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 Featured Speakers
Glenn Block, Senior Program Manager for WCF, .NET FX and the Managed Extensibility Framework, MicrosoftJeff Blankenburg, Senior Developer Evangelist, MicrosoftChris Koenig, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft
Colin Page, Premier Field Engineer, MicrosoftForrest Dermid, Senior BI Technology Specialist, MicrosoftJohn Weston, DPE IT PRO Evangelist, Microsoft
Noah Gomez, Senior Technical Account Manager, MicrosoftPhilip Buelow, Premier Field Engineer, MicrosoftTyler Chessman, Business Intelligence Technology Specialist, Microsoft
David Walker, Senior Application Development Manager (ADM), MicrosoftCory Smith, Former Microsoft MVPD. Omar Villarreal, President, Microsoft MVP, Dallas .NET Users Group
Devlin Liles, Senior .NET Consultant, Microsoft MVP, Improving EnterprisesJay Smith, PMO Architect and Evangelist, Microsoft MVP, Tyson Foods, Inc.Jeff Bramwell, Enterprise Applications Architect, Farm Credit Services of America
Michael Perry, Solutions Architect, Microsoft MVP, AmerisourceBergenRandy Walker, INETA Membership Mentor, Microsoft MVP, Owner, Harvest I.T.Rob Vettor, Application Architect and Technical Lead, Microsoft C# MVP, SolArc
Seth Juarez, Technical Evangelist, DevExpressShawn Weisfeld, Founder, Microsoft MVP - C#, UserGroup.tvTim Rayburn, Microsoft MVP - Connected Systems, Principal Consultant, Improving Enterprises
Casey Watson, Partner, Konverge LabsChris Conley, CEO, C Solutions, Inc.Chuck Tryon, Tryon and Associates
Rob Sullivan, Vice President, DBA, OKC SQL Developers GroupLuke Crouch, Web Developer, MozillaPaul Holser, Principal Consultant, Improving Enterprises
Angela Belford, Marketing Maven, The Belford GroupBrian Hall, PMP, Tulsa Community CollegeBuddy Lindsey, Jr., CEO, Sourcehold
Carlos Moreno, Graphic Designer, Auryn CreativeChris Weldon, Consultant, Improving EnterprisesDavid Yancey, Manager Consultant, Sogeti, Inc.
Dennis Bottjer, Solutions Architect, ThriveFast LLCDevin Venable, Idea Geek, Gitwit CreativeEric D. Boyd, Director, Chicago + Cloud Practice, Centare
Gae Hill, Adjunct Professor, Tulsa Community CollegeGirish Gangadharan, ABSGJennifer Marriott, Owner, Author, Marpo Multimedia
Josh Varner, Web Developer, InterWorks, Inc.Joshua Poehls, Software Engineer, InterWorks, Inc.Judd Wheeler, Director of Digital Media, Comm-Arts
Kari Mirabal, Executive Career Coach / IT Recruiter, IntelliSourceLarry Conklin, Senior Developer, QuikTripMatt Galloway, Founder & Chief Technologist, Architactile
Narendra Shrivastava, PMP, Vice President, IIS IncPatrick Forringer, Developer, RewardMeRandall Minter, CTO, Qrimp.com
Rod Knowlton, Senior Web Application Development Specialist, HCSCSaif Khan, Freelance Designer / Consultant, Founder of OKGamers.comSarah Daigle Scott, Digital Aficionado, The Belford Group
Sean Whitesell, Tech Lead, President - Tulsa .NET Developers Group, Dollar Thrify Automotive GroupStephanie McCratic, Social Media Strategist, The Belford GroupTaylor Otwell, Business Analyst / Programmer, Data-Tronics Corp.
Tim Costello, Business Intelligence Consultant, Interworks, Inc.Vance Lucas, Co-Founder, Brightbit

 Bio
D. Omar Villarreal, President, Microsoft MVP, Dallas .NET Users Group

D. Omar Villarreal, President, Microsoft MVP, Dallas .NET Users Group

D. Omar Villarreal works as a Director of Governance at Epsilon Data Management, LLC. helping development teams improve their processes and procedures.

In his most recent endeavors prior to Epsilon he worked as a Silverlight developer and before that as a Development Process Consultant Notion Solutions, Inc. helping clients improve their development processes and increase the return of their investments in Visual Studio Application Lifecycle Management tools. He is passionate about helping development teams implement better project management and development processes as well as to produce better quality software in record times through the use of the right tools; he started doing that since the early beta releases of Visual Studio Team System.

Omar is a Visual Studio ALM MVP, MCP, President of the Dallas .Net Users Group and has organized two Code Camps in Dallas, Tx. Omar also speaks about Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server and Silverlight at regional and local community events and when there is none of that going on, he rides his mountain bike at different off-road trails in the Dallas/Fort-Worth area.

 Sessions

Get a Better Work/Life Balance Through Process Improvement

Do you have experience improving your team's process?

Are you frustrated or constantly working late because:
- One or more areas of your work process can be improved
- Your teammates or manager don?t see the need to improve

Or maybe they do see the need to improve but are too busy (or budget is insufficient) to formally improve the way the team works?

Is your team ready and anxious to get better but don?t know how?

Join us in this interactive birds of a feather session to share your experiences and learn how you can get process improvement implemented or kicked up a notch in your organization.
Oct 7th - 1:00 PM
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Wavebreak is Tulsa Community College`s answer to Information Technology`s education latency challenges. Due to the nature of the technology adoption lifecycle, technology education is all too often unable to keep up with its constant evolution, leaving relevant instruction stranded on the beach, while new waves of technology are constantly emerging. The Wavebreak Program brings to the future and current IT workforce an introduction to new technologies as they surface, allowing them to be more competitive in a rapidly evolving job market.


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InterWorks, Inc. is an I.T. Services and Business Solutions provider offering services for network support, business intelligence, software/mobile app development, web strategy, virtualization, data storage/backup, disaster recovery planning and CIO services. InterWorks not only serves a wide range of clients in Oklahoma, but also has an extensive nation-wide customer base. InterWorks has been gaining regional and national recognition for its range of I.T. services and accomplishments. Among the awards are a 2010 Dell Partner of the Year Award, an Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies listing for the past three years, Best IT, Web Design, and Hosting Company from OKCBiz Best of Business and most recently ranked in the Top 5 Best Places to Work in Oklahoma by OKCBiz Magazine. For more information about InterWorks` company culture, services and career opportunities, visit: www.interworks.com or facebook.com/interworks.


Part-Time Pros staffing company unites degree-educated professionals with companies who have part-time and full-time staffing needs. From the stay-at-home mom or dad wanting to contribute to their household income, to the early retiree wanting to continue to work part-time, to the college student needing to earn extra income, Part-Time Pros is your staffing choice.


Born and raised in Oklahoma, Qrimp is a smart, affordable Platform as a Service (PaaS) that simplifies building high quality, secure, database driven web applications. Qrimp can deliver web apps in hours or days that used to take weeks or months. Qrimp`s iterative, data-driven development lets your data build the majority of the application for you, because Qrimp infers relational patterns from imported data or custom definitions. It`s a powerful technology that saves your organization time and money providing instant ROI through higher employee productivity and optimized business processes.


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ComponentOne is a privately held company headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. As a leading component vendor in the Microsoft Visual Studio Industry Partner program, ComponentOne provides a wide range of Visual Studio components, IDE tools, and Web Parts for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and Windows SharePoint Services. For more information, visit www.componentone.com.


New Horizons Computer Learning Center is the world`s largest independent provider of IT training with more than 00 centers in 65 countries. Through an integrated learning approach that ensures that new knowledge can be applied to real life situations, New Horizons delivers a full range of technology and business skills training from basic application and desktop productivity tools to complex and integrated business systems. We partner with industry-leading vendors including Microsoft, Cisco, CompTIA and EC-Council to bring you the latest in vendor authorized courseware.


ConocoPhillips is an international, integrated energy company with operations in more than 0 countries. As the third-largest integrated energy company in the United States and fourth largest refiner in the world, ConocoPhillips` goal is to deliver energy in a safe, environmentally and socially responsible manner. More than 0,000 ConocoPhillips employees work worldwide to consistently deliver top performance and value to maintain the company`s global market position. Employees` individual talents and strengths combine to create a diverse and energized work force within ConocoPhillips. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, ConocoPhillips stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol `quotCOP.`quot


Veeam Software, an Elite VMware Technology Alliance partner, develops innovative products for virtual infrastructure management and data protection. Customers can reduce costs, minimize risks and fully realize the promise of virtualization with Veeam. We are an international company with North American headquarters in Columbus, Ohio USA European headquarters in Reading, Berkshire UK and APAC headquarters in Sydney, NSW Australia. Veeam has more than 0,000 customers worldwide and is currently adding new customers at the rate of 1500 per month. The company`s free FastSCP tool is used by more than 150,000 VMware professionals, making it the most widely used tool to help manage VMware.


Red Gate Software makes ingeniously simple tools for over 500,000 Microsoft technology professionals working with SQL Server, .NET, and Exchange. The company`s product line includes tools for comparing, synchronizing, backing up and recovering SQL Server databases understanding and fixing .NET code problems and email archiving for Exchange. www.red-gate.com


Telerik`s mission is to make software development easier and more enjoyable. Our tools for agile project management, collaboration, development and testing allow companies of all sizes to create richer, more stable and aesthetic software faster than ever before. Trusted by over 100,000 customers worldwide for our devotion to quality and customer care, Telerik helps technical and business professionals maximize their productivity and `quotdeliver more than expected`quot every day.As true craftsmen, we don`t believe in compromises and our goal is to only release tools that we can be proud of.


Interlink specializes in recruiting and staffing top talent in the Information Technology, Accounting, and Engineering industries. Our goal is to link quality candidates with appropriate employers while providing a high level of customer service. We invest the time to dive deep into your organization?s needs and locate candidates that add value to your team. Interlink can also assist your organization with the following consulting services: current system evaluation and recommendations, new system evaluation and selection process, and deliver full project teams to lead system implementations.


Windows Phone puts people at the center making it easier to connect and share with friends, family and colleagues, so you never miss a moment. With the latest release of Windows Phone we`re giving you what you need in a truly modern smartphone.


CodeSmith is a software development tool to help you get your job done faster. Technically speaking it is a template driven source code generator that automates the creation of common application source code for any language (C, Java, VB, PHP, ASP.NET, SQL, etc.).CodeSmith includes many useful templates as well as entire sets of templates for generating proven architectures (.netTiers, CSLA, NHibernate, PLINQO, Wilson`s ORMapper, APOSA, and more). You can easily modify any templates or write your own to generate your code exactly the way you want it.CodeSmith can help you produce higher-quality, more consistent code in less time. Read More


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Mike Murach and Associates - For over 0 years, professional developers have been relying on Murach books for quick, practical training and reference. As one developer put it, `quotI started off as a mainframe programmer and I read other books, but none ? and I really mean none ? were as useful as Murach?s. Now I`ve crossed over into Visual Basic land with their book. As usual, it`s the best book out there.`quotFrom the beginning, our goal has always been the same: To develop the best book possible on any programming subject. That`s why our books are written by our own staff of experienced developers who know how to produce great training material. That`s why each book is packed with tested business examples. That`s why we format the content in `quotpaired pages,`quot an approach that developers praise for both training and reference. And because we put that kind of time and care into each book, developers come back to us year after year, whenever they need career-related training.


O`Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazines, research, and conferences. Since 178, O`Reilly has been a chronicler and catalyst of leading-edge development, homing in on the technology trends that really matter and galvanizing their adoption by amplifying `quotfaint signals`quot from the alpha geeks who are creating the future. An active participant in the technology community, the company has a long history of advocacy, meme- making, and evangelism. For more information, go to http://oreilly.com


Founded by industry experts in 2001, Syncfusion, Inc. provides the broadest range of enterprise-class software components and tools for the Microsoft .NET platform.With Syncfusion, developers can move beyond simply coding applications to delivering real business innovation ? the elegant user interfaces, business intelligence dashboards, and sophisticated reporting that today`s business users need, in the formats they demand. Our award-winning .NET components and controls are designed to meet your evolving development needs, whether you`re working in Windows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, or Silverlight.At Syncfusion, we uncompromisingly strive for excellence in order to offer the very best value to our customers - from small ISVs, to global IT consultancies and Fortune 100 companies.


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