Discounts for registering for Professional Developers Conference (PDC) at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA PDC have been extended through October 30. The conference event dates:

• Conference | Nov 17–19
• Workshops | Nov 16

PDC is the definitive developer event focused on the technical strategy of the Microsoft developer platform. It is for leading-edge developers and technology leaders involved in making strategic technology decisions for their companies and organizations. Register for PDC.

What You’ll Get at the PDC

• Microsoft’s vision and roadmap for the future of developer technology
• Deep, technical content delivered by Microsoft’s technology leaders
• Hands-on access to the latest developer technologies and over 1,000 Microsoft product and technology experts available to answer your questions
• Unique networking opportunities with leading-edge developers and technology leaders just like you

More than 100 Sessions

At the PDC, attendees will have the first opportunity to learn about the future of the Microsoft developer platform from the people that make it happen. PDC content covers a range of Microsoft products, services and technologies with topics that focus on clients, services, servers, developers tools, developer frameworks, programming languages, and much more.

Here’s a quick sampling of PDC session:

• Rx: Reactive Extensions for .NET
• Microsoft Application Server Technologies: Present and Future
• Windows Touch Deep Dive
• Optimizing for Performance with the Windows Performance Toolkit
• Developing with the Windows API Code Pack for .NET Framework
• Microsoft Project Code Name “Repository”: Using Metadata to Drive Application Design, Development, and Management
• Developing Applications for Scale-Up Servers Running Windows Server 2008 R2
• Microsoft BizTalk Server Futures and Roadmap
• Windows PowerShell: An Automation Toolbox for Building Solutions That Span Small Businesses, Enterprises, and Cloud Services
• Building Your Administration GUI over Windows PowerShell
• Enabling Single Sign-On to Windows Azure Applications
• Microsoft Project Code Name “M”: The Data and Modeling Language
• Microsoft AJAX Library, jQuery, and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010
• Scaling Your Data Tier with Microsoft Project Code Name “Velocity”
• Building Extensible Rich Internet Applications with the Managed Extensibility Framework
• Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 2: The New Stuff
• SharePoint is not Just On-Premise: Developing and Deploying Solutions to Microsoft SharePoint Online
• Microsoft ASP.NET Roadmap

For more information, see PDC Sessions.

Free Developer Boot Camp

Attend the Windows 7 Developer Boot Camp on Nov 16 – FREE. This session is open to the public. You must register online to attend. http://microsoftpdc.com/Registration.

Bruce D. Kyle
ISV Architect Evangelist | Microsoft Corporation