Awesome .NET virtual user groups (and conferences)

As it seems we're now into an extended period of virtually every user group and conference going, um, virtual (should have thought that sentence through a bit more) I'm going to archive this group for now.

Thanks for visiting :-)

The below information may still be relevant/useful but is not being updated

In light of the ever-changing Covid-19 outbreak, and as more of us find ourselves spending long periods of time isolated from friends, family and colleagues, here's a list of .NET user groups (and conferences) "going virtual" in the coming months.

Organising an event? Submit a pull request with the relevant information.

Virtual Workshops

• Carl Franklin's Blazor Desk Show - Sponsored by DevExpress, ran in March and April

Virtual User Groups

• London .NET User Group - Hosted a Virtual Tech Lunch Meetup on March 17th 2020, looks like more to follow
• ONETUG - Orlando .NET User Group - Orlando .NET User Group
• .NET Oxford - 3 years of physical monthly meetups, with the next one in April being our first virtual one!
• .NET Iasi - In the past 2 years we made physical monthly meetups, this month we'll do our first one live on March 27th
• Adelaide .NET User Group - ADNUG has been meeting monthly for a very long time. Going virtual from April.
• Dot Net Notts - Going online March 2020
• .NET Southwest (UK) User Group - DNSW is officially virtual as of April.
• dotnetsheff - Officially virtual as of April 🌐🎉.
• Peterborough .NET Meetup - Hosted first virtual Meetup on Tuesday 21st July 2020. Next event coming up on Tuesday 22nd September 2020

Virtual Conferences

• DotVVM Virtual Conference - Interested in building web apps in .NET using an MVVM approach? Don't miss out on our first live-streamed conference!
• Microsoft Build 2020 - MS Build, but virtual!
• JetBrains .NET Days Online - A free, two-day virtual event hosted by JetBrains on May 13–14, 2020.
• .NET Conf 2020 - A free, three-day virtual developer event co-organized by the .NET community and Microsoft. This year .NET 5.0 will launch at .NET Conf!

Potentially Virtual User Groups

• Brisbane .NET User Group - Currently looking into hosting events virtually
• .NET Southwest (UK) User Group - Currently looking into hosting events virtually
• Dot Net Notts - Preparing to move online

Potentially Virtual Conferences

• DDD East Anglia - Looking into running an online event for 2020
• NDC Conferences - A blog post from Dylan Beattie about joining NDC conferences as their Online Community Ambassador, working with them to deliver virtual events and conferences over the coming months.

Podcasts

• No Dogma Podcast - Dylan Beattie talks to Bryan Hogan about the present and future of tech conferences - how organizers, presenters and attendees are adapting.

Resources to help take your event online

• How to host an online event on meetup - "during the coronavirus advisory, we’re working on solutions to help you host online events and keep your communities both safe and connected"
• The best gear for remote presentations - You certainly don't need everything mentioned here to take your event online but a really interesting look at an advanced setup nonetheless
• Dylan Beattie - Going Virtual - Dylan provides a really useful commentary on how he's upping his virtual game in response to recent events
• How to run remote workshops - Want (or need) to start running workshops online? Dylan (again!) will show you how!