As Mike announced last night, the PDC talks have been posted online for streaming. Here’s a direct link to my talk: PRS330: Creating Rich Content Experiences in Your WPF/Avalon Applications.
Every talk is posted, so there’s a lot to watch. Here are direct links to talks by my fellow team members (note that there are other WPF/Avalon-related sessions as well, make sure to browse the Presentation track if you’re interested):
| Speaker(s) |
Session |
| Michael Wallent |
PRS200: Choosing the Right Presentation Technology: WPF/Avalon, Windows Forms, ASP.NET, IE, and more |
| Rob Relyea |
PRS305: A Lap around WPF/Avalon |
| Pablo Fernicola |
PRS309: Overview of Windows Vista Graphics |
| Nick Kramer |
PRS313: Integrating WPF/Avalon with your Win32/MFC Application |
| Lauren Lavoie |
PRS314: Using Application Services |
| Robbie Ingebretsen |
PRS317: Beautiful Code, Beautiful Design - Applications Your Designers Can Work With |
| Namita Gupta |
PRS324: Using Data in Your WPF/Avalon Applications |
| Kam VedBrat |
PRS325: Advanced Graphics (Part 1): 2D, 3D, and Text |
| Alexander Stevenson |
PRS327: Optimizing WPF/Avalon applications for performance |
| Greg Schechter |
PRS328: Advanced Graphics (Part 2): Animations, Imaging, Effects, and Media |
| Henry Hahn |
PRS329: Building User Interfaces with Advanced Layout Techniques |
| Filipe Fortes |
PRS330: Creating Rich Content Experiences in Your WPF/Avalon Applications |
| Kevin Moore |
PRS431: Building Custom Controls |
| Chris Anderson, Jeff Bogdan, and Greg Schechter |
PRS435: Going under the Hood to Understand the Architecture |
Note: You’ll need to use Internet Explorer to view the presentations.
Don’t forget to check out my talk tommorrow morning at 8:30 in room 402AB.
Here’s a sneak peak at one of the demos I’ll show you how to build during the hour:

The past several weeks have been quite hectic as I prepare for the PDC while still trying to maintain my normal job.
For those attending, I’ve committed to the following events:
| Thursday, 9/15 |
9:30am - 12:30pm |
Hands-on Labs |
Check out the labs, where you can play with the latest bits and get answers from the people who built the product. |
| 12:30pm-3:30pm |
Track Lounge |
Along with many other team members, I’ll be hanging out at the Track Lounge answering any questions or, possibly, playing Jenga. |
| 6:30pm-9:30pm |
Ask the Experts (Avalon Readability) |
Hanging out with a bit more structure, I guess. No Jenga. |
| Friday, 9/16 |
8:30am-9:45am |
My talk |
Come check out my talk, it’s much better than staying in your hotel room, hung over. |
| 11:30am-2:30pm |
Track Lounge |
Hanging out after my talk |
Those are only the times I’ve scheduled for myself. Generally, I’ll probably be in the Track Lounge when I’m not supporting my teammates at their talks.
Tip: All the Avalon Windows Presentation Foundation people (there are around 60) will be wearing bright orange shirts. Except me, I’ll probably have a sports jacket on.
Those of you attending the PDC can check out my talk: PRS330 - Windows Presentation Foundation (”Avalon”): Creating Rich Content Experiences in Your Applications. Here’s the official abstract:
Using the Windows Presentation Foundation (formerly codename “Avalon”), you can provide your users with world-class content and document experiences within your application. Learn how to take your existing XML content and take advantage of services such as “Metro”, pagination, columns, and sub-pixel ClearType rendering to create a rich and branded display within your application.
