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Agenda

Track 1 Ux (Win7 , SL, Expression)
Track 2 Web Dev (VS2010, MOSS 2010)
Track 3 Dev (VS2010, ALM)
Track 4 Dynamics (Ax, CRM)
Track 5 Application Platform (SQL, BTS)
Track 6 Mobility
Track 7 IT/Dev Managers Track
Track 8 Instructor Lead Workshops (ILS)
Track 9 ChalkTalk Sessions (hot market topics)


SUNDAY, December 13, 2009

Track A Track B Track C Track D - MIC Lab Track E - (MIC)
8:00 am – 9:30 am Registration
9:00 am – 10:15 am GDC'09 Expo Open Keynote: Connecting to the Clouds: The Next Level in Software Evolution Adel AlMassarani, Ammar Abuthuraya, Pete LePage
10:15 - 10:30 am Break
10:30 - 11:45 am The 2010 Wave: Visual Studio & others
Anton Delsink, Pete LePage, Zlatan Dzinic
11:45 pm – 13:00 pm Lunch Break
13:00 pm - 14:15 pm Lap Around Expression Web 3

Pete LePage
Using Microsoft Office as an Application Development Platform

Kadri Umay
Microsoft Web Platform Overview

Abdurrahman Al-Qahtani
Ovierview of New Features in SharePoint 2010 (SURE)

Yaseen Rahhal
Testing tools & procedures between denial, annoyance, acceptance or dependance!

Anton Delsink, Mohammed Shalabi
14:15 pm – 14:30 pm Break
14:30 pm – 15:45 pm VSTS 2010 - What's new for Testers

Anton Delsink
Lap around Microsoft ASP.NET 4 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010

Fauzan Khan
Integrating Your Site with Windows IE8 Using Accelerators, Web Slices and Search Providers

Pete LePage
Why Social Networking for Businesses? Can SharePoint 2010 Help?

Zlatan Dzinic
15:45 pm – 16:15 pm Break
16:15 pm – 17:30 pm Developing Rich Solutions with SharePoint 2010 Client API

Zlatan Dzinic
Building Secure Applications with Windows Internet Explorer 8

Pete LePage
Overview of BizTalk Server 2009 Development Platform

Hassan Khawaja
Lap Around Visual Studio Team System (SSSIT)

Mohammad Shalabi
Cloud Computing is Taking off… but could there be Storms?

Mohamad Halabi, Mohammed Mosallem

MONDAY, December 14, 2009

Track A Track B Track C Track D - MIC Lab Track E - (MIC)
8:00 am – 9:00 am GDC'09 Expo Open Registration
9:00 am - 10:15 am SQL Server 2008 R2- Jump Start

Omar Awwad
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010: What's in it for Developers?

Jerry Yasir
Introduction to Microsoft Dynamics AX Architecture and Development environment

Amer Atiyah
Exploiting & Extending SharePoint ECM Capabilities (NESMA)

Hany Mahmoud, Mohamed Mosallem
Troubleshooting Internet Explorer 8 Compatibility – Tips & Tricks

Pete LePage
10:15 am – 10:30 am Break
10:30 am – 11:45 am Lap around .NET 4.0

Mohamad Halabi
Upgrade planning for SharePoint 2010 for IT Pros, Architects and Developers

Wael Kabli
An Inside Look At Internet Explorer Security

Pete LePage
Yet Another Powerful SQL Server 2008 Performance Tips

(AlKhaleej) Nabeel Derhem
11:45 am – 13:00 pm Lunch Break & Prayer
13:00 pm – 14:15 pm Windows Mobile 6.5 : Your Windows stuff goes where you go

Adel Zubeir
Building SOA Applications with WF 4.0 and WCF 4.0

Mohamad Halabi
Microsoft Dynamics CRM/xRM: The Application Development Platform

Randy Maningas
Microsoft Project 2010

(EXECUTRAIN) Thabet Mohammad
Why Social Networking for Businesses? Can SharePoint 2010 Help?

Zlatan Dzinic
14:15 pm – 14:30 pm Break
14:30 pm – 15:45 pm Microsoft Expression Blend 3 + SketchFlow: An Overview

Abdurrahman Al-Qahtani
Development Concepts for Social Networking & Business User Profiles in SharePoint 2010

Zlatan Dzinic
VSTS 2010 - What's new for Architects

Anton Delsink
ASP.NET MVC, Dynamic Data, AJAX, ASP.NET: Which web technology should I use?

Mohammed Mosallem,
Fauzan Khan
15:45 pm – 16:15 pm Break & Prayer
16:15 pm – 17:30 pm Top 10 Design Mistakes Made By Web Developers & How To Avoid Them

Pete LePage
Microsoft Dynamics AX with other Microsoft Technologies

Amer Atiyah
From Project Portfolio to Solution Deployment, Microsoft’s End to End Project Management Story

Kadri Umay
Happy with sharepoint 2007?... things you need to know about Sharepoint 2010!

Jerry Yasir, Wael Kabli


IT/Dev Managers Track – Day 2 (Monday Dec 14, 2009)
8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration
9:00 am – 10:00 am IT Leadership
(Ali Ramadan)
10:00 am – 11:00 am IT services & business strategy
(Ali Ramadan)
11:00 am – 11:15 am Break
11:15 am – 11:45 am O/APO model
(Ali Ramadan)
11:45 am – 13:00 pm Lunch and Prayer
13:00 pm – 14:00 pm Introduction to ITIL & MOF, MSF
(Khalid AlHakim)
14:00 pm – 15:00 pm Introduction to Project Management & Change Management, EPM, ALM tools for PMs
(Kadri Umay)
15:00 pm – 15:15 pm Overview of IT Manager University
(Ali Ramadan)
15:15 pm – 15:30 pm Discussion & Closing
(All IT Manager Track Speakers)

NOTE: Admission to IT/Dev Managers Track requires an on site business identity verification (e.g. business card)

TUESDAY, December 15, 2009

Track A Track B Track C Track D - MIC Lab Track E - (MIC)
8:00 am – 9:00 am GDC'09 Expo Open Registration
9:00 am - 10:15 am Building Amazing Business Applications with Silverlight 3 and Microsoft .NET RIA Services

Kadri Umay, Fauzan Khan
SQL Server 2008 R2
Data warehouse - Jump start

Omar Awwad
Integrating Microsoft Dynamics AX with external systems

Amer Atiyah
MS Dynamics CRM – LINK Dev. Add-ons

(Link . Net) Karim Mahmoud
SharePoint 2010… what every developers needs to know!

Jerry Yasir, Wael Kabli
10:15 am – 10:30 am Break
10:30 am – 11:45 am Microsoft BI- Jump Start

Omar Awwad
Windows Mobile for Developers

Adel Zubeir
Servicing Oracle E-Business Suite Applications in SharePoint

Hassan Khawaja
Building Dashboards with SharePoint… the good, the bad, the ugly

Jerry Yasir, Zlatan Dzinic
11:45 am – 13:00 pm Lunch Break
13:00 pm – 14:15 pm Visual Studio Tools for SharePoint 2010

Jerry Yasir
The New Windows Application Server Extensions

Umit Tiric
Windows Internet Explorer 8: Improved Programmability for the JavaScript Developer

Pete LePage
Building SharePoint 2010 visual web parts - Using C#

ZIDNY
Fauzen Khan
Integration Made Easy… comparing different Application Integration Scenarios

Mohamad Halabi
14:15 pm – 14:30 pm Break
14:30 pm – 15:45 pm Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 Application Compatibility

Hassan Khawaja
Building powerful Business Intelligence solutions with SharePoint 2010 platform

Zlatan Dzinic
Business Solution Without Boundaries Using Microsoft Dynamics xRM

Randy Maningas
Real Web Tools, For Real Web Developers

Pete LePage
15:45 pm – 16:15 pm Break & Prayer
16:15 pm – 17:15 pm Closing Ceremony