There was a twitter contest this morning to see if anyone could accurately guess who the keynote speaker would be at this years Day of DotNetNuke Orlando event.  Originally, a DotNetNuke shirt was offered as a prize for the right guess.  There were plenty of guesses, but no one hit the target.  Next, the deal was sweetened with a DNN boomerang.  Still, no one guessed the right person – but there certainly were plenty of entertaining guesses!  Finally, the stakes were raised to include not just a DNN t-shirt and boomerang, but also a frisbee.  At the time of this writing, the keynote speaker was not guessed, so no one gets the swag.  That shouldn’t prevent you from knowing who the speaker is though!

The Day of DotNetNuke in Orlando is actually located in one of the suburb areas of Orlando, known as Sanford, FL.  If you’re unfamiliar with the area, it’s about 20-30 minutes northeast of the Orlando airport.  For those of you who are flying in, you can arrive to the event at the Sanford International Airport (SFB), Orlando International Airport (OIA/MCO), or the Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB).  The event is being held at the Seminole State College in Sanford.

As announced previously, the Day of DotNetNuke is back in Orlando, where it all started.  The event is co-located with the Orlando .Net Code Camp on March 26 in Sanford, FL.  These events are conveniently located and timed to be just prior to the Orlando DevConnections.  The proximity in both time and venue makes this event a MUST ATTEND since you could easily get approval from your boss(es) to go to both DevConnections and the Orlando .Net Code Camp,...

The original Day of DotNetNuke was named OpenForce Connect – Orlando in 2008.  The next year, we wanted to hold the event again, but had to change the name and move the venue.  This was the first time for the event running as the Day of DotNetNuke, and it was held in Tampa, FL.  Since then, there has been interest to hold the event in many cities and regions, but it has been held in Paris, France and Chicago, Illinois.  This year, the event is returning to where it all begin, sunny and beautiful Orlando, Florida.

There are many more details to come, but mark your calendars for March 26, 2011, and plan to fly, drive, walk or run to the Orlando area.

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The very first Day of DotNetNuke (as that name) was held in Tampa, Florida.  It was by all accounts a smashing success.  However, due to many limitations, difficulties, and challenges, and to expose the event to more people, a concerted effort was being made to move the event to the city of Orlando, Florida.  Such a move would have made the event a more centralized location, making it more accessible to the mass majority of the people in the State of Florida, among other things.

Unfortunately,...