The Canadian BizTalk Partner Summit is Coming!

For those of you that won't be able to make it to the Redmond based SOA Conference in October, don't sweat it, you won't be left without a BizTalk related conference!

We've been working on this for a little while and I'm happy to be able to finally announce it publicly. The Canadian Business Process Integration (BPI) Partner summit is going to be rolling across Canada during the end of October and beginning of November.  Whether you're new to BizTalk, experienced, sales focused or technically focused, we're going to have something for you. The details are below. Hope to see you there.

Overview: Microsoft® Canada Business Process Integration (BPI) Partner Summit: Whether you run the business or write the code, the BPI Partner Summit is the event you will want to attend to help ensure your BPI business is wildly successful now, and in the future. During this event technology partners will learn about positioning their BPI business for success, architecting Service Oriented Architectures, using best practices to implement Business Process Management projects, and much more. Technology partners will have an opportunity to attend this event in any of the three cities across Canada listed below. For those attending the Toronto event we will be joined by industry expert, David Chappell who will share his insights on building a successful business around Microsoft® BizTalk® Server. About the Summit: Over 2 days, attendees will learn about the strategies and technologies that Microsoft is delivering over the next year. Two technical tracks will provide depth and detail into best practices for building BPM solutions, guidance for advancing your SOA, and using the latest development tools and technologies for connecting people, processes and information. The Business Value track will focus on building a successful business around BizTalk and the Business Process Integration (BPI) partner competency. Whether you need to get up to speed fast, or are ready to dive deep, this is the event for technical training, networking, and business development for technology partners interested in Microsoft’s view of SOA, BPM, and Connected Systems. When & Where: October 17-18, 2006 – Calgary, ABOctober 25-26, 2006 – Mississauga, ON November 1-2, 2006 – Montreal, QC Session Agenda: Day 1: Track 1: Business Value The Business Value track will focus on the business opportunities for technology partners in the BPI competency. This track has been created specifically for business owners, practice leads and others interested in growing their BPI business. Track 2: 101 for BizTalk - technicalThe 101 track for BizTalk will provide attendees with a full-day of instructor led hands on training for BizTalk 2006. Topics covered will include working with adapters, pipelines, maps, orchestrations, administration, etc. This track is designed to act as a foundation from which to draw from in Day 2 during the “BPI In-Depth” track and is best suited to those with limited understanding of BizTalk to-date. Day 2: BPI In-Depth - technicalThe BPI In-Depth track will include deep technical sessions and practical guidance on building applications using the latest technologies. Topics covered will include Windows® Workflow Foundation, Service Oriented Architecture, Business Activity Monitoring, best practices and more. This track is best suited for Architects, Experienced developers of BizTalk, and those who participated in the “101 for BizTalk” track. All sessions will be presented in English. There is no fee to attend this training. Please register via the Partner Learning Centre for each track you are interested in. Questions? Please forward your questions to cdnplc\@microsoft.com.