VBUG Conference 2007

It’s an exciting time to be a .NET developer. Much has happened in the last year or so, and there’s loads more arriving in the coming months. You can use VBUG Conference 2007 to play catch up, to broaden or consolidate your skill base, or to launch yourself into the latest life-changing technologies.

A first glance at this year’s agenda will show the expected mix of balanced sessions delivered by experienced presenters from both sides of the Atlantic.

Look again though, and you may see that some of the sessions link together. This year, we’ve identified three core themes - to which we’ve dedicated about half the sessions – at least one of which is bound to affect you directly.

One of these is LINQ, a set of new language features that will permeate every aspect of .NET development.

Another surrounds Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF). You can follow this from its starting point with XAML to its role in uniting Windows and Web developers with a common UI platform in Silverlight.

The third thread is server-side, and you can trace how Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) and Windows Workflow (WF), both introduced in .NET 3.0, work together in .NET 3.5 to push service development into a new era.

Naturally, there’s much going on beside these threads, and whether your interests are windows, web or mobile, client, server or database, enterprise, medium or small scale development, you’ll find focussed sessions that you can dip in and out of in the time honoured way.

And of course, this being the VBUG Conference 2007, you can relax knowing that this independent event will give you substance, knowledge and value for money.

Give your brain the ultimate 2 day workout, join your peers on the 17th and 18th October 2007 at Microsoft, Thames Valley Park, Reading.

For directions and general transport information on Thames Valley Park please click onto this link.

08.15	Registration
9:00	Introduction
9.15	Keynote Better, faster, more effective: Exploiting the Microsoft technology stack Ken Spencer
10:05	Break
10:20	LINQ: change the way you code Oliver Sturm	My all-time top 10 SQL Keywords Dave McMahon
11:25	Break
11:40	Practical Windows Communication Foundation Mehran Nikoo	Getting started with Enterprise Library in ASP.NET Alex Homer
12:45	Lunch Including Grok Talks!
1:45	Internationalising ASP.NET AJAX Guy Smith Ferrier	What’s new for developers in Windows Mobile 6.0 Tony Whitter
2:50	Break
3:05	Introducing Windows Presentation Foundation Oliver Sturm	XML - The missing LINQ Dave McMahon
4:10	Break
4:25	Data binding with Windows Presentation Foundation Ken Spencer	Do spplication design patterns make sense in ASP.NET? Alex Homer
5:30	Round up	Round up
5:40	Close

8.15	Registration
9:00	Data Access using ADO.NET 3.x, Entity Framework and LINQ Steven Abraham	An Introduction to Windows Workflow Foundation Mike Taulty
10:05	Break
10:20	Cardspace: authentication without passwords Barry Dorrans	How to design a business object Rob Macdonald
11:25	Break
11:40	Introducing Silverlight Ken Eltringham	SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition Steven Abraham
12:45	Lunch Including Grok Talks!
1:45	Exposing & using Services: Workflow & Communication Foundation in .NET 3.5 Mike Taulty	Using the Web Client Software Factory Gary Short
2:50	Break
3:05	IIS7 for ASP.NET Developers Andrew Westgarth	Using ClickOnce and XBAPs To Deploy Windows Forms and WPF Applications Guy Smith Ferrier
4:10	Break
4:25	Finale
4:45	Close

The cost of attending this event is just £399.00 ex VAT - but how much could the cost of NOT attending be?

VBUG members enjoy the additional benefit of a £100 discount!

Please note:

Conference Ticket Cancellation:
In the event a booking is cancelled within 14 (fourteen) days of the 17th October 2007 you remain liable for 100% of the ticket price.

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