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Speakers
Sessions and Speakers are subject to change without notice
Scott Allen, Pluralsight
 Scott Allen is a founder of OdeToCode and a member of the Pluralsight technical staff. Scott has over 15 years of experience with commercial software development in areas ranging from 8-bit embedded systems to highly scalable web applications. Scott is also a Microsoft MVP and a columnist for MSDN Magazine.
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Todd Anglin, Telerik
 Todd Anglin is an active .NET community member, President of the North Houston .NET User Group, an O’Reilly author, and Telerik''s Chief Evangelist. At Telerik, Todd is responsible for building Telerik''s global community of developers and helping ensure Telerik''s products serve the needs of .NET developers around the world. In the general .NET community, Todd is an active author and speaker, focusing primarily on ASP.NET and Silverlight. Before joining Telerik, Todd worked as a developer in a Fortune 200 financial services company supporting applications on a wide range of platforms and technologies. He also an avid entrepreneur with previous experience running a small .NET software studio.
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Bob Beauchemin, SQLSkills.com
 Bob Beauchemin is a Developer Skills Partner with SQLskills. He is a database-centric application practitioner and architect, instructor, course author, writer, and has worked with computers since 1977. He has been an application developer and DBA with relational databases like Microsoft SQL Server™, Oracle, Sybase, and DB2 as well as non-relational databases including IMS/DB, IDMS, and others. Over the past two years he’s been teaching his SQL Server 2005 course to premier customers and Microsoft personnel worldwide through the SQL Server 2005 Ascend program. He’s provided SQL Server 2005 training to over 500 developers through this program.
Bob is lead author of two books on SQL Server 2005, A Developer’s Guide to SQL Server 2005 and A First Look at SQL Server 2005 For Developers, and sole author of Essential ADO.NET and has another book, SQL Server 2005 Developer’s Guide, in the works for Addison-Wesley publishers. A First Look at SQL Server For Developers has also been made available in a custom CD format. He has written articles on database, data access and XML technologies for MSDN Magazine, MSDN Online, SQL Server Magazine, Visual Studio Magazine, Java Developer’s Journal and others. His latest articles include a pair of articles on SQL Server 2005 XML topics and a series of six articles on ADO.NET 2.0 for MSDN Online.
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Sean Boon, Microsoft
 Bio not available.
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Charlie Carson, Microsoft
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Justin Erickson, Microsoft
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Dino Esposito, IDesign, Inc.
 An IDesign software architect and prolific author, Dino Esposito writes the Cutting Edge column for MSDN Magazine. Dino is also the author of two popular architecture books for Microsoft Press. They are "Microsoft .NET: Architecting Applications for the Enterprise" (2008) and "ASP.NET and AJAX: Architecting Web Applications" (2009). Get in touch at http://weblogs.asp.net/despos.
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Chris Eyhorn, ArtOfTest
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Donald Farmer, Microsoft
 Donald Farmer has worked in Microsoft Business Intelligence for 9 years, working on several teams and technologies in that time. Mr. Farmer is a popular speaker at international events for both business and technical audiences, with a wide range of interests including data integration, information quality, metadata intelligence, master data management and predictive analytics. He is a Guest Professor at the College of Software and Information Science, Southwestern University at Chongqing, China and is the author of a number of books and articles. Prior to joining Microsoft, Donald worked not only in Business Intelligence but in fields as varied as medieval archaeology and fish-farming.
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Andrew Flick, Infragistics
Andrew Flick is the Group Product Manager at Infragistics, the leading provider of user interface components. He is responsible for planning, overseeing and marketing NetAdvantage for .NET and the TestAdvantage product line. Prior to becoming a product manager, Flick was a Technical Evangelist and was responsible for delivering product demos, supporting to Infragistics customers and writing reference applications. His reference application Expense 2005 for aspx gained significant recognition in the web development community. Flick has also written numerous articles for various trade publications and has spoken at a number of user groups and industry events.
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Jonathan Goldstein, Microsoft
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Tyler Graham, Microsoft
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Hadi Hariri, JetBrains
 Hadi Hariri is a developer, speaker, podcaster and technical evangelist at JetBrains. His passions include software architecture and web development. He is a book author and frequent contributor to developer publications, and Hadi has been speaking at industry events for over a decade. He is based in Spain where he lives with his wife and two sons and runs the Malaga .NET User Group. He is also a C# MVP.
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Billy Hollis, Author
 Billy Hollis is co-author of the first book ever published on Visual Basic. NET, VB.NET Programming on the Public Beta, from Wrox Press, as well as numerous other books and articles on .NET. His most recent book is Fast Track Visual Basic .NET. He writes a monthly column for MSDN Online, and is heavily involved in training, consultation, and software development on the Microsoft .NET platform, focusing on smart-client development and commercial packages. He frequently speaks at industry conferences such as Microsoft’s Professional Developer Conference (PDC), TechEd, and Comdex. Billy is also a member of the INETA (International .NET Association of user groups) speaker’s bureau and speaks at user group meetings all over the country.
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Andrew Kelly, Solid Quality Mentors
 Andrew J. Kelly is a Mentor and Partner with Solid Quality Mentors™ based out of Myrtle Beach SC. He has over 20 years experience with relational databases and application development on both Unix and Windows platforms. He has been a SQL Server MVP since 2001. In addition to general SQL Server training and mentoring he specializes in Performance, Scalability and Maintainability of large scale SQL Servers.
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Don Kiely, Senior Technology Consultant
 Don Kiely, MCSD, is a senior technology consultant, building custom applications as well as providing business and technology consulting services. His development work involves tools such as SQL Server, Visual Basic, C#, ASP.NET, and Microsoft Office. He writes regularly for several trade journals, including Visual Studio Magazine and Advisor Media, Inc., is a top poster and moderator on the www.asp.net community forums, and trains developers in .NET technologies. When he isn’t living and breathing technology, he is exploring the Alaska wilderness with his dogs Mardy and Izzi, hiking, whitewater kayaking, skiing, and searching for the perfect sun dog. You can reach Don at donkiely@computer.org.
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Christian Kleinerman, Microsoft
 Christian Kleinerman has close to 10 years of experience working with SQL Server - the last five as part of the SQL Server development team in Redmond, WA. He is currently a Program Manager in the relational engine team where he has worked on a variety of features and technologies. Before Microsoft he worked on eCommerce Web site development and previously was co-founder of a development company specializing on scheduling software.
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Darmadi Komo, Microsoft
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Brian Larson, Superior Consulting Services, LLC
 Brian Larson has 23 years of experience in the computer industry and 19 years experience as a consultant creating custom database applications. He is currently the Chief of Technology for Superior Consulting Services in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a Microsoft Consulting Partner for Reporting Services. Brian served as a member of the Reporting Services development team as a consultant to Microsoft. In that role, he contributed to the original code base of Reporting Services. Brian has presented seminars and provided training and mentoring on Reporting Services and business intelligence across the country. A contributor and former columnist for SQL Server Magazine, Brian is also the author of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services and Delivering Business Intelligence with Microsoft SQL Server 2008 both from McGraw-Hill Professional.
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Michele Leroux Bustamante, IDesign, Inc.
 Michèle Leroux Bustamante is Chief Architect of IDesign Inc., Microsoft Regional Director for San Diego, and a Microsoft MVP for Connected Systems. At IDesign Michele provides training, mentoring and high-end architecture consulting services focusing on scalable and secure architecture design for .NET, web services, interoperability, federated security scenarios, CardSpace, and globalization architecture. Michele participates in Software Design Reviews for products in the Microsoft roadmap, including WCF, CardSpace and other security-focused products. During the Beta 1 phase Michele participated in prototyping elements of the CardSpace technology for the product team. She is a member of the International .NET Speakers Association (INETA), a frequent conference presenter, conference chair for SD West, and is frequently published in several major technology journals. Michele is also on the board of directors for IASA (International Association of Software Architects), and a Program Advisor and instructor for UCSD Extension. Her latest book is Learning WCF (O’Reilly 2007) – see her book blog here: http://thatindigogirl.com. Reach her at mlb@idesign.net, or visit www.idesign.net and her main blog at www.dasblonde.net.
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Juval Lowy, IDesign, Inc.
 Juval Lowy is a software architect and the principal of IDesign (www.idesign.net), specializing in .NET 3.0 architecture consulting and advanced .NET 3.0 training. Juval is Microsoft’s Regional Director for the Silicon Valley, working with Microsoft on helping the industry adopt .NET 3.5. His latest book is Programming WCF Services 2nd Edition (O’Reilly 2008). Juval participates in the Microsoft internal design reviews for future versions of .NET and related technologies. Juval published numerous articles regarding almost every aspect of .NET development, and is a frequent presenter at development conferences. Microsoft recognized Juval as a Software Legend as one of the world’s top .NET experts and industry leaders.
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Mark Miller, Developer Express
 Mark Miller is a high-speed coder with strong expertise in plug-in architectures, decoupled design, and great UI. Mark is Chief Architect of the IDE Tools division at Developer Express, and is the visionary force behind CodeRush, Refactor!, and the DXCore. Mark has been writing software for over two decades.
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Stacia Misner, Data Inspirations
 Stacia Misner is a consultant, educator, author, mentor, and principal of Data Inspirations. Her career spans 23 years with a focus on improving business practices through technology. Since 2000, she has been providing consulting and education services for Microsoft’s business intelligence technologies. In addition, she has authored or co-authored six books, all published by Microsoft Press, covering different components of the Microsoft SQL Server database and business intelligence platform. Stacia has presented at the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS), Microsoft’s TechEd, SQL Server Magazine Connections, and various Microsoft events.
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Ross Mistry, Microsoft
 Ross Mistry is a Technical Architect at the Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) in Silicon Valley. He specializes in SQL Server, Active Directory Exchange and Hyper-V. Prior to joining Microsoft, Ross was a Principal Consultant responsible for designing and implementing technology solutions for organizations with a global presence. Ross is also an author, former SQL Server MVP, and frequently speaks at technology conferences around the world. His latest books include; Introducing SQL Server 2008 R2 (MSPress), Windows Server 2008 R2 Unleashed (SAMS) and SQL Server 2008 Management and Administration (SAMS). Ross has recently spoken at the North American PASS Community Summit, SQL Connections, European PASS, and SQL BITS. You can follow him on twitter @RossMistry.
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Richard Pegden, Micro Focus
 Richard Pegden is Head of Product Marketing at Micro Focus. Richard and his team are focused on portfolio planning at a strategic level within Micro Focus, as well as the positioning and messaging for the entire product set. Richard is also currently focused on a website redevelopment project.
Prior to joining Micro Focus, Richard spent ten years in the Service Management industry, notably at BMC Software. During his years at BMC, Richard is credited with developing the Service Desk Express product line (formerly Magic Service Desk Suite) where he was Global Product Manager for several years. Most recently Richard served as Product Marketing Manager at Hornbill Systems, where he led a number of strategic product and marketing initiatives aimed at increasing Hornbill’s profile and solution set in the Service Management industry. Richard is ITIL-certified and has a BSc (Hons.) in IT and Society.
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Paul Randal, SQLskills.com
 Paul Randal and Kimberly Tripp are a husband-and-wife team who own and run SQLskills.com, a world-renowned SQL Server consulting and training company. They are both SQL Server MVPs and Microsoft Regional Directors, with over 30 years of combined experience on SQL Server.
Paul worked on the SQL Server team for nine years in development and management roles, writing many of the DBCC commands, and ultimately with responsibility for core Storage Engine for SQL Server 2008. Paul writes extensively on his blog (SQLskills.com/blogs/Paul) and for TechNet Magazine, for which he is also a Contributing Editor.
Paul and Kimberly have written Microsoft whitepapers and books for SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008, and are regular, top-rated presenters worldwide on database maintenance, high availability, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and SQL Server internals. Together they teach the SQL MCM certification and throughout Microsoft.
In their spare time they like to find frogfish in remote corners of the world.
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Michael Rys, Microsoft
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Joel Semeniuk, Imaginet Resources Corp
 Joel Semeniuk is a founder of Imaginet Resources Corp; a Canadian based Microsoft Gold Partner. He is also a Microsoft Regional Director and MVP in Team System, and INETA speaker, and has a degree in Computer Science. With over 18 years of experience, Joel specializes in helping organizations around the world realize their potential through maturing their software development and information technology practices. Joel is passionate about Application Lifecycle Management tooling, techniques, and mindsets and regularly speaks at conferences around the world on a wide range of ALM topics. Joel is also the co-author of Managing Projects with Microsoft Visual Studio Team System published by Microsoft Press as well as dozens of other articles for popular trade magazines.
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Paul D. Sheriff, PDSA, Inc.
 Paul D. Sheriff is the President of PDSA, Inc. (www.pdsa.com), a Microsoft Partner in Southern California. Paul acts as the Microsoft Regional Director for Southern California assisting the local Microsoft offices with Developer Days and several of their large events each year. Paul has authored several books, webcasts, and articles on .NET, SQL Server and SharePoint. You can reach Paul via e-mail at PSheriff@pdsa.com or at Paul Sheriff''’s Inner Circle (www.PaulSheriffInnerCircle.com).
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Kimberly L. Tripp, SQLskills.com
 Kimberly Tripp and Paul Randal are a husband-and-wife team who own and run SQLskills.com, a world-renowned SQL Server consulting and training company. They are both SQL Server MVPs and Microsoft Regional Directors, with over 30 years of combined experience on SQL Server.
Kimberly worked on the SQL Server team in the early 1990s as a tester and writer before leaving to found SQLskills and embrace her passion for teaching and consulting. Kimberly has been a staple at worldwide conferences since she first presented at TechEd in 1996, and she blogs at SQLskills.com/blogs/Kimberly.
Kimberly and Paul have written Microsoft whitepapers and books for SQL Server 2000, 2005 and 2008, and are regular, top-rated presenters worldwide on database maintenance, high availability, disaster recovery, performance tuning, and SQL Server internals. Together they teach the SQL MCM certification and throughout Microsoft.
In their spare time they like to find frogfish in remote corners of the world.
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Craig Utley, Solid Quality Mentors
 Craig Utley is a Mentor with Solid Quality Mentors where he focuses on business intelligence using the Microsoft SQL Server BI platform. He has been working with Microsoft’s business intelligence products since their inception and has worked on BI and data warehousing solutions for companies throughout the world. Craig spent just over a year at Microsoft on the SQL Server Customer Advisory Team (SQLCAT), working with some of Microsoft’s largest BI customers worldwide. Craig’s experience with BI tools and techniques have led to a number of articles and speaking engagements on BI. He is the author of three books, numerous articles, courseware for various companies, and a number of white papers. He is a member of the INETA speaker’s bureau and is a Microsoft SQL Server MVP.
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Dan Wahlin, Wahlin Consulting
 Dan Wahlin (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for ASP.NET and XML Web Services) is the president of Wahlin Consulting which specializes in .NET and SharePoint consulting and training solutions. Dan founded the XML for ASP.NET Developers Web site (http://www.xmlforasp.net), which focuses on using ASP.NET, XML, AJAX, Silverlight and Web Services in Microsoft’s .NET platform. He’s also on the INETA Speaker’s Bureau, speaks at conferences and user groups around the world and is recognized as a leading authority on .NET technologies. Dan has written several books on .NET including Professional Silverlight 2 Development, Professional ASP.NET 3.5 AJAX, ASP.NET 2.0 MVP Hacks and Tips, and XML for ASP.NET Developers. Dan’s blog is located at http://weblogs.asp.net/dwahlin.
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Galex Yen, Microsoft
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Henry Zhang, Microsoft
 Henry Zhang is a program manager from the Microsoft SQL Azure team. He is focused on the high availability component in SQL Azure. Henry has a strong interest in database applications and performance of large scale online services. You can reach him at henryz@microsoft.com.
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