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KevinShukKevinShuk 

Calling All Force.com Developers in Silicon Valley

 My name is Kevin Shuk, and I'm a Force.com developer with Palantir Technologies.

Silicon Valley has been missing a Force.com Developer's Group of its
own - Mike Fullmore, Senior Software Engineer at Salesforce.com and I
aim to fix this. After all, the birthplace of the technology age and
the hottest DaaS platform out there are a natural fit! We're
definitely aiming for a more technical angle here - Apex code,
Visualforce, the Apex API and integrations, for example.

We're pulling together the first meeting rather quickly as we're
aiming to meet on Thursday, March 25 in the early evening (an exact
time hasn't been set yet). Adobe Systems has graciously offered a space for
us to meet in their downtown San Jose headquarters, and Markus Spohn,
Director of Product Management at Salesforce.com will present the
Adobe Flash Builder for Force.com. We'll also touch on new features
for developers in Spring '10 now that it's rolled out, and cover some
other tips and tricks.

Please RSVP for this meeting or express your interest in future
meetings of this group by completing a quick online signup at
http://www.surfous.com/svfdcdev
Even if you can't make the 25th, please sign up if you'd like to know
about future meetings, or have suggestions for topics you'd like to
learn about or present.

Specific details of this first meeting will be posted here early next
week as well as sent to those who RSVPd for the meeting.

Hope to see all you devs there!
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KevinShukKevinShuk
Here are the specific details for the March 25 meeting of the Silicon Valley Force.com Developers Group this Thursday.

We will have Markus Spohn, Director of Product Management at Salesforce.com to present the Adobe Flash Builder for Force.com. Then, we will discuss new features for developers included in the recently-released Spring '10, cover some tips and tricks, and talk about where we'd like to take our group. Refreshments will be provided. 

Thursday, March 25, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Adobe Headquarters, West Tower
345 Park Ave, San Jose, CA 95110
Albertus conference room (off the West Tower lobby, near reception)
(cross streets are Park Ave. and S. Almaden Blvd., directions below)

If you are interested in attending and have not already done so, please RSVP at http://www.surfous.com/svfdcdev by Noon, Wednesday, March 24 so your name can be provided on a guest list to Adobe security for admittance.

I hope to see you there!

--Kevin Shuk


Directions:

FROM HIGHWAY 101:
Take Guadalupe Parkway/87 South toward San Jose. Exit at Park Avenue/San Carlos, turn Left onto Park Avenue. Make a U-turn at Almaden Boulevard. Turn Right into the Adobe parking lot (West Tower).

FROM HIGHWAY 280 OR HIGHWAY 85:
Take Guadalupe Parkway/87 North toward San Jose. Exit at Santa Clara Street, and turn Right onto Santa Clara Street. Take the first Right onto Almaden Boulevard. Go two blocks, then turn Right on Park Ave. In half a block, turn right again into the Adobe parking lot (West Tower).


PARKING:
You may park onsite at Adobe. Enter the lot at 345 Park Ave. and mention Tammy Leamons or Scott Lehrbaum, our hosts at Adobe, and that you're there for a User Group meeting in the Albertus conference room to security to gain entrance.

VTA LIGHT RAIL:
Green line (Mountain View - Winchester) or Blue line (Alum Rock - Santa Teresa), Convention Center stop.
Walk southwest on W. San Carlos St. towards Almaden Blvd.
Turn right on Almedan Blvd and walk one block.
Turn right on Park Ave and walk ab

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dbirlemdbirlem
I signed up! Hope to see more there. You should organize the efforts on MeetUp, and work with existing local MeetUp groups to build a stronger userbase for people to come.
NBlasgenNBlasgen
I agree with the use of MeetUp.  Salesforce's User's Groups are a bit hard to manage and deal with.  MeetUp has a much better interface.
KevinShukKevinShuk
Here are the specific details for the March 25 meeting of the Silicon Valley Force.com Developers Group this Thursday.

We will have Markus Spohn, Director of Product Management at Salesforce.com to present the Adobe Flash Builder for Force.com. Then, we will discuss new features for developers included in the recently-released Spring '10, cover some tips and tricks, and talk about where we'd like to take our group. Refreshments will be provided. 

Thursday, March 25, 5:30 - 7:30 PM
Adobe Headquarters, West Tower
345 Park Ave, San Jose, CA 95110
Albertus conference room (off the West Tower lobby, near reception)
(cross streets are Park Ave. and S. Almaden Blvd., directions below)

If you are interested in attending and have not already done so, please RSVP at http://www.surfous.com/svfdcdev by Noon, Wednesday, March 24 so your name can be provided on a guest list to Adobe security for admittance.

I hope to see you there!

--Kevin Shuk


Directions:

FROM HIGHWAY 101:
Take Guadalupe Parkway/87 South toward San Jose. Exit at Park Avenue/San Carlos, turn Left onto Park Avenue. Make a U-turn at Almaden Boulevard. Turn Right into the Adobe parking lot (West Tower).

FROM HIGHWAY 280 OR HIGHWAY 85:
Take Guadalupe Parkway/87 North toward San Jose. Exit at Santa Clara Street, and turn Right onto Santa Clara Street. Take the first Right onto Almaden Boulevard. Go two blocks, then turn Right on Park Ave. In half a block, turn right again into the Adobe parking lot (West Tower).


PARKING:
You may park onsite at Adobe. Enter the lot at 345 Park Ave. and mention Tammy Leamons or Scott Lehrbaum, our hosts at Adobe, and that you're there for a User Group meeting in the Albertus conference room to security to gain entrance.

VTA LIGHT RAIL:
Green line (Mountain View - Winchester) or Blue line (Alum Rock - Santa Teresa), Convention Center stop.
Walk southwest on W. San Carlos St. towards Almaden Blvd.
Turn right on Almedan Blvd and walk one block.
Turn right on Park Ave and walk ab
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