Windows Mobile Development Tour Coming to NYC & Philadelphia

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Check out this video to the right...

Want to know what got all of these folks so pumped up???

It's the Windows Mobile Smackdown session from an internal Microsoft technical readiness event for tech folks in the field called "TechReady". For the past three years, this has been one of the most popular sessions for Microsoft employee developers. The Windows Mobile team comes out and shares the latest developer news for the Windows Mobile platform.  Oh yeah, they give away a few free cutting-edge devices!

Did you know there were 11 million Windows Mobile devices sold last year?  Microsoft claims there will be close to 20 million sold this year.  That's a huge market of smart phone users out there running on Windows Mobile. 

One of the great things about Windows Mobile is that it has a great development platform.  Developers can build applications that run on Windows Mobile easily using tools like Visual Studio 2008 and the .NET Compact Framework. 

There are all sorts of exciting mobile applications out there, whether they be for consumers or business.  Some of my favorite are:  Live Search Maps, Tiny Twitter, and Yahoo Go!  If you're company uses Windows Mobile, it's easy to build corporate applications that tap into services behind the firewall.  Think expense reporting on the go!  Or even scanning business cards into contacts!

Windows Mobility Development Tour

If you want to learn how you can write applications that reach all of those mobile device users, you're in luck!  Dani Diaz and Joe Healy are making an East Coast run of the Windows Mobility Roadshow.  There will be two local stops in our area: New York City and Malvern, Pa (outside of Philly). 

Dani & Joe will be teaching about the .NET Compact Framework 3.5 and using Visual Studio 2008 to develop Windows Mobile smart client applications. So join them for a full day of programming for Windows Mobile devices.

Overview
This session is geared towards familiarizing the attendee with developing smart clients using the .NET Compact Framework 3.5 on Windows Mobile 6.x. Labs will be by demo only (not hands on), and will be available for download after the class.

WindowsMobileLogo Lunch will be provided. Class times: 9:00 AM–12:00 PM, 1:00 PM–5:00 PM.

Topics

  • Intro to Windows Mobile
  • Tools: Intro/SDK/Emulators/VS2008/Debug/Deploy Debug/Deploy
  • Managed Code: NET CF Managed APIs
  • Data Guidance
Location Date and Time Registration
New York City Microsoft Office 1290 Avenue of the Americas, 6FL New York, NY 10104 May 19, 2008 9:00 AM–5:00 PM Register Event ID: 1032378393
Malvern, PA Microsoft Office Great Valley Corporate Center 45 Liberty Blvd., Suite 210 Malvern, PA 19355 May 22, 2008 9:00 AM–5:00 PM Register Event ID: 1032378485
Alpharetta, GA Microsoft Office 1125 Sanctuary Parkway, Suite 300 Alpharetta, GA 30004 May 27, 2008 9:00 AM–5:00 PM Register Event ID: 1032378497
Tampa, FL Microsoft Office 3000 Bayport Drive, Suite 480 Tampa, FL 33607 May 29, 2008 9:00 AM–5:00 PM Register Event ID: 1032378498
Reston, VA Microsoft Office 12012 Sunset Hills Rd. Reston, VA 20190 June 12, 2008 9:00 AM–5:00 PM Register Event ID: 1032378501
Ft. Lauderdale, FL Microsoft Office 6750 North Andrew Ave., Suite 400 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 June 19, 2008 9:00 AM–5:00 PM  Register Event ID: 1032378500