Capesoft World Tour
Capesoft will be holding a 5 day training event at Cambridge University between June 5 to June 9 2007 as part of their World Tour. Early Bird Discounts close at the end of March so get in quick if you want to go and save some money!

All details can be found here and unlike previous visits which were more lecture based this will be 3 groups carrying out practical work using Clarion 7 with 5 members of Capesoft. Laptops are available to hire for those that don’t have one and don’t worry if you don’t have Clarion 7 as they are well versed in Clarion 6
as well. Its being held at Homerton College part of Cambridge University, WiFi will be available and the rooms will open from 7am till 7pm for those looking for 1 to 1 time with a member of the Capesoft team.

If you are looking for accommodation then this site www.visitcambridge.org is a good place to find accommodation at a budget that suits you and the nearest mid range hotel is www.travelodge.co.ukl is a 5min walk. Free Parking is available at the venue.

Clarion 7 News
Clarion 7 is in the Alpha stage at the moment, however when Clarion 7 goes Beta a User Group meeting will be organised so that we can get up to speed with everything that Clarion 7 brings. The user group meeting will probably take place sometime in the next few months however the agenda for the day wont be released until nearer to the Beta release. The agenda will be fixed
this time round as there is a lot of important information that needs to be conveyed like how to install software onto Vista, not too mention all the new features Clarion 7 will have and obviously how to navigate around the new IDE.

On a personal note I’m very pleased with what I have seen so far in Clarion 7 and when its released I can see it causing a storm in the programming world with all its new features and support!

If you want to keep up to date with the latest news on Clarion then check out www.ClarionMag.com who are providing updates on the Clarion 7 (requires subscription although first couple of articles are free) as well as the SoftVelocity Blogs where you can access videos of the Alpha build of Clarion 7 and find out the latest from SoftVelocity.

User Group Webinar
I recently took part in a Microsoft and Orange Webinar learning about .net development for mobile devices like Phones & Pocket PC’s or PDA’s. Having been impressed by its capabilities I am hoping to have a Webinar running for those that cant attend in person but would none the less like to be part of the days events. So what will this mean, well you will be able to log in and
watch & listen to everything the attendees are watching in real-time via broadband meaning you can tune in for bits that most interest you and direct any questions to the presenter in real time. Its a virtual way of attending a User Group meeting when logistics or diary commitments prevent you from attending in person. If this goes well it will become a permanent feature of the UK Clarion User Groups which should be of benefit for our overseas members.

Details on how to take part in the Webinar will be made available nearer the time.

Like always the user group meetings will be recorded onto DVD so that you don’t have to make notes and all the presentations, notes and example applications will be on the DVD’s which will be mailed to attendees and Webinar participants shortly after the event.

If you want to join the UK CUG please follow this link and I’m pleased to say we have the largest user group in the World with membership in the hundreds which is moving ever closer to the thousands especially on the eve of Clarion 7’s release.

The main UK CUG website is www.clariondevelopers.com

Looking for employment, have a vacancy you need to fill or have a short contract to complete, you can advertise them for free at www.ClarionJobs.com where ever you are in the world.