Microsoft Speaker Idol Finals

The Florida Microsoft Community Speaker Idol Competition is an exciting and challenging event where developers across the state speak on topics of interest to them. The purpose of the Microsoft Speaker Idol competition is to enable lesser known members of the technical community to be recognized for their talents and speaking abilities. Our goal is to find “diamonds in the rough” and future thought leaders in User Groups and Code Camps across the state. The Microsoft Speaker Idol competition will consist of three phases: User Group, Regional, and Finals.

The User Group and Regional competitions have been held, and Florida's finest speakers will be competing on March 27th at the 2010 Orlando .NET Code Camp. Each finalist is allotted approximately 10 minutes (depending on individual event rules) to deliver their message and compete against others in their competition. Prizes include XBox 360s, Zune HD's, and $200s per contestant for travel expenses.

All Regional finalists will be recorded on digital video and published on MSDN's Channel 9 as well as the Russ' ToolShed. The top contestant will be honored and given the distinction of being the winner of Florida’s 2010 Microsoft Community Speaker Idol Competition. Speaker Waivers will need to be signed before the event begins. Those in attendance at the finals will also need to sign a waiver as the will be in crowd reaction shots.

Contestants

Ty Seddon of Central Florida presents the Command Design Pattern
Software development is always changing. Those who can see the changes early and position themselves properly will be most successful. In this presentation, you will learn about the command design pattern and see how it is a common denominator across many of Microsoft’s strategically significant technologies. With that understanding, we will discuss some simple things that you can do today to position yourself and your technology for the future.
Ty Seddon is a software architect specializing in knowledge management, expert systems, service oriented architecture (SOA), object-oriented design, database design, project management, and business process optimization. He owns a consulting company called CogniVista, located in Lakeland, FL.
Ty provides consulting services to entrepreneurs, business leaders, and visionaries who have adopted technology as a strategic asset in their business model. Ty has over 17 years experience developing solutions for a variety of industries and areas including medical, state and federal government, labor market information, real estate, employment screening, risk assessment and law enforcement.

Brandon Kelly of West Central Florida presents Building a Custom Splash screen for Silverlight
This short presentation by Brandon Kelly will demonstrate how to design a custom replacement for the default Silverlight loading screen. You will see several examples as well as learn how to properly implement a splash screen for your own Silverlight application or website.
Brandon Kelly is a technical professional with over 10 years experience in developing and leading teams that write "killer apps". Prior to re-joining Tribridge in 2008, Mr. Kelly owned and operated a private micro-consultancy (estatic.org / BusinessRx) for over 4 years, where he built a technical platform that allowed software developers around the world to create high-impact web applications with ease. Mr Kelly currently serves as a Senior Technical Manager for Tribrdge, whose success in the Microsoft consulting industry is represented by being selected as one of the top 1% of Dynamics partners worldwide in 2007, and named the Worldwide Dynamics Partner of the Year in 2008. Mr. Kelly enjoys spend time with his family, his focus on software design and development, human factors and usability.

Shawn McGehee of the Panhandle will demonstrate the SQL Server Resource Governor
Shawn McGehee is a Database Administrator working out of Pensacola, FL for a large insurance firm. He has been working in the administration/development field for over 10 years. Shawn is a founding member of the Pensacola SQL Server Users Group and actively participates in regional events and group meetings. He is also an active writer for several SQL/.Net related websites and is the co-author of the Apress Pro SQL Server Reporting Services 2008 book

Jeff Truman of South Florida will demostrate a front-end application for the efax.com backend
JeffTruman The short presentation will be a quick walk through of a .net c# application that illustrates a frontend application for the efax.com backend, which also utilizes Linxter middleware and Azure storage. The application is called TruFormsOnline.com and is still in the alpha stage. There is a running beta in production but it is being used by a private company. The beta has given me invaluable information about usability and ideas on how the product can be further enhanced and modified. I am currently a Technical Consultant for a private IT Outsourcing firm in Naples Florida. I have been in the IT field for about 10 years. I am more of an Admin than a programmer but I am developing a passion for Powershell that is dragging me right back to my C# roots.
I enjoy spending time with my Family, Church activities and of course computers. I am also an avid Raquetball and Tennis player.

Wild Card: There will be a second chance to compete for the fifth and final spot in the final competition. This is open to anyone who has already competed as well as first time speakers. The first 8 who request to compete will be compete in a morning session at Orlando Code Camp amongst each other. If more than 8 people are interested, preference will go to regional contestants, followed by user group contestants, followed by new entries. Please email Roy Lawson (relawson@sdsflorida.com) to request a spot in the wild card competition and a chance to compete in the finals.

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