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Intense take-home training for developers, Redmond, WA | August 6-10 Software architects and designers Microsoft Campus in Redmond, WA ➤ Visual Studio / .NET ➤ Silverlight / WPF ➤ Web ➤ Cloud Computing & Services ➤ Data Management ➤ HTML5 ➤ Windows 8 / WinRT ➤ Windows Phone ➤ Cross Platform Mobile Stay Connected to Visual Studio Live! on our social networks vslive.com/redmond CLiCk oNE HERE AND joiN THE CoMMuNiTy DiSCuSSioNS Today! platinuM SponSor Supported by produced by Media SponSor Redmond, WA | August 6-10 | Microsoft Campus in Redmond, WA Contents 3 19 A Message from the Co-Chairs Cloud Computing & Services Advisory Council 20 4 Data Management 10 Reasons to Attend 22 5 HTML5 Events & Activities 22 7 Windows 8 / WinRT Venue & Travel 23 8 Windows Phone Agenda: At a Glance 24 11 Cross Mobile Platform Track Descriptions 25 12 Speaker Bios Workshops 29 14 Sponsors Visual Studio / .NET 30 16 Registration Packages Silverlight / WPF 17 Web 2 REGISTER NOW AT vslive.com/redmond Redmond, WA | August 6-10 | Microsoft Campus in Redmond, WA a message from the Co-Chairs visual Studio live! redmond The Microsoft Development Platform is reaching a huge milestone. With Windows 8 nearly available, advisory Council Windows Phone 8 around the corner, the industry-wide HTML5 push, Big Data and ongoing enhancements to Windows Azure, just about everything is changing and growing. Andrew Brust We think there’s a great way to digest these changes and seize their collective opportunity. And that’s to hear Visual Studio Live! Redmond Co-chair about them directly from the finest expert speakers in the business. Founder & CEO, We’re Andrew Brust and Rocky Lhotka, and as Conference Co-Chairs for Visual Studio Live! Redmond, we’d Blue Badge Insights like to personally invite you to join us this August at Microsoft’s Redmond campus, where we’ll have some of the best content and speakers that you’ll find at a technical conference. Michael Desmond Editor in Chief, We’ve put together a blockbuster lineup of sessions on: Windows 8/WinRT, HTML5, Windows Phone and MSDN Magazine Cross Platform Mobile Development, Silverlight/WPF, Data Management and Cloud Computing. We’ve also got coverage on tools like Hadoop on Windows, Visual Studio LightSwitch, WebMatrix and Razor, Rockford Lhotka the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 and 4.5, Visual Studio 2010 and Visual Studio 11, and workshop content Visual Studio Live! on Visual Studio ALM, HTML 5, SQL Server 2012, creating great user experiences with XAML, and building Redmond Co-chair cloud services. These sessions burrow deep into the new subjects you need to master and the fundamentals CTO, Magenic that are always important. Hardcore content from independent experts isn’t a luxury. With so much change in the Microsoft stack, it’s keith Ward Editor in Chief, a necessity. Don’t be overwhelmed by the change…find a way to get to Visual Studio Live! Redmond and Visual Studio Magazine embrace it instead. We hope to see you there! Andrew Brust Rockford Lhotka Visual Studio Live! Co-Chair Visual Studio Live! Co-Chair 3 REGISTER NOW AT vslive.com/redmond Redmond, WA | August 6-10 | Microsoft Campus in Redmond, WA reasons to attend visual Studio live! redmond 10 1. youR oNE AND oNLy. Visual Studio Live! is an event that you and your colleagues know and trust. 2. AN iVy-LEAguE EDuCATioN (MiNuS THE STuDENT LoANS). Get 5 days of developer-focused education for an incredible low price! 3. MoRE ViEWS THAN THE SPACE NEEDLE. We want you to learn about the most recent software and industry updates from every angle. That’s why you’ll get to hear from both unbiased industry experts and Microsoft insiders at your sessions. 4. CuSToMizE youR CLASS SCHEDuLE. Visual Studio Live! offers a great selection of educational sessions for comprehensive training on Visual Studio / .NET, Cloud Computing and Services, Data Management, Windows Phone, and more. 5. gET youR HANDS DiRTy. You’ll get to the nitty-gritty of today’s hot .NET topics during pre- and post-show workshops. 6. MEET THE PRoFESSoRS. Sit down for some one-on-one time with the likes of Andrew Brust, Miguel Castro, Billy Hollis, Rockford Lhotka, and Rachel Appel. Speakers at Visual Studio Live! are always able and willing to talk to you outside of sessions – it’s a great opportunity to get insightful, on-point answers to some of your burning questions! 7. It'S CALLED ViSuAL STuDio LiVE! FoR A REASoN. Your gateway to all .NET development is LightSwitch, Visual Studio 2010 and “VS11”, which provide powerful features around debugging, architecture and application lifecycle management (ALM). Get the information you need to understand and leverage the power of .NET, LightSwitch and Visual Studio today and into the future. 8. FRoM THE HoRSES’ MouTHS. Hear it in Redmond first! You’ll get the inside scoop on what's happening in the Microsoft and developer landscape. 9. 500 PERSoN STuDy gRouP. Developers, software architects and designers will all be at the conference — take advantage of the meals and networking events to get to know your colleagues. 10. CoDE oN CAMPuS! Get inside the technological mecca: Microsoft Headquarters! 4 REGISTER NOW AT vslive.com/redmond Redmond, WA | August 6-10 | Microsoft Campus in Redmond, WA events & activities THE FuN STuFF: ViSuAL STuDio LiVE! largest selections of Microsoft- ViSiT THE MiCRoSoft your attendance at Visual Studio Live! Redmond is about learn ing branded PC hardware in any retail ViSiToR CENTER store. PC Hardware offered includes from your peers as well as the experts; make the most of your time The Microsoft Visitor Center Keyboards and desktop sets, Mice, is open to all employees with us and add these events and activities to your itinerary! Webcams and more. and visitors to the Microsoft Visual Studio Live! Redmond event campus. Come share in the activities The company store's discount area attendees will qualify for a pass excitement of their discoveries, Access To THE MiCRoSoft is typically only open for Microsoft that allows them access to the explore some of the latest employees to purchase select products, and meet some of Company SToRE special discounts normally reserved Microsoft products at discounted the people whose ideas and You bring the money, we get you only for Microsoft employees. prices, so you won't want to miss creativity make Microsoft a special access!* Due to the amazing deals, each out on this great opportunity! attendee is allowed to spend up to world leader in computer and Monday, August 6, 12:00 – 2:30 p.m. Popular home-use software titles a maximum of $120. software industry. Thursday, August 9, 12:15 – 2:45 p.m. such as Windows 7, Office 2010, *Restrictions apply; including but MEET THE PRoS All Visual Studio Live! Redmond Office for Mac, and Streets and not limited to the following: Let's face it — our talented event attendees will have the Trips are available. XBOX 360 team of speakers is the main opportunity to visit the Microsoft accessories and a selection of XBOX • Attendees will be given a voucher/form reason you head to Visual Company Store during their time at games are offered at significant that allows them access to the employee Studio Live! events. They share the conference and have access to savings. At the Redmond campus only discount area to spend up to your interest in the latest the employee-only discount area. location, you will find one of the $120 of their own money on select Microsoft products. technologies while refusing to abandon challenging • All attendees must have a valid driver’s applications out there already. license that matches the name on So why not get to know them the voucher. in a different light during • If using a credit card for payment, the the breaks and networking name on the card must match the name opportunities we have planned on your voucher and identification. for you in Redmond? Kick • If you are employed by a government back with the people who agency or a school or university, you are love sharing their knowledge not eligible for the discount pass due to and experience to help you Microsoft policy get where you want to be professionally. 5 REGISTER NOW AT vslive.com/redmond Redmond, WA | August 6-10 | Microsoft Campus in Redmond, WA events & activities, continued events • TFS • SQL Server EVENiNg EVENT at LuCky • ASP.NET • ALM STRikES BELLEVuE your attendance at Visual • Silverlight / WPF • SharePoint Wednesday, August, 8, 8:00 – 10:00pm Studio Live! Redmond • SharePoint • LINQ, Entity Framework, ADO.NET Stay out of the gutter and head to • Windows Phone 7 • Data Services is about learning from Lucky Strikes in Bellevue (located • Futures • WCF, WF and AppFabric your peers as well as the next to the conference hotel) for • Data Access • .NET 4.0/VB 10/C# 4.0 an exciting evening. Network with experts. We’ve designed the • Parallelism • Cloud Computing (Windows your fellow attendees and speakers conference with networking Azure & Live Mesh) *List of Microsoft Experts is subject to change. while having fun bowling, playing • Mobile Development in mind to help you make the pool, playing liars dice (if you dare!) • Visual Studio LightSwitch LuNCH @ THE MixER - ViSiT and enjoy food, drinks and a most of your time with us. • HTML 5/IE 9 THE MiCRoSoft Company great atmosphere! • Windows 8/WinRT ASk THE ExPERTS AND SToRE & ViSiToR CENTER WelcoME RECEPTioN Monday, August 6, 12:00 – 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 7 Thursday, August 9, 12:15 – 2:45 p.m. Visual Studio Live! Redmond’s Experience the Microsoft Campus Welcome Reception will be like an insider and enjoy lunch at combined with a two-hour the Mixer with the Blue Badges.