WCF Content at MIX

If you're planning to attend MIX next month with an interest in WCF,
look for these sessions in particular:

  • Creating a RESTful API with Windows
    Communication Foundation

    Speaker(s):
    Viphak Lay, Haider Sabri, Paul Walker

    Learn how MySpace used Windows Communication Foundation and
    .NET 3.5 to rapidly scale up a massive RESTful API infrastructure that process
    millions of requests a day.

  • Working with Data and Web Services in
    Microsoft Silverlight 2

    Speaker(s):
    Eugene Osovetsky

    Learn how easy it is to utilize POX, REST, RSS, ATOM, JSON,
    and SOAP in your Microsoft Silverlight mashup applications. Also learn how to
    easily access and display data with Silverlight using LINQ and databinding.

  • Building Applications and Services with .NET
    Framework 3.5

    Speaker(s):
    Justin Smith

    Come see how the new Web-friendly features in .NET 3.5
    Windows Communication Foundation extend the reach of your services to simple
    clients like Web browsers and RSS aggregators.

  • Using an Internet Service Bus to Build Next
    Generation Applications and Services

    Speaker(s):
    Dennis Pilarinos

    Learn how using Microsoft's Internet Service Bus
    technologies including pub/sub, message transformation, and hosted workflow
    enables you to easily and quickly build complex applications and services that
    require reach, scale, and access control.

You may also be interested in these sessions which cover web
service and related development but aren't focused on WCF:

  • Building Rich Internet Applications Using
    Microsoft Silverlight 2, Part 1

    Speaker(s):
    Mike Harsh, Joe Stegman

    Learn how to use Microsoft Visual Studio to create
    applications, how to create UI using XAML markup and code, how to build a
    custom control, how to retrieve data from a Web service, and how to manipulate
    data with XML and LINQ. (Part 1 of 2)

  • Building Rich Internet Applications Using
    Microsoft Silverlight 2, Part 2

    Speaker(s):
    Mike Harsh, Joe Stegman

    Learn how to use Microsoft Visual Studio to create
    applications, how to create UI using XAML markup and code, how to build a
    custom control, how to retrieve data from a Web service, and how to manipulate
    data with XML and LINQ. (Part 2 of 2)

  • Building RESTful Real World Applications
    with the ADO.NET Data Services Framework

    Speaker(s):
    Mike Flasko

    Come hear from developers creating real-world applications
    and user-interface controls on top of the ADO.NET Data Services Framework (aka
    Project "Astoria"). Learn best practices for building RESTful
    applications and components,.

  • RESTful Data Services with the ADO.NET Data
    Services Framework

    Speaker(s):
    Pablo Castro

    Learn how to use ADO.NET Data Services Framework to easily
    create and consume REST data services on the web. This session will cover the
    main concepts of the ADO.NET Data Services Framework (aka Project
    "Astoria"), show how to use it, and discuss how to use it with
    Microsoft's broader vision of a common interface for Windows Live and 3rd party
    services.