Topic: Introduction to DotNetNuke, and enhancements in version 5
DotNetNuke is an open-source Web Application Framework/Content Management System idea for creating and deploying projects such as commercial websites, corporate intranets and extranets, online publishing portals, and custom vertical applications. As the leading open source web application framework based on Microsoft ASP.NET (VB.Net) platform, it has been downloaded and installed hundreds of thousands of times. In this presentation, we will go through the basic features and functionality of DotNetNuke, and then discuss the enhancements in the recent release of version 5.0.

Speaker: Brian Swanson
Brian Swanson is the founder of Purple Ant Software, a software and website development firm based in Memphis, TN. Starting off programming in Turbo Pascal, progressing through Clipper, Delphi, and then into .Net development, he's been developing software for fun or as a profession for 15+ years. Brian has been focused exclusively on .Net development for the past 7 years working on projects either as an employee or a consultant for small start-up Internet companies up to Fortune 500 companies. He holds the Microsoft Certified Database Administrator for SQL Server, and Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer for .Net certifications. Brian has recently been added to several of the DotNetNuke module projects as a team member. Check his blog out at http://www.purpleant.com/Blogs/BrianSwanson/tabid/64/Default.aspx