Upcoming Events

Portland Oregon Microsoft Access Database Designer Conference

Silver Falls State Park Conference Center
May 5-7, 2012

FMS President Luke Chung will be attending and speaking at the three day Microsoft Access conference sponsored by the Portland Oregon Access User Group. Join him and other guest speakers May 5 to 7 at the beautiful Silver Falls State Park Conference Center.

Microsoft speakers include Ryan McMinn, Microsoft Access Senior Program Manager Lead, and Kevin Bell test engineer on the Access team. Other speakers include industry authors and notables F. Scott Barker, Alison Balter, Juan Soto, and Armen Stein.

Luke will be giving a new presentation on Tips and Techniques for Taking Over and Existing Access Application.

For complete details and registration, visit PAUG Conference Site. See photos from last year's conference on our Facebook page.

Past Events

Luke Chung was the Primary Conference Speaker at Portland Access User Group Conference

FMS President Luke Chung gave six presentations at the three day Microsoft Access conference sponsored by the Portland Oregon Access User Group.

Luke spoke on the following topics:

• FMS Products for Microsoft Access Developers and How they Make You Money
• Microsoft Access and Azure: Working in the Cloud
• Microsoft Access Disaster Recovery Plans

See pictures from the conference on our Facebook Page.

Luke Chung Presented at the Denver Area Access User Group April 5th

FMS President Luke Chung was the guest presenter at the April 5th meeting of the Denver Access User Group. He discussed Microsoft Access 2010, FMS products for Microsoft Access, and Access with cloud computing.

Digital Capital Week
June 11-20, 2010, Washington, DC

FMS President Luke Chung participated on a panel discussion about Accounting and Technology for ecommerce companies. Here's a summary of Financial Reporting for Startup and Ecommerce Organizations.

Office Devcon 2009
October 31 - November 1, 2009
Brisbane, Australia

FMS President Luke Chung is giving several presentations on Microsoft Access application development and our products. Hosted at the University of Queensland, St. Lucia campus, we hope you see him Down Under!

FMS is also an official conference sponsor.

Seattle Access User Group
September 15, 2009, Microsoft Campus, Building 34, the Quinalt Room
Luke Chung, President of FMS, is a guest speaker at this monthly meeting.

Washington DC Access User Group

Luke Chung is the guest speaker on June 17 covering "Cool Features in Access 2007" and any other topics the audience raises. For more information, visit the Washington DC Access SIG web site

Microsoft Tech Ed 2009

Tech*Ed Conference
Los Angeles, CA
May 11-15, 2009

Microsoft has invited FMS President Luke Chung to participate on three panel discussions at their annual conference.

Let's Talk about Software Consulting as a Business

Are you a software consultant, or part of a consulting company? Or are you thinking of going independent? This panel will discuss topics like getting started, advertising and marketing, client communication, estimating, managing employees and subcontractors, getting paid, etc.

Panelists: Luke Chung; Paul Sheriff; Armen Stein

Watch the video (55 minutes)

Migrating Your Data Tier to SQL Server: Strategies for Survival

May 13, 9-10 AM, Room 501C

Typically migrating or loading data from one platform to the next is the easy part. This interactive session explores the pros and cons of the tools to help you get there: the SSMA Migration Assistant, the Access Upsizing Wizard, SSIS and BulkCopy. More importantly we'll discuss techniques for dealing with common problems, such as data type incompatibilities and application architecture. We will also explore moving data from Excel, Oracle, and Access to SQL Server. This session will feature open Q&A from the audience to a panel of experts.

Panelists: Mary Chipman; Luke Chung; Armen Stein; Paul Sheriff; Richard Campbell; Stephen Forte

The World Turned Upside Down: Development Strategies for Lean Times

During tough economic times, development teams tend to get smaller while business requirements get larger in an effort to do more with less. The panelists will share their insights and experiences glean from years of surviving economic ups and downs.

There is no one right or wrong way to do development. The cumulative experience of the panelists encompasses the full range of consulting and vendor experiences spanning the last 20 years.

Panelists: Mary Chipman; Luke Chung; Armen Stein; Kent Alstad; Paul Sheriff; Rockford Lhotka; Stephen Forte

Denver Access User Group (DAAUG)
March 19, 2009

Luke Chung is the featured speaker at the March 19th Denver Access User Group meeting held at the Microsoft Office. He covered Microsoft Access 2007, the FMS products for Access, the Access market, how to deal with these challenging times, and entertained questions that arose.

Seattle Access User Group
November 11, 2008
Microsoft Campus, Building 34, the Quinalt Room

Special Guest: Luke Chung, President of FMS presented an overview of FMS products for Microsoft Access and how they can help developers create better solutions. Products included Total Access Analyzer, Total Visual CodeTools, and Total Access Emailer.

He’ll discuss how to create great Microsoft Access solutions, take over existing databases, apply Best Practices, where Access fits, different Access versions, and general Q&A.

FMS Seminar: Microsoft Access to SQL Server Upsizing

June 27, 2008, Microsoft Technology Center, Reston, VA

Co-sponsored by the Microsoft Mid-Atlantic Office, FMS provided a half day seminar on Microsoft Access to SQL Server Upsizing.

Luke Chung, FMS President, and Steve Clark, FMS Senior Project Manager, presented:

• Where Microsoft Access Fits in the Overall Database Strategy of an Organization
• Approaches to Upsizing Access to SQL Server

Microsoft Tech Ed 2008
June 3, 2008
Orlando, FL
FMS President Luke Chung participated in a panel discussion on:
Are we there yet? Successfully navigating the bumpy road from Access to SQL Server

He also spent time at the Microsoft SQL Server booth answering questions. More information on the topic available here: Microsoft Access to SQL Server Upsizing.

United Kingdom Access User Group (www.ukaug.co.uk)
Annual National Seminar
May 15, 2008
Reading, England
FMS President Luke Chung gave two presentations:

• Taking Over an Existing Microsoft Access Application
• Tips and Techniques for Creating Access Reports

San Diego Access User Group (www.augsd.org)
Mar 19, 2008
San Diego, CA
Special Guest: Luke Chung, President of FMS and Dan Haught, Executive Vice President

DoDIIS Worldwide Conference
Mar 16-19, 2008
San Diego, CA
Exhibiting in the Microsoft Booth

Live Radio: Business Destiny show
Oct 20, 2007
Washington DC area
Special Guest: Luke Chung, President of FMS.

Microsoft Public Sector Partner Executive Summit
Oct 7-9, 2007
Scottsdale, AZ

Advisor Summit on Microsoft Access and Office
Sep 30-Oct-4, 2007
Miami, FL
Special Guest: FMS President, Luke Chung

Advisor Summit on Microsoft Access and Office
May 6-10, 2007
Anaheim, CA
Special Guest: FMS President, Luke Chung

Prior Conferences and Events

• Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS)
• Capital Area PC Users Group (Access, .NET, VB, SQL Server)
• Denver Access Users Group
• Developer Connections
• Maryland Access/VB User Group
• Metroplex Access Developers' Meeting, Dallas, TX
• Microsoft Office Deployment and Development Conference
• Microsoft Office Solutions Conference
• Microsoft Professional Developers Conference
• Microsoft TechEd
• MSDN Events
• .NET AdvisorLive
• New York Access User Group
• Office Developer Connections
• Orange County Access User Group
• UK Access User Group
• VS Live