XamlFest Boston: Come As You Are, Leave Xamlized
Are you excited about the WPF but concerned about the learning curve? Have you seen Silverlight but don’t know where to get started? Or are you curious about how tools like Visual Studio and Expression Blend help designers and developers work together to deliver great user experiences? If so, join us at XamlFest!
XamlFest is a two day interactive event where you’ll learn about the platforms the tools and processes used to deliver differentiated user experiences. It’s a chance for you to mingle with UX minded Microsoft folks as well as industry leading design integrators. It’s also an opportunity to pick up a free copy of Visual Studio 2008 and Expression Studio 2 for you attendance.
Each XamlFest day will start with interactive sessions by Microsoft and our design partners, followed by a free lunch and a chance to network, have some fun and win prizes. Each afternoon will be geared toward assisted development with instructor-led walkthroughs, or, better yet, come with your own project in mind and we’ll help kick start your very own proof of concept!
PLEASE NOTE: Each attendee will need a laptop to take part in the assisted development sessions.
Dates
Thursday & Friday December 11th and 12th.
Venue
Microsoft Technology Center
890 Winter Street Suite 100
Waltham, MA 02451
Agenda
| Date | Time | Topic |
| Thursday, 12/11 | 9:00 AM | Introduction to WPF, Xaml, Expression Blend |
| 10:30 AM | Break | |
| 10:45 AM | Building Visually Rich Applications: The role of the Integrator in building designable applications | |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch, Mingle, Prizes | |
| 1:00 PM | Instructor-led WPF walkthrough and assisted development | |
| 3:00 PM | Assisted Development | |
| 5:00 PM | End of Day 1 | |
| Friday, 12/12 | 9:00 AM | Introduction to Silverlight, Data Binding, LINQ |
| 10:30 AM | Break | |
| 10:45 AM | Platform Centric Design Best Practices: Creating WPF and Silverlight XAML for Web and Local Client Solutions |
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| 12:00 | Lunch, Mingle, Prizes | |
| 1:00 | Instructor-led Silverlight walkthrough and assisted development | |
| 3:00 | Assisted development | |
| 5:00 | XamlFest Ends |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. What if I don’t have Visual Studio?
A. No problem, every attendee leaves with Visual Studio 2008 Pro!
Q. What if I don’t have Expression Blend?
A. Again, no problem! Everyone leaves with Expression Studio 2.
Q. What if I don’t have an idea for a starter project?
A. We’d like you to leave with something personal, but if nothing comes to mind that’s OK too. It’s the main reason we’re planning a few guided sessions where you can fallow along with us. These sessions should take no more than two hours, so if something sparks your interest you’ll still have time left for assisted development.
Q. What if I don’t have a laptop?
A. You can still participate in the training in the mornings and lunch, but assisted development in the afternoon is a harder problem to solve. We have no problem with people pairing up, so you might want to check with friends or co-workers to see if they’re interested.
Q. Can I just come for the training and skip assisted development?
A. XamlFest is about empowering designers and developers to deliver great user experiences and we believe a key component is hands-on assisted development. If you are unable to participate in the afternoon sessions please wait until the day before the event to register. This will give others the opportunity to sign up first, and if there’s still space available you’re welcome to join us.
XamlFest -- Come as you are, leave Xamlized.
Registration
Space is extremely limited, so we ask that you please register only if you fully expect to be able to attend. Register by contacting xamlfest-boston@live.com.