Session Descriptions

Wednesday, November 30

ASP.NET 2.0 Web parts and User Controls - Dynamic UI for the Web
Walt Ritscher, Scandiasoft
10:30 a.m.
Writing reusable code is a lofty goal for most developers. ASP.NET 2.0 has several components for creating reusable UI pieces for your web pages. This session will show you two of these components, Web Parts and User Controls, and help explain the benefits of each. See how Web Parts can be customized by your site administrator of the individual user.

Introduction to C# 2.0
Mitch Denny
10:30 a.m.
This session covers all of the new C# 2.0 language features as well as coverage of the runtime improvements required to support them. In addition we’ll discuss the best tips and tricks around the new IDE enhancements such as refactoring and snippets.

Working with Data using the Enhanced GridView and DetailsView Controls in ASP.NET 2.0
Ken Getz, MCW Technologies
11:45 a.m.

Dynamic Charting—Add Pizzazz to Your Web Pages with GDI+
Walt Ritscher, Scandiasoft
11:45 a.m.
Reports are a vital part of any business application and an integral part of reporting is generating charts and graphs. This session will reveal the essential pieces of the .NET graphics libraries that allow us to dynamically create charts from your data. We will work up samples of the most popular types of charts (Pie, scatter, bar, area line and stock). Discover how to pull your data from multiple sources and bind to your custom chart. We will see how to implement charts as part of a simple aspx page, embed them in user controls and even generate them from a Web service. Also learn the formatting tricks to turn your charts into 3-D masterpieces.

Using the Time-saving Membership Features In ASP.NET 2.0
Ken Getz, MCW Technologies
2 p.m.
From storing users and roles in a data store, to providing a rich set of controls that allow for a no-code solution to managing users and roles, we'll illustrate how ASP.NET 2.0 dramatically reduces the amount of work needed to manage these tasks. Learn how to easily configure membership and roles, create pages using the built-in controls, and write code to manipulate the membership API directly. You'll also learn how to create your own membership provider using the pluggable provider model, allowing you to store your data any place you like.

Asynchronous Pages and Tasks in ASP.NET 2.0
Fritz Onion, Pluralsight
2 p.m.
There is an alluring new attribute on the @Page directive in ASP.NET 2.0 called ‘async’. Setting it to true means that you want to service that page on a different thread—and that’s where the fun begins... This talk looks at when and where you might consider introducing asynchronous pages in your applications, and then how to subscribe to necessary delegates to perform work asynchronous to the request thread. We will cover various techniques for actually servicing requests in secondary threads, including the common scenario of making asynchronous Web service invocations from a page. This talk also covers the new asynchronous tasks introduced in 2.0, along with some compelling examples of combining these features with the new asynchronous features of ADO.NET 2.0.

Beyond SourceSafe–Moving to Team Foundation Server
Dan Green
3:15 p.m.
Session description to come

Declarative Data Sources: The Real Story
Fritz Onion, Pluralsight
3:15 p.m.
Nearly every demo of ASP.NET shows the compelling example of placing a grid on a form and binding it declaratively to a data source. It doesn’t just display the data, however, it also supports editing, deleting, inserting, sorting, and paging, all without writing a line of code. This talk uncovers the inner workings of declarative data sources so developers will know exactly what is going on when they use them. We will also look at optimizing view state when using declarative data sources, and how to effectively use the object data source to bind to data access layers.

Diagnostics and Health Monitoring in ASP.NET 2.0
Fritz Onion, Pluralsight
4:30 p.m.
ASP.NET 2.0 has more extensive support for diagnostics and health monitoring than any Web development environment to date. This session looks at the many new features in this area including trace logging, runtime instrumentation, building custom performance counters, and how to effectively use the new Web events model for health monitoring your applications.

Data Binding In ASP.NET 2.0
Adam Cogan
4:30 p.m.
Do you want to connect people to your data? You will learn how to unleash the data binding potential of ASP.NET 2.0 to assist you in creating powerful data-driven websites in a snap. You will discover how to utilize the newest ASP.NET 2.0 data-bound controls to give your users a rich and responsive web experience. You will also see how the improved caching works. Are you ready to be connected? Let us show you how!

Thursday, December 1

Using Enterprise Library with ASP.NET
Chris Kinsman, Vergent Software
10:30 a.m.
Enterprise Library is the newest collection of Application Blocks from the Microsoft patterns & practices group. Learn what is available in the collection and how it can help you develop improved ASP.NET applications faster.

Building Applications that Talk, Listen, and Respond
Rai Umair, New Horizions
10:30 a.m.
If you want to know more about what is involved in speech application design and deployment, you won’t want to miss this session. Through the use of a practical example, this session will guide developers through the process of designing a speech application using Visual Studio, Microsoft® Speech Server 2004 and the Speech SDK. Visual Studio developers will learn about important aspects of speech application design and deployment such as call flow development, grammar creation, error handling and prompt escalation.

Universal Generic Database ASP.NET 1.1 & 2.0
Kalvin Ernst
11:45 a.m.
Topics include ASP.NET universal generic database applications, based on one table from either a Microsoft Access or SQL Server 2000 database. Hear the latest information about a new version written for ASP.NET 2.0 with features including Web Page security, searching and sorting lists using different fields, calendar and date conversion, use of modal windows, multiple frames and much more.

Great New "Concealed" Features of ASP.Net 2.0
Robert Boedigheimer, Schwan Food Company
11:45 a.m.
With major new features such as master pages, membership, personalization, and Web parts added to ASP.NET 2.0, it is easy to overlook many of the other great features that will enhance developer productivity and performance. Learn how to use client callbacks, post cache substitutions, validation groups, code beside, the wizard control, and many other new features of ASP.NET 2.0!

Tracking Users with the New Personalization Features in ASP.NET 2.0
Chris Kinsman, Vergent Software
3:15 p.m.
Learn how to use the new ASP.NET 2.0 security features. This seminar will show you step-by-step how to use the new security controls and classes within ASP.NET 2.0. Learn how to create users, setup roles, add a login page, view who is logged in, and how to keep track of who is logged into your application.

Real Life ASP to ASP.NET 2.0 Conversion
Robert Boedigheimer, Schwan Food Company
3:15 p.m.
Learn practical lessons from the conversion of an existing ASP site to a bilingual and accessible ASP.Net 2.0 web site. Discover how master pages, themes, membership, and other features are applied to a real life in-progress project!

Favorite Third Party Tools for ASP.NET
Adam Cogan
4:30 p.m.
In the big world of Microsoft it's easy to forget that there's a lot of other smart cookies out there building great programs and utilities. You could spend hours scouring the net for the latest .exe or you could save time and let Adam show you the best new tools around for ASP.NET 1.1 and 2.0.

Upgrading ASP.NET 2.0
David McAmis, Avantis
4:30 p.m.
Are you looking forward to ASP.NET 2.0 but a little scared of migrating your existing applications? Don't be! In this jam-packed session you'll learn how to safely migrate existing ASP.NET applications to ASP.NET 2.0 with a minimum of hassle or fuss. We'll briefly look at some of the new features in ASP.NET 2.0, as well as why you would want to upgrade then dive right into migrating existing ASP.NET applications, including tips for prepping existing applications, best-practices for migration and all of the "gotchas" you may find along the way. Learn from real-world examples from early adopters of the ASP.NET 2.0 and learn from their experiences. If you are considering moving an existing application to ASP.NET 2.0, this is one session you won't want to miss!