Slide 7 is a development conference aimed at students who want to use the latest technology in their projects.  It all happens on the 18th of June at Microsoft UK Headquarters, Thames Valley Park in Reading. You can register for it here.

If you want to make use of free transport from Hull to Reading and back (travelling down on the Sunday, staying in luxurious Travelodge accommodation and then rumbling back in the magic minibus on the Monday night) then sign up for transport here.

You can book your accommodation (at the moment you can have a room for 15 pounds a night) here. You need to book for the night of 17th of June. We will be travelling back on the 18th, leaving after the BBQ, arriving back in Hull late on Monday night.

The day is split into two tracks, introductory and advanced, and the stuff looks good. Take a peek here.

Places are strictly limited, so register as soon as you can.

Agenda
Introduction to Microsoft Web Development – Track 1

09.30 10.00 Registration and Coffee – B3
10.00 11.00 Session 1 - Welcome and Keynote
11.00 11.20 Comfort Break
11.20 12.20 Session 2 - Introduction to ASP.net
12.20 13.30 Lunch
13.30 14.30 Session 3 - AJAX
14.30 15.30 Session 4 – Visual Studio ‘Orcas’
15.30 15.50 Comfort Break
15.50 16.50 Session 5 - Silverlight
16.50 18.30 Dinner - BBQ

Advanced Microsoft Web Development – Track 2

09.30 10.00 Registration and Coffee – B3
10.00 11.00 Session 1 - Welcome and Keynote
11.00 11.20 Comfort Break
11.20 12.20 Session 6 - Advanced ASP.net
12.20 13.30 Lunch
13.30 14.30 Session 7 - Connected Mobile Development
14.30 15.30 Session 8 - Live Services
15.30 15.50 Comfort Break
15.50 16.50 Session 5 - Silverlight
16.50 18.30 Dinner – BBQ

 Here are the full details:

VENUE: ‘Game On’ exhibition, Science Museum, South Kensington, London

THEME: ‘Play more games’…..over 120 to play at the exhibition plus see the history of gaming evolve.

DATE: Wednesday 24^th January.

EVENT OPENS: 6.30pm (for the early games players)

PRESENTATION: Bing talks at 7.30pm (Q&A)

CLOSES: 10pm

DRINKS: Free beer & soft drinks bar

We will leave the university around lunchtime on Wednesday and return very late on the night (but you can always sleep on the bus).

If you want to take part in the event, which is open to 2nd year, 3rd year and MSc students,  then fill in the form on the Registration page with your email address and we will get you registered for the event. We are taking a reasonable sized bus, but seats will be allocated on a strictly first come-first served basis.

If you register, but do not turn up on the day without giving a good reason, you will not be allowed to take part in any further university trips which we organise.

XNA Game Studio Express is the next generation of games development platform from Microsoft.  If you want to find out more about this, and how you can use it to create games for the XBOX 360 using Visual Studio, I am running a trip to Warwick. I will be driving a minibus down the night before (12th of December) returning on the evening of the 13th.

On the night of the 12th I will be staying at the Birmingham Maypole Travelodge, which is shiny new and at time of writing offering double rooms at 26 pounds a night.

If you want to come along you must do the following (in this sequence).

• Contact me to reserve a place on the bus.
• Reserve a place at the conference.
• Contact Travelodge to book yourself in at the hotel.
• Learn all the words to "Wheels on the bus" for the journey.....

If you have any interest in games programming you really should come along to this event.

Rob Miles