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Watch MIX10 keynote and sessions online!

scheduled date March 15-17th, 2010   /   event page

You Couldn’t Make It to MIX10 - but You Can Watch Online
While it isn’t the same as attending MIX10, we’ve made it possible for you to watch the keynotes and sessions (posted within 24 hours after they happen) and interact with the MIX Online community. Visit the MIX10 site now to see what you’re missing. Learn about the next generation of Windows Phone 7 Series, Internet Explorer 9 and the future of Web Design and User Experience.

Check out SilverlightShow interview with MIX10 Content Owner Michael Suesserman.

Silverlight Tour - Learn Silverlight in just 4 days! Win a free pass for Vancouver course

scheduled date May 3-6, 2010   /   event page

Join the Silverlight Tour for a four-day intensive course on Silverlight 4. Through lessons, demonstrations and hands-on labs, you will learn and experience the ins and outs of design, development and server-side programming with Silverlight. The workshop covers Expression Blend and Visual Studio, architecting Silverlight solutions, communication with servers, creation of Dynamic XAML content and more (check the full list of topics covered).

The class shows Silverlight 4 as well as the latest toolset from Microsoft (including Visual Studio 2010, Expression Blend 4, Expression Design, Expression Encoder, Deep Zoom Composer). Throughout the course attendees work on several labs, part of a full Silverlight application.

Silverlight is about building Internet applications so experience building web applications is encouraged. In addition, since Silverlight utilizes .NET to build online experiences, familiarity with .NET is suggested. No specific experience with WPF or XAML is necessary.

Bonus: each attendant gets a diploma, a "Silverlight 3 Jumpstart" book and a free license of Telerik's RadControls for Silverlight ($999 value).

Exclusive to SilverlightShow Community: win a free pass to Silverlight Tour Workshop in Vancouver, May 3-6, 2010 ($1,995 CAD value)!


  • ASP.NET & Silverlight Conference & Expo

    scheduled date Mar 22, 2010   /   speakers Dan Wahlin,Dino Esposito,Scott Guthrie,Paul Litwin   /   event page
    Web developers will gather to learn about the cool technologies coming with the launch of Visual Studio 2010. Here are just a few of the cool topics that you'll see at the Microsoft ASP.NET and Silverlight Conference and Expo in Las Vegas:
    • Build Client Side User Interfaces with ASP.NET 4.0 AJAX
    • Learn the New Features for Web Forms in Visual Studio 2010
    • Hear All the News and Buzz about Silverlight
    • Optimize Performance of Your ASP.NET Applications
    • Use Expression Blend Techniques for Developers
    • Compare and Choose the Right Data Access Technique
    • Debunk Search Engine Myths--Increase Your Chances of Being Found in Search Engines
    • Learn Better Techniques for Data Access with Silverlight
    • Explore All of ASP.NET MVC
    • Use the New Reports/Charts Features in Visual Studio 2010

     

    Register early to save your place at the hottest Web development event of the year. This is your chance to hear how it all works from Microsoft architects and the world's top independent experts in one place at one time! Meet other developers at the world famous Bellagio, one of the most stunning hotels on the Las Vegas Strip! Book your conference and hotel reservations early and take advantage of GREAT hotel rates at Bellagio. Enjoy a 4-star experience at a 2-star price on the Las Vegas Strip! Come to Las Vegas to meet industry insiders and the people who create the technology you use. Co-located with the Microsoft ASP.NET & Silverlight Conference & Expo will be: Microsoft Visual Studio Launch Conference & Expo and Microsoft SQL Server Conference and Expo. As a paid attendee of Microsoft ASP.NET & Silverlight Conference & Expo, you may attend the sessions at any of the concurrent events for FREE.

  • Silverlight Design Days

    scheduled date Mar 24, 2010   /   speakers Adam Kinney   /   event page

    A Silverlight Design Day is opportunity to learn about Silverlight and Expression Blend from a design and interface developer perspective.

    The first half of the day will start out with a short poll, asking these three questions:

    1. How many of you write code?
    2. What technologies do you use today?
    3. Is there anything specific you want to cover?

    The tools and the platform will then be introduced by accomplishing designer tasks based on the earlier poll as much as possible.

    The second half of the day will be your opportunity to get your hands on Blend and Silverlight. PCs will be available already configured to run through tutorials, made especially with designer and UI tasks in mind.

    SWAG and giveaways will be saved till the end of the day, for those hardy souls that can make it all the way through.

  • Silverlight Tour in Seattle

    scheduled date Mar 29, 2010   /   speakers Shawn Wildermuth   /   event page
    Silverlight is a very new technology. Stumbling through the SDK is not going to make you ready to create exciting and compelling projects. That is where the Silverlight Workshop comes in. You can spend three days delving into the details of Silverlight 3 and 4 including learn how to design, develop and use the server to create rich Internet applications. Wildermuth Consulting is bringing Shawn Wildermuth's Three Day Silverlight Workshop to a US city near you!

  • Microsoft Tech Days 2010: Creating an enterprise-ready Silverlight application

    scheduled date Mar 30, 2010   /   speakers unknown   /   event page
    By now, almost everyone can write Silverlight applications. Dragging a button here, adding a color there, it’s all quite easy. Building Silverlight applications that are ready for the enterprise require more thought be put into them. In this session, we’ll look at patterns such as MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel), Repository and IOC to build high quality Silverlight applications that are testable. After this session, you’ll start designing your Silverlight applications differently.

  • Silverlight 4 Deep Dive at CapArea.NET Silverlight SIG

    scheduled date Mar 31, 2010   /   speakers Frank La Vigne   /   event page
    The ink on Silverlight 3 books were barely dry when Microsoft announced Silverlight 4. Come to this talk and get up to speed quickly on the must know features of Silverlight 4. Web Cam/Mic access, Fully trusted applications, COM access and more!

  • Silverlight Design Days

    scheduled date May 04, 2010   /   speakers Adam Kinney   /   event page

    A Silverlight Design Day is opportunity to learn about Silverlight and Expression Blend from a design and interface developer perspective.

    The first half of the day will start out with a short poll, asking these three questions:

    1. How many of you write code?
    2. What technologies do you use today?
    3. Is there anything specific you want to cover?

    The tools and the platform will then be introduced by accomplishing designer tasks based on the earlier poll as much as possible.

    The second half of the day will be your opportunity to get your hands on Blend and Silverlight. PCs will be available already configured to run through tutorials, made especially with designer and UI tasks in mind.

    SWAG and giveaways will be saved till the end of the day, for those hardy souls that can make it all the way through.

  • Silverlight Design Days

    scheduled date May 07, 2010   /   speakers Adam Kinney   /   event page

    A Silverlight Design Day is opportunity to learn about Silverlight and Expression Blend from a design and interface developer perspective.

    The first half of the day will start out with a short poll, asking these three questions:

    1. How many of you write code?
    2. What technologies do you use today?
    3. Is there anything specific you want to cover?

    The tools and the platform will then be introduced by accomplishing designer tasks based on the earlier poll as much as possible.

    The second half of the day will be your opportunity to get your hands on Blend and Silverlight. PCs will be available already configured to run through tutorials, made especially with designer and UI tasks in mind.

    SWAG and giveaways will be saved till the end of the day, for those hardy souls that can make it all the way through.

  • Silverlight for the Windows Phone

    scheduled date May 10, 2010   /   speakers Shawn Wildermuth   /   event page
    The Silverlight Tour for Windows Phone is a three-day, soup-to-nuts breakdown of application development for the phone. This includes learning the ins and outs of XAML, interacting with the phone's services, using the tools and using Silverlight on the server. The class utilizes the Silverlight as well as the latest toolset from Microsoft (including Visual Studio 2010 and Expression Blend 4).

  • Silverlight Design Days

    scheduled date May 11, 2010   /   speakers Adam Kinney   /   event page

    A Silverlight Design Day is opportunity to learn about Silverlight and Expression Blend from a design and interface developer perspective.

    The first half of the day will start out with a short poll, asking these three questions:

    1. How many of you write code?
    2. What technologies do you use today?
    3. Is there anything specific you want to cover?

    The tools and the platform will then be introduced by accomplishing designer tasks based on the earlier poll as much as possible.

    The second half of the day will be your opportunity to get your hands on Blend and Silverlight. PCs will be available already configured to run through tutorials, made especially with designer and UI tasks in mind.

    SWAG and giveaways will be saved till the end of the day, for those hardy souls that can make it all the way through.

  • Windows Phone QuickStart

    scheduled date May 13, 2010   /   speakers Shawn Wildermuth   /   event page
    The Windows Phone Quickstart is a one-day workshop to get existing Silverlight Developers ready to write applications for the new Windows Phone 7 Series phones. The workshop includes coverage of writing new applications, porting new ones and interacting with the phone.