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    For Database Administrators

  • VSTH16 EF Code First Magic Unicorn Edition and Beyond Thursday December 13 1:30pm - 2:45pm
    • Keith Burnell, Senior Software Engineer, Skyline Technologies

      Dive into Entity Framework Code First and how it allows you to use Model/Domain Driven development. more

  • For Developers

  • VSM01 Workshop: XAML User Experience Design Monday December 10 8:00am - 5:00pm
    • Billy Hollis, XAML Slinger

      You’ll see examples of next generation applications, and do interactive exercises to start down the path of creating such applications yourselves. more

  • VSM02 Workshop: Services - Using WCF and ASP.NET Web API Monday December 10 8:00am - 5:00pm
    • Miguel Castro MRD, President, Melvicorp LLC

      Learn what a Service Oriented Architecture is and how to use WCF from service design to security. more

  • VSM03 Workshop: Build a Windows 8 Application in a Day Monday December 10 8:00am - 5:00pm
    • Rockford Lhotka, CTO, Magenic

      In this workshop you’ll learn how to build a WinRT app in .NET and XAML from the ground up. more

  • VST01 Whats New in Azure for Developers Tuesday December 11 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Vishwas Lele, Chief Technology Officer , AIS

      Take a whirlwind tour of the brand new features and also key enhancements to existing services. more

  • VST02 Leveraging XAML for a Great User Experience Tuesday December 11 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Billy Hollis, XAML Slinger

      XAML gives you an array of capabilities to go further, and this session will show you a list of them. more

  • VST03 Intro to Metro Tuesday December 11 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Miguel Castro MRD, President, Melvicorp LLC

      In the context of touch-based development, you're going to need to learn Metro so start here. more

  • VST04 What's New in Visual Studio 2012 Tuesday December 11 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Rob Daigneau, Senior Fellow, Construx Software

      Get a quick overview of what you’ll find in each version (i.e. SKU) of VS 2012. more

  • VST05 Azure Web Sites Tuesday December 11 2:00pm - 3:15pm
    • Steve Michelotti, Architect/Developer, Applied Information Sciences

      This demo-heavy session will show numerous features that allow you to deploy your site in a matter of seconds. more

  • VST06 Implementing the MVVM Pattern in WPF Tuesday December 11 2:00pm - 3:15pm
    • Miguel Castro MRD, President, Melvicorp LLC

      Learn all about MVVM and how to implement it properly. more

  • VST07 Smackdown: Metro Style Apps vs. Websites Tuesday December 11 2:00pm - 3:15pm
    • Ben Dewey MVP, Mobile Practice Lead, Windows Division, Tallan, Inc

      Learn the native features of Metro Style apps that should be considered when making your development platform decisions. more

  • VST08 What's New in Windows Phone 8 for Developers Tuesday December 11 2:00pm - 3:15pm
    • Nick Landry, Senior Technical Evangelist , Microsoft

      Learn about the features in Visual Studio 2012 and the Windows Phone 8 SDK to help you design even greater apps. more

  • VST09 In Depth Azure IaaS Tuesday December 11 4:15pm - 5:30pm
    • Vishwas Lele, Chief Technology Officer , AIS

      This session is for anyone who wants to get better understand of the recently-announced Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offering. more

  • VST10 Building High Performance, Human-Centered Interactive Data Visualizations Dashboards Tuesday December 11 4:15pm - 5:30pm
    • Nick Landry, Senior Technical Evangelist , Microsoft

      Come learn how to design and build dashboards that make heads turn and connect the user to the data they want, and need. more

  • VST11 Going from Silverlight or WPF to Metro Tuesday December 11 4:15pm - 5:30pm
    • Greg Levenhagen, Senior Software Engineer , Skyline Technologies

      Walk through some of the changes when moving to Metro/XAML. more

  • VST12 What's New in the .NET 4.5 BCL Tuesday December 11 4:15pm - 5:30pm
    • Jason Bock MVP (C#), Practice Lead, Magenic

      This session will focus on the additions to the next version of the .NET Framework. more

  • VSW01 JavaScript and jQuery for .NET Developers Wednesday December 12 9:15am - 10:30am
    • John Papa, Principal Developer Advocate , Microsoft

      This session offers basics and tips to for both JavaScript and jQuery. more

  • VSW02 Navigation and UI Shells for XAML Applications Wednesday December 12 9:15am - 10:30am
    • Billy Hollis, XAML Slinger

      This session covers the options for creating such a shell, from rolling your own to using some of the most common starter shells. more

  • VSW03 Filling Up Your Charm Bracelet Wednesday December 12 9:15am - 10:30am
    • Ben Dewey MVP, Mobile Practice Lead, Windows Division, Tallan, Inc

      This presentation will focus on C# and XAML. more

  • VSW05 Applying JavaScript Patterns Wednesday December 12 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • John Papa, Principal Developer Advocate , Microsoft

      This session will demonstrate common techniques to separate structure (HTML), behavior (JavaScript) and presentation (CSS) with modern Web development. more

  • VSW06 Static Analysis in .NET Wednesday December 12 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Jason Bock MVP (C#), Practice Lead, Magenic

      Learn how you can use static analysis tools to find all kinds of implementation issues before they show up in a release. more

  • VSW07 Windows 8 Azure Services Wednesday December 12 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Rockford Lhotka, CTO, Magenic

      Learn how to create and use Windows Azure services from Windows 8 WinRT applications. more

  • VSW08 Reach the Mobile Masses with ASP.NET MVC 4 and jQuery Mobile Wednesday December 12 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Keith Burnell, Senior Software Engineer, Skyline Technologies

      Learn how using the latest version of ASP.NET MVC, MVC4, and jQuery Mobile allows you to develop web applications. more

  • VSW09 HTML5 for Business: Forms and Input Validation Wednesday December 12 1:45pm - 3:00pm
    • Todd Anglin, EVP Cross-Platform Tools & Services, Telerik

      Learn how HTML5 is helping business developers simplify working with data and input validation. more

  • VSW10 Controlling ASP.NET MVC 4 Wednesday December 12 1:45pm - 3:00pm
    • Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, MCSD, CSM, and CSP, Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

      Learn new features and how to take advantage of them in existing projects as well as greenfield development. more

  • VSW11 Using Azure with Windows Phone and Windows 8! Wednesday December 12 1:45pm - 3:00pm
    • Greg Levenhagen, Senior Software Engineer , Skyline Technologies

      Come see what it's like to use Azure with Windows Phone and Windows 8. more

  • VSW12 iOS Development Survival Guide for the .NET Guy Wednesday December 12 1:45pm - 3:00pm
    • Nick Landry, Senior Technical Evangelist , Microsoft

      If you've ever considered dipping your toes in the iWaters, this session is your chance to take your first dive. more

  • VSW13 Making HTML5 Work Everywhere Wednesday December 12 4:00pm - 5:15pm
    • Todd Anglin, EVP Cross-Platform Tools & Services, Telerik

      Learn the essential techniques needed to create HTML5 sites and apps that truly work everywhere. more

  • VSW14 I'm Not Dead Yet! AKA the Resurgence of WebForms Wednesday December 12 4:00pm - 5:15pm
    • Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, MCSD, CSM, and CSP, Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

      Learn new features and that WebForms is far from "legacy." more

  • VSW15 From a New Win8 Project to the Store Wednesday December 12 4:00pm - 5:15pm
    • Elad Shaham, Senior Consultant and Instructor , Sela Group

      Create a simple Metro Style application, make sure it passes certification and upload it to Windows Store. more

  • VSW16 Creating Restful Web Services with the Web API Wednesday December 12 4:00pm - 5:15pm
    • Rob Daigneau, Senior Fellow, Construx Software

      Learn how to harness the power of the Web API. more

  • VSTH01 Identify & Fix Performance Problems with Visual Studio Ultimate Thursday December 13 8:00am - 9:15am
    • Benjamin Day, Consultant & Trainer, Benjamin Day Consulting, Inc.

      Learn how to find and fix performance problems using Web Performance Tests, Load Tests, Unit Tests, Performance Explorer and code profiling. more

  • VSTH02 Patterns for Parallel Programming Thursday December 13 8:00am - 9:15am
    • Tiberiu Covaci, Independent Trainer

      Learn to transition into the world of multi-core programming. more

  • VSTH03 Windows 8 Metro Style Apps for the Enterprise Thursday December 13 8:00am - 9:15am
    • Ben Hoelting, Senior Technologist, Aspenware

      Get excited about Windows 8 Metro Style applications. more

  • VSTH04 How to Take WCF Data Services to the Next Level Thursday December 13 8:00am - 9:15am
    • Rob Daigneau, Senior Fellow, Construx Software

      Learn how to leverage the power of custom Interceptors to alter the default behaviors of services. more

  • VSTH05 Building Single Page Web Applications with HTML5, ASP.NET MVC4, Upshot.js and Web API Thursday December 13 9:30am - 10:45am
    • Marcel de Vries, CTO, Xpirit

      Learn what Single Page Applications are, when to use them and how to build them. more

  • VSTH06 ALM Features in VS12 Thursday December 13 9:30am - 10:45am
    • Brian Randell, Partner, MCW Technologies

      more

  • VSTH07 Build Windows 8 Apps using Windows Online Services Thursday December 13 9:30am - 10:45am
    • Rockford Lhotka, CTO, Magenic

      Learn what services are available to Windows 8 WinRT app developers, and how to use the features in your apps. more

  • VSTH09 Busy .NET Developer's Guide to Node.js Thursday December 13 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Ted Neward, Director, Developer Relations, Smartsheet.com

      Learn what is in NodeJS and what is in its impressive list of add-on modules. more

  • VSTH10 Intellitrace, What is it and How Can I Use it to My Benefit? Thursday December 13 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Marcel de Vries, CTO, Xpirit

      Learn what Intellitract is and how it works. more

  • VSTH11 Expression Blend 5 For Developers: Design Your XAML or HTML5\CSS3 UI Faster Thursday December 13 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Ben Hoelting, Senior Technologist, Aspenware

      This session will demonstrate the new capabilities included in Blend 5 for solving this problem. more

  • VSTH13 A Practical Look at the NOSQL and Big Data Hullabaloo Thursday December 13 1:30pm - 2:45pm
    • Sam Bisbee, Director of Technical Business Development , Cloudant

      Review what questions you should be asking, a bunch of misconceptions, and real users' case studies. more

  • VSTH14 Team Foundation Server 2012 Builds: Understand, Configure, and Customize Thursday December 13 1:30pm - 2:45pm
    • Benjamin Day, Consultant & Trainer, Benjamin Day Consulting, Inc.

      Take a tour of the TFS features. more

  • VSTH15 Making your Windows 8 App Come to Life, Even When It's Not Running Thursday December 13 1:30pm - 2:45pm
    • Elad Shaham, Senior Consultant and Instructor , Sela Group

      Learn how to create a more vivid experience for your users. more

  • VSTH16 EF Code First Magic Unicorn Edition and Beyond Thursday December 13 1:30pm - 2:45pm
    • Keith Burnell, Senior Software Engineer, Skyline Technologies

      Dive into Entity Framework Code First and how it allows you to use Model/Domain Driven development. more

  • VSTH17 Introduction to OAuth Thursday December 13 3:00pm - 4:15pm
    • Ted Neward, Director, Developer Relations, Smartsheet.com

      This session will examine the OAuth protocol for authentication. more

  • VSTH18 Azure Hosted TFS Thursday December 13 3:00pm - 4:15pm
    • Brian Randell, Partner, MCW Technologies

      more

  • VSTH19 No User Controls Please: Customizing Metro Style Controls Using XAML Thursday December 13 3:00pm - 4:15pm
    • Elad Shaham, Senior Consultant and Instructor , Sela Group

      Learn about creating and overriding Control Templates, custom controls or simply using Data Binding and Data Templates to bend the UI to your needs. more

  • VSTH20 The LINQ Programming Model Thursday December 13 3:00pm - 4:15pm
    • Marcel de Vries, CTO, Xpirit

      Learn how to leverage the power of LINQ. more

  • VSF01 Workshop: Mastering ASP.NET MVC4 in Just One Day Friday December 14 8:00am - 5:00pm
    • Tiberiu Covaci, Independent Trainer

      Build an application from scratch using MVC 4. more

  • VSF02 Workshop: ALM with Visual Studio 2012 and Team Foundation Server 2012 Friday December 14 8:00am - 5:00pm
    • Brian Randell, Partner, MCW Technologies

      Learn how Microsoft’s tool suite has changed and evolved to help you manage your entire lifecycle. more

  • For IT Professionals

  • VST05 Azure Web Sites Tuesday December 11 2:00pm - 3:15pm
    • Steve Michelotti, Architect/Developer, Applied Information Sciences

      This demo-heavy session will show numerous features that allow you to deploy your site in a matter of seconds. more

  • VSTH13 A Practical Look at the NOSQL and Big Data Hullabaloo Thursday December 13 1:30pm - 2:45pm
    • Sam Bisbee, Director of Technical Business Development , Cloudant

      Review what questions you should be asking, a bunch of misconceptions, and real users' case studies. more

  • For Managing IT

  • VST02 Leveraging XAML for a Great User Experience Tuesday December 11 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Billy Hollis, XAML Slinger

      XAML gives you an array of capabilities to go further, and this session will show you a list of them. more

  • VST03 Intro to Metro Tuesday December 11 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Miguel Castro MRD, President, Melvicorp LLC

      In the context of touch-based development, you're going to need to learn Metro so start here. more

  • VST04 What's New in Visual Studio 2012 Tuesday December 11 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Rob Daigneau, Senior Fellow, Construx Software

      Get a quick overview of what you’ll find in each version (i.e. SKU) of VS 2012. more

  • VST05 Azure Web Sites Tuesday December 11 2:00pm - 3:15pm
    • Steve Michelotti, Architect/Developer, Applied Information Sciences

      This demo-heavy session will show numerous features that allow you to deploy your site in a matter of seconds. more

  • VST08 What's New in Windows Phone 8 for Developers Tuesday December 11 2:00pm - 3:15pm
    • Nick Landry, Senior Technical Evangelist , Microsoft

      Learn about the features in Visual Studio 2012 and the Windows Phone 8 SDK to help you design even greater apps. more

  • VSW08 Reach the Mobile Masses with ASP.NET MVC 4 and jQuery Mobile Wednesday December 12 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Keith Burnell, Senior Software Engineer, Skyline Technologies

      Learn how using the latest version of ASP.NET MVC, MVC4, and jQuery Mobile allows you to develop web applications. more

  • VSW10 Controlling ASP.NET MVC 4 Wednesday December 12 1:45pm - 3:00pm
    • Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, MCSD, CSM, and CSP, Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

      Learn new features and how to take advantage of them in existing projects as well as greenfield development. more

  • VSW16 Creating Restful Web Services with the Web API Wednesday December 12 4:00pm - 5:15pm
    • Rob Daigneau, Senior Fellow, Construx Software

      Learn how to harness the power of the Web API. more

  • VSTH06 ALM Features in VS12 Thursday December 13 9:30am - 10:45am
    • Brian Randell, Partner, MCW Technologies

      more

  • VSTH17 Introduction to OAuth Thursday December 13 3:00pm - 4:15pm
    • Ted Neward, Director, Developer Relations, Smartsheet.com

      This session will examine the OAuth protocol for authentication. more

  • VSTH18 Azure Hosted TFS Thursday December 13 3:00pm - 4:15pm
    • Brian Randell, Partner, MCW Technologies

      more

  • Keynote

  • Live! 360 Keynote: Windows 8 and the Flexible Workstyle Monday December 10 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Stephen L. Rose, Sr. Product Manager, onedrive for business, Microsoft

      From a new fast and fluid UI to being able to manage and deploy custom Windows 8 applications, Windows 8 brings new opportunities to users and business. more

  • Visual Studio Live! Keynote - Application Lifecycle Management: It’s a Team Sport Tuesday December 11 8:00am - 9:00am
    • Brian Keller, Senior Technical Evangelist, Microsoft

      Learn how to bridge the divide between development and operations by utilizing IntelliTrace in your production environments and integrating Microsoft System Center with Microsoft Visual Studio Team Foundation Server. more

  • Live! 360 Keynote: Visual Studio and the new Web enabled apps for Office and SharePoint 2013 Tuesday December 11 9:15am - 10:30am
    • Moderated By: Jay Schmelzer, Director of Program Management, Visual Studio Team, Microsoft

      Office and SharePoint 2013 introduce a new app model that brings the best of web development and the cloud to Office and SharePoint. In addition Office and SharePoint 2013 provide an in product experience for finding and acquiring apps from the public and corporate marketplaces making it easier than ever for developers to get their apps to customers. Visual Studio is creating rich experiences covering everything from getting started with the new app model to building and deploying your finished Office and SharePoint 2013 apps. more

  • Visual Studio Live Keynote - Building Applications with Windows Azure Wednesday December 12 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
    • James Conard, Senior Director, Developer & Platform Evangelism, Microsoft

      Windows Azure is a flexible and open cloud platform for a wide variety of applications, ranging from web sites to enterprise-scale and mobile applications. In this keynote, you will learn how to quickly build, deploy, and manage applications using Visual Studio 2012 and the latest Windows Azure features and services. You will see how to develop modern web sites and Web APIs, migrate your existing applications, and develop cloud-connected apps for Windows 8 and Windows Phone. Finally, through a series of demos, we will tour the rich collection of Windows Azure services including database and storage services, media services, and reliable messaging services. more

  • Mobile

  • VST08 What's New in Windows Phone 8 for Developers Tuesday December 11 2:00pm - 3:15pm
    • Nick Landry, Senior Technical Evangelist , Microsoft

      Learn about the features in Visual Studio 2012 and the Windows Phone 8 SDK to help you design even greater apps. more

  • VSW08 Reach the Mobile Masses with ASP.NET MVC 4 and jQuery Mobile Wednesday December 12 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Keith Burnell, Senior Software Engineer, Skyline Technologies

      Learn how using the latest version of ASP.NET MVC, MVC4, and jQuery Mobile allows you to develop web applications. more

  • VSW12 iOS Development Survival Guide for the .NET Guy Wednesday December 12 1:45pm - 3:00pm
    • Nick Landry, Senior Technical Evangelist , Microsoft

      If you've ever considered dipping your toes in the iWaters, this session is your chance to take your first dive. more

  • VSTH12 Cross Platform C# for iOS, Android and Windows Thursday December 13 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Bryan Costanich, Director of Education, Xamarin

      In this session, we’ll introduce developers to cross-platform mobile development with C# for iOS, Android, and Windows. more

  • Visual Studio / .NET

  • VSM02 Workshop: Services - Using WCF and ASP.NET Web API Monday December 10 8:00am - 5:00pm
    • Miguel Castro MRD, President, Melvicorp LLC

      Learn what a Service Oriented Architecture is and how to use WCF from service design to security. more

  • VST01 Whats New in Azure for Developers Tuesday December 11 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Vishwas Lele, Chief Technology Officer , AIS

      Take a whirlwind tour of the brand new features and also key enhancements to existing services. more

  • VST04 What's New in Visual Studio 2012 Tuesday December 11 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Rob Daigneau, Senior Fellow, Construx Software

      Get a quick overview of what you’ll find in each version (i.e. SKU) of VS 2012. more

  • VST09 In Depth Azure IaaS Tuesday December 11 4:15pm - 5:30pm
    • Vishwas Lele, Chief Technology Officer , AIS

      This session is for anyone who wants to get better understand of the recently-announced Windows Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offering. more

  • VST12 What's New in the .NET 4.5 BCL Tuesday December 11 4:15pm - 5:30pm
    • Jason Bock MVP (C#), Practice Lead, Magenic

      This session will focus on the additions to the next version of the .NET Framework. more

  • VSW06 Static Analysis in .NET Wednesday December 12 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Jason Bock MVP (C#), Practice Lead, Magenic

      Learn how you can use static analysis tools to find all kinds of implementation issues before they show up in a release. more

  • VSW16 Creating Restful Web Services with the Web API Wednesday December 12 4:00pm - 5:15pm
    • Rob Daigneau, Senior Fellow, Construx Software

      Learn how to harness the power of the Web API. more

  • VSTH02 Patterns for Parallel Programming Thursday December 13 8:00am - 9:15am
    • Tiberiu Covaci, Independent Trainer

      Learn to transition into the world of multi-core programming. more

  • VSTH04 How to Take WCF Data Services to the Next Level Thursday December 13 8:00am - 9:15am
    • Rob Daigneau, Senior Fellow, Construx Software

      Learn how to leverage the power of custom Interceptors to alter the default behaviors of services. more

  • VSTH06 ALM Features in VS12 Thursday December 13 9:30am - 10:45am
    • Brian Randell, Partner, MCW Technologies

      more

  • VSTH08 Performance Management of Azure based Applications across the Lifecycle Thursday December 13 9:30am - 10:45am
    • Moderated By: Daniel Kaar, Technology Strategist , Compuware’s APM Business Unit

      Learn about the idea of a lifecycle approach to application performance management and how it helps you to identify performance issues. more

  • VSTH10 Intellitrace, What is it and How Can I Use it to My Benefit? Thursday December 13 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Marcel de Vries, CTO, Xpirit

      Learn what Intellitract is and how it works. more

  • VSTH14 Team Foundation Server 2012 Builds: Understand, Configure, and Customize Thursday December 13 1:30pm - 2:45pm
    • Benjamin Day, Consultant & Trainer, Benjamin Day Consulting, Inc.

      Take a tour of the TFS features. more

  • VSTH16 EF Code First Magic Unicorn Edition and Beyond Thursday December 13 1:30pm - 2:45pm
    • Keith Burnell, Senior Software Engineer, Skyline Technologies

      Dive into Entity Framework Code First and how it allows you to use Model/Domain Driven development. more

  • VSTH18 Azure Hosted TFS Thursday December 13 3:00pm - 4:15pm
    • Brian Randell, Partner, MCW Technologies

      more

  • VSTH20 The LINQ Programming Model Thursday December 13 3:00pm - 4:15pm
    • Marcel de Vries, CTO, Xpirit

      Learn how to leverage the power of LINQ. more

  • VSF02 Workshop: ALM with Visual Studio 2012 and Team Foundation Server 2012 Friday December 14 8:00am - 5:00pm
    • Brian Randell, Partner, MCW Technologies

      Learn how Microsoft’s tool suite has changed and evolved to help you manage your entire lifecycle. more

  • Web / HTML5

  • VST05 Azure Web Sites Tuesday December 11 2:00pm - 3:15pm
    • Steve Michelotti, Architect/Developer, Applied Information Sciences

      This demo-heavy session will show numerous features that allow you to deploy your site in a matter of seconds. more

  • VSW01 JavaScript and jQuery for .NET Developers Wednesday December 12 9:15am - 10:30am
    • John Papa, Principal Developer Advocate , Microsoft

      This session offers basics and tips to for both JavaScript and jQuery. more

  • VSW05 Applying JavaScript Patterns Wednesday December 12 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • John Papa, Principal Developer Advocate , Microsoft

      This session will demonstrate common techniques to separate structure (HTML), behavior (JavaScript) and presentation (CSS) with modern Web development. more

  • VSW09 HTML5 for Business: Forms and Input Validation Wednesday December 12 1:45pm - 3:00pm
    • Todd Anglin, EVP Cross-Platform Tools & Services, Telerik

      Learn how HTML5 is helping business developers simplify working with data and input validation. more

  • VSW10 Controlling ASP.NET MVC 4 Wednesday December 12 1:45pm - 3:00pm
    • Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, MCSD, CSM, and CSP, Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

      Learn new features and how to take advantage of them in existing projects as well as greenfield development. more

  • VSW13 Making HTML5 Work Everywhere Wednesday December 12 4:00pm - 5:15pm
    • Todd Anglin, EVP Cross-Platform Tools & Services, Telerik

      Learn the essential techniques needed to create HTML5 sites and apps that truly work everywhere. more

  • VSW14 I'm Not Dead Yet! AKA the Resurgence of WebForms Wednesday December 12 4:00pm - 5:15pm
    • Philip Japikse Microsoft MVP, MCSD, CSM, and CSP, Developer, Coach, Author, Teacher

      Learn new features and that WebForms is far from "legacy." more

  • VSTH01 Identify & Fix Performance Problems with Visual Studio Ultimate Thursday December 13 8:00am - 9:15am
    • Benjamin Day, Consultant & Trainer, Benjamin Day Consulting, Inc.

      Learn how to find and fix performance problems using Web Performance Tests, Load Tests, Unit Tests, Performance Explorer and code profiling. more

  • VSTH05 Building Single Page Web Applications with HTML5, ASP.NET MVC4, Upshot.js and Web API Thursday December 13 9:30am - 10:45am
    • Marcel de Vries, CTO, Xpirit

      Learn what Single Page Applications are, when to use them and how to build them. more

  • VSTH09 Busy .NET Developer's Guide to Node.js Thursday December 13 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Ted Neward, Director, Developer Relations, Smartsheet.com

      Learn what is in NodeJS and what is in its impressive list of add-on modules. more

  • VSTH13 A Practical Look at the NOSQL and Big Data Hullabaloo Thursday December 13 1:30pm - 2:45pm
    • Sam Bisbee, Director of Technical Business Development , Cloudant

      Review what questions you should be asking, a bunch of misconceptions, and real users' case studies. more

  • VSTH17 Introduction to OAuth Thursday December 13 3:00pm - 4:15pm
    • Ted Neward, Director, Developer Relations, Smartsheet.com

      This session will examine the OAuth protocol for authentication. more

  • VSF01 Workshop: Mastering ASP.NET MVC4 in Just One Day Friday December 14 8:00am - 5:00pm
    • Tiberiu Covaci, Independent Trainer

      Build an application from scratch using MVC 4. more

  • Windows 8 / WinRT

  • VSM03 Workshop: Build a Windows 8 Application in a Day Monday December 10 8:00am - 5:00pm
    • Rockford Lhotka, CTO, Magenic

      In this workshop you’ll learn how to build a WinRT app in .NET and XAML from the ground up. more

  • VST03 Intro to Metro Tuesday December 11 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Miguel Castro MRD, President, Melvicorp LLC

      In the context of touch-based development, you're going to need to learn Metro so start here. more

  • VST07 Smackdown: Metro Style Apps vs. Websites Tuesday December 11 2:00pm - 3:15pm
    • Ben Dewey MVP, Mobile Practice Lead, Windows Division, Tallan, Inc

      Learn the native features of Metro Style apps that should be considered when making your development platform decisions. more

  • VST11 Going from Silverlight or WPF to Metro Tuesday December 11 4:15pm - 5:30pm
    • Greg Levenhagen, Senior Software Engineer , Skyline Technologies

      Walk through some of the changes when moving to Metro/XAML. more

  • VSW03 Filling Up Your Charm Bracelet Wednesday December 12 9:15am - 10:30am
    • Ben Dewey MVP, Mobile Practice Lead, Windows Division, Tallan, Inc

      This presentation will focus on C# and XAML. more

  • VSW07 Windows 8 Azure Services Wednesday December 12 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Rockford Lhotka, CTO, Magenic

      Learn how to create and use Windows Azure services from Windows 8 WinRT applications. more

  • VSW11 Using Azure with Windows Phone and Windows 8! Wednesday December 12 1:45pm - 3:00pm
    • Greg Levenhagen, Senior Software Engineer , Skyline Technologies

      Come see what it's like to use Azure with Windows Phone and Windows 8. more

  • VSW15 From a New Win8 Project to the Store Wednesday December 12 4:00pm - 5:15pm
    • Elad Shaham, Senior Consultant and Instructor , Sela Group

      Create a simple Metro Style application, make sure it passes certification and upload it to Windows Store. more

  • VSTH03 Windows 8 Metro Style Apps for the Enterprise Thursday December 13 8:00am - 9:15am
    • Ben Hoelting, Senior Technologist, Aspenware

      Get excited about Windows 8 Metro Style applications. more

  • VSTH07 Build Windows 8 Apps using Windows Online Services Thursday December 13 9:30am - 10:45am
    • Rockford Lhotka, CTO, Magenic

      Learn what services are available to Windows 8 WinRT app developers, and how to use the features in your apps. more

  • VSTH11 Expression Blend 5 For Developers: Design Your XAML or HTML5\CSS3 UI Faster Thursday December 13 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Ben Hoelting, Senior Technologist, Aspenware

      This session will demonstrate the new capabilities included in Blend 5 for solving this problem. more

  • VSTH15 Making your Windows 8 App Come to Life, Even When It's Not Running Thursday December 13 1:30pm - 2:45pm
    • Elad Shaham, Senior Consultant and Instructor , Sela Group

      Learn how to create a more vivid experience for your users. more

  • VSTH19 No User Controls Please: Customizing Metro Style Controls Using XAML Thursday December 13 3:00pm - 4:15pm
    • Elad Shaham, Senior Consultant and Instructor , Sela Group

      Learn about creating and overriding Control Templates, custom controls or simply using Data Binding and Data Templates to bend the UI to your needs. more

  • Workshop

  • VSM01 Workshop: XAML User Experience Design Monday December 10 8:00am - 5:00pm
    • Billy Hollis, XAML Slinger

      You’ll see examples of next generation applications, and do interactive exercises to start down the path of creating such applications yourselves. more

  • VSM02 Workshop: Services - Using WCF and ASP.NET Web API Monday December 10 8:00am - 5:00pm
    • Miguel Castro MRD, President, Melvicorp LLC

      Learn what a Service Oriented Architecture is and how to use WCF from service design to security. more

  • VSM03 Workshop: Build a Windows 8 Application in a Day Monday December 10 8:00am - 5:00pm
    • Rockford Lhotka, CTO, Magenic

      In this workshop you’ll learn how to build a WinRT app in .NET and XAML from the ground up. more

  • VSF01 Workshop: Mastering ASP.NET MVC4 in Just One Day Friday December 14 8:00am - 5:00pm
    • Tiberiu Covaci, Independent Trainer

      Build an application from scratch using MVC 4. more

  • VSF02 Workshop: ALM with Visual Studio 2012 and Team Foundation Server 2012 Friday December 14 8:00am - 5:00pm
    • Brian Randell, Partner, MCW Technologies

      Learn how Microsoft’s tool suite has changed and evolved to help you manage your entire lifecycle. more

  • WPF / Silverlight

  • VSM01 Workshop: XAML User Experience Design Monday December 10 8:00am - 5:00pm
    • Billy Hollis, XAML Slinger

      You’ll see examples of next generation applications, and do interactive exercises to start down the path of creating such applications yourselves. more

  • VST02 Leveraging XAML for a Great User Experience Tuesday December 11 11:00am - 12:15pm
    • Billy Hollis, XAML Slinger

      XAML gives you an array of capabilities to go further, and this session will show you a list of them. more

  • VST06 Implementing the MVVM Pattern in WPF Tuesday December 11 2:00pm - 3:15pm
    • Miguel Castro MRD, President, Melvicorp LLC

      Learn all about MVVM and how to implement it properly. more

  • VST10 Building High Performance, Human-Centered Interactive Data Visualizations Dashboards Tuesday December 11 4:15pm - 5:30pm
    • Nick Landry, Senior Technical Evangelist , Microsoft

      Come learn how to design and build dashboards that make heads turn and connect the user to the data they want, and need. more

  • VSW02 Navigation and UI Shells for XAML Applications Wednesday December 12 9:15am - 10:30am
    • Billy Hollis, XAML Slinger

      This session covers the options for creating such a shell, from rolling your own to using some of the most common starter shells. more

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