Conference Agenda


 

Pre-Conference Workshops - Monday, May 12, 2008
  WORKSHOP
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m VPR1WPF and Silverlight: A Pragmatic Introduction VPR2Windows Workflow: A Gentle Introduction VPR3Making the Tough Choices: Selecting the Right Techniques

Conference Day 1 - Tuesday, May 13, 2008
  .NET DAY
8:30 a.m. -
9:30 a.m.
Keynote: Breaking Through Development Challenges with Visual Studio 2008 - Jay Roxe
  ALM and Development Process   Tools and Languages Web 
9:45 -
11:00 a.m.
VM1A Lap around Visual Studio Team System 2008
VM2Visual Studio 2008: RAD for Today’s Line of Business Application Developer VM3Building a Real-World Web Application with Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Framework 3.5
11:15 a.m.-
12:30 p.m.
VM4Improving Team Development VM5Visual Studio 2008: Leveraging the Office Platform and Visual Studio 2008 to Build Office Business Applications VM6Introduction to the New ASP.NET Model View Controller (MVC) Framework
2:00 -
3:15p.m.
VM7Build Better Software – Tools & Tips to Improve your Applications VM8Visual Studio 2008: LINQ Deep Dive and Best Practices VM9Developing Data-Driven Applications Using ASP.NET Dynamic Data Controls
3:30 -
4:45 p.m.
VM10Microsoft Visual Studio in Cross-Platform Environments VM11Visual Studio 2008: WCF Tools Deep Dive VM12Building Rich Internet Application using Microsoft Silverlight 2.0

Conference Day 2 - Wednesday, May 14, 2008
  ASP.NET Live! Server System Live! VSTS Live! Core .NET Live!
8:30 a.m. -
9:30 a.m.
Now That Longhorn's Here... How Did They Do? Mark Minasi
9:45 -
11:00 a.m.
VA1 What's New in Visual Studio 2008 for ASP.NET Developers? VS2Useful Evolution: Programming the New Features in SQL Server 2008 VT3Mastering MSBuild VC4Introduction to Silverlight Programming VC5Using and Extending the Typed DataSet and TableAdapterBest Practices Virtual Track
11:15 a.m.-
12:30 p.m.
VA6Working with Silverlight VS7Top 10 T-SQL Features in SQL Server 2008 VT8Team Build 2008
Blackbelt Virtual Track
VC9Lower Maintenance Costs While Increasing Productivity: LINQ Applied to an N-Tier World VC10More Best Kept Secrets in .NET
12:30 -
2:30 p.m.
Lunch and Exhibit Hall Open
2:30 -
3:45 p.m.
VA11Securing User Identity Using Windows CardSpace VS12Essential SharePoint Development VT13De-Mystifying TFS Reporting VC14Creating Custom WCF Behaviors VC15VS Tools and Techniques for Distributed Data Access in VS 2008
4:00 -
5:15 p.m.
VA16Data-Driven ASP.NET AJAX VS17SharePoint 2007 Forms and Workflow VT18Load Testing Your ASP.NET Applications VC19Investigating LINQ over XM VC20Generics, Anonymous Methods, and DelegatesBest Practices Virtual Track
5:15 -
7:30 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Reception
7:45 p.m. Midnight Madness
Conference Day 3 - Thursday, May 15, 2008
  ASP.NET Live! Server System Live! VSTS Live! Core .NET Live!
8:30 a.m. -
9:45 a.m.
VA21Introducing the ASP.NET MVC Framework VS22Developing Office Business Applications: From the Client to Server and Beyond VT23Managing Software Releases with Visual Studio Team System Blackbelt Virtual Track Best Practices Virtual Track VC24C# 3.0 Under-the-Hood: a Better C# (or C++) than C#? VC25Data Enhancements in Visual Studio 2008
10:00 -
11:15 a.m.
VA26Exploring the AJAX Control Toolkit VS27Excel and Excel Services as a BI Platform VT28Efficient SCM with TFS - Best PracticesBest Practices Virtual Track VC29Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF): Build a WPF Application in an Hour VC30Creating Advanced Custom Windows Forms Controls Blackbelt Virtual Track
11:30 a.m. -
12:45 p.m.
VA31Win & Web App Installers with WiX VS32Intro to PerformancePoint Server Monitoring and Analytics VT33Build Better Applications with VSTS for Database Professionals VC34LINQ to SQL (DLINQ) for ADO.NET Developers Best Practices Virtual Track VC35Embedding Presence in Your Applications
12:45 -
2:45 p.m.
Lunch and Exhibit Hall Open
2:45 -
4:00 p.m.
VA36Customizing the Microsoft ASP.NET MVC Framework Blackbelt Virtual Track VS37SQL Server 2008 Reporting and Dashboards VT38Serious Team Foundation Server Source Control Blackbelt Virtual Track VC39Exposing Workflows as Services Through WCF Blackbelt Virtual Track VC40Codeplex's Greatest Hits
4:15 -
5:30 p.m.
VA41Silverlight, SOA and ObjectsBest Practices Virtual Track VS42Service Development and Intergration with BizTalk Blackbelt Virtual Track VT43Beyond VSTS 2008: Rosario VC44Have It Your Way – REST and SOAP in WCF Solutions Blackbelt Virtual Track VC45Doing Something Useful with Enterprise Library 3.0
Post-Conference Workshops - Friday, May 16, 2008
  WORKSHOP
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m VPO1SQL Server 2008 for Developers VPO2Order from Chaos: Leveraging .NET 2.0 to 3.5 VPO3VSTS 2008 for the Busy Developer

Virtual Tracks:
Blackbelt Virtual Track = Black Belt Virtual Track
Best Practices Virtual Track = Best Practices Virtual Track