There’s some great events coming up in the UK over the coming weeks/months – here’s a quick update, hope to see you there.

§ 4 Hours of Coding and You’ll get a 30 Day Azure Pass at the Windows Azure Bootcamp this May – If you’re a developer looking to take advantage of cloud computing, but haven’t taken the plunge, this free half-day of training is the quickest way to get up-to-speed with Microsoft’s Windows Azure. We’ll take you on a journey from, learning about the cloud, writing some code, deploying to the cloud and making a simple application available on the Internet. (Banners attached)

Event: UK Tech Days 2011 – Windows Azure Bootcamp (1032481491 – 4th May 2011, AM)
Location: Thames Valley Park, Reading, UK http://blt.ly/4MayAM

Event: UK Tech.Days 2011 – Windows Azure Bootcamp (1032481495 – 4th May 2011, PM)
Location: Thames Valley Park, Reading, UK http://bit.ly/4MayPM

Event: UK Tech Days 2011 – Windows Azure Bootcamp (1032481492 – 12th May 2011, AM)
Location: Thames Valley Park, Reading, UK http://bit.ly/12MayAM

Event: UK Tech.Days 2011 – Windows Azure Bootcamp (1032481496 – 12th May 2011, PM)
Location: Thames Valley Park, Reading, UK http://bit.ly/12MayPM

Event: UK Tech.Days 2011 – Windows Azure Bootcamp (1032481635 – 27th May 2011, AM)
Location: Cardinal Place, London, UK http://bit.ly/27MayAM

Event: UK Tech.Days 2011 – Windows Azure Bootcamp (1032482519 – 27th May 2011, PM)
Location: Cardinal Place, London, UK http://bit.ly/27MayPM

§ Register for UK Tech.Days 2011 Windows Azure Developer Sessions – This day is about getting you up to speed on why you should be looking at the Windows Azure Platform, what tools and services it offers and how you can start to explore it to create new solutions, migrate elements of existing solutions or integrate with existing systems. You can attend one of two repeated sessions on either Monday 23 May or Tuesday 24 May.

§ Register for UK Tech.Days 2011 Windows Phone 7 Developer Sessions – It's only a few months since Windows Phone 7 launched in the UK and already developers have published thousands of apps to the Windows Phone Marketplace, and hundreds of new apps are being added every day. On this day we'll explore a variety of topics to help you build better Windows Phone 7 apps and get them into Marketplace as quickly as possible. Expect sessions on cutting-edge design, making App Hub work for you, avoiding common publishing pitfalls (i.e. how to get your app approved without losing your mind), performance optimisation and making the most of Windows Phone 7 features. Click here to register!

§ Get rewarded for building Windows Phone 7 Applications – Every successful and original application published in the marketplace gets you one point to exchange for a range of awesome goodies. The more you applications you publish, the bigger and shinier the stuff you get to choose from. The prizes are not going to hand around for too long so get cracking!