Chad and I are going to do our Roadshow in Atlanta on October 22 - topic is Silverlight
Are you interested in learning more about the next generation of web-oriented technologies? If so, please join us for a half-day seminar on the new and improved suite of tools and technologies from Microsoft that will better empower you to design and develop Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). This road show will highlight how Microsoft is putting the final touches on a new suite of services and technologies that will help you build visually stunning, yet amazingly lightweight applications designed for the web. You’ll also see how web technologies like AJAX, Virtual Earth, and Web Services can all be easily leveraged by all developers, from hobbyist to Enterprise. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn how you can put Microsoft technology to work for you!
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Agenda
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM Arrival and Registration
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM Announcements and Introduction
9:00AM – 10:30 AM The Designer/Developer Experience with Silverlight
With the introduction of Silverlight and Expression Studio, Microsoft offers a whole new way for Designers and Developers to collaborate on a single project. In this session we will explore this new collaborative environment as well as the capabilities of Silverlight version.
Microsoft® Silverlight™ is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web. Silverlight 1.0 supports fast, cost-effective delivery of high-quality video to all major browsers running on the Mac OS or Windows. Silverlight 1.1 offers a flexible programming model that supports AJAX, VB, C#, Python, and Ruby, and integrates with existing Web applications.
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM Next Generation Web Technologies
Silverlight is not the only technology making news at Microsoft these days. In our second session, we’ll take a look at the next generation of services and technologies that will help you build visually stunning and amazingly lightweight applications designed for the web. Technologies like AJAX, Virtual Earth, and Web Services can all be easily leveraged by everyone from hobbyists to Enterprise developers. This session will give you a taste of several technologies that can quickly and substantially enhance your web applications.
11:45 AM – 12:00PM Evaluations
12:00PM Giveaways and Feedback
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Microsoft Office – Alpharetta, GA
1125 Sanctuary Parkway
Alpharetta Georgia 30004
October 22, 2007 8:30 AM–12:00 PM
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Event ID: 1032354898
Speaker Bios:
Chad Brooks is an Architect Evangelist with Microsoft Corporation. He works with Enterprise customers across the entire Southeast to define Systems Architecture around Microsoft products and how those products can fit into today's heterogeneous environments. Chad joined Microsoft in 2000 in the Healthcare and Life Sciences Services Group, where he was responsible for architecting .Net based solutions for some of Microsoft's largest pharmaceutical and hospital customers. Prior to Microsoft, Chad worked as a Technical Architect for HealthAxis, providing benefits administration, claims administration, and imaging solutions for healthcare insurance companies. Chad is based in Atlanta, GA.
Doug Turnure is a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft Corporation, focusing on .NET technologies. He serves numerous enterprise clients as a developer, author, trainer, and occasional conference speaker. His specialties include .NET internals, memory management, and distributed communication, although he enjoys anything pertaining to .NET. Prior to joining Microsoft, he spent five years as an instructor and course author with DevelopMentor and Aggelos, Inc. Doug is based in Atlanta, GA.
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