://lists.listleague.com/mailman/listinfo/owsug.ca
Volunteers:
I have received a few offers to help with the new redesign of the Web site. I have started contacting each person who has offered to volunteer. If you would like to help out feel free to contact Garth Jones at jonesg@canada.com
Next meeting will be November 18th 2005 - User Group Meeting
Topic: To be announced
Location: 100 Queen Street Suite 500
Agenda: 5:00 p.m. event registration
5:30 p.m. Presentation
7:00 p.m. Q & A