DataBase Pros, founded by John Mark Osborne, recently penned a deal to present $2500 worth of training to FMPug specifically as a member giveaway. FMPug, a collaboration of user-groups with twelve groups worldwide, plans to present this training opportunity to the lucky winner for John Mark?s 5-day training session in January 2006.

?We?re simply thrilled to be working with John Mark & DataBase Pros! After speaking with John Mark recently, he stated the majority of his attendees were in-house developers -- which is a direct contrast to the typical FMPug member who works as an independent consultant. So many of our members forego training due to its prohibitive cost; but it?s these independent developers who will benefit 100-fold from training of this caliber. I know each and every member will be honored to have the opportunity to be taught by the man who wrote the book on FileMaker, literally!? exclaimed Andy Gaunt, founder of FMPug.

John Mark?s course will cover all 13 modules of the Professional Training Series II class in five (5) days, which will fully prepare each student for FileMaker 7 certification. The course will be held in January 2006 in San Jose, CA. To read more about this fantastic opportunity, stop by FMPug where as a registered member you have the opportunity to enter your name into the training sweepstakes. Drawing will be held on November 30, 2005 and all entries must be received by midnight ET, November 29, 2005.

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We would like to congratulate Mark Richman, the recipient of the 5 day Professional Training Series II course provided by Database Pros . Mark is a member of the St. Louis FMPug chapter and principal of Skeleton Key , a company offering FileMaker development in the St Louis area as well as offering the meeting space for the St Louis FMPug chapter.

And now, a word from the winner, Mark;

I am pleased to accept this generous prize and want to thank my friends, family and the Academy for this great honor.

In all seriousness, I look forward to reviewing the FileMaker ® Professional Foundation Training Series II for FMPUG and the development community. I am particularly interested in the Connectivity, Web Publishing and Web Programming Workshop modules, which will broach new ground for me as a FileMaker® developer.

Watch out v8 Certification - here I come!

FMPug founder Andy Gaunt states;

I look forward to seeing Mark's review of this course. My hope is it encourages more developers to see the benefits of seeking professional training to enhance their development and provide better service to their clients.

If you entered this contest and did not win we encourage you to register with Database Pros and take advantage of the extended special offer of $1000 off the cost of the 5 days of training provided only to FMPug members by Database Pros for the January 23-27 2006 course.

WATCH THIS SPACE for news on the recipient of the Database Pros Philosophy of Scripting 101 & 201 courses to be announced later this week to be held in Jan/Feb 2006

Check the FMPug training section for details on this and many other courses offered by the leaders in FileMaker training from around the world.

do you offer FileMaker training? Contact FMPug to list your courses in our calendar.

We would also like to congratulate John Reed, the recipient of the 5 day Philosophy of Scripting course provided by Database Pros. John is coordinator of the Boston South Shore FMPug chapter and principal of Data Control Specialists, a company offering FileMaker development in the Boston area.

One of the great features of membership in FMPug is the opportunity to receive products and services for the cost of writing a review. Although I have received many products including books and developer licenses for plug-ins, this by far, exceeds anything else on the list. Attending 5 days of Script training given by John Mark Osborne is, by itself, a great opportunity. To be attending free by virtue of my membership in FMPug (and winning the drawing of course) is just the best.

My thanks to Andy Gaunt, founder of FMPug and John Mark of Database Pros for donating the seat in his class. San Jose, here I come! - John Reed

If you entered this contest and did not win we encourage you to register with Database Pros and take advantage of the extended special offer of $1000 off the cost of both classes provided only to FMPug members by Database Pros. You can see the class detail in our training section at http://www.fmpug.com/training.php

If you offer training in FileMaker Pro, contact us to set up a training account for you so you can list your classes in our calendar.