CMP Technology's Dr. Dobb's SD Events Group Launches .NET 3.0 2006 Roadshow

CMP Technology's Dr. Dobb's SD Events Group today announced the launch of ".NET 3.0 2006 Roadshow," a multi- city event that will focus on Microsoft's new .NET Framework 3.0 (formerly WinFX) technology platform expected to revolutionize how .NET programmers develop Web applications. The two-day roadshow will be held in six key cities with sessions taught by industry experts who will offer profound insights into this new technology and its applications. Developers will gain access to the skills needed to start applying .NET Framework 3.0 to their projects right away and receive rich reference tools and resources that will help with future projects.

The industry experts that will teach the roadshow sessions include:

-- Juval Lowy, principal of IDesign, is a seasoned software architect specializing in system architecture and large applications design who has been deemed by Microsoft as "a software legend," one of the world's top .NET experts.

-- Michele Leroux Bustamante is an IDesign Architect, Microsoft Regional Director for San Diego, Microsoft MVP for Web Services and a BEA Technical Director with over 15 years of experience designing enterprise systems, in architecture, technology, interoperability, management and operations.

-- Brian Noyes is an IDesign Architect and Microsoft's Regional Director for Virginia and a Microsoft MVP who specializes in smart client architecture and development, presentation tier technologies including Windows Presentation Foundation and data access and work flow solutions using Workflow Foundation (WF).

"The .NET Framework 3.0 Roadshow" promises to be the jumpstart that all .NET developers need. There is no other event that will provide the in-depth training on this brand new technology," said Rosalyn Lum, Conference Manager, Dr. Dobb's SD Events Group. "I am particularly excited about the quality of our speakers, all Microsoft MVPs and industry experts, who will also be accessible to our attendees."

The roadshow will travel to Los Angeles on October 9-10; Mountain View, CA, on October 10-11; Downers Grove, IL, on October 12-13; Reston, VA, on October 16-17; New York, NY, on October 17-18; and Waltham, MA, on October 18- 19.

Dr. Dobb's SD Events Group is the industry's premier fully independent developer event producer. For 19 years, Dr. Dobb's SD Events has been in the forefront of the industry, being the first to address and offer training on UML, Web Services, XML, best practices in software development and now .NET Framework 3.0.

For conference registration, a schedule of events and press information, visit www.net3roadshow.com.

For .NET 3.0 Roadshow sponsorship opportunities, contact Will Wise at wwise@cmp.com or 415.947.6769.

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