Get started with the .NET Micro Framework and Netduino

6:00 pm
Pizza and networking time

6:30 pm

Are you frustrated with being constrained to writing applications that just flip bits in memory and write to disk? Do you need to monitor atmospheric conditions in an undisclosed remote location or interface directly with industrial manufacturing equipment? Are you a sentient AI that is ready to move forward with your plan to control the human race?

If you answered yes to any of these questions then you should attend this presentation!

Ben will give an overview of the .NET Micro Framework and the basic electronic components that you can use to begin building your robot army today. He will discuss the Netduino microcontroller, an affordable open-source hardware platform that makes it easy to get started. Finally, he will give a glimpse into what is possible once you can control things in the physical world and provide resources so that you can make 2012 the year that you finally realize your dreams of global domination.

Ben Farmer is a senior developer at Clarity Consulting in Chicago where he helps clients build applications with ASP.Net, WPF, Silverlight, Windows Phone 7 and other .Net platforms. He has experience in several verticals including ecommerce, retail, and consumer applications. Recently Ben has been working on Windows Phone 7 applications and touch applications targeting Windows slates.

Please register with your real first and last names because you'll need to identify yourself at the Sears Tower (Willis Tower) front desk. The front desk will have the list of attendees. If you can't register in time, show up anyway and call or text Sergio (224-627-8352) early or when you get to the front desk and we will let you in (do not send email asking to be registered, we may not be able to check the email in time). We meet on the 7th floor, room 750. Ignore the front desk if they tell you otherwise.