2008 Microsoft Office System Developer Conference (ODC 2008) Update
The 2008 Microsoft Office System Developer Conference (ODC 2008) is only 9 weeks away and shaping up to be an exciting event that will redefine what Office development is all about!
ODC at a Glance
When: February 10-13, 2008 |
Where: San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, California |
Who: Developers, Developers, Developers (Architects and Executives, too) |
What: The Office Platform. Clients, servers, services and tools. |
Event Overview
ODC 2008 is the premier event for Microsoft Office developers, bringing together architects, developers, industry technical experts, Microsoft insiders, and key partners in a public forum to redefine what it means to be focused on 2007 Microsoft® Office system development.
We have six keynotes by senior Microsoft executives. Of course, live code and demos will be the order of the day, and we will be presenting hot new sessions that bring together diverse topics, from composition to S+S, SharePoint to VOIP, OOXML to Silverlight, and everything in between!
We have 5 technical tracks, and 70+ breakout sessions and hands-on labs. And for the first time ever, we will have an Executive Track where analysts, Microsoft and industry executives will get together to learn the how and why of Office applications and the competitive advantage offered by them.
Check out our ODC 2008 Blog for what's happening on a daily basis
Keynotes
General Session Keynote: Microsoft Chairman, William H. Gates
Additional keynotes by:
- Chris Capossela, CVP, Microsoft Business Division Product Management Group
- Kurt DelBene, CVP Microsoft Office Business Platform Group
- Rajesh Jha CVP, Office Live
- Richard McAniff, Corporate Vice President for Microsoft Office
- Gurdeep Singh Pall, Corporate Vice President, Unified Communications Group – MS
ODC Tracks and Blogs
ODC tracks are all owned by Office product managers; check out all the latest information on their breakout sessions, code & demos.
- ODC Team Blog – Join the blog
- Karthik's Track - Architecture - Join the blog
- Steve's Track - Client – Join the blog
- Jerome's Track - Server – Join the blog
- Rob's Track - Services – Join the blog
- John's Track - Real World – Join the blog
- Office Development Executive Track - Join the blog
Sessions
We have 70+ innovative sessions and labs planned. Here's just a sampling:
- Building Mashups With Office Live Small Business
- Software+Services Blueprints
- Integrating VBA Macro and .NET Managed Code
- Integrating WPF & WCF into Your Office Applications
- Develop Business Insight with SharePoint 2007
- Building Composite Business Solutions on the Office Platform
- BPM Solution Patterns
- Generating Enterprise Content using InfoPath 2007, SharePoint and Open XML Formats
- Building Manageable Data Applications on SharePoint with Access 2007
- Connecting back end iSeries, AS/400 and IBM mainframes to Office
- Enabling a Better SharePoint Solution SDLC
- Best Practices in SharePoint Component Deployment
- Building IM- and Speech-Based Applications
And many more! Visit www.odc2008.com track owner blogs for details.
Awards, Contests, Unconference, Attendee party, Game lounge and More!
Stay tuned for more details
Join the revolution this February in the heart of Silicon Valley at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, Calif., and help craft the next generation of applications built on the Microsoft Office system.
Register now @ www.odc2008.com
Hope to see you there!
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December 07, 2007
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December 07, 2007
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