Next General Meeting: Introducing the Microsoft Store at the Danbury Fair Mall By Richard Corzo If you haven’t heard there is a Microsoft retail store (http://content.microsoftstore.com/store/detail/Danbury-CT) opening up in the Danbury Fair Mall on June 23rd. DACS members and visitors will get our very own introduction to the store at our next general meeting on July 3rd. Being that it’s summer, this will be a nice break from our usual meeting. Instead of the Danbury Hospital auditorium we will be meeting right in the store. If you’ve been to an Apple store you know how successful they are at showcasing their products in a retail environment. Microsoft would similarly like to showcase their products and provide support to their customers. Microsoft is just starting to expand its retail store presence into the Northeast. Two stores have recently opened in New Jersey, but the Danbury store will be the first in New England. It will even open before a planned store in White Plains, NY, so Danbury is on the cutting edge. Paul Orvis is in charge of Community Development & Events at the forthcoming Danbury store. He indicates that we will start with an overview of the store and a look forward into Windows 8 and integration into the various components in the months ahead. Paul expects to have a trainer lead this technology integration overview. Paul will also introduce Mike Walters who is their Business Development Specialist, and Paul will cover their Community Theater and its availability to any organization in the region. For the next stage of the presentation they will break the meeting up in to smaller groups and then rotate stations between the various product categories within the store (business computers, laptops, tablets/slates, Windows phones, Cloud services, Xbox and gaming, etc.). If there are specific topics you’d like them to address, please let DACS (info@dacs.org) know so we can pass this on to the store and they can be sure to accomplish anything you need addressed by their team. After the small group presentations we will regroup at the end to recap and you’ll have an opportunity to ask any final questions about Microsoft, its products, and the store. This will be an exciting evening for DACS. Invite your friends, colleagues, and neighbors as this will be a good way to introduce them to DACS and the store at the same time.
--- DACS meetings are usually held at the Danbury Hospital auditorium. (Click here for directions and parking information.) Activities begin at 6:30 p.m. with registration and casual networking. The meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. with a question and answer period (Ask DACS), followed by announcements and a short break. The featured evening presentation begins at 8:00. The meeting is scheduled to adjourn at 9:30 p.m. DACS General Meetings are free and open to the public. Members and prior attendees are encouraged to extend invitations to anyone interested in this topic. Danbury Area Computer Society (DACS) is a registered nonprofit and has been serving the region since 1990.
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