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  March 19th is the [International PowerShell User Group Day](http://ipugd.org/)

  Steven Murawski will be speaking twice at the [Cascadia IT Conference](http://www.casitconf.org/casitconf12/) March 23 & 24th

  Microsoft is giving away a free eBook on PowerShell for [SQL Server launch attendees](http://blogs.technet.com/b/dataplatforminsider/archive/2012/03/05/free-ebook-on-powershell-by-william-stanek-for-sql-server-launch-attendees.aspx)

  The PowerShell Deep Dive session abstracts [have been posted ](http://www.theexpertsconference.com/us/2012/powershell-deep-dive/session-abstracts/)

  The Scripting Guy is starting a [5-part video series on March 12th](http://blogs.technet.com/b/blainbar/archive/2012/03/05/registration-open-ed-wilson-s-5-part-webcast-series-on-powershell.aspx)

  [NYC Techstravaganza coming up March 30th](http://powershellgroup.org/content/nyc-techstravaganza-march-30th-2012)

  [PowerShell in Depth MEAP now open](http://www.manning.com/jones2/)

  [Boe Prox just released PoshChat](http://learn-powershell.net/2012/03/05/poshchat-1-of-2-building-a-chat-server-using-powershell/)

  Rich Presscott just published v1 of his [AD User Creation Tool](http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/New-User-Creation-tool-14fa73cd)

  Windows 8 Client and Server Beta released, as well as PowerShell 3 Beta ([links galore from Jason Hofferle](http://www.hofferle.com/windows-8-consumer-preview-and-powershell-3-0/))

  [Server 8 new administration experience](http://blogs.technet.com/b/windowsserver/archive/2012/03/07/rocking-the-windows-server-8-administrative-experience.aspx)

  PowerShell does not ship with help files on the box?



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      [Post by Don Jones](http://powershell.com/cs/blogs/donjones/archive/2012/03/02/wait-powershell-v3-doesn-t-come-with-help.aspx)

  "Implicit array member access" aka Property Unrolling