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 EVENTS: Event Details
Scott Mitchell :: .NET Masters Lecture Series :: Black Belt ASP.NET
Click here to add this event to your Outlook CalendarSaturday, February 10, 2007, 9:00 AM

Please pay the $45 admission fee in advance to secure your seat for this special all-day event.

Robert Half Technology is a sponsor of LADOTNET

Our special thanks go to Robert Half Technology, a leading provider of IT professionals on a project and full-time basis. Robert Half Technology has provided the facilities and lunch for this meeting.

TOPIC: Black Belt ASP.NET

Learn tips, tricks, and techniques for building data-driven ASP.NET web applications in this full-day event. The material is presented as an interactive lab. Starting from scratch, attendees will apply the lessons and techniques explored to build a complete, production-ready, data-driven blog engine. Topics covered include: using base page classes for encapsulating common functionality; logging and gracefully handling errors; building data access and business object layers; working with data through the ObjectDataSource; displaying and customizing data using the data Web controls; efficiently paging and sorting data; and employing caching to boost performance.
To follow along, attendees will need to have Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 installed on their laptops. If you do not already have this software, you can download the free "hobbyist" versions - Visual Web Developer and SQL Server 2005 Express.

Scott Mitchell As editor and main contributor to 4GuysFromRolla.com, a popular ASP/ASP.NET resource Web site, Scott Mitchell has authored literally hundreds of articles on Microsoft Web Technologies since 1998. In addition to his vast collection of online articles, Scott has currently authored five books on ASP/ASP.NET: Sams Teach Yourself Active Server Pages 3.0 in 21 Days (Sams); Designing Active Server Pages (O'Reilly); and ASP.NET: Tips, Tutorials, and Code (Sams), ASP.NET Data Web Controls Kick Start (Sams), and Teach Yourself ASP.NET in 24 Hours (Sams). Scott has also written a number of print magazine articles, including articles for Microsoft's MSDN Magazine and asp.netPRO, as well as online content for Microsoft’s MSDN Web site. Scott's non-writing accomplishments include speaking, training, and software development. Scott has spoken at numerous ASP/ASP.NET user groups and ASP.NET conferences across the country. Scott teaches classes on XML, Web Services, and ASP.NET at the University of California – San Diego University Extension, and is an independent trainer for local individuals and small businesses. Scott also works as an independent software developer, working on consulting projects and software solutions, such as creating WebForums.NET, the online messageboard forum system that was acquired by Microsoft and became the ASP.NET Forums. Scott recently completed his Masters degree in Computer Science from University of California – San Diego, and is engaged to his beautiful fiancée Jisun. He can be reached at mitchell@4guysfromrolla.com.


  • When: Saturday, February 10, 2007, 9 AM to 5 PM.
  • Where: Robert Half Technology, 10877 Wilshire Blvd, 4th floor (Suite 400), Los Angeles, CA 90024-4341, Phone: 310.209.6838
  • Directions:
    Take I-405 to the Wilshire Blvd East exit.
    Go East-bound on Wilshire toward Downtown LA.
    When you reach Glendon Ave (one block past Westwood Blvd) make a left at the signal light.
    Our office building will be on your right hand side (Red Building).
  • Parking: The red circles in this image show three nearby public parking structures.
  • Cost: Admission is $45.00. Please pay in advance to secure your seat. Parking in a nearby parking structure is approximately $6-$7.
  • Capacity: We have room for 50 participants. The first 50 people who pay in advance will be admitted.
  • Refreshments: We will break for lunch between noon and 1 PM. Sub sandwiches and soft drinks will be provided courtesy of Robert Half Technology.
  • Special Instructions: This will be a hands-on session. You are encouraged to bring your laptop with Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 installed.