MSDN Developer Conference is THIS WEEK!

Developer Evangelist David Isbitski

Creating and using Work Items in Visual Studio 2005 Team System

Code Free Authentication and Authorization in ASP.NET 2.0 using the Membership Provider and Login controls

Developing ASP.NET 2.0 sites in the local file system, using Visual Web Developer and the new Visual Studio Web Server.

Shows how to use the new XmlDataSource control to consume an RSS feed, and display the result using a DataList control bound to the XmlDataSource control.

Demonstrates drag & drop databinding using the Server Explorer window in Visual Studio 2005

Demonstrates the Intellisense statement completion and validation features of Visual Studio 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0 that rely on XSD schemas, and how you can create your own custom schemas to drive these features.

Demonstrates how to easily create a read/update web service with a .net 2.0 DataSet, and then bind to the web service using the ObjectDataSource control.

If you haven’t yet registered for the MSDN Developer Conference this Friday, January 16th in Reston, VA, you are running out of time!

If you miss this great event, you’ll miss out on:

Great content from the PDC, live and local, covering Windows Azure, ASP.NET, Oslo, Visual Studio Team System 2010, F#, Live Framework, WPF, and Silverlight 2
Talented and well-known speakers including Rachel Appel, Pete Brown, Vishwas Lele, Kevin Hazzard, and Stephen Walther. Yours truly will be on hand to emcee and also to present a session on developing and deploying your first Azure service
Great prizes, including MSDN Subscriptions with Visual Studio Team System 2008, a Robotics Pack with the LEGO Mindstorms NXT robot kit, a Mobility Pack consisting of a great webcam and notebook mouse, and a gamer pack with wireless headset and some great games for your XBOX 360.
Three tracks to choose from
Community Courtyard, where you can engage in discussions with your peers and the speakers about any topic you like. This is your area to do with as you choose.
WomenBuild – a LEGO Serious Play workshop and networking opportunity designed to address the challenges faced by women in the technology field. Men and women alike are welcome!