Join us on March 16 with David McCarter for the panel discussion on the next episode of Rockin' The Code World with dotNetDave - a live show to learn & live Q&A focused on .NET and other programming technologies.
AGENDA
- Introduction
- Opening Act
- Main Act: Panel Discussion
- Understanding the conference experience
- Exploring the motivations behind conference attendance
- Challenges: Corporate resistance to engineer participation.
- The uniqueness of conference insights compared to blogs and training courses.
- Addressing engineer apathy towards conferences
- Engage with speakers.
- And Beyond!
- Encore!
- Preview of the next episode.
- Support a Worthy Cause: Donate blood at your local blood bank!
- Signoff
- Wrap up
GUEST SPEAKER
Carl Franklin is the Executive Vice President of App vNext, a software development firm focused on modern methodologies and technologies. Carl is a 20+ year veteran of the software industry, co-host and founder of .NET Rocks!, the first and most widely listened to podcast for .NET developers, a Microsoft MVP for Developer Technologies, and Senior Executive of Pwop Studios, a full-service audio and video production/post-production studio located in Southeastern Connecticut.
Christian Buckley is an award-winning product marketer, technology evangelist, and Microsoft Regional Director (RD) and M365 Apps & Services MVP. He sits on the board of @TekkiGurus and is a startup advisor for @revealitTV and @WellnessWits, and hosts the #CollabTalk podcast + tweetjam series as well as the popular #M365AMA video series.
Rockford Lhotka is VP of Strategy at Xebia and Chief Software Architect at Marimer LLC. He is the creator of the open-source CSLA .NET development framework, the author of numerous books, and regularly speaks at major conferences worldwide. Rockford is a member of the Microsoft Regional Director and MVP programs.
Poornima is a .NET developer with over 10 years of experience in .Net and Umbraco. She is passionate about learning new technologies and keeping herself up-to-date with the latest developments in technology. Outside her work, Poornima enjoys music and is undergoing training in Indian Classical music. Based in Langley, UK she mothers a little girl and spends her spare time reading, cooking, and watching movies.