Dec 2nd, KC Clubs United Holiday Party
SMCKC is one of the clubs taking part in the KC Clubs United Holiday party.
This is another great event that lets you network with some awesome folks and organizations AND helps our KC Community.
The venue and alcohol has been donated. There is a $5 fee for admission and a $10 fee if you wish to have an all you can drink bracelet. ALL PROCEEDS go to Operation Breakthrough’s Holiday Programs. This program provides food and gifts for underprivileged children.
Drinks and Event Details can be found at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=119409614787784

Other Events The American Advertising Federation of Kansas City (AAF-KC) has two events coming up this week that are worth noting. On the morning of Dec 1st, AAF-KC has a morning meeting at Kansas City Cafe at 8:00 AM. They have assembled a local panel of community managers, including Leigh Mutert from H&R Block; Jessica Wilson, from Assessment Technologies Institute; and Patrick Padley from Nicholson Kovac. Then the following evening, Dec 2nd, AAF-KC has another panel of speakers and local social media practitioners on how SM is changing the way people and businesses connect. That meeting will be held at Austin Walsh’s Studio on 2001 Grand Blvd starting at 5:30 PM.
Both events have registration fees. Please check the event pages for more details:
• Community Manager Panel, http://www.aafkc.com/events/index.asp?startday=12/1/2010
• How SM is changing the way people and businesses connect, http://www.aafkc.com/events/index.asp?startday=12/2/2010

Visit Social Media Club KC at: http://socialmediaclubkc.ning.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network

Dec 11th, VIP Screening of True Grit
SMCKC wants to say THANK YOU to all of its members for a fantastic 2010 and becoming one of the largest chapters not only in the United States but around the world. We are celebrating 1500 Members!
Paramount in helping us celebrate this great achievement has graciously invited SMCKC Members to a PRIVATE VIP Screening of True Grit on December 11th at 7pm at eh Screenland Armour Theatre!
Make sure you pre-register here to get on the list early! Just say you will attend and if you want more than one ticket, let me konw in the comments! By registering here you will receive another email from us on how to register for tickets using GoFobo!
Find out more about True Grit here: www.truegritmovie.com
For more information contact Dan Henderson at dan@mrkcmortgage.com or @mrkcmortgage on Twitter!

Dec 3th, December Breakfast
This Friday, December 3th, Robert Patterson and Dave Fluegge are presenting a SM case study on their work for the Colorado Tourism Office. Robert and Dave are both from MMG, a marketing firm who work exclusively for travel, hospitality and entertainment companies. The results from the brand platform “Let’s Talk Colorado” has continued to break records. Here is a link to get a sample of the case study.
SMCKC monthly breakfast takes place at the Kansas City Cafe on Grand Street. Doors open at 7:30 for breakfast, which ranges from $5-$10. Brief announcements and presentations will begin at 8:00. Please RSVP at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=164205053615253. The Kansas City Café can seat 90 people, so sign up early.

Hello All !
Our next meeting will be held:
6:30 PM, Wed, December 15, 2010
Centriq Training Center
8700 State Line Rd, Leawood, KS
(West side of State Line Rd, directly across from Ward Parkway Mall)
Food and door prizes will be provided by : *Many Sponsors*

There will be only one Heartland Users Group Meeting in December 2010. The Access SIG will host a Christmas Party on December 15th at 6:30 PM at JCCC, Regnier Bldg, 2nd Floor. There will be refreshments, a door prize, and a Q & A session.

There is a new Access SIG plan for 2011. Lisa Friedrichsen has recommended a book "Access Solutions: Tips, Tricks, and Secrets from Microsoft Access MVPs [Paperback] By Arvin Meyer and Douglas J. Steele. Lisa has ordered four copies and these will be available during the December 15th meeting.

She has chosen a list of topics to be presented during the year. Each of us may volunteer to chose two or three from the list and make a presentation to the Access SIG. These techniques are very new, innovative and will add to our skills set using the Access 2010 platform. If we have 12 volunteers, we will have enough scheduled presentations for the entire year of 2011. Billie Lenz used this technique several years ago and it worked well. This will be discussed and decided during this meeting.

Those of us who have not renewed our modest annual dues of $25 may bring a check or cash to fund our activities for 2011. See you there. Earl Long

When: Tuesday, November 23rd 2010: 6:00PM
Where: Microsoft Offices - 10801 Mastin Blvd., Suite 620 Overland Park, KS 66210

Topic: Enterprise Agility
Abstract: Scrum and XP have found a strong following in the development community. But most non-development groups (such as Web Administrators, Production Support, Security, Testing, and Users/Stake Holders) inside the enterprise are far from agile, nor are they trying to move to be more agile. This session starts with a refresher on Scrum, and then uses real experiences from large enterprise development projects to show how to effectively work with those teams. Instead of trying to "convert" them, we discuss strategies to adapt to their needs while remaining agile in the development realm.

Presenter: Phil Japikse - Telerik
Phil Japikse has been working with .Net since the first betas, and developing software for over 20 years. Phil is a Microsoft MVP and also holds MCSD, MCDBA, CSM, and CSP certifications. Phil is an international speaker and a passionate member of the developer community, speaking at Code Camps and Days of .NET all across the country as well as serving as the Lead Director for the Cincinnati .Net User’s Group.

Phil works as the Patterns and Practices Evangelist for Telerik (www.telerik.com), is a Firefighter/Paramedic, and a volunteer for the Ski Patrol. You can follow Phil on twitter viawww.twitter.com/skimedic and read his blog at www.skimedic.com/blog.

Hey all! We have our next meeting set up for Dec. 7th 6:30 pm at Centriq Training. First off, I'll be getting back from Autodesk University with some brief updates on what the other groups are up to and some of the stuff that went on at the conference. Then we have Jim Lammers of Trinity Animation showing the process they use to create 3d assets for the show Archer that's on FX. I'll also have some shirts to give away and also talk about thoughts on a modeling challenge we're looking to do early next year.

Please RSVP ASAP to admin [AT] aaugakc.com if you plan to come.