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Developing games for Windows 8 using MonoGame

For game development on Windows 8, Microsoft is recommending DirectX and C++. If you're daunted by the learning curve of DirectX and coding in C++ you might want to consider XNA but it's not supported on Windows 8 for Metro style apps. MonoGame is an open source implementation of the XNA framework and is now available for WinRT. This session will get you started creating your first game using MonoGame.
Bill Reiss - Bill Reiss is a Technical Architect at AgileThought in Tampa, Florida. A Microsoft MVP for the past 6 years, Bill frequently presents on game development and other topics surrounding Windows Phone and Windows 8. Bill has been fortunate enough to be invited to spreak at DevConnections and XNA GameFest and his blog can be found at http://www.billreiss.com - http://www.billreiss.com

Using SQL Server Compact Edition (CE) in a .NET application

When you have projects that need a database, but don't need the overhead of SQL Server (Express or Full), consider using SQL Server Compact Edition (CE). It is FREE, SMALL and easy to use. This session will cover: * Brief summary of pros & cons of using CE rather than SQL Server Express. * Creating a CE database through .NET. * Walkthrough of .NET project code that accesses the CE database. * Session attendees can request a working copy of a Security Front end that uses SQL Server CE for its database.
Walter V. Williams, Jr. - Walter Williams is a Sr. level software engineer who has been designing, developing and testing software since 1983. He owns CHB Consulting, Inc. (www.CHB-Consulting.com) out of Rockledge, FL, which has several software products on the market. Between the work on the company software products and contracts for outside clients, he has a wide range of skills and knowledge. His primary focus is on desktop database applications using VB.NET or C#.NET and versions of SQL Server. He enjoys presenting, and helping others to learn. - www.chb-consulting.com

Introduction to Azure Web Sites

Get 10 web sites for FREE! Windows Azure Web Sites is a simple and powerful hosting platform that allows developers to easily build and rapidly deploy web applications on Windows Azure using their favorite languages, frameworks, and tools. Join Randy Patterson as he demonstrates how you can use Azure Web Sites to run ASP, ASP.NET, MVC 4 and PHP. He will also demonstrate how to deploy your code using FTP, Web Deploy, TFS and Git
Randy Patterson - Randy Patterson is a Senior Lead Consultant for Catapult Systems. He has been working as a Software Engineer since 1990, developing .NET Desktop and ASP.NET Enterprise Applications since 2002. Randy help start the Tampa .NET User Group and continues to be active in the local community speaking at various User Group meetings and Code Camps. In his spare time he enjoys reading Science Fiction and Fantasy and can be found lurking in his corner of the Internet at http://www.randypatterson.com - www.RandyPatterson.com

Unlocking the Power of Object-Oriented C#

This session will draw and enforce connections among object-oriented design principles and patterns through visualization and short live coding demonstrations. This session is NOT an introductory, step-wise overview of SOLID principles; it is an exploration of how these and other principles fit into real-world coding patterns and engineering methodologies to create a highly flexible, highly maintainable codebase. Attendees will gain exposure to some underexposed design patterns, deepen their understanding of core object-oriented design principles, and see the value proposition of adhering to these principles in practice.
Jay Hill - Jay is a .NET Consultant, passionate about code quality and crafting elegant solutions to challenging design problems. Jay is also the founding organizer of GiveCamp Orlando. - http://givecamporlando.org

SharePoint for .Net Developers

SharePoint has become the flagship for Microsoft and there is a large demand in the IT industry for more reosurces. Come learn how to parlay your .Net knowledge into a successful SharePoint developer career. We will be looking at such development tasks as creating custom webparts, event handlers and workflows using .Net in a SharePoint environment.
Gary Blatt - Gary has been in the IT industry for over 29 years, working with a variety of platforms and technologies. For the last 15 years he has focused exclusively on the Microsoft suite of tools, executing both small and large scale projects equally. His extensive experience with SharePoint includes architecting, developing and implementing deployments for up to 60,000 users worldwide in one client scenario. He is an MCTS in SharePoint as well as a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Office Sepcialist. He is so focused on the SharePoint product, his FL license plate reads SHRPNT - http://sharepointresources.net

MVVM Distilled: JavaScript

The Model-View-ViewModel (MVVM) pattern is fundamental for those who develop well-structured web or desktop apps. The goal of this presentation is to provide the audience with a clear understanding of MVVM fundamentals, objectives, and it’s application. A JavaScript web application will be used to demonstrate the practical application of the pattern. A walk-through of a WPF MVVM sample app will be done to provide C# developers with a familiar point of reference.
Anand Raja - Anand has over 15 years of software design and development experience - with an emphasis on Microsoft Technologies. Prior to taking on his current role of Solutions Engineer with Infragistics, he’s consulted as an Enterprise Architect for companies such as Warner Brothers, Costco and Scantron. Anand currently holds the following technical certifications: Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MSCD) [.Net & legacy] Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA) Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP) - http://www.infragistics.com/

Reactive Extensions (Rx) in Action

You may have seen the theoretical discussions of Reactive Extensions and heard about the duality of IEnumerable and IObservable, but are still scratching your head to know how and when to use them. In demo filled session, we'll cover a number of cases where it makes sense to consider RX to declaratively compose complex operations over observable sequences in an elegant LINQ like syntax. We may even have some chocolate induced audience participation along the way.
Jim Wooley - By day, Jim Wooley is a consultant for Slalom Consulting, In his free time, Jim is a frequent speaker, INETA Regional Speaker, MVP, and author of "LINQ in Action". He is always striving to stay at the forefront of technology and enjoys the thrill of a new challenge. He has been active evangelizing LINQ since it's announcement in 2005. In addition, he attempts to pass on the insights he has gained by being active in the community, including organizing and speaking at code camps and regional events, including DevLink, DevWeek, CodeMash, CodeStock, VS Live, and MIX. - www.ThinqLinq.com

Intro to Open Data Protocol (OData)

In this session, we will provide an overview of OData and using .NET 4 on consuming and creating an OData endpoint. The Open Data Protocol (OData) applies web technologies such as HTTP, AtomPub and JSON to enable a wide range of data sources to be exposed on the web in a simple, secure and interoperable way.
John Wang - John Wang is a Developer in Classic ASP and .NET. Currently, his interests are mobiles, cloud/utility computing, virtualization, sustainability, Powershell and HCI-related topics. He is an active participant in the technical community of Tampa Bay area. - http://jdwangnet.blogspot.com

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love jQuery

JavaScript is an excellent way to add rich client-side functionality to a web site. But differences in the DOM implementation by the various browsers and platforms can make JavaScript difficult. JQuery solves this by providing a library of functions that provide simplified, consistent, cross-browser, cross-platform JavaScript support. In this session, I will show how to add jQuery to your applications and use it to add rich functionality to your web sites. This presentation is heavy on examples, showing jQuery syntax and functionality; showing Ajax calls with jQuery; and showing jQuery UI examples.
David Giard - David Giard has been developing solutions using Microsoft technologies since 1993. He is a Microsoft MVP; a member of the INETA Board of Directors; and a past President of the Great Lakes Area .Net User Group. David has presented at many of the conferences and user groups around the Midwest. He is a recovering certification addict and holds an MCTS, MCSD, MCSE, and MCDBA, as well as a BS and an MBA. He is the host and producer of the mildly popular online TV show Technology and Friends. He is the co-author of the Wrox book Real World .NET, C#, and Silverlight. You can read his latest thoughts at www.DavidGiard.com. David lives in Michigan with his two sons. - http://davidgiard.com

Windows 8 Metro-style development for Web developers

Learn how to use your web skills to build Windows 8 Metro-style apps. In this session, you’ll discover how to harness the rich capabilities of Windows 8 through JavaScript and Windows Runtime. You’ll also learn about navigation, user experience patterns and controls, inherent async design, and the seamless operating system integration that enables you to create incredible, Metro-style apps.
Jim Blizzard - Jim Blizzard is a technology specialist focusing on all things .NET, JavaScript & HTML5, and Windows 8. He has been with Microsoft for over 13 years, starting in Microsoft Consulting, and then Developer Evangelism soon after .NET was released. Jim has spoken at numerous Code Camps, user groups, MSDN Events, and Visual Studio launch events. Keep up with Blizzard at his blog, http://jimblizzard.wordpress.com, and on Twitter @SnowstormLife. - http://jimblizzard.wordpress.com

Startup Funding in Florida - Panel Discussion

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Windows 8 Application Integration: Contracts, Charms & Pickers

Windows 8 provides an entirely new set of API’s for developers to learn and understand. Among these API’s, Microsoft has added some interesting integration points through a set of charms and pickers. Now, we can view Windows as an application integration hub to facilitate client applications to share information. With these common contracts, you can now architect your apps to expose and consume data with other systems, even if they are not yet created. We’ll take a look at the new FilePicker, ContactPicker, Search Charm and Share Charm features.
Jim Wooley - By day, Jim Wooley is a consultant for Slalom Consulting, In his free time, Jim is a frequent speaker, INETA Regional Speaker, MVP, and author of "LINQ in Action". He is always striving to stay at the forefront of technology and enjoys the thrill of a new challenge. He has been active evangelizing LINQ since it's announcement in 2005. In addition, he attempts to pass on the insights he has gained by being active in the community, including organizing and speaking at code camps and regional events, including DevLink, DevWeek, CodeMash, CodeStock, VS Live, and MIX. - www.ThinqLinq.com

Telerik Controls in Windows Phone App

See how to implement several Telerik controls in your Windows Phone 7 App. You will see transitions, tile, window, picker, and infinite loop control.
Michael Stark - With over 20 apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace and X apps in the Windows 8 Marketplace, Michael has really addapted his IT experience into creating the latest technology solution. - http://blog.starknetwork.com

Office 365-Developing for the Cloud

As Microsoft increases the functionality of this online environment, the popularity has increased exponentially. Come see how you can take advantage of this new paradigm using your current skills as well as some new ones. Developing for the Cloud does have some challenges, but there are many ways to work within those parameters and add great value to your organizations implementation. We will look at the restrictions as well as some of the new tools to enable a successful deployment of your code.
Gary Blatt - Gary has been in the IT industry for over 29 years, working with a variety of platforms and technologies. For the last 15 years he has focused exclusively on the Microsoft suite of tools, executing both small and large scale projects equally. His extensive experience with SharePoint includes architecting, developing and implementing deployments for up to 60,000 users worldwide in one client scenario. He is an MCTS in SharePoint as well as a Microsoft Certified Trainer and Office Sepcialist. He is so focused on the SharePoint product, his FL license plate reads SHRPNT - http://sharepointresources.net

Introduction to ASP.NET WebAPI - Why you should be using it.

This is an introduction to ASP.NET WebAPI and how easy it is to get started and use it in your application development when building RESTful services.
Shayne Boyer - Shayne Boyer aka TattooCoder, has been developing Microsoft based solutions for the last 15 years. Currently working as a Solutions Architect focused on Services Oriented Architecture and in his spare time runs the Orlando Windows Phone and Windows 8 User Group. He is a passionate developer and loves to talk about his craft, teach and also learn from other developers and icons in the industry. - http://blog.tattoocoder.com

A Smooth Transition to HTML5 using MVVM

How difficult is it to port Silverlight applications to HTML5? That is the question we hear every day at ComponentOne. Instead of speculating about it, we decided to sit down and try it. Today we will discuss the process and tools we used when doing so. The approach we took was to use the MVVM pattern (from Silverlight) when developing the HTML5/JavaScript version. By choosing this method we were able to port our data access and UI layers quite easily. We take advantage of tools like KnockoutJS and Wijmo to make the process even easier. Our developers were able to minimize the cost of learning new paradigms in this migration by reusing most of their knowledge. What we ended up with was nearly identical applications in Silverlight and HTML5. Come learn how you can smoothly transition to HTML5!
Chris Bannon - Manager of Wijmo and ComponentOne products. Craftsman of scripts. Author of technology. Speaker of passions. Player of hockey. - http://wijmo.com

KnockoutJS

Do you write a lot of HTML and Javascript code to push and pull data? In this session you will learn popular techniques to use data binding to bind your data to your target controls in HTML writing less code, but gaining more power. See how to consume JSON data, use JSON objects in JavaScript, use declaritive binding and using KnockoutJS. You will also see how to use the MVVM pattern to write data-centric JavaScript code that follows good separation patterns and creates highly maintainable code.
john papa - John Papa ( @john_papa ) is a former Evangelist for Microsoft on the Silverlight and Windows 8 teams, where he hosted the popular “Silverlight TV” show. He has presented globally at keynotes and sessions for the BUILD, MIX, PDC, TechEd, Visual Studio Live! and DevConnections events. Papa is also a Microsoft Regional Director, a columnist for MSDN Magazine (Client Insights), Visual Studio Magazine (Papa’s Perspective) and an author of several training videos with Pluralsight. You can always find John at johnpapa.net. - http://johnpapa.net
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AOP with Postsharp and cost savings

A fundamental discussion of the Aspect Oriented Framework PostSharp along with the potential ROI of using a tool like this.
Chad England - A Software Developer at Neogenomics, 2012 Ineta Champion, and a PostSharp MVP. Married for 12 years, 3 kids, and a full time student. When there is spare time I write articles and tutorials at researchaholic.com. - http://www.researchaholic.com

Early Stage Funding and Your Startup Business ...

Whether you are currently looking for funding or think that you might want to at some time in the future, there are some things you should know. We will discuss various stages of business development and funding, as well as answer a few important questions about who does what and what you should consider when looking for funding. • Do I really need outside funding? • Are there grants for business development? • What is the difference between Angel and Venture Capital? • What types of early stage funding are available? • What amounts of capital are typically associated with rounds of funding? • What is it that early stage investors are looking for in a company? • What should I have in place when looking for funding? • What resources are currently available to help me?
Sara Hand - Managing Partner for S P Hand and Associates, Sara Hand specializes in creative strategies for business growth with a strong focus on implementation. With a unique combination of skills and experience from the public and private sector and across a variety of industries, and in leadership roles for several organizations; businesses look to Sara for a unique perspective and valuable connections. Sara is President of the Sarasota Chapter Gulf Coast Venture Forum, co-founder of BarCamp Sarasota, on the Board of Directors for the Sun Coast Technology Forum and involved regionally in SWFL collaborative efforts for Entrepreneurial Support organizations. - http://sphandandassociates.com/

HTML5 is the Future of the Web (new)

The next version of tools for the web will include more semantic markup, powerful APIs for JavaScript , and better native styling. In this presentation, I will show the important features of HTML5 and CSS3 and how you can use them today in your web applications. I will demonstrate code that can be used today in browsers that support HTML5 features and that can be handled gracefully by browsers that do not support these features.
David Giard - David Giard has been developing solutions using Microsoft technologies since 1993. He is a Microsoft MVP; a member of the INETA Board of Directors; and a past President of the Great Lakes Area .Net User Group. David has presented at many of the conferences and user groups around the Midwest. He is a recovering certification addict and holds an MCTS, MCSD, MCSE, and MCDBA, as well as a BS and an MBA. He is the host and producer of the mildly popular online TV show Technology and Friends. He is the co-author of the Wrox book Real World .NET, C#, and Silverlight. You can read his latest thoughts at www.DavidGiard.com. David lives in Michigan with his two sons. - http://davidgiard.com

Creating a HTML5 Windows 8 native application

The upcoming Windows 8 operating system contains a new framework to do application development called Windows Runtime, or WinRT. There are two ways to develop applications with WinRT, either with XAML or HTML5. In this session I will create an HTML5/JavaScript WinRT application from a blank template and turn it into a working application. I will show how both Visual Studio 2012 and Expression Blend 5 tool are used together to easily create great applications!
Brian Kassay - Broad developer across the .NET stack with over 14 years of experience. Most recently I have been developing with Silverlight, Windows Phone 7, and Windows 8 Runtime. - http://briankassay.com

Getting started with Development in Windows 8

Trying to figure out how to get started with Windows 8 development? This is a great session to get started. You will get an overview of how to started and dive into development considerations.
Greg Leonardo - Greg Leonardo, the CEO and founder of Webonology, has been working in the IT industry since his time in the military. He has worked as at providing line of business solutions in SharePoint, BizTalk, Microsoft CRM, WCF, WPF, jQuery, MVC, Mobile and Web, to name a few. Was part of an award winning team for SkyMinders at the AT&T Mobile Hackathon in Orlando in 2011. He sits on the Board of Directors for TampaDevGroup.com a Microsoft .Net user group. He is an iNeta regional and Microsoft community speaker and has presented line of business discussions at TechED (BOF), user groups, and various code camps throughout Florida. - http://www.gregleonardo.com/
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How and when Win 8 Metro-style apps run

Learn the fundamentals of Process Lifetime Management and how to structure your app to suspend and resume quickly, save app states properly, and behave consistently. For media or real-time communications, we’ll show you how to keep your experiences available and always connected, while still letting Windows manage the system resources - providing a great end-user experience and long-lasting battery life. Demos will be in HTML5/JS
Jim Blizzard - Jim Blizzard is a technology specialist focusing on all things .NET, JavaScript & HTML5, and Windows 8. He has been with Microsoft for over 13 years, starting in Microsoft Consulting, and then Developer Evangelism soon after .NET was released. Jim has spoken at numerous Code Camps, user groups, MSDN Events, and Visual Studio launch events. Keep up with Blizzard at his blog, http://jimblizzard.wordpress.com, and on Twitter @SnowstormLife. - http://jimblizzard.wordpress.com

develop phone app using sencha touch with ASP.NET MVC Web API backend

Will show how MVC services work wonderfully with Sencha Touch to develop cross phone apps that run on IPhones, Droids,IPads and soon Windows 8 Phone and Tablets. Now we can write many apps once as long as the UX demands are not extremely demanding such as a game. will overview the capabilities of the framework especially the data package used to access the services. we use MVC 4 Web Api to provide the data with Entity Framework Code First
john mcfetridge - Experience in design, architecture and training in the .NET world with years of experience using C#, ASP.NET,WCF, Linq, Design patterns, Silverlight and Javascript. Regular presenter at North Florida code camps on a range of subjects including Linq, MVVM pattern and Prism. -

Exposing Cloud Data Through Services

We will explore using WebAPI and Entity Framework to easily expose your cloud data via web services.
Stan Schultes - Stan Schultes has a passion for teaching the complexities of technology in easy to understand language. He has a broad range of software and systems architecture experience, from leading teams in the Fortune 200 to tech stewardship of a small startup. Stan enjoys applying leading-edge technology and software R&D - always pushing the limits of available technology. Besides his passion for technology, Stan is an accomplished community builder. He's founded several organizations, from Sarasota .NET Developers to BarCamp Sarasota, one of the largest and fastest growing business and technology groups in Florida. He's on the Board of Directors for the Suncoast Technology Forum, and a tech advisor for the Gulf Coast Venture Forum, an angel investor network. Stan speaks and writes extensively about technology, is a book author, and a lifelong learner. He's a recognized expert in Microsoft platform technologies, having earned the Microsoft MVP award 9 years running. - http;//stanschultes.net

A Domain Driven Design Layered Approach to Development

Raymond James has been working to create a more standardized approach to development that allows us to follow repeatable patterns but also allows us to stay current with the latest technology trends. We have settled on .Net technologies and Domain Drive Design as the keys to that approach and we are trying to leverage the guidance put forward by Eric Evans. We have also been working with Microsoft and partners to create an application platform and reference application starting from the work introduced by Microsoft Spain called Domain Oriented N-Layer Architecture. At the moment we are leveraging technologies such as ASP.Net MVC3, WCF Data Services, and Entity Framework Code First.
Brent Orchard - I graduated from Florida State with a master’s degree in MIS and have been working in information technology for 17 years. I have worked developed and architected multiple enterprise systems using Microsoft technologies. My current focus is developing a development framework based on .Net and an application development approach based on Domain Driven Design. Technologies in use are MVC3, Entity Framework, WCF, Data Services, AutoMapper, etc... - http://www.raymondjames.com/

Using the Database features of Visual Studio 2010

Visual Studio provides a set of integrated tools that assist developers in managing and deploying SQL Server database objects. In this session, I will explain and demonstrate how to use each of the following tools. • Database projects • Refactoring Database objects • Schema Compare tool • Data Compare tool • Generating Data • Database Unit Tests
David Giard - David Giard has been developing solutions using Microsoft technologies since 1993. He is a Microsoft MVP; a member of the INETA Board of Directors; and a past President of the Great Lakes Area .Net User Group. David has presented at many of the conferences and user groups around the Midwest. He is a recovering certification addict and holds an MCTS, MCSD, MCSE, and MCDBA, as well as a BS and an MBA. He is the host and producer of the mildly popular online TV show Technology and Friends. He is the co-author of the Wrox book Real World .NET, C#, and Silverlight. You can read his latest thoughts at www.DavidGiard.com. David lives in Michigan with his two sons. - http://davidgiard.com

Asynchronous Programming in .Net

While .Net 4 added parallel programming capabilities, these tools primarily help when your application is CPU bound. In many cases, parallel processing doesn't address IO Latency issues. In these cases, we need to provide the perception of responsive applications by using asynchronous programming tools. We will explore some of these options including Delegates, Callbacks, Iterators, Observers, and the new C# Async keywords.
Jim Wooley - By day, Jim Wooley is a consultant for Slalom Consulting, In his free time, Jim is a frequent speaker, INETA Regional Speaker, MVP, and author of "LINQ in Action". He is always striving to stay at the forefront of technology and enjoys the thrill of a new challenge. He has been active evangelizing LINQ since it's announcement in 2005. In addition, he attempts to pass on the insights he has gained by being active in the community, including organizing and speaking at code camps and regional events, including DevLink, DevWeek, CodeMash, CodeStock, VS Live, and MIX. - www.ThinqLinq.com

Chalk Talk - Code Style and Standards

Code standards and styles are one of those topics that you either love or hate. Join your fellow developers as we talk about what our experiences have been, what worked, what didn't, and why having them is a good idea. Share your thoughts on what should be considered a standard and why it is important. Along the way we can discover some "best practices" and some creative ways to make adopting code standards at your company a little bit easier.
Scott Dorman - I am a Microsoft C# MVP, author, speaker, blogger, and creator of WP Requests and WinMetro Requests. I've been involved with computers in one way or another for as long as I can remember, but started professionally in 1993. Although my primary focus right now is commercial software applications, I prefer building infrastructure components, reusable shared libraries and helping companies define, develop and automate process standards and guidelines. - http://about.me/scottdorman

What’s new for T-SQL in SQL Server 2012 ?

SQL Server 2012 introduced new T-SQL commands and functions that make SQL programming a lot easier. Join this session to learn about the most important T-SQL improvements in SQL Server 2012 including functions for error-handling, casting and converting, paging, date and time and others.
Jose Chinchilla - Jose Chinchilla is a Microsoft Certified Database Administrator and Business Intelligence Architect, President of Agile Bay, Inc. a full-service IT consulting firm specializing in BI and Data Warehousing. Jose has developed expertise developing Data Warehouses, OLAP Cubes, Master Data Management and Data Quality frameworks, and Performance Point dashboards using the SQL Server and SharePoint tool set. Jose is author of two books: Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Administration (Wrox) and SQL Server 2012 Bible (Wiley). He is also the current president of the Tampa Bay Business Intelligence User Group and Regional Mentor for the Greatest Southeast Chapters of PASS. You can follow Jose on Twitter under @sqljoe. - http://www.sqljoe.com

NiVek GO! QC1 (Quad Copter) Demo

This session will review the hardware and software used in the creation of a custom fly by wire, quad copter. This topic won't go into any great deal but is interesting from the perspective of controlling hardware with software that includes a custom Windows 8 flight console.
Kevin D. Wolf - Husband, proud papa of 3 crazy terriers. Windows Phone Development MVP President - Software Logistics, LLC Runner, beer drinker, cigar smoker, boater. Palm Harbor (near Tampa) Florida - www.TheWolfBytes.com

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Building a Windows 8 Metro-Style UI

Windows 8 introduces a new and ready-to-use set of user interface controls to help you quickly create beautiful, Metro-style apps. Learn about these powerful and highly flexible controls and how to implement common patterns that deliver great Windows 8 Metro-style apps. We'll look at examples using JS/HTML5
Jim Blizzard - Jim Blizzard is a technology specialist focusing on all things .NET, JavaScript & HTML5, and Windows 8. He has been with Microsoft for over 13 years, starting in Microsoft Consulting, and then Developer Evangelism soon after .NET was released. Jim has spoken at numerous Code Camps, user groups, MSDN Events, and Visual Studio launch events. Keep up with Blizzard at his blog, http://jimblizzard.wordpress.com, and on Twitter @SnowstormLife. - http://jimblizzard.wordpress.com
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Introduction to developing Windows 8 Apps With C++ and XAML

One of the more interesting additions to the options for developing apps for the Windows 8 Store is the ability to use C++ with XAML. One of the biggest headaches when developing Windows apps in C++ in the past was having to deal with MFC or ATL, all that is gone and replaced with the power and flexibility of XAML. Learn how to leverage this powerful new platform to build an entire app or to use C++ to build the pieces that need a performance boost.
Bill Reiss - Bill Reiss is a Technical Architect at AgileThought in Tampa, Florida. A Microsoft MVP for the past 6 years, Bill frequently presents on game development and other topics surrounding Windows Phone and Windows 8. Bill has been fortunate enough to be invited to spreak at DevConnections and XNA GameFest and his blog can be found at http://www.billreiss.com - http://www.billreiss.com

Get Remote Data to Windows Phone using WCF

Get your remote data to the phone using WCF. During the session we'll create a WCF service. Then we will create a Phone app to consume the service.
Michael Stark - With over 20 apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace and X apps in the Windows 8 Marketplace, Michael has really addapted his IT experience into creating the latest technology solution. - http://blog.starknetwork.com

Persistence In The Cloud: How to use Azure Storage

Azure Storage allows you to store data in the cloud in a way that is durable, scalable, and highly-available. Azure Storage provides queues, blobs, and tables in which to store data. In this session, you will learn about each of these storage mechanisms and how to access them from your .NET and Windows Azure applications.
David Giard - David Giard has been developing solutions using Microsoft technologies since 1993. He is a Microsoft MVP; a member of the INETA Board of Directors; and a past President of the Great Lakes Area .Net User Group. David has presented at many of the conferences and user groups around the Midwest. He is a recovering certification addict and holds an MCTS, MCSD, MCSE, and MCDBA, as well as a BS and an MBA. He is the host and producer of the mildly popular online TV show Technology and Friends. He is the co-author of the Wrox book Real World .NET, C#, and Silverlight. You can read his latest thoughts at www.DavidGiard.com. David lives in Michigan with his two sons. - http://davidgiard.com

Line of Business Development using MVC4

Ever wonder how to leverage MVC in you line of business development? This session was designed to help provide some best practices and insight into leveraging the power of MVC to provide business solutions.
Greg Leonardo - Greg Leonardo, the CEO and founder of Webonology, has been working in the IT industry since his time in the military. He has worked as at providing line of business solutions in SharePoint, BizTalk, Microsoft CRM, WCF, WPF, jQuery, MVC, Mobile and Web, to name a few. Was part of an award winning team for SkyMinders at the AT&T Mobile Hackathon in Orlando in 2011. He sits on the Board of Directors for TampaDevGroup.com a Microsoft .Net user group. He is an iNeta regional and Microsoft community speaker and has presented line of business discussions at TechED (BOF), user groups, and various code camps throughout Florida. - http://www.gregleonardo.com/

A Lap Around TFS 2012

Backlog, Sprint Planning, Task Board, Code Review, My Work, Suspend, Feedback management, Exploratory Testing, Storyboards, and the list goes on. We'll explore the new features of TFS 2012 that will help you become more productive while collaborating with your team to build better software faster.
Esteban Garcia - I'm a Solutions Architect and ALM Consultant at AgileThought, Microsoft Visual Studio ALM MVP, ALM Ranger, Telerik Insider, and president of the Orlando .NET User Group (ONETUG). I have extensive experience in software development, working in all phases of distributed object oriented enterprise application development and design using Microsoft technologies. I excels in architecture and best practices and I am passionate about Scrum and SDLC improvements using Visual Studio and TFS. I have a degree in Computer Engineering with an emphasis in software design from the University of Central Florida. - http://estebanfg.blogspot.com/
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Single-Page-Apps

Single Page Applications (SPAs) focus on delivering better user experiences with significant client-side interactions using JavaScript, HTML5 and CSS. This session explores how to build end-to-end SPA solutions using data binding and MVVM on the client, data services for abstracted calls, navigation and routing, responsive design for mobility,and local storage. On the server, we will explore layered patterns, MVC WebAPI for RESTful services returning JSON and Entity Framework for data access.
john papa - John Papa ( @john_papa ) is a former Evangelist for Microsoft on the Silverlight and Windows 8 teams, where he hosted the popular “Silverlight TV” show. He has presented globally at keynotes and sessions for the BUILD, MIX, PDC, TechEd, Visual Studio Live! and DevConnections events. Papa is also a Microsoft Regional Director, a columnist for MSDN Magazine (Client Insights), Visual Studio Magazine (Papa’s Perspective) and an author of several training videos with Pluralsight. You can always find John at johnpapa.net. - http://johnpapa.net
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Asynchronous Programming in .NET 4.5

You've always been able to write asynchronous code in C#, but .NET 4.5 introduces the Async feature allowing you to write asynchronous code more easily and intuitively. The Async feature makes asynchronous programming almost as straightforward as synchronous programming. We will explore how to use this new feature to write robust and performant asynchronous code.
Scott Dorman - I am a Microsoft C# MVP, author, speaker, blogger, and creator of WP Requests and WinMetro Requests. I've been involved with computers in one way or another for as long as I can remember, but started professionally in 1993. Although my primary focus right now is commercial software applications, I prefer building infrastructure components, reusable shared libraries and helping companies define, develop and automate process standards and guidelines. - http://about.me/scottdorman

SSIS Viagra: Top 10 Quick and Easy Performance Enhancers for Your Integration Services Packages

Learn from Jose Chinchilla's (aka SQLJoe) Top 10 proven techniques from the field to speed up SSIS Package performance. As a bonus, attendees will learn how to maximize SSIS multi-threading capabilities using the (free) SSIS Balanced Data Distributor (BDD). It's like Viagra for your SSIS Package Performance! We will do an overview of important design considerationswith SSIS regarding: - Parallelism - Memory buffers - Synchronous and asynchronous operations - Blocking, non-blocking and semi-blocking operations - Row-by-agonizing-row (RBAR) vs.set based operations - Change Data Capture techniques for incremental loads
Jose Chinchilla - Jose Chinchilla is a Microsoft Certified Database Administrator and Business Intelligence Architect, President of Agile Bay, Inc. a full-service IT consulting firm specializing in BI and Data Warehousing. Jose has developed expertise developing Data Warehouses, OLAP Cubes, Master Data Management and Data Quality frameworks, and Performance Point dashboards using the SQL Server and SharePoint tool set. Jose is author of two books: Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Administration (Wrox) and SQL Server 2012 Bible (Wiley). He is also the current president of the Tampa Bay Business Intelligence User Group and Regional Mentor for the Greatest Southeast Chapters of PASS. You can follow Jose on Twitter under @sqljoe. - http://www.sqljoe.com

Peeling off the Powershell and opening the Windows 8

Learn the tips and tricks of the Powershell 3.0 and Windows 8. How to let Powershell un-shell itself to you!!!
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Integrating the Windows 8 Experience with Contracts

Contracts are agreements between Windows and your Metro-style app that allow you to integrate Windows 8 features into the app. For example, Windows 8 enables users to share content from one application to another by using the Share contract. In this session, you'll learn how contracts work, and how to implement built-in contracts such as Search, Share, and Settings. Demos will be in HTML5/JS
Jim Blizzard - Jim Blizzard is a technology specialist focusing on all things .NET, JavaScript & HTML5, and Windows 8. He has been with Microsoft for over 13 years, starting in Microsoft Consulting, and then Developer Evangelism soon after .NET was released. Jim has spoken at numerous Code Camps, user groups, MSDN Events, and Visual Studio launch events. Keep up with Blizzard at his blog, http://jimblizzard.wordpress.com, and on Twitter @SnowstormLife. - http://jimblizzard.wordpress.com
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Building Windows 8 Apps w/ MVVM Light

MVVM Light is a great toolkit for building Window Phone applications and has been updated for building Windows 8 Modern UI apps. In this session, you will learn how to get the package installed, what is different from Windows Phone development in MVVM Light and how to start your first app in Windows 8.
Shayne Boyer - Shayne Boyer aka TattooCoder, has been developing Microsoft based solutions for the last 15 years. Currently working as a Solutions Architect focused on Services Oriented Architecture and in his spare time runs the Orlando Windows Phone and Windows 8 User Group. He is a passionate developer and loves to talk about his craft, teach and also learn from other developers and icons in the industry. - http://blog.tattoocoder.com

Developing a Cross WP7/Win8 Library

Developing libraries that target both Win8 and WP7 can be very difficult. This talk will outline lessons learned while developing a Dropbox (oAuth1) client that targets both Win8 and WP7. We will explore the various advantages that Win8 gives us when developing an oAuth client and how we can port these advantages to WP7 as well as we will explore how the new C# Async need not be a hindrance, but it can actually make our development cleaner.
Jay Kimble - Jay Kimble is the leader of the local Tampa Bay Windows Developer's User Group which focuses (currently) on Windows 8 Development. He is an accomplished speaker, trainer, and developer. In his day job, Jay writes both web and mobile apps (the latter being native apps for Windows Phone, Windows 8, IOS, and Android). At night, Jay is develops apps for Windows Phone Marketplace, Windows 8 Marketplace, and any other marketplace that might make him money. - http://jaykimble.net

Using Windows Azure in a Windows 8 Application

In this session, you will learn how easy it is to implement a SQL instance in Azure, code a WCF service to be hosted in Windows Azure and use that data in a Windows 8 application.
Paul Beaton - Paul is a 12 year veteran in the software industry. He is currently a consultant the Florida Mobility Lead for Sogeti, USA. His entire professional career has been on the Microsoft development stack. These days, he spends his days doing web development and his nights doing Metro application development. Paul's Windows Phone game, Zombie Apocalypse has surpassed the 50,000 download mark. Read more about Paul on his blog at thebeatonpath.tumblr.com and follow him on twitter @pauljbeaton. - thebeatonpath.tumblr.com

Effective Data Visualization: The Ideas of Edward Tufte

We spend much of our time collecting and analyzing data. That data is only useful if it can be displayed in a meaningful, understandable way. Yale professor Edward Tufte presented many ideas on how to effectively present data to an audience or end user. In this session, I will explain some of Tufte's most important guidelines about data visualization and how you can apply those guidelines to your own data. You will learn what to include, what to remove, and what to avoid in your charts, graphs, maps and other images that represent data.
David Giard - David Giard has been developing solutions using Microsoft technologies since 1993. He is a Microsoft MVP; a member of the INETA Board of Directors; and a past President of the Great Lakes Area .Net User Group. David has presented at many of the conferences and user groups around the Midwest. He is a recovering certification addict and holds an MCTS, MCSD, MCSE, and MCDBA, as well as a BS and an MBA. He is the host and producer of the mildly popular online TV show Technology and Friends. He is the co-author of the Wrox book Real World .NET, C#, and Silverlight. You can read his latest thoughts at www.DavidGiard.com. David lives in Michigan with his two sons. - http://davidgiard.com

Continuous Delivery: Why and How

Code -> Test -> Build -> Deploy. As teams become more agile, there is a higher expectation to deliver quality software in shorter timeframes. But how do you do that without affecting your productivity and sacrificing quality? This session will cover the steps that you should go through to achieve deliver quality code as often as required by your business. We will leverage TFS to orchestrate builds that include compile, unit tests, functional tests, code analysis, deployment, and more.
Esteban Garcia - I'm a Solutions Architect and ALM Consultant at AgileThought, Microsoft Visual Studio ALM MVP, ALM Ranger, Telerik Insider, and president of the Orlando .NET User Group (ONETUG). I have extensive experience in software development, working in all phases of distributed object oriented enterprise application development and design using Microsoft technologies. I excels in architecture and best practices and I am passionate about Scrum and SDLC improvements using Visual Studio and TFS. I have a degree in Computer Engineering with an emphasis in software design from the University of Central Florida. - http://estebanfg.blogspot.com/

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Memory Management Fundamentals – Garbage Collection Deep Dive

Memory management in .NET is one of the fundamental aspects of .NET, yet it also seems to be one of the most misunderstood concepts in the CLR. Take an in-depth look at how .NET manages memory, allocates resources, and how the Garbage Collector works.
Scott Dorman - I am a Microsoft C# MVP, author, speaker, blogger, and creator of WP Requests and WinMetro Requests. I've been involved with computers in one way or another for as long as I can remember, but started professionally in 1993. Although my primary focus right now is commercial software applications, I prefer building infrastructure components, reusable shared libraries and helping companies define, develop and automate process standards and guidelines. - http://about.me/scottdorman

Business Intelligence Decaffeinated

For many Database Administrators, Data Analysts and other IT and Business Professionals, Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Warehousing (DW) may be a new and uncharted territory with no clear path towards the destination. Others, who have already jumped head-on into the Business Intelligence journey, may be facing challenges that can potentially put their efforts at risk of failure. In this session I will go over some of the basic concepts that are key in understanding BI and DW. I will also go over the natural roadmap towards BI success, its maturity stages and some of the factors that influence a successful BI project.
Jose Chinchilla - Jose Chinchilla is a Microsoft Certified Database Administrator and Business Intelligence Architect, President of Agile Bay, Inc. a full-service IT consulting firm specializing in BI and Data Warehousing. Jose has developed expertise developing Data Warehouses, OLAP Cubes, Master Data Management and Data Quality frameworks, and Performance Point dashboards using the SQL Server and SharePoint tool set. Jose is author of two books: Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Administration (Wrox) and SQL Server 2012 Bible (Wiley). He is also the current president of the Tampa Bay Business Intelligence User Group and Regional Mentor for the Greatest Southeast Chapters of PASS. You can follow Jose on Twitter under @sqljoe. - http://www.sqljoe.com

What kind of date is this?

Because of time zones, "right now" always spans at least two dates, and with optionally-observed daylight savings and the +13 & +14 zones, sometimes spans three. This can cause inconsistencies when two machines don't share a time zone, or when an intermediate layer decides to "help" you by transforming a local date to or from UTC. If you record only the date, even a shift of one time zone between data and UI can transform 2012-10-13T00:00:00 to 2012-10-12T23:00:00, then strip off the time. While we're "supposed" to always store dates in UTC, not everyone got the memo. This session will begin with a discussion of the problem, then walk through how to get dates with no embedded time zone information from SQL Server to EF, and send it as Json through WCF or Web API to a Javascript client. It will show at least one method of keeping the actual date consistent throughout.
Chris Hance - Chris started out with classic ASP and Access in the 90's, giving up on Javascript due to the browser and OS compatibility nightmare, and eventually becoming a de facto SQL Server DBA. While learning how to make function pointers dance in coursework for his IT degree, he started maintaining business apps in VB6. He then wrote a .NET application to automate VB6 source code checkout, compilation, and implementation ("not invented here" indeed), did a little multithreaded socket code, and integrated third-party services using WCF. To meet user expecations, he's come back to Javascript and web services, recently piloting the conversion from Json data over WCF to MVC4's Web API. He's an MCDBA on SQL 2000, MCPD:.NET 3.5 Windows Applications, and spends much of his time learning why his most recent paradigm shift is now hopelessly outdated. -

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Telerik Controls for Windows 8

Telerik has just released a set of controls for Windows 8 development. In this session, we'll take a look at the set of controls and see how easy it is to get started using these to make your Windows 8 apps pop.
Shayne Boyer - Shayne Boyer aka TattooCoder, has been developing Microsoft based solutions for the last 15 years. Currently working as a Solutions Architect focused on Services Oriented Architecture and in his spare time runs the Orlando Windows Phone and Windows 8 User Group. He is a passionate developer and loves to talk about his craft, teach and also learn from other developers and icons in the industry. - http://blog.tattoocoder.com
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The Adventures of Porting your Windows Phone 7 App to Windows 8

Travel along as we migrate a Phone 7 App to Windows 8. We'll discuss similarities in technologies and point out differences in technology and desgign. We'll highlight new features of .Net4.5/WCF, Marketplace Submission, the Simulator, and the WACK (Windows Application Certification Kit).
Michael Stark - With over 20 apps in the Windows Phone Marketplace and X apps in the Windows 8 Marketplace, Michael has really addapted his IT experience into creating the latest technology solution. - http://blog.starknetwork.com

Analyze this! - Google Analytics for Windows Phone

If you do not know who your app users are and what they like, you are not optimally utilizing your development resources. Analyzing your Windows Phone app with Google Analytics will allow you to better understand your users and deliver improved user experience. After this talk you will be able to: - Instrument your app with GA - Create rich interactive reports on GA portal - Have the reports sent to your email - Create custom email notification in case of an event such as app sale or crash. - Be familiar with GA APIs that expose all the information through REST services
Slobodan Stipic - I have been developing software with Microsoft technologies for over 10 years. I have developed distributed and centralized solutions for small businesses and large corporations. Every since Windows Phone was released I have been developing apps for it hoping to hit it big some day. :) - kulaid.blogspot.com

Building node.js apps and deploying to azure websites

Node.js is the next web platform that will change your life and give you more time to hang out with your friends and family when you are not geeking out on JavaScript. Come learn how to build simple node,js web applications and how to deploy them to azure websites using git. This session will cover node.js basics, how to connect to mongodb, how to deploy to azure and basic git commands to get you started.
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WiX-A free Windows Installer front end alternative

Many of us need to use Windows Installer to install our applications. However, Windows Installer is not easy to work with directly. So people use front ends such as InstallShield or Wise Installer. These work well, however they have a price tag. WiX is a free alternative front end for using Windows Installer. It can be used through Visual Studio. Microsoft supports WiX and they use it to build their Office and Visual Studio installs. This session will cover: * What is WiX. * How to get it. * How to link it into Visual Studio * How to use it. * Simple demo using WiX. * Review of a major WiX project.
Walter V. Williams, Jr. - Walter Williams is a Sr. level software engineer who has been designing, developing and testing software since 1983. He owns CHB Consulting, Inc. (www.CHB-Consulting.com) out of Rockledge, FL, which has several software products on the market. Between the work on the company software products and contracts for outside clients, he has a wide range of skills and knowledge. His primary focus is on desktop database applications using VB.NET or C#.NET and versions of SQL Server. He enjoys presenting, and helping others to learn. - www.chb-consulting.com

Dynamics CRM 2011: A dream for developer's

Learn the basics of development with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. Dynamics CRM is a natural extension of the Microsoft development stack, an ideal platform for making Line of Business applications come to life quickly and easily. This course is designed to be an introduction geared towards .Net developers and focuses on platform fundamentals.
Brandon Kelly - Brandon Kelly is a Premier Field Engineer (PFE) focused on Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Brandon started his career in 1998 in software development and has built applications and systems with .Net technologies since 1.0. In 2008, Brandon shifted his development focus to building custom applications using Dynamics CRM and has focused on CRM-based solutions since. Prior to working for Microsoft, Brandon was a manager for a Microsoft gold-certified partner where he architected and led technology projects inside the organization and for outside customers. Brandon also is a frequent speaker for a number of developer and IT-focused community efforts, and was a Microsoft MVP in 2011. Brandon’s LinkedIn profile is available here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonkellyrx - http://www.pfedynamics.com

The Great Tile Experience in Windows 8

In this presentation I will show how the most core part of your Windows 8 application the Tile can be used. I will show you how to update your apps live Tile using polling and local API's so you can make you Windows 8 application shine!!!
David Liebman - I’m a developer specializing in .Net, SQL, and SSRS development for over five years of the eighteen years I have spent in the IT Industry. I have experience working for some big companies in Financial, Healthcare, and Insurance. I have written some custom reporting solutions and web applications for Large Companies in the Tampa Bay area using .Net, SSRS, and SQL. - www.bisqldave.com

Memory Management Fundamentals – IDisposable and the Dispose Pattern

Continuing the discussion on memory management in .NET, we’ll re-cap the basics of how the garbage collection system works and then talk about the IDisposable interface and the Dispose pattern. This will cover not just how to use the pattern but also how to implement the pattern into your own classes.
Scott Dorman - I am a Microsoft C# MVP, author, speaker, blogger, and creator of WP Requests and WinMetro Requests. I've been involved with computers in one way or another for as long as I can remember, but started professionally in 1993. Although my primary focus right now is commercial software applications, I prefer building infrastructure components, reusable shared libraries and helping companies define, develop and automate process standards and guidelines. - http://about.me/scottdorman

PowerPivot+Power View = Self-service BI Revolution

SQL Server 2012 introduced several new features and tools that have sparked the self-service BI revolution. Learn how PowerPivot and the new ad-hoc dashboarding tool called PowerView are revolutionizing the way Business Intelligence is being delivered and consumed by the end users themselves. In this session you will also understand what is the role of IT in this new self-service paradox.
Jose Chinchilla - Jose Chinchilla is a Microsoft Certified Database Administrator and Business Intelligence Architect, President of Agile Bay, Inc. a full-service IT consulting firm specializing in BI and Data Warehousing. Jose has developed expertise developing Data Warehouses, OLAP Cubes, Master Data Management and Data Quality frameworks, and Performance Point dashboards using the SQL Server and SharePoint tool set. Jose is author of two books: Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Administration (Wrox) and SQL Server 2012 Bible (Wiley). He is also the current president of the Tampa Bay Business Intelligence User Group and Regional Mentor for the Greatest Southeast Chapters of PASS. You can follow Jose on Twitter under @sqljoe. - http://www.sqljoe.com

Just Because I Can, Doesn't Mean I Should…

Just because you can build another couponing site, another local directory, another mobile ap, doesn’t mean you should does it? In working with entrepreneurs there are several things they often do based on what they see around them. • Build what is not immediately in front of them • Hire from their immediate circle of friends Neither of these habits is necessarily bad. However, if you don’t know that the marketplace is flooded with exactly what you want to build and much better funded than you and with an exceptional team, that could be a problem. Or maybe your best friend is incredibly supportive, but that doesn’t mean that you want them to be your business development director does it? A very successful serial entrepreneur friend says, “Fail fast.” Market research and feasibility can tell you if “this” is the idea to put your efforts to or maybe there could be a better choice. Build Better – Gain Market Share Faster – AND Make Money Sooner
Sara Hand - Managing Partner for S P Hand and Associates, Sara Hand specializes in creative strategies for business growth with a strong focus on implementation. With a unique combination of skills and experience from the public and private sector and across a variety of industries, and in leadership roles for several organizations; businesses look to Sara for a unique perspective and valuable connections. Sara is President of the Sarasota Chapter Gulf Coast Venture Forum, co-founder of BarCamp Sarasota, on the Board of Directors for the Sun Coast Technology Forum and involved regionally in SWFL collaborative efforts for Entrepreneurial Support organizations. - http://sphandandassociates.com/

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