CF101 Welcome “Just the Basics” Michael Smith President TeraTech, Inc ColdFusion, Database & VB custom development

Introduction Thank you! n Speakers: Charlie Arehart n Organizers n Volunteers n Sponsors u MDCFUG, TeraTech, CPCUG, Allaire, Figleaf n And yourself!

We are Guests of NIH… n No food or drink in auditorium n No smoking inside n Pick up litter n Don’t nap in hospital beds So we can come back next time! :-)

CF Goodies… n Printed program & notes n CD-ROM – CF Express n Tag poster n CF101 survey n …Prizes n MDCFUG gurus Q&A

Why is CF great? Is it because CF is: n Tag based n Separate files with hyperlinks n HTML by default n Extensible – CF and CFX tags n Standards: HTML, SQL What is missing here?…

Why is CF Great Really? n The CF Community! u CFUGs u Conferences u Speakers u Listserv – CF-talk u “Users helping Users”

What is a CFUG n ColdFusion User Group n Learning CF n Answering questions n Presentations on CF techniques n Networking and friends n Free info n “Users helping Users”

Local CFUGs n MDCFUG n DCCFUG, NOVA-CFUG, Baltimore-CFUG n Over 150 worldwide – Allaire list n Over 7000 Cfers are in CFUGs

MDCFUG n Maryland CFUG n 3 years old n 454 members n 60 attend per month n Meet 2 nd Tuesday of every month n 6:30pm – 9pm n Rockville MD BestWestern n I-270 and Route 28

Dynamic speakers

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Resources n

MDCFUG Listserv n Ask and answer your CF questions n Virtual User Group meeting 24/7 n n Signup online: n md.org/lists/MDCFUG.cfm md.org/lists/MDCFUG.cfm n Or from home page link

MDCFUG newsletter n CF news and tips n New CF resources n SQL tips n Free to all MDCFUG members n Become a member at the website

MDCFUG members n Our members are what makes us a great CFUG! n Share tips n Speak at meetings n Review new CF books n Help CF newbies – we all were new to CF once

Thoughts for today… n Learn n Share n Have FUN!