Please join us on Thursday, August 24th for an evening presentation by Steve McConnell.
/Software Development's Low Hanging Fruit / Everyone knows that better software development practices pay off in the long run, but what if you need improvements now? In this talk, award-winning author Steve McConnell describes strategies that produce improvements in schedule, quality, and development costs in the short term. McConnell identifies the specific technical practices that produce the highest returns on investment, the lowest risks of adoption, and the shortest paths to more successful software projects. McConnell describes the theory behind short-term vs. long-term improvement strategies and presents tips for maximizing your chances of success in adopting these strategies. /INTERNATIONAL SPECTRUM'S MULTIVALUE CONFERENCE AND VENDOR FAIR is returning to Seattle this October 11th - 12th, 2006. The event will be held at the HOLIDAY INN - SEATAC AIRPORT/. With the enthusiastic support of SAPUG, International Spectrum's new management is putting together a robust new conference program. Additionally International Spectrum is donating a Full Conference Pass to a lucky attendee at each of the next two SAPUG meetings (August 24th and September 21st). Greg Heinrich was the winner at the June 15th meeting. A big Thanks! goes to Nathan Rector and International Spectrum for their support! Visit www.intl-spectrum.com for the most current information about the conference. ------------------------- ATTENDANCE DETAILS We meet at the Paragon Hotel (formerly Ramada Inn, etc.) and it is still at 818 112th Ave NE, Bellevue. The meeting costs $30.00 if you register in advance ($35.00 if you just show up). If you come to any part of the meeting, you need to pay since we will be charged whether you eat dinner or not. 5:30 - 6:45: Networking 6:45 - 8:00: Dinner 8:00 - 9:00: /Software Development's Low Hanging Fruit/ by Steve McConnell Note the date and times and RSVP today to William Timbrook at [EMAIL PROTECTED] (a forwarder to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) or call at: (206) 436-6965 (can leave voice mail) ------------------------- FUTURE MEETINGS Thursday, SEPT 21 - VIA Systems Wednesday, OCT 11 - Dave Wells, Director of Education - The Data Warehousing Institute /Bringing Business and IT Together/ In conjunction with Seattle Regional Spectrum conference at /HOLIDAY INN - SEATAC AIRPORT/ Thursday, DEC 7 - Raining Data Annual Christmas Gala with fabulous prizes! ------------------------- ------------------------- ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/