Sessions

Session

Time

Technical Track

Creative Track

Registration / Sponsor pavilion open

7:45-9:00 am

Keynote

9:15-10:15 am

Well known Author, Inventor and TV Personality from ABC's “The New Inventors” show, Mark Pesce will open the day and help us all understand the important role we play in the future of the web. This will be followed by a showcase of the great work being done by Australian companies in Silverlight, WPF, Expression, ASP.NET AJAX and beyond - the REMIX 08 keynote will deliver the “Wow” before we send you out for a day showing you how you can start using these technologies now.

Morning tea

10:15-10:45 am

Session 1

10:45-11:45 pm

What's New in Windows Presentation Foundation 3.5 and beyond - Joseph Cooney
Learn about the great new features in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) 3.5. See examples that include Add-ins, data binding support for LINQ and ADO.NET, interactive 3D, streamlined application deployment, high-performance animation, and much more.

New possibilities with Microsoft Silverlight 2

The recent announcement of Microsoft Silverlight 2 opens up dramatic new opportunities for creating compelling and productive user experiences on the web. In this demo-heavy session we will give you a run-down of all that is possible with the new platform.

Session 2

11:45-12:45 pm

Developing great applications using ASP.NET MVC and ASP.NET AJAX - Tatham Oddie
Learn how to use ASP.NET MVC to take advantage of the model-view-controller (MVC) pattern in your favourite .NET Framework language for writing business logic in a way that is de-coupled from the views of the data. Then add ASP.NET AJAX for a highly interactive front end.

Introducing Microsoft Expression Studio 2 will be presented by - Tim Aidlin
Discover the most exciting new features in Expression Studio 2 while learning more about how to author Standards based websites, Silverlight and WPF experiences. In this session we will provide multiple tips and tricks to get the best out of Expression Web, Expression Blend, Expression Design, Expression Media and Expression Encoder.

Lunch

12:45-1:45 pm

Session 3

1:45-2:45 pm

Windows Live Platform: Take the best of Windows Live and make it yours - Angus Logan/Bronwen Zande/John O'Brien
Are you a web developer interested in attracting 400M+ engaged users with over 30 billion relationships?  Need to access over four billion photos? Ever wanted to include instant messaging experiences in your site, or easily add video streaming?  How about mapping?  We’ve only started. Microsoft is serious about given the web developer everything they need to be successful - rich services, compelling tools and easy to understand terms.  If you’re interested in learning more, how to get started and how to grow your audience through deeper engagement, stop by, we’d love to show you.

How to become a XAML-ready designer with Expression Blend will be presented by - Tim Aidlin
Get practical answers to the top questions that designers have when learning Silverlight and WPF for the first time. This session will show you in a fun way how to get the best out of Expression Design and Expression Blend to create XAML based experiences. This session is specially crafted for Flash designers.

Session 4

2:45-3:45 pm

- Building an Immersive, Integrated Media Experience in Silverlight – Vaughan Knight/Laith Alasad

Details to be revealed in the coming weeks on the REMIX Blog page.  This local customer implementation is a household name and has not been announced yet so, you will be amongst the first to see it!

Microsoft Expression Web: From Comp, to CSS, to Code - Adam Kowaltzke/Alister Jones
Explore key features of Microsoft Expression Web through real-world scenario-based exercises focused around building a great blog template. The topics cover Silverlight support, Photoshop comp import workflow, CSS features, and more.

Afternoon tea

3:45-4:00 pm

Session 5

4:00-5:00 pm

Building Rich Internet Applications using Microsoft Silverlight 2 - Philip Beadle
Learn how to use Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 to create applications, including how to create UI using XAML markup and code, how to build a custom control, how to retrieve data from a Web service, and how to manipulate data with XML and LINQ.

Welcome to IE8 - Integrating Your Site With Internet Explorer 8 - Damian Edwards/Lachlan Hardy
Come get an overview of the new features and capabilities of Microsoft Internet Explorer 8. Learn what the new standards compliant engine in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 means to you as a web designer, and how to utilize new layout functionality to create cross-browser-compatible layout designs.

Session 6

5:00-6:00 pm

Bringing Hosters and Developers together with IIS7 - Jorke Odolphi/Greg Willis
Come learn about all the great new features in Microsoft Internet Information Services 7 for hosters and web farm managers including creating a highly customizable environment for building scalable and reliable media applications.

Using Microsoft Silverlight for Creating Rich Mobile User Experiences will be presented by - Leslie Nassar
Come learn how to use Microsoft Silverlight for Mobile to build rich mobile experiences including best patterns and practices, fluid and intuitive navigation, smart content organization, small form factor and cross-device support. This session also covers how to use tools like Microsoft Expression Blend to move beyond size considerations to create stunning and meaningful vector-based graphics applications.

Locknote

6:00 - 6:15 pm

Locknote / Imagine Cup Finals winners announced* and the winners of the delegate prizes

Party

6:15 pm