PDC 05
PDC will be in Los Angeles again this year. For details, start here. For anyone who went in 2003, a few points:
- The event was very crowded last time, so this year there's a (slightly) lower maximum number of attendees. This is good news for the simple logistics of getting from session A to session B, and it means you need to register *early* if you want to be sure of a place.
- Yes, we will be talking about Longhorn again - but this time it's a lot closer to real shipping dates (honest, guv).
- As always, we're targeting professional developers, so expect very little marketing material and lots of very in-depth technical detail.
The sessions are organized into 6 tracks, which are summarized here. You can get a (nearly) complete list of all sessions here.
This year there are 2 days of pre-conference sessions, with about 8 different technology tracks on each day. This starts Sunday 11 September. On Monday 12 September, there'll be a full day of VSTO pre-con sessions - this will focus on VSTO 2005 and is designed to get you up to speed on the version we ship with Whidbey. The main conference sessions are more forward-looking, and focus on vNext - the version aimed at Office 12 and Orcas.
This year's event promises to be a lot of fun, and a lot of work. In addition to the pre-con, keynotes, breakout sessions and lunchtime sessions, we're also putting a lot of stuff into the BAR (that's big-ass room to you) - track lounges, ATE, BOF, HOLs, vendor pavilion, internet alley, and the bean-bag lounge.
Be there, or be square - register here.
