Join us June 9^th as John Pelak gives us an overview of Expression Blend 3. Blend 3 represents a quantum leap forward in terms of its features for designers and developers creating rich applications for the Windows desktop and the web.  Features like SketchFlow prototyping, design-time data generation, Photoshop + Illustrator asset import, simplified control creation, declarative behaviors, feedback tracking, and Office document import/export will have a profound positive impact on the productivity of software development teams.  This presentation will walk you through the features of Expression Blend 3 and the technologies that support and enable it: XAML, Silverlight 3, and WPF.

In addition, Jason De Lorme will be creating an application that leverages the new Windows 7 Taskbar and Jumplist APIs using Visual Studio 2010. Learn about the new aspects of developing for Win 7 while also taking a look at the VS 2010 IDE. 

BIO(s):

John Pelak is an Architect Evangelist at Microsoft who helps Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) accelerate their adoption of emerging technologies from Microsoft.   He’s been with Microsoft since 1995 in various technical roles, taking a year off to work as a software architect in the Harvard Medical School community in downtown Boston.  John is leading the Windows Client Initiative for Microsoft this year in the US, and has been focusing on technologies like XAML, Silverlight, WPF, and Expression Blend while delivering XamlFest events across the country.  John spends his spare time with his wife and sons while playing various musical instruments with a marginal degree of skill.

Jason De Lorme is an Architect Evangelist at Microsoft who helps Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) accelerate their adoption of emerging technologies from Microsoft.   He’s been in this role for 3 years.  Prior to working for Microsoft, Jason was an independent software consultant working mainly with companies in financial services.  He was a Director of Engineering at Monster.com, a partner in Web Technology Partners and he helped build early versions of Staples business-to-business e-commerce platform as well as call center applications for SHL Systemhouse.  He’s an avid cyclist, skier, hiker and has a 3 year old son, named Jack.