Message to fellow MVPs on Launch of CNUG-DAM

Following is the message that I sent to fellow MVPs regarding CNUG-DAM some days before its launch...

"I would like to send this mail as an Invite to all of you to join our new initiative called "CNUG-DAM".
Core Idea behind this Initiative - As you all know the fact that there is a lot of focus by various Groups, Communities, Organizations & Training Centers on developing technical skills of people, may it be .Net or anything else. We rarely focus on specialized training for Senior Members of the Industry who have to handle stuff beyond coding also and many a times it is assumed that such skills of a person will be enhanced only through experience...
As a contradiction, we thought that focusing on areas which include Estimation Techniques, Design & Design Patterns, Architecture, Project Management, Quality standards etc and having expert Software leads of various organizations coming together and creating fusion of their thoughts under a common umbrella would be a very novel and appreciated idea. We thought that this would definitely give an opportunity to these leaders to learn from each others experiences and expertise. We had quite some work & preparations going on in CNUG in this direction.
Today CNUG, which we started as group of handful of members, is a force of '1450' members. We thought that this is the right time to also give focus on -"’D’esign", "’A’rchitecture" & project "’M’anagement" areas in .Net and with that idea we started a new chapter of CNUG (Code named 'DAM')... I am personally very positive that this chapter will create a mega platform for Managers, Leaders & Software Experts (Designers/Architects) of our industry to exchange ideas and will become a model example for many others to do something in this direction... Just in 2-3 days of the launch announcement we have '55' members from various companies already registered into CNUG-DAM to share their ideas and extend their support...
Inputs from all of you is surely going to help us in moving further so please pass on your comments & suggestions back… If possible also do try to attend our first meet on 2nd November at 11 AM at Satyam Computers, Chennai.. The opening presentation will be on "Design Patterns & their Role in .Net World"…. The presentation will be given by CNUG’s favorite speaker Anand M (Microsoft MVP .Net)… Interested folks can register at http://groups.msn.com/CNUG-DAM for Online discussions & on the Meeting registration page on the site for Offline meets... Forth coming presentations and discussions will be on 'Best Estimation Techniques', 'Six Sigma Certifications' and others similar topics which need attention….
Looking forward to your participation, contribution, comments & suggestions…
warm regards,
Vishal Joshi
A. Convener –CNUG | Microsoft MVP .Net
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