Name: Xmas Special .NET Event
Start: 2023-12-21T18:30:00+02:00
End: 2023-12-21T21:30:00+02:00
Location: 2QWV+5X

Αγαπητοί φιλοί και φίλες

Με μεγάλη μας χαρά σας προσκαλούμε στη Χριστουγεννιάτικη εκδήλωση της .ΝΕΤ κοινότητας στην Ελλάδα την οποία συνδιοργανώνει το dotnetzone meetup group και η Kaizen Gaming, που είναι και ο χορηγός της εκδήλωσης.
Σκοπός της εκδήλωσης είναι η να συγκεντρωθούμε ξανά, παλιοί και νέοι, για να συζητήσουμε και να ενημερωθούμε από καταξιωμένους ομιλητές για σημαντικά τεχνικά θέματα, ώστε να μπορέσουμε να αξιοποιήσουμε τα διαθέσιμα εργαλεία του .ΝΕΤ με τον καλύτερο και αποδοτικότερο τρόπο.

Δείτε παρακάτω την πλούσια Agenda μας:

**18.00- 18.30 Entrance**

* *Please be aware that you will kindly be asked to show some proof of identity at the entrance in order to be able to enter the venue, entrance will be strictly permitted for the members that have RSVP'd. Space is limited, so please don't forget to update your RSVP in time if you can't make it.*

**18:30 - 18:45 Intro by dotnetzone**

**18:45 - 18:50 Welcome to Kaizen**

**18:50 - 19:40 Nick Chapsas - OK, but wtf is .NET Aspire? (50 mins)**
.NET 8 launched with a secret application stack called .NET Aspire. In this talk Nick will explain what .NET Aspire is, what problem it is solving, give a hands-on demo and express some concerns about this technology.
*Bio: Nick is a .NET & C# content creator, educator and a Microsoft MVP for Developer Technologies with years of experience in Software Engineering and Engineering Management.*
*He is also an author and the founder of the educational online courses platform [Dometrain](https://dometrain.com).*

**19:45 - 20:30 Eirik George Tsarpalis - What's new in .NET 8 (45 mins)**
.NET 8 has just been released! The new version incorporates thousands of new features, performance improvements, new tooling and community contributions, all of which would be difficult to cover fairly in a single talk.
Join us in this session as I give you a high-level overview of some my favourite new features that we having been working on, including C# language features, runtime and library enhancements, new source generators and Native AOT improvements.
*Bio: [Eirik George Tsarpalis](https://linktr.ee/eiriktsarpalis) is a Principal Software Engineer in the .NET team at Microsoft, based in London. He is author and maintainer of a number of open source .NET libraries with a focus on F#.*

**20:30 - 21:00 Ask Me Anything: Nick and Eirik (30 mins)**

**21:00 - 21:30 Pizza, drinks and socializing**

**Sponsor:**
Kaizen Gaming is one of the fastest growing GameTech companies in the world. With a focus on Technology and People they aim to continuously improve their products and services to provide the best and most trusted online gaming experience to almost 5 million customers around the world.
Kaizen Gaming operates Betano in 13 countries (Portugal, Romania, Brazil, Bulgaria, Germany, Czech Republic, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Canada-Ontario, Nigeria) and Stoiximan in Greece and Cyprus. The company employs more than 2,200 people across three continents. Obsessed with their customers, they use technology and data to constantly push the boundaries of online gaming entertainment.
You can check out their [open positions](https://kaizengaming.com/careers/) in #tech and beyond.

**Venue**
The event will take place on Thursday, December 21, at 18.30, at Kaizen Campus, the brand new premises of Kaizen Gaming in Athens. The venue is located right next to the Neratziotissa metro / suburban railway station, as well as a number of bus stops. Kaizen Gaming is kindly providing the venue and sponsoring this event. After the presentation and discussion, stick around for pizza, drinks and some networking.

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