Windows Phone Thoughts: Windows Mobile Developers Virtual User Group Launched

"For quite a while, I (Don Sorcinelli) have been involved in presenting on Windows Mobile user and developer topics to the New England (and greater) community. As a Co-Manager of the Windows Mobile group in the Greater Boston area for over 5 years, I have on a couple of occasions attempted to create a more focused developer group. ... After careful thought and considerations, as well as discussions with some folks who have been invaluable in the process (including Thom Robbins of Microsoft), the idea of creating a Virtual User Group came to mind. In this case, a “virtual user group” is essentially an community that leverages online technologies to overcome the challenges of “in-person” meetings, while still trying to provide a structure similar to a user group. To this end, the WMDVUG is a bit more than a standard online community in the sense that we will be having “meetings” using Microsoft Live Meeting technology on a regular basis."

For those of us who wish we could set up a Developer User Group but live in areas that don't really have a large WM fanbase, there is now the Virtual Developer User Group that meets online! The first meeting is at Wednesday, July 19th from 12 Noon - 2 PM EST, and more info can be found on their website (linked above). It looks like a great opprotunity to meet with others and learn more about development in general!