We are putting out a call for abstracts to present at the Fall 2010 Silverlight Connections conference in Las Vegas, Nov 1-4, 2010. The due date for submissions is April 26, 2010. For submitting sessions, please use this URL:

http://www.deeptraining.com/devconnections/abstracts

Please keep the abstracts under 200 words each and in one paragraph. No bulleted items and line breaks, and please use a spell-checker. Do not email abstracts, you need to use the web-based tool to submit them. Please submit at least 3 abstracts. It will help your chances of being selected if you submitted 5 or more abstracts. Also, you are encouraged to suggest all-day pre or post conference workshops as well.

We need to finalize the conference content and the tracks in just a few short weeks so we need your abstracts by April 26th. No exceptions will be granted on late submissions!

Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):

• Silverlight Data and XML Technologies
• Customizing Silverlight Applications with Styles and Templates
• Using Expression Blend 4
• Windows Phone 7 Application Development
• Silverlight Architecture, Patterns and Practices
• Securing Silverlight Applications
• Using WCF RIA Services
• Writing Elevated Trust Applications
• Anything else related to Silverlight

You can use the URL above to submit sessions to Microsoft ASP.NET Connections, Silverlight Connections, Visual Studio Connections, or SQL Server Connections. Please realize that while we want a lot of the new and the cool, it's also okay to propose sessions on the more mundane "real world" stuff as it pertains to Silverlight.

What you will get if selected:

• $500 per regular conference talk.
• Compensation for full-day workshops ranges from $500 for 1-20 attendees to $2500 for 200+ attendees.
• Coach airfare and hotel stay paid by the conference.
• Free admission to all of the co-located conferences
• Speaker party
• The adoration of attendees

Your continued support of Microsoft Silverlight Connections and the other DevConnections conferences is appreciated. Good luck and thank you.

Dan Wahlin and Paul Litwin

Silverlight Conference Chairs