Virtually tune-in to communities around the world through amazing online events, streams, and recordings this October. Stay connected to your developer communities through the upcoming .NET Conf 2020, virtual Meetups, community stand-ups, podcasts, and more! As well as discovering ways to get started with .NET tutorials and hosting your own virtual experiences.

.NET Conf 2020

The .NET team and the .NET Foundation are excited to present .NET Conf 2020 – a free, 3-day, livestream event all about .NET development! This year is going to be extra special as .NET 5.0 launches on the 10-year anniversary of this virtual conference happening November 10-12th, 2020!

Host a Virtual Event

The .NET Foundation is supporting virtual events run by communities from around the world. Organize a virtual event or Meetup for your community between November 13, 2020 – January 31, 2021 to get the following support:

• Promotion of your event on the .NET Conf event site and through the .NET Virtual User Group.
• Technical content to present/promote to your local groups through an “Event in a Box”.
• Support with online streaming to the .NET Foundation’s YouTube channel, if needed.
• Digital SWAG and additional offers from our partners.

How to Participate

• Fill out this form to let us know about your virtual event.
• Share your stories and events via the hashtag #dotnetconf on Twitter.
• Share our Facebook event with your friends to help spread the word!
• For questions, please email dotnetconf@dotnetfoundation.org

Important note: Please be advised request of speakers and streaming support for virtual .NET Conf 2020 events resources are provided based on speaker and streaming support team availability, as well as a “first-come-first-served” basis.

Join us on November 10th at 08:00 PST for the live keynote on www.dotnetconf.net. Share your stories, watch the stream, and have fun learning!

Virtual User Group Events Around the World

Discover events happening all over the globe and all throughout the month via the .NET Foundation Community Meetup site. Get assistance with supporting your own local user group by joining the .NET Foundation Meetup Pro account. Additionally, the .NET Foundation is helping .NET user groups go virtual through the .NET Virtual User Group program!

.NET Foundation’s .NET Virtual User Group Program

Let the .NET Foundation take care of all of the streaming so you can focus on enabling developers around the world to join into YOUR event. Submit your user group session, get scheduled, and get your event promoted!

It is a great way to engage with the broader .NET community while keeping your user group active and maintaining social distance.

Join the .NET Virtual User Groups right now! Find awesome upcoming user group sessions from around the world and right in your hometown.

Watch the .NET Team Stream

Discover new live community stand-ups every week! Catch the Xamarin community live-streaming on Twitch daily:

Get the full list of .NET streamers throughout the week. Be sure to click that “Follow” button to stay up to date.

Join a .NET Stand-up

Multiple times a week, the .NET teams meet online to talk about the latest news across all .NET products. Find live, upcoming, and past episodes on the new .NET Community Stand-up website. Including the upcoming Xamarin Community Stand-up at 10/1/2020, 1:00:00 PM EST. Topic: Community member Theodora shows off her College Diary app

Subscribe to the Xamarin Podcast

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Get Started with Xamarin and .NET

Begin your journey of .NET Core with experts like Scott Hanselman, Kendra Havens, and many others that help walk you through the beginning stages of learning .NET. Such as how to get started with .NET, Xamarin, ASP.NET, NuGet, and even build your first app! Discover the exciting world of development with this Beginner series for .NET developers today.

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