Jelle Druyts

If you're interested in joining the Brussels Photowalk, this is the final date and place:

Sunday 4th of March, 10:30 A.M.
Main hall of Brussels Central Station

See also the event tracking on upcoming.org. You don't need to register there or comment on the blog here, but it would be nice to have some idea of how many people to expect.

I want to stress that anyone is welcome (you're not required to have a €3000 camera to join, so don't hold back even if you have a cellphone camera or if you can draw really really fast). I'm also expecting some non-geeks, so don't be afraid to bring your wife, mistress or photoshop-agnostic uncle.

See you there!

UPDATE: The final date and place is Sunday March 4th, at 10:30 A.M. in the main hall of Brussels Central Station. See also the event tracking on upcoming.org. Bring whoever you want and see you there!

It's been a while since I kicked off something stolen from across the pond, but Jan Tielens had the great idea of doing a Belgian Photowalk, so I'll happily broadcast it here and hope that we can get a lot of people aboard!

Actually, we don't really know what the 'mericans mean by "photowalking" but our version of it is pretty plain and simple:

If you're interested in photography, let's get together for a day to walk around some place, have some fun and and shoot some pictures!

Digital or film, beginner or pro, cellphone, compact or SLR camera, kilopixels or megapixels, Java, .NET, php or Cobol, it doesn't matter - you're all welcome as long as you're interested and can cope with people stopping every 10 seconds to take pictures So it's nothing official, it's not a course, it's just a day to hang out with some fellow passionado's, have some fun, get to know some new people, exchange ideas and tips, and make some great pictures.

So here's the plan: we meet in Brussels (a central location with lots of nice photographic opportunities) on Saturday 3rd or Sunday 4th of March at 10 A.M 10:30 A.M at the main hall of Brussels Central Station. We go on a nice tour through the city, have some lunch, walk around some more, and of course take lots of pictures. If you put them online afterwards (e.g. on flickr) we can tag everything and have a nice tagged collective memory of a lovely day

If you want to join us, leave a comment with the following details:

- You and how many of your friends (you did invite all your friends, didn't you?)?
- Do you prefer Saturday 3rd or Sunday 4th of March?
- Any good ideas where we can start our walk? I guess near the central station would be best, but I don't know Brussels well enough to make good suggestions on a starting place and an interesting route we can follow.
- Other brilliant ideas to make this an even bigger success?

Let's hear from you and get those ideas rolling!

A lot of people have already noticed that I'm on the speaker agenda for the Microsoft Developer & IT Pro Days 2007 in Belgium, but here's the official word: I'm proud to be your host for a session in the MSDN track!

A Deep Dive Into The Guidance Automation Toolkit (Or: Sit Back And Make It Do Your Work)

28 March 2007 - 10:45 - 12:00

The Guidance Automation Toolkit provides a means for solution architects and developers to deploy consumable guidance to other developers. If this seems a little vague and “out there”, then this session is for you: you will see what the Guidance Automation Toolkit really is, how it works, what it can and cannot do, how it fits into Microsoft’s overall Software Factories vision and generally how you can use it to make your life easier.

If you've ever published a 40-page document full of guidelines, do's and don'ts on how to structure solutions and projects in your company and what the namespaces and class names should be, if the developers need to be able to start new projects quickly, if you have a need for code generation, if you’re thinking of building your own Software Factory, or all of the above – this session will help you solve some real-world problems today.

Satisfy your Technical Curiosity!

See you there? I hope so!