Join us November 1-4, 2010 as Connections returns to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and heats up the Las Vegas strip with the hottest industry event this fall.
Join us and explore the latest trends and get the most up to date information and training available. All while networking with your colleagues and building a valuable network of peers in one of the most entertaining cities in the world.
Visual Studio Connections
With the release of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET 4.0, development on the .NET platform is coming of age. The Visual Studio Connections conference reflects that maturity by focusing on what it takes to leverage the powerful technologies and tools of .NET 4.0 in the context of your application to maximize productivity and quality. On one hand you will see a wide range of sessions, from the application front end design and construction with the WPF and Silverlight design tools, to system architecture programming with the improved and extended WCF, to handling business activities with the new Workflow, to the new frontier of cloud computing and the AppFabric service bus, and the new .NET 4.0 features, from new framework features such as parallel computing to language innovations with C# 4.0.
Microsoft ASP.NET Connections & Silverlight Connections
Come to Microsoft ASP.NET Connections in Las Vegas in November to hear from the best and brightest in the industry on ASP.NET and Visual Studio 2010! Our speakers include ASP.NET co-creator and Vice President at Microsoft, Scott Guthrie, as well as Microsoft Program Managers and leading ASP.NET gurus outside of Microsoft. Interested in enhancing your Silverlight development skills? Join us at DevConnections in Las Vegas for three days of in-depth sessions on Silverlight presented by the best speakers in the industry!
SQL Server Connections
Explore the new features of SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2008 R2 but on showing you how to get the most out of existing SQL Server installations as you face ever-increasing demands for performance and availability. Our dynamic mix of industry experts will show you how to avoid common problems and how to mitigate problems you already have. Sessions will emphasize real-world lessons learned and best practices for security, consolidation, defensive programming, database deployment, Reporting Services, PowerPivot, and much more.
SharePoint Connections
Come to Las Vegas and participate in the SharePoint community! Meet other professionals in sessions, in the expo hall, and at conference events. This is your chance to network and make those personal connections with conference speakers, the SharePoint team from Microsoft plus our sponsors and vendors.
ENJOY A PREMIERE LAS VEGAS HOTEL MANDALAY BAY RESORT AND CASINO
The Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino offers elegance, excitement, and escape. Indulge in award-winning restaurants helmed by celebrity chefs, the luxurious spa, and top-notch entertainment. You'll find plenty of ways to relax with your colleagues at the end of each of our knowledge-packed days. If you book your room by August 16, we have a discounted rate of only $149 night plus tax. Need more incentive? Register for the conference and book 3 nights at Mandalay Bay by August 16th and receive a great rate AND a $100 Mandalay Bay gift certificate.
