Upcoming Speaking Engagements

This month, I've booked several speaking engagements. Here is the complete list (with abstracts) in case you are interested: 

January 18th, 2005
East of Toronto .NET User Group
Managing Code Using Visual Studio 2005 Team System
http://gtaeast.torontoug.net/UG_Events/893.aspx

Visual Studio 2005 Team System provides end-to-end tools and process guidance to assist commercial and enterprise development teams through the entire software development life cycle. This session will feature technical demonstrations of three core components of Team System: Team Foundation, Team Tester and Team Developer. Some of the topics we will cover include:

• Team System Overview
• Creating applications using the Team Developer tools
• Testing your code using the Team Tester tools
• Working with Work Items and the Team System Source Control System

January 19th, 2005
Metro Toronto .NET User Group
Developing for Longhorn with XAML and “Avalon”
http://www.metrotorontoug.com/User+Group+Events/142.aspx

Avalon is the codename for Longhorn's new graphical subsystem. In this session, we will focus on how to implement applications on the Windows XP platform using the Avalon November 2004 Community Technology Preview. Some of the topic we will cover include:

• Learning how to design User Interfaces using XAML
• Developing Avalon applications that interoperate with Windows Forms
• Creating data bound applications using Avalon

January 26th, 2005
McMaster University
Starting Up a Successful Software Company

Have you have ever thought about starting your own software company? If so, you'll want to attend this session on entrepreneurship and software development. You'll learn how and when to register your company, how to market yourself, building your clientèle, handling your finances plus much more. Case studies will be presented along with helpful information to help you get started.

Many of these topics are related to books projects I'm currently authoring. If you live in the Toronto area, feel free to drop in and check them out.