Well, Don let the cat out of the bag first. There is a new .NET user group here in Edmonton and so far we have managed to get a couple of speakers in to feed the developer hunger in this city.

The group’s goal is stated on the front page. I think that the group will be a lot better if it is a 2–way conversation between the group members and the people that run the group. Essentially, I would like it to be the group members that really drive the direction that the group takes.

Right now, we have 4 of us who are really dedicated to making this work. That being said we are looking for a 5th member from the development community to fill a role within the group. If you have a passion for .NET and helping others learn about .NET along with a lot of spare time and a willingness to run what we like to call “the gauntlet” contact us here.

Our first speaker is going to be Jean-Paul Boodhoo from ThoughtWorks. After talking to him I can tell you that he is going to give a great talk with concepts that you will be able to take to work the next day and actually use.

On a side note I was pumped to see Sasha mention the upcoming code camp on his blog! If you are interested in attending please stay tuned to http://www.edmontoncodecamp.com