Microsoft Tech Ed New Zealand 2008: Windows Mobile track contents
The track will cover Windows Mobile deployment and management, with the following sessions:
| Title |
|---|
| Windows Mobile Overview and Roadmap Exchange Server, Office Communication Server and Windows Mobile: The Ultimate Ingredients for Mobile UC System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 Overview Windows Mobile Development 101: Cut the fruit and get the cream |
I am very interested in this track, being a Windows Mobile MVP myself.
Microsoft Tech Ed New Zealand 2008: Client and Management track contents
| Title | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Extending OS Deployment with the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit | Michael Niehaus |
| MDOP: Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization, formerly from Kidaro | Eric Borst |
| MDOP: Application Virtualization Features | Sean Donahue |
| Technical Introduction to Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager | Jason Buffington |
| Cross-Platform Monitoring with Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 | Ran Mayron |
| Application Virtualization Management: the Enterprise of the Future Using Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007 R2 and Microsoft SoftGrid | Sean Donahue |
| System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 Overview | Garry Gross |
| Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager: Next Version Overview (Part 1 of 2) | Deannah Templeton; Stu Fox |
| Windows Vista - what does it enable? Service Pack 1 Update and Improvements! | Adam Hall; Darryl Munro |
| Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager: Next Version Advanced Features (Part 2 of 2) | Deannah Templeton; Stu Fox |
TechFest 2008 and other social events at Microsoft Tech Ed New Zealand 2008
There will be three social events during this year's Microsoft Tech Ed New Zealand. You will have an opportunity to meet the speakers during an "Ask the Experts" event at the "Marketplace". This will be a chance to ask the local and international experts coming to speak during the conference and will be happening 1st September 2008 from 6:30pm through 8pm.
Take note: The TechFest 2008 happens 2nd September 2008, from 6:30pm through 1pm at the Princes Wharf, Quay Street. This is the main social event - a big party with Opshop (pictured) and dDub. Finger food and drinks will be served throughout the party.
All attendees automatically receive tickets, and additional tickets can be purchased for $145 + GST.
The last social event in the agenda is the Farewell Drinks, just after the last sessions, an oppotunity to relax and prepare to go back to your battle stations. The Farewell Drinks is happening 3rd September 2008, from 5pm through 6:30pm in the Marketplace.
Microsoft Tech Ed New Zealand 2008: Office track contents
| Title | Speaker |
|---|---|
| MOSS: SharePoint Anatomy and architectural considerations | Ian Morrish |
| Microsoft Search All Up session including FAST introduction | David Ford; Steven Letford |
| Developing Your First Office Business Application: From the Client to SharePoint and Beyond | Reed Shaffner |
| Creating Content Centric Publishing Sites with MOSS 2007 | Mark Orange; Zac Smith |
| Tools and techniques for productive and effective SharePoint development | Matt Smith; Zac Smith |
| Best Practice ECM with SharePoint 2007 | Mark Orange; Michael Noel |
| Why Findability Should Be an Organising Principle for Your SharePoint Server 2007 Deployment | Ben Curry; Chandima Kulathilake |
| Project and Application Portfolio Management; What, Why, How | Youssef Mourra |
| Microsoft Office Groove 2007: An Enabler for Secure and Dynamic Collaboration | Bryan Gallagher |
| Planning and Implementing Regional and Global Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Deployments | Ben Curry; Joel Oleson |
| Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Governance: From Chaos to Success in Ten Steps | Chandima Kulathilake; Joel Oleson |
| Open XML Development Turning SharePoint Data into Microsoft Office Documents: A Deep Dive into SharePoint Document Assembly Using Open XML | Reed Shaffner |
| Creating Solutions with the Business Data Catalog | Steven Letford; Todd Bleeker |
Also I was told the Mobility track is almost confirmed. And they have some big plans for the keynote - but this is a secret for now, so we will have to wait and see what's coming/
Microsoft Tech Ed New Zealand 2008: Web/UX track contents
This is the list of sessions for this track:
Scott Hanselman Developing ASP.Net Applications using the Model View Controller pattern Scott Hanselman RESTful data services with the ADO.Net Data Services Framework Harry Pierson Microsoft Silverlight and Dynamic Languages Hank Janssen Managing IIS Infrastructure (TBC) Hank Janssen PHP, FastCGI and IIS7 (TBC) Jonas Folleso Silverlight 2 for Developers Trent Mankelow(NZ)/Susan Wolfe (AU) Self Service Usability Jefferson Fletcher IE8 for Developers (TBC) Jefferson Fletcher IE8 Compatibility (TBC) Nigel Parker (NZ)/Shane Morris (AU) Designing XAML applications using Expression Studio 2.x (TBC) Scott Cate ASP.Net AJAX Deep Dive (TBC) ScottHa, Scott Cate, Harry, Jonas, Hank, Jefferson Web futures panel - where is it all going and what challenges are ahead? (TBC)
