The Prairie Developers Conference (PrDC) early bird pricing ends April 1st.
The current price is $299 per person; a $50 discount is offered when registering 3 or more attendees.
The price increases by $100 to $399 per registration on April 1st.

Saskatchewans first developer conference features 50 sessions in the areas of Developer Foundations, Application Lifecycle Management, Database / Business Intelligence and Web / RIA.
http://prairiedevcon.com/sessions.aspx

The Conference speakers are from across Canada and the US; speakers include local speakers, Microsoft MVP's, book authors and Microsoft employees.
http://prairiedevcon.com/speakers.aspx

Save $1,000's of dollars in travel expenses by attending a local conference with renown speakers.
Competitive conference pricing includes early bird options of $300 plus a $50 discount if you register 3 or more colleagues.
http://prairiedevcon.com/registration.aspx

Audience(s): Software Developers and Architects, IT Managers, Database Analysts, Business Analysts, Project Managers

For more details visit
http://prairiedevcon.com

The CIPS Spring Seminar 2010 is a 2-day conference that creates a unique opportunity for you to learn and grow with other members of your local IT ecosystem. The conference brings to Regina internationally-renowned speakers to discuss topics including the challenges and technology surrounding information privacy and security, engineer productivity at Google, Open-Source software alternatives, and how the Industrial Revolution shapes our world today.

This year's conference has more speakers, more content, and an updated format. The updated format features in-depth sessions, as well as regular sessions and keynotes. In one of the in-depth sessions, author and teacher Linda Rising explores the power of retrospectives: a time where teams reflect on the past in order to become more effective in the future. In another, software engineer Nathaniel Schutta discusses user interface design and software usability. In the Lunch Keynote, law professor and internationally syndicated columnist Dr. Michael Geist discusses the "Canadian copy-fight" experience.

Where:
Queensbury Convention Centre

When:
March 23rd & 24th

Schedule:
Visit the Spring Seminar website

Cost:
Full conference - $425
Student special - $10

Registration:
Visit the Spring Seminar website (Registration deadline is March 19th)

Topic: Deployment Deep Dive on Windows 7

Are you running Windows XP? Are you feeling the pressure of creating a deployment plan? Have no fear! Leveraging learning’s from two Windows 7 early adopters this session will give you the skills you need to proceed with your own deployment. The session will focus on free Windows 7 deployment planning and deployment tools that customize operating system packages and automate deployment planning and network deployments seamlessly. We will dive right into:

• How to use the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) tool to identify your current hardware and application inventory.


• How to use the Windows Automated Install Kit (WAIK) to build a customized image for your organization.


• How to use the Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT) to build, deploy and maintain Windows installation images.


• How to migrate the end users profile from their current installation to the Windows 7 installation using the User State Migration Toolkit (USMT).


• How to integrate MDT and Windows Deployment Services (WDS) to perform Lite Touch installations of Windows 7.

Finally we will look at how we can leverage the various tools to solve any application compatibility issues you might encounter. We will look at how you can overcome common obstacles using the Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT), or larger obstacles using Windows XP Mode and Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) and even how you can leverage Application Virtualization (App-V) to streamline application deployment and ensure all your applications work!

Speaker:
Rodney Buike
IT Pro Advisor, Microsoft Canada

Location:
Queensbury Convention Centre, Salon 2

When:
Tuesday Evening, March 16th

Schedule:
6:00 pm - Food & social
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Presentation

Cost:
Sponsored by Microsoft

Registration:
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032436876&Culture=en-CA

PrairieDevCon registration is now open!

Saskatchewans first developer conference features 50 sessions in 4 Tracks.
- Developer Foundations
- Application Lifecycle Management
- Database / Business Intelligence
- Web / Rich Internet Applications (RIA).
http://prairiedevcon.com/sessions.aspx

The Conference speakers are from across Canada and the US; speakers include Microsoft MVP's, book authors and Microsoft employees.
http://prairiedevcon.com/speakers.aspx

Save $1,000's of dollars in travel expenses by attending a local conference with renown speakers.
Competitive conference pricing includes early bird options of $300 plus a $50 discount if you register 3 or more colleagues.
http://prairiedevcon.com/registration.aspx

When: June 2 & 3, 2010

Where: Delta Hotel Conference Facilities, Regina, Saskatchewan

Audience(s): Software Developers and Architects, IT Managers, Database Analysts, Business Analysts, Project Managers, Agile Enthusiasts

For more details visit
http://prairiedevcon.com