Join us on March 16 with David McCarter for the panel discussion on the next episode of Rockin' The Code World with dotNetDave - a live show to learn & live Q&A focused on .NET and other programming technologies.

AGENDA 

  • Introduction
  • Opening Act
  • Main Act: Panel Discussion
    • Understanding the conference experience
    • Exploring the motivations behind conference attendance
    • Challenges: Corporate resistance to engineer participation.
    • The uniqueness of conference insights compared to blogs and training courses.
    • Addressing engineer apathy towards conferences
    • Engage with speakers.
    • And Beyond!
  • Encore!
    • Preview of the next episode.
    • Support a Worthy Cause: Donate blood at your local blood bank!
    • Signoff
  • Wrap up

GUEST SPEAKER

Carl Franklin is the Executive Vice President of App vNext, a software development firm focused on modern methodologies and technologies. Carl is a 20+ year veteran of the software industry, co-host and founder of .NET Rocks!, the first and most widely listened to podcast for .NET developers, a Microsoft MVP for Developer Technologies, and Senior Executive of Pwop Studios, a full-service audio and video production/post-production studio located in Southeastern Connecticut.

Christian Buckley is an award-winning product marketer, technology evangelist, and Microsoft Regional Director (RD) and M365 Apps & Services MVP. He sits on the board of @TekkiGurus and is a startup advisor for @revealitTV and @WellnessWits, and hosts the #CollabTalk podcast + tweetjam series as well as the popular #M365AMA video series.

Rockford Lhotka is VP of Strategy at Xebia and Chief Software Architect at Marimer LLC. He is the creator of the open-source CSLA .NET development framework, the author of numerous books, and regularly speaks at major conferences worldwide. Rockford is a member of the Microsoft Regional Director and MVP programs.

Poornima is a .NET developer with over 10 years of experience in .Net and Umbraco. She is passionate about learning new technologies and keeping herself up-to-date with the latest developments in technology. Outside her work, Poornima enjoys music and is undergoing training in Indian Classical music. Based in Langley, UK she mothers a little girl and spends her spare time reading, cooking, and watching movies.