Upcoming events - Interoperability Seminar, ISV Architect Forum and others

About: This email contains information about some interesting events being held in May and June 2006

Hello,

Here are some of the upcoming events for the month of May and June, all of these events (except for JavaOne) are free and provide an excellent opportunity to learn and network with your peers

1. JavaOne 2006 – May 16-19, San Francisco, drop by at the Microsoft booth to say hello
2. ISV Architect Forum – May 25, Mississauga, send me an email at my firstname.lastname@microsoft.com if you want to attend this forum
3. Interoperability Seminar – June 08, Mississauga, you can register for the Morning Session or the Afternoon Session by clicking the links
4. Calgary Architect Forum – June 15, Calgary, send me an email at my firstname.lastname@microsoft.com if you want to attend this forum
5. Visual Studio Team Foundation Server, free training seminars targeted towards an architect audience, June 01-June 15, Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver and Quebec City, send me an email at my firstname.lastname@microsoft.com if you want to attend any of these seminars

 Agendas for two of these events are as follows:

ISV Architect forum, May 25 2006, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mississauga

Agenda

12:30 pm – 1:00 pm: Registration
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm: SDL – The process MS has used to significantly improve security
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm: Services Oriented Architecture – Beyond the hype
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm: Break
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm: Architectural best practices
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Taking advantage of the Windows Vista and Office 2007

Interoperability Seminar, June 08, 2006 9-12 and 1-4 p.m. , Mississauga

In this seminar we will:

• Discuss organizational processes for architecture, development, quality assurance and deployment that maybe instituted to accommodate varying technologies while maximizing reuse;

• Explain Microsoft’s interoperability strategy, showcase our commitment to interoperability and provide links to resources for more detailed information;

• Discuss real-life strategies, best practices and examples for interoperability between J2EE and .NET-based software.

You can register for the Morning Session or the Afternoon Session by clicking the links

I look forward to meeting some of you in person at one of the above events

Best regards,

Mohammad