Think Services' Dr. Dobb's Architecture & Design World 2008 Press Registration Opens Conference in Chicago July 21-24

Think Services today announced that press registration is now open for media and analysts interested in attending Dr. Dobb's Architecture & Design World 2008. The event will take place at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, July 21-24. There is no fee for media attendance at the show.

Architecture & Design World 2008 offers four days full of real-world software training for software architects, developers, team leaders, and modeling/design professionals from around the world. Attendees will benefit from four days of in-depth sessions on crucial topics ranging from agile development, enterprise .NET, threat modeling, SOA, UI architectures, global distributed systems, usable Web 2.0 apps and more.

This event's education tracks include: Agile Development & Methods; Modeling & Design; Roll-Up-Your-Sleeves; Service-Oriented Architecture/Web Services; Solutions/Technical Architecture; and Traditional Development & Methods.

The prestigious keynote lineup features:

-- Michael Rosen CTO, Wilton Consulting Group will present a keynote on Monday, July 21 at 5:30 PM entitled "Learning the Secret Handshake -- 10 Things an Architect Does."

-- IBM's Scott Ambler, Practice Leader Agile Development, and Terry Quatrani, UML Evangelist will present on Tuesday, July 22 at 12:15 PM "Modeling Strategies, Philosophies, and Techniques: Traditional vs. Agile."

-- Hugh Thompson Ph.D., Chief Security Strategist, People Security, will present on Thursday, July 24 at 12:15 PM "Hackernomics."

To register, email Lauren Fernandez at lfernandez@think-services.com. For more information on the event visit http://www.drdobbsarchworld.com/

About Dr. Dobb's (http://www.ddj.com/)

Dr. Dobb's is recognized worldwide as the leading resource for the professional software development community. With an award-winning monthly publication (Dr. Dobb's Journal), worldwide technical events and conferences (Dr. Dobb's Events) and one of the web's most comprehensive sites (Dr. Dobb's Portal), Dr. Dobb's attracts the industry's most authoritative audience of professional developers, architects and managers and provides marketing partners highly actionable integrated marketing solutions to reach the software development buying team.

About Think Services

Think Services connects specialized communities worldwide using innovative media, educational events, consulting, training and certification. Providing comprehensive opportunities for people to learn from, network with, and inspire each other, Think Services builds strong brands and works within communities to foster a unique affinity with its products and services. The division's flagship products include the Game Developers Conference, the Webby Award-winning Gamasutra.com, Game Developer magazine, the International Customer Management Institute, HDI, and Dr. Dobb's Journal. Think Services is a subsidiary of United Business Media, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion. To learn more, visit http://www.think-services.com/.

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