Web/UX Track locked

I've just finished working through the last bits of the web/ux track for Tech Ed ANZ.

If only we had more sessions in this track... Anyway, as you notice from the title the track is the Web and User Experience track.  This makes sessions particularly tricky as UX is a big topic in and of itself.

I'm pretty happy with the mix we have.  It's getting harder and harder to get the best speakers, and I think that the list below is a very solid representation.

The list below is the track as it stands now.  These speakers are locked in.  Note that anything with TBC next to it just means the title/abstract hasn't been finalized yet.

Speaker Session Title
Scott Hanselman Developing ASP.Net Applications using the Model View Controller pattern
Scott Hanselman RESTful data services with the ADO.Net Data Services Framework
Harry Pierson Microsoft Silverlight and Dynamic Languages
Hank Janssen Managing IIS Infrastructure (TBC)
Hank Janssen PHP, FastCGI and IIS7 (TBC)
Jonas Folleso Silverlight 2 for Developers
Trent Mankelow(NZ)/Susan Wolfe (AU) Self Service Usability
Jefferson Fletcher IE8 for Developers (TBC)
Jefferson Fletcher IE8 Compatibility (TBC)
Nigel Parker (NZ)/Shane Morris (AU) Designing XAML applications using Expression Studio 2.x (TBC)
Scott Cate ASP.Net AJAX Deep Dive (TBC)
ScottHa, Scott Cate, Harry, Jonas, Hank, Jefferson Web futures panel - where is it all going and what challenges are ahead? (TBC)

I welcome your feedback - if you think the mix should be different or you want to see a talk tweaked, let me know.

I'm particularly interested in feedback around the panel.  Futures can be a bit fluffy, so if you could ask these folks any technical question at all, what would it be?  Maybe I'll start compiling a list now...

Posted by darryl on June 6/12/2008, 2008  •  Comments  •   • 

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6/12/2008 9:22:02 PM

Bronwen Zande

No Live or Virtual Earth Frown
Yay to a female speaker!!!

Bronwen Zande Australia

6/12/2008 11:46:54 PM

darryl

Yes.  I agree - no female speakers and no live mesh or virtual earth.  I'm considering a lunchtime session on live - I don't think that a full session is as valuable as the other sessions at this stage.

darryl United States

6/12/2008 11:49:52 PM

Bronwen Zande

Least there's 1 female speaker in AU Smile

Bronwen Zande Australia

6/12/2008 11:58:00 PM

darryl

True that Smile

darryl United States

6/13/2008 12:50:30 AM

James Mccutcheon

Just out of curiosity ... why does it matter if its a female or male speaker just as long as we get the best speakers ?

James Mccutcheon Australia

6/13/2008 12:56:20 AM

Bronwen Zande

Because it's good to get some gender balance and positive role models

Bronwen Zande Australia

6/13/2008 1:01:31 AM

James Mccutcheon

fair enough ... guess that is lost on me as i dont see the world in means of gender nor care if my role models are male or female.

James Mccutcheon Australia

6/13/2008 4:55:56 AM

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6/13/2008 4:46:05 PM

Daniel Wissa

Something on Windows Live may have been interesting... Haven't done anything with Windows Live lately. If only facebook would offer more with their API. I might need to look into this again Bronwen Smile

Daniel Wissa New Zealand

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