Where Software Developers Meet Development

The 2012 edition of GIDS is packed with advise from been-there-done-it veterans, creators, and visionaries. Through focused sessions, case studies, workshops and power panels, GIDS 2012 will provide you with ammunition to bolster your productivity and avenues to harness the new opportunities that will open up. We are also throwing in a generous heap of fun and networking activities to lighten you up and maximize the productivity you will gain by attending India's largest and independent summit for the software developer ecosystem. Featuring 3 co-located conferences: GIDS.NET, GIDS.Web, GIDS.Java, and an exclusive day of in-depth tutorials - GIDS.Workshops.

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Come hear luminaries from the world of .NET discuss and debate new technologies emerging from the Microsoft stable; tune into advances in the .NET language treasure chest, immerse into .NET's laser focus on business-critical applications, and soak into experiential learning of software development tools and practices.

The GIDS.NET Conference will feature timely technical and business topics, technology trends, best practices and case studies. Recurring themes include: Cloud & Online, Database & BI, Developer Tools, Languages & Frameworks, Development Practices & Architecture, Office & Sharepoint, Security, Identity Management, Windows Phone, Windows Client, Windows Server.

Technologies covered at GIDS.NET include:

Come to GIDS.WEB to learn how browser and rich web technologies such as HTML 5, AJAX, DHTML, Mashups, Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0 technologies, and Rich UI technologies are making money and gaining market-share for some of the leading businesses in the world.

The GIDS.Web Conference will feature timely technical and business topics, technology trends, best practices and case studies. Recurring themes include: Tools & Frameworks, Design & Usability, Development Practices, Mobile Web, Social Media, Rich Web Stories from the trenches.

Technologies covered at GIDS.Web include:

Come hear authorities from the world of Java discuss and debate the present and future of the language and VM, how they are evolving to meet the community's ever-changing needs, and some of the cutting-edge tools, technologies & techniques used for building robust enterprise Java applications today.

The GIDS.Java Conference will feature timely technical and business topics, technology trends, best practices and case studies. Recurring themes include: Cloud Computing, Frameworks, Architecture, Language, Tools & Techniques, Java & Open Source, Java Fresh - First look, Scaling Agility Barriers, DSLs in Action.

Technologies covered GIDS.Java include:

The post conference workshops at GIDS 2012 offer several half-day (180 minutes) tutorials on .NET, Java, Rich Web, and Agile. The workshops are a great opportunity to learn about a specific issue/technology/project/innovation in intimate and hands-on settings with the speaker. GIDS.Workshops are intended to transport the participants from any given level (Beginner > Intermediate > Advanced > Rocket Science > and so on) to the next. Each participant can choose up to two workshops from a pool of six. Potential topics include:

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Boss Help

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• We're serious about learning -- although all our conferences include a generous heaps of after hours and downtime, we are serious about providing a well-balanced learning experience that virtually guarantees that you will go back home with a richer understanding of the technologies that make a difference to your work life and career.
• Brush up your technical skills -- you'll get four days of continuing education on everything from utilizing new software and developing new ideas to improving client relations--this is the stuff you don't learn in school. Then you can take your new knowledge back to the office and hold a training session for your co-workers.
• Networking opportunities galore -- lunches, refreshments, time in the expo hallways, breaks between sessions, receptions -- every minute you're not in a session is an ideal opportunity to meet fellow developers from all walks of life, not to mention meeting some of the creators, luminaries, authors, committers, community heroes, best speakers and experts from around the world. You'll return to the office with tons of free software, plus contact information for a variety of vendors who can help you solve future developmental problems. (These contacts could prove indispensable to your colleagues, too.)
• Free stuff -- you'll get lots of other free stuff, like geek toys, a T-shirt, bag, breakfast, lunch and coffee every day.
• You won't disappear from the face of the earth -- we make sure you're connected at all times with by bringing in our own dedicated, FREE Internet connection and provide a setting that lets you connect back to your office in case you need to get some quick work done.
• Be inspired -- you'll be inspired by some of the top experts in the developer ecosystem -- and if you bring back just one valuable idea, the summit will be worth it.
• Do you work for a technology firm? -- offer to call on clients or potential clients in the Bangalore area and present your firm's work. Or volunteer to meet with vendors while you're in town.
• Great bargain -- if you consider that a four-day instructor-led Java/.NET/Rich Web course can cost upwards of INR 40,000, GIDS offers great value by exposing you to new and diverse technologies and techniques that will help you in your daily work, at one-tenth of that cost. With 100 plus sessions, workshops and panel discussions, an exposition of leading companies in the developer ecosystem, a high-profile awards ceremony, Great Indian Developer Summit is a bargain. It's content you won't find anywhere else.

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Conference Chair

The job of the conference chair is to put together a program that attracts and informs the attendees. Many submissions in a category indicate a lot of interest in presenting on a particular topic, not necessarily a lot of interest in hearing about a topic. In the end, therefore, the conference is for the attendees, not the presenters. Thus the program chair will, in an effort to create a balanced and exciting program, arrange for speakers to present on particular topics. That is their job.

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