Workshop Attendee Update

Attending a post-conference workshop? Here’s what you need to know!

Dates, Times, and Location

Both workshops (AOP and MVC) will be held on Wednesday, May 8th at the Viscount Gort from 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

ASP.NET MVC with James Chambers will be in VIscount A, and AOP with Donald Belcham will be in Viscount B. You can see a floor layout of the venue on our website's schedule page (there's a link just above the schedule).

http://www.prairiedevcon.com/schedule

A continental breakfast will be provided and we'll be walking over to Olive Garden for lunch!

What to Bring and System Requirements

Each attendee is required to bring their own laptop to the workshops. We'll have power and wi-fi available. Each workshop has its own pre-requisites:

AOP with Donald Belcham
Visual Studio 2010 or 2012 (2012 and C# is preferred)

Note that Express versions of Visual Studio will not work with the version of PostSharp that Don will be using in his workshop, so please download the full free trial as opposed to the Express versions. Below is the link to the trial version of Visual Studio 2012:

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/downloads

ASP.NET MVC with James Chambers
- VS.NET 2012
- Web Tools 2012.2

Note that Express versions of Visual Studio will work for this workshop. Below are links to where you can get the tooling.

http://www.microsoft.com/visualstudio/eng/downloads

http://www.asp.net/mvc

If you have any other questions, please let me know!

Thanks,

D'Arcy Lussier

Attendee Update: Schedule is Posted, Registration Info, Attendee Survey, Community Night

We're less than a week away from Prairie Dev Con! Here`s some need-to-know info!

Schedule is Now Posted!

The conference schedule is now posted on the website! Just click the 'Schedule' menu item to access it or click the link below:
http://www.prairiedevcon.com/schedule
You don't have to pre-register to attend any session. We use a "vote with your feet" style at Prairie Dev Con, meaning you attend whatever session you want whenever you want.
We will have paper copies of the schedule available on Monday when you register.

Registration

Registration will be on the main floor of the Viscount just outside the Royal rooms, and will start at 7:30 AM on Monday. We'll be directly across from the front desk. You don't need to bring a copy of your registration receipt, just some form of ID.

Food
Breakfast, lunch, and coffee breaks will be provided over the conference. Breakfasts are *hot* - eggs, bacon, sausage, etc., so don't eat beforehand!
For those that identified dietary preferences, we'll ensure you have options at all meals.

Attendee Survey

For those that were registered for the conference through an invoice or as part of a group online, if you haven't yet then please take a second to fill out this *very* short attendee survey. We need to capture any allergies or dietary restrictions/preferences you may have as we're providing breakfast, lunch, and snacks at the conference. You can take the survey at the link below:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/pdc13AttendeeSurvey

Free Microsoft Workshops

Microsoft will be putting on two *FREE* workshops Saturday, May 4th! These are open to anyone, whether they're attending the conference or not. Each are half-day sessions, with one in the morning focusing on web development and the afternoon on .NET development.
For more information, including how to register, please visit our blog at the link below:

http://prairiedevcon.blogspot.ca/2013/03/two-free-microsoft-workshops-saturday.html

Free Community Night

On the night of Tuesday May 8th, we'll be hosting a free community night! Think of this as a user group style event with Mark Stafford, Microsoft OData Product Manager, delivering a presentation on OData APIs! To get more information and register for this event, please visit the link below:

http://prdccommunitynight.eventbrite.ca/

If you have any other questions, please let me know!

Thanks,

D'Arcy Lussier

Prairie Dev Con 2013 - Early Bird Pricing Extended to April 12th!

March has come and gone, and with many being away the last week with Spring Break we wanted to extend the Early Bird pricing by a few weeks to ensure everyone has a chance to register at the reduced pricing!

 

Register before April 13th to take advantage of our Early Bird pricing of $399.99! As always, groups of 3 or more get an additional $50 off each registration!

 

To find out more about the conference, including sessions, speakers, workshops, and how to register, visit our website at:

www.prairiedevcon.com

Two Free Microsoft Workshops Saturday May 4th!

Microsoft, our Platinum Sponsor, is providing two *free* workshops on the Saturday before the conference!

Windows 8 for Web Developers Workshop

This one goes out to all the Web developers! In this workshop, you'll learn everything you need to know to build awesome Windows 8 apps using the HTML5 and JavaScript skills you’ve already got. You’ll learn the basics, then dive deeper and explore UI controls, integration with Windows 8 specific features, and extending storage and data, authentication, push notification and more to the Cloud.

Click here for more info and to register!

.NET Developer Workshop

This one goes out to all the .NETs developers! In this workshop, you'll learn about XAML (beyond basic layout), targeting multiple screens with MVVM (keeping your code DRY), Windows Azure Cloud Services (web scale!) and Windows Azure Mobile Services (so easy to build connected apps) and best of all, each session is geared for you, the .NET folks.

Click here for more info and to register!

Register early as we need a minimum number of attendees to guarantee the workshops!

Thanks,

D’Arcy

Sessions for Prairie Dev Con 2013 in Winnipeg Are Posted!

I’m thrilled to announce that the session list for our May 2013 conference are now posted online!

Sessions
This year we focussed on four areas: Web, Mobile, General Development, and Cloud. We’ve got sessions touching all four of those areas, with diversity in language, technology, and specialization.

Presenters
Our presenters are once again real-world experts in their field! We have local talent in addition to out-of-towners from Canada and the US!

Workshops
We’re also offering two post-conference workshops:

Aspect Oriented Programming (AOP) with Donald Belcham
and
ASP.NET MVC with James Chambers

Pricing
Early Bird registration is open now! We have two rates for the conference:

	Conference	Conference + Post Con Workshop
Until March 31	$399.99	$599.98
April 1 – May 5	$499.99	$699.98

As always, groups of 3 or more get an additional $50 off each registration!

Head on over to our website (www.prairiedevcon.com) to get all the details on our sessions, speakers, workshops, and how to register!

If you have any questions, please contact me at darcy@prairiedevcon.com!

Thanks,

D’Arcy

Announcing the Winnipeg Code Camp 2013!

Prairie Dev Con is proud to be a major sponsor of the Winnipeg Code Camp this year!

This will be the 6th annual Winnipeg Code Camp, and we’ll once again return to Red River College’s downtown campus on Princess for the event!

Here’s the details:

When: Saturday, April 27th 2013
Where: Red River College – Princess Street Campus
How Much: FREE!
Food: Of Course!

What we don’t have yet are speakers and sessions! If you’re interested in speaking at the code camp, please submit a talk! We want the code camp to serve as an opportunity for new and inexperienced speakers to gain valuable presentation experience while sharing technology topics they’re passionate about. Of course, those of us who have spoken and are experience presenters are able to submit as well!

Just visit the link below to submit your talks! Deadline for talk submissions is March 31st.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/wpgcodecamp2013

If you have any questions on the code camp, please let me know!

Thanks,

D’Arcy

Prairie Dev Con 2013 Winnipeg–Call For Speakers!

The next Prairie Developer Conference will be happening May 6 – 7 2013 in Winnipeg, Manitoba! This year we’re focussing our sessions on three areas that have emerged as key pillars of our tech world and a fourth that never goes out of style and is a constant discussion point:

Cloud
Mobile
Web
Development Best Practices

Our call for speakers is now open and I’d like to invite you to submit your talks! The online form to send in your sessions is at the link here:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/pdc13wpg

Selected speakers will receive 2 nights hotel accommodations (if coming in from out of town), a free pass to the conference and any workshops, and an invite to the speaker’s dinner. Out of town speakers will be slotted for a minimum of 2 talks, local speakers will be slotted a minimum of 1.

Deadline for submissions is January 31, 2013! Accepted sessions will be posted on February 1, 2013.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with me at

darcy [at] prairiedevcon.com

Thanks!

D’Arcy