WCF Content at MIX

If you're planning to attend MIX next month with an interest in WCF,
look for these sessions in particular:

• Creating a RESTful API with Windows
  Communication Foundation
  Speaker(s):
  Viphak Lay, Haider Sabri, Paul Walker

  Learn how MySpace used Windows Communication Foundation and
  .NET 3.5 to rapidly scale up a massive RESTful API infrastructure that process
  millions of requests a day.

• Working with Data and Web Services in
  Microsoft Silverlight 2
  Speaker(s):
  Eugene Osovetsky

  Learn how easy it is to utilize POX, REST, RSS, ATOM, JSON,
  and SOAP in your Microsoft Silverlight mashup applications. Also learn how to
  easily access and display data with Silverlight using LINQ and databinding.

• Building Applications and Services with .NET
  Framework 3.5
  Speaker(s):
  Justin Smith

  Come see how the new Web-friendly features in .NET 3.5
  Windows Communication Foundation extend the reach of your services to simple
  clients like Web browsers and RSS aggregators.

• Using an Internet Service Bus to Build Next
  Generation Applications and Services
  Speaker(s):
  Dennis Pilarinos

  Learn how using Microsoft's Internet Service Bus
  technologies including pub/sub, message transformation, and hosted workflow
  enables you to easily and quickly build complex applications and services that
  require reach, scale, and access control.

You may also be interested in these sessions which cover web
service and related development but aren't focused on WCF:

• Building Rich Internet Applications Using
  Microsoft Silverlight 2, Part 1
  Speaker(s):
  Mike Harsh, Joe Stegman

  Learn how to use Microsoft Visual Studio to create
  applications, how to create UI using XAML markup and code, how to build a
  custom control, how to retrieve data from a Web service, and how to manipulate
  data with XML and LINQ. (Part 1 of 2)

• Building Rich Internet Applications Using
  Microsoft Silverlight 2, Part 2
  Speaker(s):
  Mike Harsh, Joe Stegman

  Learn how to use Microsoft Visual Studio to create
  applications, how to create UI using XAML markup and code, how to build a
  custom control, how to retrieve data from a Web service, and how to manipulate
  data with XML and LINQ. (Part 2 of 2)

• Building RESTful Real World Applications
  with the ADO.NET Data Services Framework
  Speaker(s):
  Mike Flasko

  Come hear from developers creating real-world applications
  and user-interface controls on top of the ADO.NET Data Services Framework (aka
  Project "Astoria"). Learn best practices for building RESTful
  applications and components,.

• RESTful Data Services with the ADO.NET Data
  Services Framework
  Speaker(s):
  Pablo Castro

  Learn how to use ADO.NET Data Services Framework to easily
  create and consume REST data services on the web. This session will cover the
  main concepts of the ADO.NET Data Services Framework (aka Project
  "Astoria"), show how to use it, and discuss how to use it with
  Microsoft's broader vision of a common interface for Windows Live and 3rd party
  services.