I started thinking about putting a plan together for attending conferences. I started doing some research about the different conferences that were geared towards the Microsoft Technology stack, or that were of interest to me.
As the information I gathered started to grow, I decided it might warrant a blog post. Some of the events noted have already passed, as the collection of the information has been a bit of work in progress during spots of free time.
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Conference Name
|
Cost |
Audience |
Description |
Duration |
When |
Cost per Day |
Web |
Location |
| TechDays |
$349CDN early-bird, $700CDN |
Developers |
Various sessions grouped by 5 tracks, including a local flavours track that highlights local speakers from each major city. |
2 days |
Sept - Dec 2010
(Oct 27-28 Toronto) |
$175 EB, $350 |
www.techdays.ca |
8 Canadian cities |
| WPC Worldwide Partner Conference |
$1,795USD |
Business Types |
Focuses on delivering the MS roadmap for the upcoming year to MS Partners. |
5 days |
July 11-15, 2010 |
$359 |
http://digitalwpc.com/ |
Washington, D.C. |
| PDC |
$1,000USD |
Developers / Architects |
Renouned for its size, with past events held in Los Angeles, this year scales things back with a shorter duration and a smaller, more intimate venue. Seats are reported to be limited. |
2 Days |
Oct 28 - 29, 2010 |
$500 |
www.microsoftpdc.com |
Redmond, WA |
| MIX |
n/a |
Web Developers / Designers |
Sessions focus on web development and design, together with the MS technologies that support the development of same. |
3 Days |
Apr 12-14, 2011 |
n/a |
http://live.visitmix.com/ |
Las Vegas, NV |
| TechEd |
$1,895US early-bird, $2,195 |
IT Pros and Developers |
Technical education on MS technology, tools, platforms and services |
4 Days |
May 16-19, 2011 |
$474 EB, $549 |
http://northamerica.msteched.com/default.aspx |
Atlanta, GA |
ALM Summit
(Application Lifecycle Management) |
$1095US early-bird, $1495US |
ALM practitioners, managers |
Focus is on the application lifecycle and the management of same. Sessions explore best practices of the application lifecycle for building software. |
3 Days |
Nov 16-18, 2010 |
$365 EB, $498 |
http://alm-summit.com/home.aspx |
Redmond, WA |
| UX Week |
$2,295 early-bird, $2,495US |
Designers |
Premier conference for User eXperience types. |
4 Days |
Aug 24-27, 2010 |
$574 EB, $624 |
http://www.uxweek.com/ |
San Fransisco, CA |
| Udi Dahan - Advanced Distributed Systems |
$1,800CDN |
Architects |
Advanced distributed systems architecture techniques. Excellent course. |
5 Days |
Aug 9-13, 2010 |
$360 |
http://www.eventbee.com/view/udidahan-toronto |
Toronto, ON |
| Agile |
$1,999US |
Developers / Architects |
Tracks include Technical, Business and Leadership & Organization focused areas, dealing with how to make software better, through agile methodologies. |
5 days |
Aug 9-13, 2010 |
$400 |
http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/index.html |
Orlando, FL |