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Journey into Code

Join us as we journey into real-world, practical education and training on the Microsoft Platform. Visual Studio Live! (VSLive!™)returns to warm, sunny Orlando for the conference more developers rely on to expand their .NET skills and the ability to build better applications.

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Developers, engineers, software architects and designers will come together this December from all over the world for five days of unbiased and cutting-edge education on everything from Visual Studio and the .NET framework, to JavaScript/HTML5 and Mobile Development. A journey into code, Visual Studio Live! features 60+ sessions led by industry experts and Microsoft insiders.

Track Topics

  • Visual Studio / .NET Framework
  • Web Server
  • Web Client
  • Windows Client, including Windows 10/WinRT, and WPF
  • Software Practices
  • Application Lifecycle Management
  • Cloud Computing
  • Database and Analytics
  • Mobile Client

Visual Studio Live! is a part of Live! 360, which presents six (6) co-located conferences at one (1) low price:

This means you have six events, dozens of tracks, and literally hundreds of sessions to choose from, mix and match sessions to create your own, custom event line-up - it's like no other conference available today.

The Visual Studio Live! conference agenda is available here.

Why Visual Studio Live!?

Check out this video to hear from the speakers and your peers
why Visual Studio Live! is a must-attend event.

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Take the Tour: Visual Studio Live!

  • LIVE! LEARNING

    Visual Studio Live! Orlando topics include the latest updates on Visual Studio 2015, the .NET Framework, ASP.NET, JaveScript, and HTML5, plus Cross Platform Mobile and Windows 10/UWP Development too!

  • LIVE! EXPERTS

    Our speakers are experts in their field. Learn from the likes of Billy Hollis, Miguel Castro, Ted Neward, Brian Randell, Rockford Lhotka, Andrew Brust, and more!

  • LIVE! WORKSHOPS

    The pre-and-post-conference workshops dive deep into topic areas you want to learn about most. The all-day format gives you the perfect opportunity to focus on the training you need to be successful.

  • LIVE! FUN

    From the dine-a-round on Sunday night to our spectacular Wednesday event, you'll have fun and enjoy what Orlando has to offer WHILE soaking in knowledge.

  • LIVE! NETWORKING

    Live! 360 gives you countless opportunities to network with your fellow attendees at meals, evening events, and special networking sessions.

  • LIVE DEMOS!

    Here's your chance to hear about innovative vendor solutions to make your life easier and your business more productive.

Agenda-At-A-Glance

Live! 360 presents six (6) co-located conferences at one (1) low price:

This means you have six events, dozens of tracks, and literally hundreds of sessions to choose from, mix and match sessions to create your own, custom event line-up - it’s like no other conference available today.

The full agenda is available here.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE*

Sunday
December 4, 2016

Pre-Conference Registration

4:00 pm – 8:00 pm


Dine-A-Round Dinner @ Universal CityWalk

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Monday
December 5, 2016

Pre-Conference Workshops

8:00 am – 5:00 pm


EXPO Preview

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm


Live! 360 Keynote

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Tuesday
December 6, 2016

Co-Located Conference Keynotes

8:00 am – 9:00 am


Breakout Sessions

9:30 am – 10:45 am

11:00 am – 12:15 pm


Lunch & Exhibit Hall

12:15 pm – 2:00 pm


Breakout Sessions

2:00 pm – 3:15 pm

4:15 pm – 5:30 pm


Exhibitor Welcome Reception

5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Wednesday
December 7, 2016

Breakout Sessions

8:00 am – 9:15 am

9:30 am – 10:45 am


Live! 360 Keynote

11:15 am – 12:15 pm


Birds-of-a-Feather Lunch & Exhibit Hall

12:15 pm – 1:45 pm


Breakout Sessions

1:45 pm – 3:00 pm

4:00 pm – 5:15 pm


Live! 360 Dessert Luau

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Thursday
December 8, 2016

Breakout Sessions

8:00 am – 9:15 am

9:30 am – 10:45 am

11:00 am – 12:15 pm


Lunch on the Lanai

12:15 pm – 1:30 pm


Breakout Sessions

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

3:00 pm – 4:15 pm


Live! 360 Conference Wrap-Up

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Friday
December 9, 2016

Post-Conference Workshops

8:00 am – 5:00 pm

*Schedule subject to change as sessions and speakers are selected.

I came here for Visual Studio Live! but attended some Modern Apps and SQL Server Live! sessions too -- co-locating the conferences into one was the best thing. -- Abhishek Pandey, Neuberger Berman
The enthusiasm of the presenters and Keynote speakers was outstanding. Hearing about the actual technology and development methods coming down the pike is key. -- Fareed (Freddy) Khan, Toyota
Overall, a great experience all around! I have been to this conference after a several years gap in between. Great to catch up on the latest tools in this space! -- Prasad Sunkara, FISERV

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    Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. Microsoft offers a wide range of innovative products and services designed to help individuals and organizations realize their full potential. www.microsoft.com

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    Founded in 1995 by the same technical minds that still run the company, Magenic is the leading modern application development firm that can address your organization’s most complex development challenges and deliver software results. As a full-service, professional services partner that has local consultants and a proven process, Magenic will get your projects to market sooner by using premier technical talent in a flexible way that best suits your organization. Learn more at magenic.com.

  • Platinum Sponsor
    Alachisoft provides NCache, a robust 100% Native .NET Open Source distributed cache. NCache removes database and storage performance bottlenecks, and scales .NET and Java applications to extreme transaction processing at run time with zero data loss. Many NCache customers keep their data out-of-process with NCache rather than using an InProc ASP.NET standalone cache. This allows data sharing across multiple worker processes on the same machine, keeps a centralized, synchronized and highly available copy of the data without a single point of failure, and boosts performance by serving requests from a fast and scalable distributed cache. Visit at the show and www.alachisoft.com/NCache.

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    As the leader in software quality tools for the connected world, SmartBear supports more than four million software professionals and over 25,000 organizations in 194 countries that use its products to build and deliver the world’s greatest applications. With today’s applications deploying on mobile, Web, desktop, Internet of Things (IoT) or even embedded computing platforms, the connected nature of these applications through public and private APIs presents a unique set of challenges for developers, testers and operations teams. SmartBear's software quality tools assist with code review, functional and load testing, API readiness as well as performance monitoring of these modern applications.

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    Our database lifecycle management solutions allow database and IT professionals to design, monitor and manage data systems with complete confidence, whether in the cloud or on-premises.

    We offer a diverse portfolio of free tools and educational resources to help you do more with less while giving you the knowledge to deliver even more than you did yesterday.

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    Goverlan enables IT support to globally and dynamically control, manage, and support desktop and server infrastructure in-real time, without user interruption. This means administrators can get to the root of the problems quickly and resolve client issues more efficiently. Chosen by IT professional worldwide, Goverlan is renowned for its ease-of-use and robust feature set. Learn more at www.goverlan.com or contact Goverlan at sales@goverlan.com.

  • Gold Sponsor
    QuickBase, formerly a division of Intuit, is the industry’s leading low-code platform that enables employees with varying degrees of technical background to quickly build, customize and deploy scalable cloud applications—all without compromising IT governance and control. QuickBase solutions solve a broad set of challenges customized to the unique needs of businesses of all shapes and sizes via a modern application platform that includes workflow and process automation, easy to use forms, and personalized charts and reports driven by customizable business logic. QuickBase unites IT and business to accelerate organizations’ digital transformation. http://quickbase.intuit.com

  • Silver Sponsor
    At JetBrains, we like making developers more productive. We design intelligent development tools to simplify your challenging tasks, automate the easy ones, and help you develop with pleasure. We are widely known for innovative .NET developer tools such as ReSharper for developer productivity in Visual Studio, dotCover for code coverage analysis, and dotTrace for memory and performance profiling, all of which are tightly integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio. We also provide a free, feature-rich decompiler called dotPeek, as well as team tools: TeamCity for continuous integration and YouTrack for issue tracking. For more information, see http://www.jetbrains.com.

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    The Baltimore SQL Server Users Group is focused on all things SQL Server. We hold free monthly meetings focusing on SQL Server DBA, Development and Business Intelligence topics.

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    The Krewe is a community organized professional IT networking group. We are a team of hard working, fun loving IT Professionals and Developers who hold various roles in our careers with all levels of expertise. Our mission is to build a dynamic networking community through various activities, gatherings, charitable efforts, and community engagements. We are highly respected and recognized by industry leaders and technology providers for our skills, and professionalism in all aspects of the Information Technology field. We are Krewe!

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    Join Canadian Microsoft MVP's (Most Valuable Professionals) for a one day IT Pro Road Show. Expert Speakers will present based on their real world experience in short action packed sessions. Content will focus on the following topics:

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