This is my first blog post ever. D'Arcy convinced me that I should start a blog to talk about all the good times at Tech-Ed. So here we go.
I'm headed down to Boston for Tech-Ed 2006 in a couple days. Should be a great time. This is my first Tech-Ed and I've been looking through the list of sessions available and it's pretty overwhelming. Out of the 700 or sessions available, I picked out about 50 or so I might be interested in attending. I'll probably only have time for about a dozen or so, so I still have to filter some out, but I figure I'll just decide at the last minute what I'm interested in seeing/learning at that moment. To give you an idea of the type of stuff I'm interested in seeing, below is my schedule as it stands right now.
What I'm really looking forward to is all the contacts I'm hoping to make in the tech industry. D'Arcy gave me the names of a few INETA guys I should look up while I'm down there. My buddy from EDS is also heading down, and Joel from Imaginets. So I can probably meet a few people through them also, Joel especially, that guy knows everybody.
Monday, June 12
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9:00 AM - 10:15 AM |
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ARC201 Incorporating Agile Development into Your Organization 153 ABC |
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BIN301 Architecting Reporting Services Report Models for Ad-hoc Reporting 156 ABC |
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DAT101 Microsoft's Data Platform Vision 254 AB |
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DEV202 (WinFX) Windows Presentation Foundation: Introduction 253 ABC |
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10:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
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ARC202 Putting the User Back in to SOA 162 AB |
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BRF003 Strategic Briefing: The Business Value of IT Grand Ballroom A |
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DAT303 SQL Querying Tips and Techniques 258 ABC |
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DAT304 Next Generation Data Access in .NET Applications with ADO.NET vNext 52 AB |
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DEV206 (WinFX) Windows Forms: How to Build Windows Forms Applications Today That Will Interoperate Well with Windows Presentation Foundation 153 ABC |
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DEV304 Delving into Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Architects 160 ABC |
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1:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
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CON206 (WinFX) Windows Workflow Foundation: Introduction 160 ABC |
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DAT305 SQL Server Always On Technologies: Choosing the Right High Availability Solution 153 ABC |
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DEV307 Delving into Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers Grand Ballroom A |
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OFC202 Windows SharePoint Services (version 3): Overview and What's New 253 ABC |
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3:15 PM - 4:30 PM |
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BIN305 Architecting and Designing High Performance Warehouses and Datamarts with SQL Server 2005 259 AB |
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BRF006 Strategic Briefing: Advance the Business with IT Solutions Grand Ballroom B |
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OFC207 Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: Overview and What's New 205 ABC |
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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM |
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CON208 (WinFX) Windows Communication Foundation: Introduction 157 ABC |
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DEV311 Delving into Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Testers 104 ABC |
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OFC202R Windows SharePoint Services (version 3): Overview and What's New (Repeat Session) 102 AB |
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Tuesday, June 13
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8:30 AM - 9:45 AM |
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ARC206 Evolving to Patterns 205 ABC |
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DEV215 Visual Studio: The .NET Language Integrated Query Framework Overview 257 AB |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM |
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ARC207 Pragmatic Architecture 107 ABC |
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DAT325 SQL Server Always On Technologies: Best Practices in Building Robust, Recoverable and Reliable Systems 52 AB |
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DEV216 Visual C#: Tips and Tricks - Productivity Tips for the Visual C# 2005 IDE 258 ABC |
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DEV217 Introducing an Exciting New Addition to Visual Studio Team System 104 ABC |
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DEV318 Smart Client: Real-World ClickOnce 162 AB |
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OFC207R Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007: Overview and What's New (Repeat Session) 210 ABC |
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12:00 PM - 12:45 PM |
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LNC012 New Generation of Microsoft Certification 153 ABC |
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1:00 PM - 2:15 PM |
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ARC208 Architecting Applications for a Service-Oriented World Grand Ballroom B |
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DAT312 An Inside Look At an Exciting New Addition to Visual Studio Team System (Part 1) 156 ABC |
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SVR237 IT at Intel: Roadmaps for Service Oriented Enterprise Architecture, Manageability, Security, and Enterprise Total Cost of Ownership 109 AB |
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2:45 PM - 4:00 PM |
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ARC209 Creating a Baseline Architecture for Smart Client Applications 157 ABC |
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BIN314 SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services: Advanced Report Design 102 AB |
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DEV220 Visual Basic: Today and Tomorrow 205 ABC |
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4:30 PM - 5:45 PM |
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BOF04 Managing Projects with Team System |
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DAT319 SQL Server Always On Technologies: Database Mirroring Best Practices and Performance Considerations 205 ABC |
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7:45 PM - 8:45 PM |
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BOF15 Agile Development with .Net |
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BOF18 Next Generation Refactoring in Visual Studio |
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BOF19 .NET User Group Open Forum |
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9:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
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BOF26 Switching Over to Team System? |
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Wednesday, June 14
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8:30 AM - 9:45 AM |
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DAT320 An Inside Look At an Exciting New Addition to Visual Studio Team System (Part 2) 160 ABC |
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DEV281 (Instructor-led Lab) Deploying a Windows Application Using ClickOnce Technology in Visual Studio 2005 204 AB |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM |
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ARC312 Real World Design for Resilience: The Infrastructure Architecture of Microsoft.com 104 ABC |
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DEV326 (WinFX) Windows Presentation Foundation: Building Rich Content Experiences with Windows Presentation Foundation 259 AB |
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11:45 AM - 1:00 PM |
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BOF29 Alternatives to Agile Methodologies |
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12:00 PM - 12:45 PM |
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LNC013 New Generation of Microsoft Certification 153 ABC |
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2:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
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ARC213 Bits to Bolts: Bridging the Gap Between the Solutions and Infrastructure Architecture 257 AB |
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3:45 PM - 5:00 PM |
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ARC214 Ten Failures As a Software Architect Grand Ballroom A |
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BIN314R SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services: Advanced Report Design (Repeat Session) 205 ABC |
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DAT305R SQL Server Always On Technologies: Choosing the Right High Availability Solution (Repeat Session) 151 AB |
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DEV331 Visual C#: Directions in Language Innovation 52 AB |
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5:30 PM - 6:45 PM |
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ARC215 Patterns and Anti-Patterns for Service-Oriented Architectures 258 ABC |
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DEV233 Visual Studio 2005 Team Foundation Server: Using Metrics to Manage and Troubleshoot Your Projects 153 ABC |
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DEV332 Windows Forms: Building Enterprise-Ready Forms Applications 156 ABC |
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Thursday, June 15
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8:00 AM - 9:15 AM |
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ARC216 Deploying and Managing Your Own Enterprise Framework 160 ABC |
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BIN215 Building Reporting Solutions with Reporting Services and Analysis Services 210 ABC |
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DEV234 Windows Forms: Leveraging the Microsoft Enterprise Library in Windows Forms Applications 257 AB |
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9:45 AM - 11:00 AM |
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ARC217 Architecture Decisions: DataSets or Objects? 52 AB |
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DEV336 (WinFX) Windows Presentation Foundation: Creating Windows and Web Applications with WPF 153 ABC |
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10:15 AM - 11:30 AM |
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BOF41 Creative Uses for Virtualization in the Development Lab |
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11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
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LNC008 Managing the Asylum: Daily Diaries of a Network Engineer Caught in the Twilight Zone of Academia 52 AB |
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1:00 PM - 2:15 PM |
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ARC220 How to Get Your Grandmother Building Missile Defense Systems 253 ABC |
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DAT243 HP Disaster Recovery Solutions for SQL Server 2005 Always On Database Deployments 102 AB |
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DAT433 An Inside Look At an Exciting New Addition to Visual Studio Team System (Part 3) 160 ABC |
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DEV338 (WinFX) Windows Presentation Foundation: Building Data-Driven Applications with Windows Presentation Foundation 157 ABC |
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DEV439 Visual Studio 2005 Team System and Microsoft Solution Framework: Implementing an Agile or CMMI Process 156 ABC |
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1:30 PM - 2:45 PM |
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BOF34 Getting Ready for the Next Generation of SharePoint |
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2:45 PM - 4:00 PM |
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ARC219 Software As a Service: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 102 AB |
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DAT304R Next Generation Data Access in .NET Applications with ADO.NET vNext (Repeat Session) 109 AB |
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4:30 PM - 5:45 PM |
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DAT303R SQL Querying Tips and Techniques (Rpeat Session) 156 ABC |
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DAT437 SQL Server 2005: Advanced Indexing Strategies 253 ABC |
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MGT323 Microsoft Operations Manager 2005: Real World Experiences 258 ABC |
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5:00 PM - 6:15 PM |
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BOF38 Promoting SQL Server 2005 to Your Company Decision Makers - A Techie's View |
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Friday, June 16
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9:00 AM - 10:15 AM |
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ARC221 Architecting Your Own Enterprise Framework Grand Ballroom A |
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BIN220 Microsoft IT: Using SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence to Improve Worldwide Revenue Reporting at Microsoft 153 ABC |
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DEV282 (Instructor-led Lab) Using Team Foundation Server to Write and Test Code 204 AB |
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10:30 AM - 11:45 AM |
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BOF40 Team Foundation Server in the Enterprise |
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10:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
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ARC214R Ten Failures As a Software Architect (Repeat Session) 153 ABC |
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DEV346 Visual Studio: Rapid Development of Data End-to-End Solutions and How They Work in an N-Tier Model 156 ABC |
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1:00 PM - 2:15 PM |
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ARC208R Architecting Applications for a Service-Oriented World (Repeat Session) 257 AB |
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DAT340 Database Design Patterns Grand Ballroom A |
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DEV347 Windows Forms: Solutions to the Most Common Windows Forms Development Challenges 205 ABC |
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SEC307R Baking Security into the Development Life Cycle (Repeat Session) 102 AB |
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1:15 PM - 2:30 PM |
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BOF39 SQL vs. ORM: How can we erase the object-relational wall? |
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2:45 PM - 4:00 PM |
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CON208R (WinFX) Windows Communication Foundation: Introduction (Repeat Session) 107 ABC |
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DEV349 Build Beautiful Applications with Windows Presentation Foundation 257 AB |
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