Meets the Second Wednesday of Every Month

Release 5.8

February 8, 2012 6:30 - 9:00 PM
Technical Center - Room 232
Montgomery College (Rockville Campus)

Introduction to Expression Blend
- Joel Cochran

Microsoft Expression Blend is the premier GUI editor for WPF and Silverlight applications.In this presentation you will receive an introduction to the Blend UI and how to use it to quickly and easily build an application interface. Topics will include Configuration, Layout Controls, how to leverage Blend with Visual Studio, and more.

Joel Cochran is an Expression Blend MVP, an INETA Community Champion, and a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) in Windows Forms and WPF. He is the founder of BlendSIG, a virtual Special Interest Group focused on Expression Blend and author of "Expression Blend in Action" by Manning Publications. He is also the author of "The Practical MVVM Manifesto" (http://practicalmvvm.com). He has been developing for Windows since 2003 and is a self-proclaimed "Blend Evangelist". A frequent speaker at User Groups and Code Camps, he enjoys teaching and writing about .NET and other topics. You can find him online at http://www.developingfor.net or on Twitter at http://twitter.com/joelcochran. Joel has served as the Director of Operations for Stonewall Technologies, Inc., an ISV, in Staunton, VA, since 2000.

6:30 - 7:00 n00b Presentation: Happy 10th Birthday INETA! And More

7:00 - 7:30 Pizza/Announcements

7:30 - 9:00 Featured Presentation: Introduction to Expression Blend - Joel Cochran