Jim Hudson is Senior Technology Evangelist for OakTree Software, a Microsoft Gold Partner in Tulsa OK. Jim has been in the IT field for almost 20 years as a trainer and consultant. Jim is CoAuthor of "Special Edition Using Microsoft Active Directory" and has trained Microsoft Customers and employees all over the US. He is currently interested in anything that is connected to a SQL Server.

Caleb Jenkins is a training mentor and consultant in Dallas, TX, with Improving Enterprises, Inc. (www.ImprovingEnterprises.com). Improving specializes in delivering enterprise solutions and mentoring on the Microsoft and Java platforms.

Host, cameraman and editor for http://CommunityCast.tv; as a long time community leader and former Microsoft Developer Evangelist, Caleb is well known for his engaging speaking style, depth of knowledge and creative energy. As a Microsoft Certified Solution Developer, Certified Trainer and .NET architect, Caleb has helped to design and implement enterprise .NET Solutions for some of the largest companies in the world; American Airlines, Countrywide Mortgage, CGI-AMS, Dollar Thrift Automotive Group and Sunoco Inc. to name a few.

Caleb lives in the Dallas area where he continues to date his beautiful wife and busies himself playing Candy Land and Xbox 360 with their four incredible children. Occasionally he writes curriculum, speaks at conferences, and writes code for silly things like Twitter applications. Eventually he'll post some of the gazillion interviews that he's recorded on CommunityCast or blog at www.calebjenkins.com.


Introduction and Walkthrough of SQL Server Integration Services

Jim will show us the features and use of many different SSIS tools such as Connections, Tasks and Control Flow Items. A brief discussion of the ETL process from a relational to a Data Warehouse schema will also be covered.


Visual Studio 2008 smorgasboard (LINQ, Silverlight, AJAX, etc.)

Caleb will discuss Visual Studio 2008, LINQ, Silverlight, and AJAX.


Monday, November 16th, 2007
Agenda
6pm - 6:10 Pizza and Mingle - Sponsored by GDH Consulting
6:10 - 6:15 Announcements
6:15 - 7:15 SQL Server - SSIS Presentation by Jim Hudson!
7:15 - 8:15 Visual Stuido 2008 Smorgasboard by Caleb Jenkins!
8:15 - 8:30 Drawings and Door Prizes

Location
Oklahoma State University
( OSU - Tulsa )
700 North Greenwood
Tulsa, OK 74106
918-594-8000
Campus Map
(We are in the North Hall room NH 150)

Windows Live Local Map
Yahoo Maps
Google Maps
MapQuest


Door Prizes
All the normal swag and giveaways! Free Stuff! How cool is that?


Sponsors
Thanks to our sponsors:

GDH Consulting - Thanks for being our longest running premier sponsor and for supplying us with Pizza and Drinks all year long!

The Addison Group - Help us welcome our newest Premier Sponsor!

Robert Half Technology - One of our premier sponsors as well as being the Tulsa SQL Server Group meeting sponsor!

Rowland Group - It's with great privilege and honor we announce them as one of our newest premier sponsors!

Oaktree Software - One of our newest premier sponsors as well as sponsoring our MCP Study Group and the Tulsa Sharepoint Group!

OSU-Tulsa - Thanks for letting us use your awesome facilities for our meeting!

Snapsis - Thanks for hosting our web site!

INETA.org - For allowing us to be a Charter Member and providing awesome Speakers!

SQL Pass - join the Professional Association for SQL Server to receive the awesome benefits.

Microsoft - For providing us with a lot of support and product giveaways!


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