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Chris Koenig, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft

Chris Koenig is a Developer Evangelist with Microsoft, based in Dallas, TX. Prior to joining Microsoft, Chris worked as a Senior Architect on the Architecture Strategy Team for The Capital Group in San Antonio, and as an Architect, Developer and Development Team Lead for the global solution provider Avanade. As a consultant, Chris worked with a variety of clients from many vertical markets, ISVs and other solution providers on enterprise-class Windows and web-based applications. Today, Chris focuses on building, growing, and enhancing the developer communities in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas. Chris is a devoted husband and father of four awesome children who keep him very busy.? In his spare time, Chris serves as Scoutmaster for his oldest son's Troop, and Committee Chair for his youngest sons' Pack.? Chris also enjoys traveling, cooking, camping and playing guitar.? You can contact Chris through his blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/chkoenig, via email at chris.koenig@microsoft.com, or via Windows Live Messenger at chris@koenigweb.com.

Sessions

Developing Silverlight Applications for Windows Phone 7

We live in a world today where people place a high demand on getting access to their data wherever they are, whenever they want it. In today?s technology landscape, the primary device available to all people is a mobile phone. In a mobile space arguably dominated byt the competition, Microsoft has been silent for some time about the next evolution of their mobile offering.

The time for waiting is now over!

Join Developer Evangelist Chris Koenig for a detailed look into Microsoft?s latest offering in the mobile space ? the revolutionary Windows Phone 7 Series. Based primarily on Silverlight and XNA, Windows Phone 7 Series provides a very rich and powerful development platform. In this session we?ll explore the Windows Phone 7 Series architecture, development patterns, design and development tools, and more. We?ll walk through some sample code as well as building a sample Windows Phone 7 Series application from scratch. You?ll leave this session with a solid understanding of what Windows Phone 7 Series is all about, and what it takes to build killer applications today!

July 8th

An Introduction to SketchFlow

SketchFlow, a feature of Expression Studio Ultimate, gives you the ability to quickly and effectively map out and iterate the flow of an application UI, the layout of individual screens and describe the transition from one application state to another. This ability to explore and test multiple ideas without investing large amounts of time ensures you are able to find the right solutions for your clients and your projects.? In this introductory session, we?ll take a look at how Sketch Flow can be used to easily and quickly prototype your applications from simple drawings to complex, interactive experiences. No previous experience with SketchFlow is required.

July 8th

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