Devlifestyle is Back!

Devlifestyle invites you and your fellow developers to attend the next community event on Thursday 27^th of May.

Join us and get a chance to win XBOX 360 and a Laptop!

Attendance certificates will be available upon request.

(females are welcomed)

Event Agenda

Time Slot 1: 12:45 - 1:30 PM

Session: Windows 7 Sensors and Location Platform Development with Visual Studio

                 (Speaker: Ahmed El Shrief)

                A new track: Building Next Generation Applications will start with 
                introducing Windows 7 new platform for Sensors and Location,
                Platform technical brief, Sensors Categories and Types and a Demo for using 2 sensors :
                Ambient Light Sensor and 3D Accelerometer. Attend this session to see
                the roadmap for this interesting new track

Time Slot 2: 1:35 - 2:20 PM

Session: Building and Managing WCF 4 and WF 4 Services with Windows Server AppFabric - 1

                 (Speaker: Mohamad Halabi)

                 A new middleware in town? Learn how to use the new Windows Server AppFabric
                 (previously known as "Dublin") to host, manage, and track WCF and WF services.
                 In this two parts session you will see how AppFabric fits into the middleware
                 paradigm and why it has such a big fuzz              

Time Slot 3: 2:25 - 3:10 PM

Session: Building and Managing WCF 4 and WF 4 Services with Windows Server AppFabric - 2

                 (Speaker: Mohamad Halabi)

                  In part 2, you will see how AppFabric acts as a set of integrated
                  technologies that make it easier to build, scale, and manage
                  web and composite applications that run on IIS 

Lab:         Building Business Applications with Silverlight 4

                 (Speaker: Mohamed Mosallem)

                 In this lab you will learn how to build line of business applications using
                 Silverlight 4, you will use RIA services to expose server side data, you
                 will create UI for adding, editing and deleting data, you will learn how
                 to perform validation on the server and client side, you will learn how
                 to use Silverlight charting controls to visualize your data

Time Slot 4: 3:10 - 3:45 PM

Prayer + Lunch + Fun Zone

Time Slot 5: 3:45 - 4:30 PM

Session: Data tier applications, a new feature for SQL Server 2008 R2 and VS2010

                 (Speaker: Nabeel Derhem)

                 If you are developing in-house applications or working for an ISV, then
                 this session is for you. Known as part of the new Application and Multi-Server 
                 Management in SQL Server 2008 R2, Data Tier Applications introduce a more
                 efficient way to develop, deploy, and manage such applications

Lab:       Windows Azure Development

               (Speaker: Mohamed Mosallem)

               Had enough with the Buz and theory about cloud computing?
               Attend this lab (presenting the same material as TechEd Dubai)
               to get a hands-on practice on how to develop applications on
               Windows Azure and understand all about it, once and for all

Time Slot 6: 4:35 - 4:45 PM

Closing + Draw

Speakers

	Ahmed El Shrief: Project Manager and Technical Consultant with 15 years hands on development for Microsoft Platforms.
	Mohamad Halabi: MVP. Works as an architect for connected systems through the .NET Framework, BizTalk Server, WCF, WF, and Cloud Computing. Frequent speaker in MS events such as GDC and Tech-Ed Dubai.
	Mohamed Mosallem: Development Lead based in Riyadh, he is specialized in developing Enterprise .net Applications and Enterprise Applications Integration.
	Nabeel Derhem: Solution Architect & Consultant specializing in SQL Server and ASP.Net technologies with more than a decade of experience. He is one of the top SQL Server experts in the region.

Sponsors

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