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Ambrose Little, Software Designer. Developer. Architect., InfragisticsCaleb Jenkins, Agile Coach, Sabre HoldingsChris Koenig, Sr. Technical Evangelist, Microsoft
Jason Fox, Premier Field Engineer, MicrosoftMatt Hester, Technology Professional Evangelist, MicrosoftOlivier Bloch, Senior Technical Evangelist, Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc.
David Walker, Senior Application Development Manager (ADM), MicrosoftBrian Sullivan, Senior Consultant, Improving EnterprisesChris Patterson, Senior Architect, Microsoft MVP, RelayHealth
Cory Smith, Microsoft MVPDennis Bottjer, Solutions Architect, ThriveFast LLCJeff Bramwell, Enterprise Architect, Farm Credit Services of America
Michael Perry, Principal Consultant, Improving EnterprisesShawn Weisfeld, Microsoft MVP - C#, UserGroup.tvLuke Crouch, web developer, mozilla
Pete Hotchkin, User Experience Specialist, Red GateTim Vander Kooi, Microsoft Systems Administrator, Explorer PipelineYury Delendik, Contributor, Mozilla
Andrew Chandler, President, Tulsa Java DevelopersBrian Hall, PMP, EducationPMP, LLCBuddy Lindsey, Jr., Freelance Web Developer and Trainer, Buddy Lindsey LLC
Chris Conley, CEO, C Solutions, Inc.Chris Noel, Case Manager, Avansic E-Discovery and Digital ForensicsDanica Jones, Social Media Director, Quantus Creative
David Hecksel, Author of Getting Started with Oracle Data Integrator 11g: A Hands-on Tutorial, Principal Data Integration Architect, Oracle CorpDori Howard, Inventory Planner, BoretsDoug Gorden, Information Security Analyst, ONEOK
Doug Halve, Senior IT Recruitment Manager, The Rowland GroupElizabeth Goolsbay, Sr. Development Analyst and Project Manager, ONEOK, Inc.Faiz Farazi, Microsoft SQL Server Support Engineer, Tyson Foods, Inc.
Gae Hill, Adjunct Professor, Tulsa Community CollegeGavin W. Manes, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Avansic E-Discovery and Digital ForensicsGirish Gangadharan, Author of Sass for Visual Studio, AutoSilencer, and Select Search, AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group
Jason Clark, SEO Content Director, Quantus CreativeJason Riseling, Manager of Evidence Services, Avansic E-Discovery and Digital ForensicsJeff Benn, Systems Administrator III, Tulsa Community College
Jochen Talmon, Director of Paid Search Advertising, Quantus CreativeKari Mirabal, Executive Career Advisor, JuMar ServicesKris Reynolds, Project Management (PM) Leader, The Persimmon Group
Latish Sehgal, Sr. Consultant, Improving EnterprisesMatt Galloway, Chief Technologist & Founder, Architactile LLCMatt Presley, Design Engineer | Founder of MechnologyTech, Baker Hughes / MechnologyTech
Michelle Bohannon, Manager of IT Surveillance InfrastructureNancy Leslie Guard, Adjunct Instructor - IT, Brown Mackie College - TulsaNicole Gonzalez, Of Counsel, GableGotwals
Olivia Snellgrove, HR Intern, Avis Budget GroupPatrick Forringer, Front End Developer, ConsumerAffairsPaul Rossler, Attorney, Gable Gotwals Intellectual Property & Technology Law Group
Saif Khan, Freelance Designer / Consultant, Founder of OKGamers.comSam Dutro, Manager of Organizational Development and Performance, Avis Budget GroupSean Whitesell, Tech Lead, President - Tulsa .NET Developers Group, Dollar Thrify Automotive Group
Ted Ward, Faculty, Oklahoma State University Institute of TechnologyTim Costello, Business Intelligence Consultant, InterworksTom Medford, Clinic Administrator, Women?s Healthcare Specialists, University of Oklahoma
Tracks > Windows 8

Windows 8 - Goodbye to the Start Button...Long Live the Start Screen

Speaker(s): Tim Vander Kooi

Talk about Windows 8 is all the rage in IT circles these days with most people seeming to be of the opinion that Microsoft removing the old Start button was a terrible thing to do.
In this session we will be looking at the new Start screen with its Live Tiles and maybe just convince you that the Start button is not dead, it is simply much improved. We will also look at what a true Windows 8 work experience will look like from an information workers point of view as well as dive into some of Windows 8's new capabilities like native Hyper-V and new Server management tools and "Metro style" apps.
Oct 12th - 9:00 AM
Oct 12th

Getting Started with Windows 8 Development - Go Metro!

Speaker(s): Jeff Bramwell

This is going to be an exciting year for Windows developers. With the release of Windows 8 you will have a new opportunity to build Metro-style applications for Windows 8 devices including PCs and tablets. In this talk, we will explain what "Metro" is all about as well as discuss the various technologies and tools that enable you to build great Windows 8 applications. If you're ready to build your first Windows 8 "Metro-Style" application, then this talk is for you.
Oct 12th - 10:30 AM
Oct 12th

Taking your Windows 8 app to the next level

Speaker(s): Jason Fox

I will take you through the top items that you can address to make your Windows Store app stand out from its peers. This includes ways to integrate with the Windows 8 ecosystem, performance tips and UX design guidelines that will help your app shine.
Oct 12th - 1:30 PM
Oct 12th

Asyncing and Awaiting Windows 8

Speaker(s): Michael Perry

If you thought Silverlight was asynchronous, just a-wait till you see WinRT. Windows 8 is coming, and it has a completely new API. In addition to the familiar Win32, developers can now take advantage of WinRT to participate in the Metro experience.

Just about every operation in WinRT is asynchronous. And not just web calls. Even opening a file is an async operation. Arm yourself with the latest tools in .NET 4.5 -- the async and await keywords -- to take full advantage of the platform.

Please download the slides and the source code.

Oct 12th - 3:00 PM
Oct 12th
  		 

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