When: Monday 5th July 2010, doors open 6:00pm, meeting starts 6:30pm

Where: UWE (University of the West of England), Frenchay, Bristol (see FAQ for directions and a map) - Room 2D67 (in other words it's *not* the usual room!)

What: May the Silverlight 4’s be with you

Who: Richard Costall, MVP, Silverlight Fiend, podcaster, co-founder of the mighty NxtGen Empire (be afraid, be very afraid).

Why: Because Silverlight has grown up and now it is difficult to choose between Silverlight and WPF even for desktop apps let alone between Silverlight and ASP.NET for web apps. Also because Richard is one half of the Chuckle Brothers (our insurance wouldn't cover us to have an appearance from Dave McMahon at the same time) - you may laugh, you may chuckle but you will surely learn cool stuff about Silverlight.

How do I sign up for this meeting: Log in to the site, go to the Meetings page and on the top right hand side you will see a box "Register For A Meeting". Select the month in the drop down and then click on the Register link.

Abstract:
Richard Costall takes a Star Speeder to Earth to talk about Silverlight 4. In this session we'll look at the positioning of this technology, and explore exciting new features, such as WebCam Support, Elevated Out of Browser, Printing support and many more changes across the Silverlight 4 framework.

Bio:
Richard Costall (MVP, MCSD.NET) has over 22 years development experience and works for 1st Software, a Microsoft Gold Partner, and the UK's leading software solution for Financial Adviser and Intermediaries, designing and implementing IFA applications in the financial services sector. Previously specializing in VB, XML/XSLT, COM, ASP and MSMQ, Richard now lives and breathes the awesome world of .Net and in particular Silverlight. Richard spent 5 1/2 years as the Midlands regional coordinator for VBUG (Visual Basic User Group) before co-founding NxtGenUG, the innovative UK user group for Microsoft Technologies.

Richard has written articles for publications such as ASP.NET Pro and International Developer Magazines and also co-authered the Apress title Professional MSMQ. He speaks a local user groups, Microsoft Conferences/Product launches, TechED Europe and the hugely successful DeveloperDeveloperDeveloper Events.

When not in .Net land, Richard enjoys relaxing at home with his wife and two sons, playing on the XBOX 360 or ultimately jetting off to Walt Disney World, Florida, for a trip on the Tower of Terror.