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Whether you are a veteran or a newcomer to the world of .NET, Java, or the Rich Web, the Great Indian Developer Conference at Developer Summit 2008 presents a unique opportunity to learn and assimilate technology know-how, augment executive decision-making, understand best practices and case studies, and absorb the innovation excellence of experts from India, Europe, US, and Asia Pacific, in focused settings. All this besides being involved as a key stakeholder in one of the largest developer markets in the world.
With a conference program put together by technology visionaries, creators, authorities and industry watchers from the media, Great Indian Developer Summit features three co-located conferences that offer incisive insight through keynotes, focused sessions, lightning talks, power panels, Birds of Feather (BoF) discussions, and hands-on workshops.
Co-located Conferences @ Developer Summit 2008
May 19-20, 2008
May 21, 2008
May 22-23, 2008
BLEEDING-EDGE .NET
THE GOLDEN PERIOD. MAY 19-20 2008
Uncork the bubbly; it's the Onset of a New Genre! 2008 will usher in the golden period for professionals working within a Windows platform computing environment. With an avalanche of releases dubbed the "Global Launch Wave", the Microsoft IT community is gearing up for one of the most important enterprise launches ever in its history. At Developer Summit 2008, be a part of this golden period of bleeding-edge enterprise development solutions that use Microsoft’s powerful developer tools, frameworks, and platforms. Come hear luminaries from the world of .NET discuss and debate new technologies emerging from the Microsoft stable; tune into .NET's laser focus on business-critical applications, and soak into experiential learning of software development tools and practices in the golden period of .NET.
The tracks at Bleeding-edge .NET will feature timely technical and business topics, technology trends, best practices and case studies spread across the following tracks:
Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Rocket Science
Visual Studio 2008 & .NET 3.5: Hot off the block, come and hear pericle orators shed light on the tools and languages, ALM and development process, including topics such as .NET and the Web, .NET Mobile, and .NET Security.
Databases/SQL Server/Language Integrated Query (LINQ): Premiering in Visual Studio 2008, LINQ is the next must-have skill for .NET developers in the golden period. Also in the global launch wave pack is the bleeding-edge SQL Server 2008. Come listen to, and benefit, from the voices behind LINQ and SQL Server.
C# 3.0/WF/WCF/WPF: This track will feature sessions on C# 3.0, WCF (Windows Communication Foundation), WF (Windows Workflow Foundation) and WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation).
BizTalk Server/BPM/SOA: Tune into bleeding-edge sessions on BizTalk Server, Business Process Management (BPM), Service Oriented Architecture, and other workhorse Microsoft business applications.
SharePoint & Search: Come here to tune into real world experience and guidance Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 and Microsoft Search Server 2008 product specialists.
Visual Studio Team System: Come here to listen to a team of insiders show how to use Visual Studio Team System, the new suite of products from Microsoft that can be used for software modeling, design, testing, and deployment.
Cool & New Technologies: This track will cover all the cool and new stuff that Microsoft is putting out for evaluation - Silverlight, Spring .NET, DWM, LINQ, among others.
RICH WEB
PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES. MAY 21 2008
Rich Web technologies are pushing the boundaries of the browser and adding attributes such as "lightness", "usability", "innovation", and most importantly "value" to both enterprises and users alike. Crossing disciplines, combining technologies and cross-pollination are birthing a next generation web that is propelling a myriad of new business and development models. At Developer Summit 2008, challenge your current choice of tools and technologies, modus operandii, and business presuppositions, to explore ways to enter new vistas of vision and achievement on the rich web. Come to Rich Web @ Developer Summit 2008 to learn how browser and rich web technologies such as AJAX, DHTML, Mashups, Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0 technologies, and rich UI technologies are making money and gaining market-share for some of the leading businesses in the world.
The tracks at Rich Web will feature timely technical and business topics, technology trends, best practices and case studies spread across the following tracks:
Levels: Technical, Business, Design
Web 2.0 & Social Applications: Characterized by rich discussions and open communication, and fostering an ambience for sharing and re-use, these sessions ar expected to track not only modern Web 2.0 development trends and technologies, but also shed light on innovative technologies and methodologies for building and managing social applications.
Enterprise 2.0: Learn how to how to take your business to the next level. The Enterprise 2.0 track examines cutting-edge tools and technologies that are transforming the way businesses work, including Software Mash-Ups, RSS, and SaaS, as well as future trends including Social Networking, Location Based Services and Mobile 2.0.
Ajax In Action: Come to this action packed track to tune into all things Ajax. Tune into sessions on CSS & Ajax in the enterprise, the latest Ajax toolkits and frameworks, application patterns and styles, and key Ajax architectures and best practices, and much more.
Dynamic Scripting: Gain practical knowledge of dynamic scripting languages and techniques. Everything you need to know about the present and future of Practical JavaScript, DHTML, DOM Scripting, and a bevy of dynamic scripting languages.
Browsers & Rich UI: Come here to learn about new approaches, applications, and real-world results about Rich UI technologies and applications. Learn to keep pace with the browser and deliver consistently qualitative experiences across a variety of platforms and form factors.
Rich Web Security: With increased dependence on Web-based services and the resultant trade-offs between richness, flexibility, and security, this track will explore practical tools, techniques and best practices in security architectures for the Rich Web.
Rich Web Stories: Get rich with your business. Come hear to listen to real-world Rich Web stories, implementations, showcases and service issues from the trenches.
DARING JAVA
CELEBRATING THE TEEN SPIRIT. MAY 22-23 2008
Youthful is hip again! On May 23, 2008, Java technology transitions into teenage years - quite a remarkable achievement for a technology that is today a testament to the convergence and ubiquity of the computer. At Developer Summit 2008, come celebrate thirteen intrepid years of WORA (Write Once, Run Anywhere), VMs galore, bytecode, open source infusion, and the maturity and acceptance of a daring technology that now runs on platforms ranging from enterprise-grade servers to mobile phones to smart cards. Come hear authorities from the world of Java discuss and debate the present and future of the language and VM, how they are evolving to meet the community's ever-changing needs, and some of the cutting-edge tools, technologies & techniques used for building robust enterprise Java applications today.
The tracks at Daring Java will feature timely technical and business topics, technology trends, best practices and case studies spread across the following tracks:
Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Rocket Science
Java Enterprise: The precocious teen has dared to make it big in the enterprise. Come here to tune into topics on application frameworks, middleware technologies, web services, integration, interoperability, and much more.
Java Development Tools & Techniques: Dude, stay cool with the right tool. Come here to soak into fresh and energetic sessions on development tools - IDEs & plug-ins, testing, profiling, and collaboration - and techniques and methodologies to optimize your work.
Java Infrastructure Technologies: You won't be disappointed the teen has no cracking voice. come here to listen to voices that are deeper and coherent and enlighten you on the JDK and Runtime Environment, Application servers, Databases, Virtualization, Security, and Scripting.
Java Mobile: The smell of teen spirit is all pervasive. Come here to listen to voices from Mobile computing, Java Micro Edition, Embedded systems, and Consumer technologies.
Java on the Desktop: Plunge headlong into the vivacity of Java technology on the desktop. Authorities transfer their knowledge on Swing and GUI technologies, Graphics, Media technologies, and much more.
Open Source Java: Into its teen years, Java is now experiencing the first giddy feeling of being romanced by a sweetheart called open source. Come here to discover a myriad of open source Java technologies, opportunities, and technical challenges.
Java Stories: You can read about teens in case studies and ogle them in misty photographs but they're rarely given the space to tell their own stories. Come here to listen to daring Java stories, real-world experiences, showcases, and service issues from the trenches.
Java and the Rich Web: This teen sure likes to hang out with the little ones (read as technologies that are transitioning from cutting edge to mainstream). Co-located with the Rich Web track, come here to learn about how Java technology continues to play a dominant role in the web's development.
Agile Experiences: Agility and teenage go hand-in-hand. Come here to benefit from the experiences of distinguished agile practitioners as they show you how to overcome challenges and be successful with an agile approach.
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Boss Help
Eight Reasons Why You Should Attend Developer Summit 2008
The Great Indian Developer Summit is the single most inspirational, informative conference for .NET, Java, and Rich Web developers. It's your chance to refresh, pick up new tips and techniques, and network with your peers. But if you are having trouble convincing your boss that Developer Summit 2008 is a good investment and a valuable tool, you need to explain the bottom-line benefits--and there are plenty. Here are some tips to help you out:
We're serious about learning -- although all our conferences include a generous heaps of after hours and downtime, we are serious about providing a well-balanced learning experience that virtually guarantees that you will go back home with a richer understanding of the technologies that make a difference to your work life and career.
Brush up your technical skills -- you'll get five days of continuing education on everything from utilising new software and developing new ideas to improving client relations--this is the stuff you don't learn in school. Then you can take your new knowledge back to the office and hold a training session for your co-workers.
Networking opportunities galore -- breakfasts and lunches, time in the expo hallways, breaks between sessions, receptions -- every minute you're not in a session is an ideal opportunity to meet fellow developers from all walks of life, not to mention meeting some of the creators, luminaries, authors, committers, community heroes, best speakers and experts from around the world. You'll return to the office with tons of free software, plus contact information for a variety of vendors who can help you solve future developmental problems. (These contacts could prove indispensable to your colleagues, too.)
Free stuff -- you'll get lots of other free stuff, like geek toys, a T-shirt, bag, breakfast, lunch and coffee every day, and drinks and dinner at the parties...
You won't disappear from the face of the earth -- we make sure you're connected at all times with by bringing in our own dedicated, FREE Internet connection and provide a setting that lets you connect back to your office in case you need to get some quick work done.
Be inspired -- you'll be inspired by some of the top experts in the develoepr ecosystem -- and if you bring back just one valuable idea, the summit will be worth it.
Do you work for a technology firm? -- offer to call on clients or potential clients in the Bangalore area and present your firm's work. Or volunteer to meet with vendors while you're in town.
Great bargain -- if you consider that a three-day instructor-led Java/.NET/Rich Web course can cost upwards of INR 20,000, Developer Summit offers great value by exposing you to new and diverse technologies and techniques that will help you in your daily work. With over 25 tracks, 100 plus sessions, workshops and panel discussions, an exposition of leading companies in the developer ecosystem, a one-of-its kind developer festival, and an awards nite, Great Indian Developer Summit is a bargain. It's content you won't find anywhere else.
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Conference Chair
The job of the conference chair is to put together a program that attracts and informs the attendees. Many submissions in a category indicate a lot of interest in presenting on a particular topic, not necessarily a lot of interest in hearing about a topic. In the end, therefore, the conference is for the attendees, not the presenters. Thus the program chair will, in an effort to create a balanced and exciting program, arrange for speakers to present on particular topics. That is their job. More details on the conference chair coming soon.
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Advisory Board
This is a committee of distinguished executives, seasoned industry professionals, and academia whose expertise spans the entire information technology gamut. They will assist the conference chair to ensure the quality of the content provided to attendees is high-level, relevant, and timely. Their dedication is critical to the success of the conference. The conference committee would like to thank them for their service to this conference. The extraordinary members of the advisory board are
M N Vidyashankar IT Secretary, Government of Karnataka
M N Vidyashankar took over as the IT Secretary of Karnataka in October 2006. Besides IT, Vidyashankar also holds the post of Secretary for Biotechnology, and Science and Technology. While at Bangalore Development Authority, he was instrumental in implanting the e-Pragathi project aimed at creating multi-utility kiosks across the city for the payment of utility bills.
Prof. N. Balakrishnan Associate Director, Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Prof. N. Balakrishnan is currently the Associate Director of the Indian Institute of Science and a Professor at the Department of Aerospace Engineering and at the Supercomputer Education and Research Centre. His areas of research where he has over 230 publications in the international journals and international conferences, include Numerical Electromagnetics, High Performance Computing and Networks, Polarimetric Radars and Aerospace Electronic Systems, Information Security, Digital Library and Speech processing.
He has received many awards including the Padmashree by the President of India, 2002, J C Bose National Fellow, 2007, Homi J. Bhabha Award for Applied Sciences, 2004 and the Alumni Award for excellence in Research for Science & Engineering by IISc, 2001. He is a Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences, Indian National Science Academy (currently the Vice President), Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Sciences and Institution of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers.
Dr. Rangachar Kasturi President, IEEE Computer Society
Rangachar Kasturi received his BE (Electrical) degree from Bangalore University, India in 1968 and MSEE and Ph.D. degrees from Texas Tech University in 1980 and 1982, respectively. He was a professor of Computer Science and Engineering and Electrical Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University during 1982-2003 and was a Fulbright Scholar during 1999. Dr. Kasturi has been elected to serve as the 2008 President of the IEEE Computer Society. He was the President of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) during 2002-04. He has served as the editor-in-chief of the IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence and the Machine Vision and Applications journals. Dr. Kasturi is a Fellow of the IEEE and a Fellow of IAPR. He has received the Penn State Engineering Society Premier Research Award and has been inducted into the Texas Tech Electrical Engineering Academy. His research interests are in computer vision and pattern recognition. He is an author of the textbook, Machine Vision, and has published numerous papers and research reference books. He has directed many research projects in document image analysis, video sequence analysis and biometrics. In particular, he is directing a project that evaluates research progress in detection and tracking of faces, people, text, and vehicles in video sequences.
Vijay Anand Vice President, Server Technologies, Oracle Corporation
Vijay joined Oracle in 2006 as Vice President of Engineering. As Vice President, Vijay leads the Fusion Middleware organization in India that delivers cutting edge innovations across the Fusion Middleware stack including the JDeveloper/ADF developer tool, SOA Suite, Identity Management, Business Intelligence, WebCenter, Content Management and related technologies. In addition, Vijay is also the operational head for the Server Technologies division in India that includes the Oracle Database, Enterprise Manager and Fusion Middleware Development teams.
Vijay has over 20 years of software product development experience in the US and India. Prior to his tenure at Oracle, Vijay was a Vice President and head of Sun Microsystems’ India Engineering Center in Bangalore, Sun’s largest center outside the San Francisco Bay Area. Earlier, he held various engineering roles at Sun Microsystems, NetDynamics, IBM Corporation and Transarc Corporation in the US.
Kush Desai Managing Director, SAP Labs India
Since Oct 1st 2007, Kush Desai is the Managing Director of SAP Labs India. In this capacity, Kush is the legal representative for SAP Labs India and is responsible for delivering operational services. Additionally, he is also a key member of the global SAP Labs network. During his six years at SAP, Kush has earned a reputation for delivering stakeholder value to the organization through his strategic contributions to almost all areas of operations. His deep industry insight and experience make him an invaluable member of the organization.
Prior to joining SAP, Kush held key positions in some of the renowned financial services firms, start-ups and manufacturing majors. A qualified Chartered Accountant since 1994 and with 13 years experience in the field of Finance, Kush has all along been the promoter of and benchmark for high performance and integrity.
Prasad Ram Head, Google India R&D
Prasad Ram, also known as Prasad Bhaarat Ram is the head of Research and Development at Google India. He had previously worked as a Chief Technology Officer at Yahoo and Dynamx Technologies and as Research Scientist at Xerox Parc. He holds a B. Tech, Computer Science and Engineering from IIT Mumbai and Ph.D., Computer Science from UCLA.
Lin L Chase Senior Executive, Accenture Technology Labs India
Dr. Lin L. Chase heads Accenture Technology Labs India in Bangalore. Chase was selected to head the new India lab in December 2005, just nine months after joining Accenture as a systems integration researcher in Palo Alto. There she focused on semantic data integration, business process modeling and service-oriented architecture.
Chase has worked across Europe in a variety of technology jobs, including launching the European division of an American startup software company called SpeechWorks International. In 2002, she moved to the San Francisco Bay area and founded NeoSpeech after a South Korean speech technology company called Voiceware offered her $2 million in seed money to start her own business. Prior to Accenture, Chase's career centered on artificial intelligence (AI) and speech technologies.
Subu Goparaju Vice President & Head, SETLabs, Infosys Technologies
Subu Goparaju is Vice President and Head of Software Engineering and Technology Labs (SETLabs), the Center for Technology Research and Innovation at Infosys and Microsoft Technology Center (MTC), which is responsible for building new services and solutions on MS platform. He also heads the company’s IP Cell (Intellectual Property Cell) which is responsible for protecting and exploiting company’s intellectual property. Subu received a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) degree from Mangalore University (KREC, now NIT-Suratkal) in Electrical and Electronics in 1988.
Tarun Gulati General Manager, DPE, Microsoft India
Tarun Gulati is the General Manager for Developer and Platform Evangelism (DPE) at Microsoft India and a part of the India Leadership Team. In this role, Tarun is responsible for spearheading Microsoft India’s efforts to foster the Indian software ecosystem through deep strategic engagements with developers, IT professionals, students, academia and software and services organizations. His strategic goal is to drive increased developer & IT Professional satisfaction, accelerate broad market adoption of Microsoft technologies and win the enterprise development platform.
Prior to this role, Tarun was based in Microsoft US where he was General Manager - National Platform Evangelism and Technical Sales. In this role, he led a community of 1400 technical and specialist people supporting a $10 billion revenue stream and drove the company’s DPE, Specialist Team Unit (STU), Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) and security initiative s. During his tenure in Microsoft’s largest subsidiary, Tarun has done commendable work to improve the overall efficiencies within the developer, IT Pro and partner communities - leveraging synergies in leadership development, training, readiness, systems, and processes.
Dr. C. Mohan IBM India Chief Scientist
Dr. C. Mohan joined IBM Almaden Research Center in 1981 where he worked until May 2006 on a number of topics in the areas of database, workflow and transaction management. From June 2006, he has been working as the IBM India Chief Scientist, based in Bangalore, with responsibilities that relate to serving as the executive technical leader of IBM India within and outside IBM. Mohan is the primary inventor of the ARIES family of recovery and concurrency control methods, and the industry-standard Presumed Abort commit protocol. He was named an IBM Fellow, IBM's highest technical position, in 1997 for being recognized worldwide as a leading innovator in transaction management. He received the 1996 ACM SIGMOD Innovations Award in recognition of his innovative contributions to the development and use of database systems. In 2002, he was named an ACM Fellow and an IEEE Fellow. At the 1999 International Conference on Very Large Data Bases, he was honored with the 10 Year Best Paper Award for the widespread commercial and research impact of his ARIES work which has been widely covered in textbooks and university courses. From IBM, he has received 2 Corporate and 8 Outstanding Innovation/Technical Achievement Awards. He is an inventor on 34 patents and was named an IBM Master Inventor in 1997.
Srini Kumar Head of SOA Competency/Integrator, Satyam
Srini Kumar is Assoc Vice President and Head of SOA Practice at Satyam. Working with CTO Office as an Integrator he is also responsible for developing a Center of Excellence in Frameworks and delivering projects. Srini Kumar has worked in areas of IT Strategy, Enterprise Architecture, Application development/delivery and Project Management. Srini's management expertise spans IT Organization Assessment, IT Strategy, Portfolio Management and IT Process Improvements. Srini holds a bachelors degree in Engineering from Bangalore University followed by a MS from University of Texas, Elpaso.
Ramesh Loganathan Managing Director, Progress Software India
Ramesh Loganathan is presently Vice President (Products) and Managing Director of Progress Software in India, responsible for leading the product development at the India Development center. Prior to taking the above position, Ramesh was Vice President of Middleware Technologies at Pramati, responsible for driving the product direction and the Technology Consulting business. Ramesh has been with pramati since 2000, heading Product Engineering until 2004, and then helped setup the team (for Progress Software) that built the Sonic Workbench on Eclipse, eventually transitioned to Progress Software- India.
Ramesh is an accomplished Technologist and evangelist regularly speaking at workshops and seminars in India. Has been active in Tech fora, JCP and SPEC organizations. Member of several Standards Expert groups including J2EE 1.3. Co-founded ebXMLIndia.org and hyd-eclipse.org, and organizes BarCamps and Startup events.
Dr. Venkat Subramaniam Founder, Agile Developer Inc.
Dr. Venkat Subramaniam, founder of Agile Developer, Inc., has trained and mentored thousands of software developers in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia. He has significant experience in architecture, design, and development of software applications. Venkat helps his clients effectively apply and succeed with agile practices on their software projects. He is a frequent invited speaker at various international software conferences and user groups.
He is author of .NET Gotchas (O’Reilly), coauthor of 2007 Jolt Productivity Award winning book “Practices of an Agile Developer” (Pragmatic Bookshelf), and author of “Programming Groovy”(Pragmatic Bookshelf).
Jesse Liberty Silverlight Geek, Microsoft Corporation
Jesse Liberty is a Microsoft Senior Program Manager in the Silverlight Development Division whose business card reads "Silverlight Geek". He is responsible for the creation of content to facilitate the learning and use of Silverlight and to foster a Silverlight Developer community. Jesse is the author of numerous bestselling books, including O'Reilly Media's forthcoming Programming Silverlight, Programming .NET 3.5, Programming C# 3.0 with Visual Studio 2008 and Learning ASP.NET with AJAX. Jesse has over two decades experience programming, consulting and training and has been, during that time, a Distinguished Software Engineer at AT&T; Software Architect for PBS/Learning Link; Vice President of Human Factors/ Information Technology at Citibank; and Microsoft MVP.
Veeraraghavan R K VP & Global Delivery Head, MindTree Consulting
R K Veeraraghavan, known as Veera at MindTree, joined MindTree in 1999 and is the Vice President, Global Delivery Head for their IT Services business. Veera started his career as systems programmer in the IT industry in 1988 and has played varied roles in technology leadership, Project management, managing complex transformational programs, setting up and running offshore development centers for customers across industry groups and delivering business enabling IT solutions for customers. His passion is in developing a multi disciplinary collaborative team to deliver solutions to customers in a predictive manner implementing strong quantitative techniques to execute software engagements. Veera, holds a degree in Computer Science. His passion is in the field of structured quantitative from BITS Pilani.
Prof. S V Sankaran Consultant, University Relations, SAP Labs India
Prof. Sankaran received his BE in Electrical Engg from Jadavpur University and MS in Control Systems from the University of Pennsylvania, USA. His domain area of interest is Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation. He has worked in the industry for over 30 years, in India and USA, including the IT industry in Bangalore. He was with IIIT-Bangalore as Senior Professor and Associate Dean, before moving on to consulting for DaimlerChrysler, Infineon and Yahoo, mainly for University Relations. Presently he is Consultant to SAP Labs and handles University Relations for the company.
Prof. Sankaran has a long and substantial association with IEEE. He is a Senior Member and served as Chairman of IEEE Bangalore Section for 2002-03 and as Membership Development Chair of the IEEE Region 10 (Asia-Pacific) Executive Committee during 2004-06. Currently he is Region 10 rep on the IEEE HQ’s IB&SC Committee.
Gopi Krishna Garge Consultant, Supercomputer Education Research Center (SERC)
Gopi is regarded as the local Internet Guru in the Internet circles esp., in the South East Asian Internet community due to his early involvement in the Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) and other AP wide Internet initiatives. Passionate about Open Source Software (OSS) and both the free software as well as the OSS movements, he doesn't loose a chance to advocate the use of such software or demonstrate their functional use in specific contexts. He is currently an investigator of a DIT funded project on Reuse of Open Source Software for building commercial products: The impact of copyrights, licenses and Intellectual Property.
Gopi is a member of the Indian IPv6 Task Force. As the VP of the IPv6 Forum India, he is responsible for liaison with the government as well as with the academia on the directions relating to the adoption and use of IPv6 in India.
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