Andrews, Steve - Mark Freedman



Andrews, Steve (RDA Corporation) | |

|Steve is a Software Engineer with RDA Corporation with over 8 years of experience |Visual Studio 2005 Tips and Tricks |Based on real life experience of 8+ hours a day developing with Visual Studio 2005, |

|implementing custom Microsoft solutions in the Financial, Medical, Manufacturing and | |learn some sweet tips and tricks to tame the IDE. With something new for everyone, |

|Retail industries. Steve is also an MCP, ICSOO and .NET fanatic. You can visit his | |these techniques will give you valuable information to start using right away, |

|blog at . | |increase your productivity, and make you wonder how you survived all this time |

| | |without them. (Intermediate) |

|Avery, John (SunGard Consulting Services) |

|John is a Principal in the Financial Services Technology practice of SunGard |Data Warehousing and OLAP for Developers |Data Warehousing & OLAP are powerful concepts that developers can take advantage of |

|Consulting Services, formerly known as Finetix, LLC. John has over 10 years of | |on their projects and to further their careers. |

|experience designing and implementing custom trading, risk and accounting applications| |This session will debunk common myths and misconceptions about Data Warehousing & |

|in a variety of languages, technologies and approaches. | |OLAP, and explain the basic foundational data modeling, data loading, and development|

| | |concepts from a developer's point of view. Using financial examples (eg: equities |

| | |market data, credit exposure for derivatives, etc...) we will highlight the important|

| | |concepts with SQL, MDX and C# code. |

|Baird, John (Quay, Inc.) |

|John Baird began his computer programming career while in the US Navy. In 1982, he |Test Driven Development with |This presentation will cover the basics of test driven development and demonstrate |

|helped form and direct the first PC-based computer processing department for training | and nUnit |the techniques to do so with nUnit/. We will also show a technique for|

|and manpower in the Department of Defense. After leaving the military in 1988, John | |doing UI testing. (Basic) |

|began a varied career as a consultant developing business applications ranging from | | |

|computer-based training to vertical market software for resellers. | | |

|Today, John is working for the industry leader in financial software for fund | | |

|administration. He is currently pursuing his PhD and is developing a web-based | | |

|business presence using technologies. | | |

|Barmash, Jean (Infusion Development) |

|Jean Barmash is a Senior Consultant and Trainer at Infusion Development |Web 2.0 - Facebook Application Development|The current trend on the web is that it’s becoming programmable. Mashups have been |

|(), a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner. In that role, he splits his | |around for years, but recently social networking sites have also joined the fray by |

|time between architecture, training, team management, and hands-on development. | |opening up their own APIs. Facebook is one of the leaders of the movement. Having |

|Jean held a number of roles that exposed him to different areas of technology | |released their API in May, there are thousands of applications written for it |

|creation. Well-versed in both .NET and Java, he is interested in how technology is | |already. The developers thus can get access to a huge user base, and get the |

|affecting the world at large, and is especially fascinated with entrepreneurship and | |benefits of the already defined relationships between the users. In this talk, we |

|how the is transforming the way we live. He is a frequent speaker at user groups and | |will talk about the Facebook API, and show an example application built using it. |

|code camps and has published several articles. | |(Intermediate) |

|Brust, Andrew (twentysix New York) |

|Andrew Brust is Chief, New Technology, at twentysix New York. Andrew is lead author of|Building Dashboards with PerformancePoint |Microsoft’s PerformancePoint Server is now “GA” (generally available) and represents |

|Programming Microsoft SQL Server 2005 (Microsoft Press), serves as Microsoft Regional |Server and the Microsoft BI stack |an important milestone for Microsoft’s Business Intelligence strategy. For the first|

|Director for New York and New Jersey, is a Visual Basic MVP and a member of | |time ever, Microsoft now has a full BI stack, including the base OLAP database |

|Microsoft’s Business Intelligence Partner Advisory Council. Andrew is a Vice-Chairman | |platform in Analysis Services, sophisticated analytic capabilities acquired from |

|of the New York Software Industry Association (NYSIA), a member of INETA’s Speaker | |ProClarity, Reporting Services, Excel and SharePoint integration, and |

|Bureau and is a highly rated speaker at conferences throughout the U.S. and | |PerformacePoint’s full planning and dashboarding capabilities, all “under one roof.” |

|internationally. Often quoted in the technology industry press, Andrew has over 18 | |Sounds great, doesn’t it? But the reality is that this vast array of products, and |

|years experience programming and consulting in the Financial, Public, Small Business | |understanding how to use them together, can create a barrier to adoption and comfort |

|and Not-For-Profit sectors. | |with the technology. Technologists’ relatively low familiarity with BI creates even |

| | |more friction. |

| | |In this session we’ll learn how to build an advanced dashboard in PerformancePoint, |

| | |but we’ll also get a quick understanding of OLAP cubes, and see how to combine tools |

| | |like ProClarity, Excel Services, and their output, into our dashboard. Come learn |

| | |the headline product, as well as its supporting components. |

|Cotter, Hilary () |

|Hilary Cotter is a SQL Server MVP specializing in replication, and full-text search. |What's New in SQL Server 2008 |This session focuses on some of the new and exciting changes in SQL Server 2008, and |

|He recently published a book on replication and is writing another about Microsoft | |includes SQL FTS, merge statement, Data Auditing, Enhanced Database Mirroring , Data |

|search technologies. Hilary has been involved in IT for 21 years and is Director of | |compression, Backup Compression, Resource Governor, Policy Based Management, datetime|

|Text Mining and Database Strategy for - dedicated to mining blogs | |datatypes improvements, LINQ, Change Tracking, and spatial data. (Intermediate) |

|for business intelligence. | | |

|de la Maza, Michael (Dynamics Research) |

|Michael de la Maza is a Certified ScrumMaster at Dynamics Research, and he facilitates|Scrum: An Agile Software Development |At a recent academic software conference, a senior representative from a CMMI Level 5|

|the monthly C# Day events in Waltham, MA. () |Methodology |Fortune 500 company said: "We do a very good job of building the wrong software |

| | |slowly." Why is the traditional software development process so unsuccessful and what|

| | |alternatives exist? Join me for a discussion on Scrum, an agile development process. |

| | |We will begin with a group activity that illustrates some of the key principles of |

| | |Scrum. I will then discuss tools, such as Scrum for Team System |

| | |(), that support the Scrum process. I am a |

| | |Certified Scrum Master and facilitate the monthly C# Day events |

| | |() in Waltham, MA. (Basic) |

|Demsak, Don () |

|Don Demsak (aka DonXML) is a Microsoft MVP for XML and a .Net Solutions Architect |LINQ to XML |(Intermediate) |

|consultant, who specializes in architecting and programming multi-tier applications | | |

|using Microsoft's .Net framework. He is an evangelist that is known for preaching the | | |

|benefits of XML, Web Services Contract First, and the .Net framework on various | | |

|discussion groups across the web and on his blog. Don is one of the founders of the | | |

|Mvp.Xml open source project (), which is helping to enhance the XML | | |

|capabilities in the .Net framework, which includes the XPathmania project, which adds | | |

|XPath testing support to the XML Editor in Visual Studio 2005. | | |

|Douglass, David (ADP) |

|David Douglass has been developing software for over 30 years, having worked on |Debugging Tools for Windows |Does your application consume too much memory? Would you like to know how to locate |

|mainframes, mini computers, and PCs. He's been developing almost exclusively with | |dead locks? Would you like to take a snap shot of a production application so|

|.NET since 2002. Currently, he's working at ADP as the project lead for a printing | |that it can be debugged off line? Would you like to know how to debug a service that |

|services system built using .NET. You can catch up with Dave’s observations at | |fails on start up? |

|. | |A combination of Debugging Tools for Windows and some other very nifty tools will |

| | |help you with all of these. I will examine the concepts behind these tools and demo |

| | |how to use them. (Advanced) |

|Friedlander, Wendy (Oxygen Media) |

|Wendy Friedlander is a software developer for Oxygen Media and owner of Agile |Testing with Mocks |Mock objects are an important component of test-driven development (TDD) because they|

|Solutions, LLC. Oxygen Media runs a small agile software development shop that follows| |simplify and decouple tests. Wendy Friedlander demystifies mock objects as she shares|

|XP and SCRUM practices. Primarily a C# developer, she has a strong background in C++ | |her experience in developing applications "test-first." Participants will help create|

|and loves object oriented design, distributed architecture and test driven | |a simple application written test first using mock objects to learn how and why they |

|development. In her free time she relaxes with her husband and dog, works out and | |are used. (Intermediate) |

|plays video games. | | |

|Goff, Kevin S. (Common Ground Solutions) |

|Kevin S. Goff is a Microsoft MVP for C#. He is a regular columnist for CoDe Magazine |Crash Course on LINQ and Visual Studio |First part of the session covers the new language features (1-2 code samples each). |

|(Baker’s Dozen Productivity Series). He’s the author of the “Take Five with SQL 2005”|2008 Language Enhancements |This part covers “easy” new features: automatic properties, collection initializers, |

|online series for SetFocus, and he’s a contract trainer for SetFocus (MS Gold Partner | |anonymous types. It also covers more advanced new features: extensions methods, |

|for .NET and SQL Training). | |lambdas. Then I explain why it’s important to understand these new ones before we |

|Kevin is a frequent speaker at Code Camp and User group events. He is also a book | |get into LINQ. |

|author: “Pro VS 2005 Reporting with SQL Server and Crystal Reports”. | |The second part covers LINQ, using several code samples for the following: LINQ to |

| | |SQL, using either SQLMetal, LINQ to SQL files, creating contexts manually. Discussion|

| | |topics include: generated SQL queries, what happens when you don’t specify JOIN in |

| | |the query, etc. We also cover LINQ to DataSets, LINQ To XML, LINQ to Objects. |

| | |I cover general LINQ query structure, and query functions such as CONTAINS, ANY, |

| | |SKIP/TAKE, lambdas to create calculated expressions, etc. I also focus on |

| | |IEnumerable, and how to pump LINQ results into custom lists. |

| | |I also present an extension method, ToADOTable, to pump the results of a LINQ result |

| | |into a datatable (since Microsoft dropped that in Beta 2). |

| | |Bottom line, attendees will walk away with a large amount of small and reusable code |

| | |samples. |

| |Intro to WCF |This is for attendees who don’t know anything about WCF, and also don’t want to see |

| | |tons of slides with diagrams and WCF theory. |

| | |This is an absolute beginner session for WCF. I start by talking about what you need |

| | |to download and install. |

| | |I create a series of small projects, so attendees can see them being built. I focus |

| | |on interfaces, service contracts, bindings, end point addresses, and how you can set |

| | |them in configuration files. |

| | |I also show how you can specify multiple endpoint addresses. |

| | |I create server apps that are hosted in both .NET as well as IIS. |

| | |I cover the differences between ASMX and WCF (some things are done differently). |

| | |The goal of the session is to “demystify” WCF for those who haven’t touched it yet. |

|Gomis, Pete (Pitney Bowes) |

|Peter Gomis is a Principal Software Engineer for Pitney Bowes, and has been working |.NET Framework - What's in a name? |This session reviews the different .NET Framework versions, corresponding CLR |

|with Microsoft software development technologies for most of his 15-year career. A | |versions, and information to help guide the migration of existing applications.  With|

|convert from VB, he does most of his development in C# and has been working with the | |the release of .NET 3.0 and 3.5 there was/is lots of confusion as to application |

|.NET Framework since v1.0. Peter has a broad spectrum of experience that includes | |compatibility, so this presentation is focused on addressing those issues. |

|component-based framework development, web, and Windows applications. In addition to | | |

|software development work, Peter has also taught programming and other | | |

|computer-related courses at local community colleges. | | |

|Laudati, Peter (Microsoft) |

| Peter Laudati is a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft. In his current role, Peter |Light up the Web with Microsoft |Users continue to expect more of the Web. Many sites now feature active animations |

|works with the developer community in New York and New Jersey to support area user |Silverlight |and media elements, without breaking the browser navigation metaphor or requiring the|

|groups, code camps, and other events. Previously, he worked as a consultant in | |user to endure long and often complex installations. Microsoft provides a broad |

|Microsoft’s services division. As a consultant, he worked on several application | |spectrum of tools to help developers build applications that target the Web and the |

|development projects and provided architectural guidance for large customers | |desktop. However, a new blended segment is emerging that includes characteristics of |

|throughout the NY & NJ metro area. He lives with his family in central New Jersey and | |both – providing rich experiences and incorporating media elements seamlessly inside |

|loves kayaking and biking at the Jersey Shore. His blog can be read at | |the browser. Microsoft Silverlight (the technology formerly known as WPF/E) is a |

|. | |brand new solution that equips developers to create visually stunning, interactive |

| | |applications that run on multiple browsers and operating systems and are painlessly |

| | |deployed to the end users. |

| | |In this session, you’ll learn all about Silverlight from a developer’s perspective, |

| | |including how to build rich, interactive applications using Visual Studio, as well as|

| | |Microsoft’s powerful new designer tool, Expression Blend. You’ll also see how to |

| | |create dynamic experiences with the Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML), |

| | |how to manipulate the overall application or experience with code, and how to |

| | |retrieve data and media from a Web service and incorporate it all into a Silverlight |

| | |application. |

| | |We’ll cover: |

| | |• Building rich, interactive applications with Visual Studio and Expression Blend |

| | |• How to create dynamic experiences with XAML |

| | | |

| | |• Application and experience manipulation with code |

| | |• Incorporating Web service data and media into Silverlight applications |

|Sedor, Robert (Pitney Bowes) |

|Robert has worked for the past 15 years with Microsoft technologies using C++ and |Multi-threaded Design Patterns with C# |This session is for those who already know the threading primitives in the .NET |

|since 2002 using managed C++, C++/CLI, and C#. He has been involved in designing | |library and wish to add to their tool box some set of design patterns for managing |

|several high concurrency systems using DCOM and .NET including financial and shipping | |threads and synchronizing data that they share. Some patterns will involve the |

|solutions. Two of his projects have been case studies for Visual C++. Robert has | |built-in patterns which .NET already provides and other patterns will be aimed at |

|been a contributor and tester for the threading support in the Boost C++ library which| |learning how to efficiently and safely exploit concurrency in order to both solve |

|is due to become part of the standard in 2010. He is currently working on several | |problems and take advantage of multiple processor environments. Using design |

|projects involving high concurrency and parallelism to support service based | |patterns, this session will seek to reduce the effort required in adding concurrency |

|architectures using Visual C++ and C# as the Lead Software Architect for Pitney Bowes | |to your solutions and provide you with manageable and testable designs. (Advanced) |

|Engineering. | | |

|Sliss, Jason (SunGard Financial Services) |

|Jason is currently a Senior Manager at SunGard Financial Services Technology. Jason |Windows Workflow Foundation |Intro session to WWF but applicable for people with at least intermediate .NET |

|has been providing winning end-to-end STP solutions for hedge funds and asset managers| |knowledge and ability. It covers what a workflow is, context for usage in a |

|for over 12 years, with a current concentration in the Microsoft technology stack. | |business-process scenario, advantages for logging/auditing compared to a hand-crafted|

|In addition to delivering custom .NET financial applications, Jason has delivered | |AOP solution, and hands-on use and ease of unit testing in an agile environment. |

|system integrations bridging Java and .NET, Windows and Unix, and disparate business | | |

|processes and services. | | |

|Walling, Rob (The Numa Group) |

|Rob Walling is a Microsoft MVP in . His New Haven-based consulting firm, The |Using LINQ to SQL and Project Templates for|"Release early, release often" is a common mantra these days when discussing Web |

|Numa Group, provides development for customers throughout the U.S and sells |Web 2.0 Agility |2.0. To reduce development time and keep pace with open source languages and |

|DotNetInvoice, the most popular invoicing system on the market. Rob is the | |frameworks, .NET developers have relied on third party components, code generation |

|author of popular technology blog Software by Rob, discussing software startups and | |or ORM. The time has come to integrate our native tools into a powerful framework |

|hiring, managing, motivating, and retaining software developers. | |that will allow us to quickly respond to market demands. This presentation will not |

| | |address long-release cycle enterprise development, but will discuss using |

| | |Microsoft's object persistence framework (LINQ to SQL) and Visual Studio Project |

| | |Templates to support lightning-fast, iterative development for public-facing web |

| | |applications. (Intermediate) |

|Wixson, Lambert (Arrowsight) |

|Lambert Wixson is Chief Technology Officer at Arrowsight, where he has held this |XSD files can do that? Who knew? |XML schema files (a.k.a., XSD files) are commonly used to ensure a consistent format|

|position since late 2001. Prior to joining Arrowsight / ParentWatch, he was a Member| |for XML requests and replies. This talk will illustrate some of the lesser-known |

|of Technical Staff at Sarnoff Corporation, where he specialized in video processing, | |features of XSD files that are especially useful for automatically validating or |

|image processing, and embedded systems. At Arrowsight, he leads 4 teams that cover| |restricting data. We’ll use Altova’s XMLSpy tool to walk through features such as |

|the database and web services, the user interface, video browsing, and | |XSD simple and complex types, restricting types using facets and enumerations, and |

|customer-specific integration. | |type inheritance. We’ll also examine how to use your own XSD in conjunction with |

| | |.NET web services, and how to generate C# code from an XSD file. (Based on work with|

| | |K. Saha and A. Gulyansky.) (Intermediate) |

|Zablocki, John C. (, Fairfield University) |

|John Zablocki is an Application Architect at , an international |Building a Web 2.0 Web Site with |This session will introduce developers to the basic building blocks of a Web 2.0 |

|marketing services company based in Norwalk, CT. He is also an adjunct professor at | |application, using and a bunch of free tools and technologies. Topics within|

|Fairfield University in the Dolan School of Business. Currently, he is teaching Intro| |the session include: Creating reflections and gradient backgrounds with , |

|to Business Programming. John is primarily interested in web technologies, preferring| |easy rounded corners with Curvy Corners, using jQuery and/or Prototype for AJAX, |

|alternative approaches within . He regularly incorporates open source ports | |validation and DHTML effects, tagging and tag clouds, easy maps with Mapstraction, |

|such as The Castle Project, IronPython and into his personal and | |creating an RSS feed, and Monorail and ActiveRecord for faster than Web Forms |

|professional projects. | |development. |

| | |The code for a site of reasonable complexity will be used to demonstrate each of the|

| | |above topics. (Intermediate) |

|Zack, Bill (Microsoft) |

|Bill Zack is an Architect Evangelist with Microsoft. He comes to this role after |Silverlight 1.1 and Architecture and |This will cover the architecture of Silverlight 1.0 and 1.1. It will include demos |

|serving as a Solutions Architect in the Financial Services Group of Microsoft |Development Best Practices |and code samples. (Basic / Intermediate) |

|Consulting Services. His experience includes developing, supporting and evangelizing| | |

|.NET/SOA based frameworks used to jump-start development projects for financial | | |

|services companies. | | |

|Prior to joining Microsoft he acted as a Consultant, Architect, Administrator, | | |

|Developer, and System Integrator. He has also authored several computer books and | | |

|white papers. He is also the Founder and President of the New York chapter of the | | |

|International Association of Software Architects (IASA) and a member of the IASA | | |

|Board of Directors He is also Co-Moderator of the New York City .NET Developers | | |

|Group, founder and past president of the New York Enterprise Windows User Group, and | | |

|the founder and past president of several other computer user groups. | | |

| |So you want to be an architect? |To help Developers chart a course to becoming an Architect. It will be based on an |

| | |article that I am writing. Even though there is no code it should be of interest to|

| | |all developers. (Basic) |

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