#VSLIVE25

Celebrate Yesterday's Technology As We Prepare You for the Future!

August 13-17, 2018
Microsoft Headquarters

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Who Should Attend and Why

We've been around since 1993. What's our secret? YOU! Since our first conference (VBITS/VSLive!/Visual Studio Live!) in 1993, tens of thousands of developers, software architects, programmers, engineers, designers and more have trusted us year-in-and-year-out for unbiased and cutting-edge education on the Microsoft Platform.

  • I have been looking forward to attending the event for some years and I was finally able to come. I need to help keep my company current and secure. I am advocating for more test-driven dev and using more async as a resulting of attending the conference!” — Yessenia Figueroa, 1-800-Contacts

  • I return to Visual Studio Live! year after year (this is my third!) to see not only what bleeding edge technologies are being introduced, but to also see which technologies are fading; this helps me steer my organization in the right direction for our development needs. So many ideas gleaned from VSLive!, from Web APIs talking to SPA clients, to .NET Core, have helped me greatly!” — Dilshan Jesook, KPMG

  • Last year, I got so much out of the SOLID principle sessions – it gave me great perspective on the subject. This year, I loved the HoloLens introduction. I work for an aerospace company, and I can see that the technology will be utilized for assembly, 3D design, 3D inspection and many other applications in the near future!” — Mani Nazari, IT Factory Automation Systems

  • Why do I keep coming back to VSLive!? To keep sharp, and stay current. We’re a proactive, agile, Microsoft stack shop using Azure, continuous integration, working in a "culture of learning & teaching", but being refreshed and inspired by evangelists and leaders is so important. ” — David Lehman, Christian Copyright Licensing International

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Agenda-at-a-Glance

  • Monday

    August 13, 2018

    • Pre-Conference Workshops

      9:00 am – 12:00 pm

    • Lunch @ The Mixer – Microsoft Store& Visitor Center

      12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

    • Pre-Conference Workshops Continue

      2:00 pm – 5:30 pm

  • Tuesday

    August 14, 2018

    • Breakout Sessions

      8:00 am – 9:15 am

    • Breakout Sessions

      9:30 am – 10:45 am

    • Keynote

      11:00 am – 12:00 pm

    • Lunch – Visit Exhibits

      12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

    • Breakout Sessions

      1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

    • Breakout Sessions

      3:00 pm – 4:15 pm

    • Welcome Reception

      4:15 pm – 5:45 pm

  • Wednesday

    August 15, 2018

    • General Session

      8:00 am – 9:15 am

    • Breakout Sessions

      9:30 am – 10:45 am

    • Breakout Sessions

      11:00 am – 12:00 pm

    • Birds-of-a-Feather Lunch

      12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

    • Breakout Sessions

      1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

    • Sponsored Break

      2:45 pm – 3:15 pm

    • Breakout Sessions

      3:15 pm – 4:30 pm

    • Set Sail! VSLive's Seattle Sunset Cruise

      6:15 pm – 9:00 pm

  • Thursday

    August 16, 2018

    • Breakout Sessions

      8:00 am – 9:15 am

    • Breakout Sessions

      9:30 am – 10:45 am

    • Breakout Sessions

      11:00 am – 12:15 pm

    • Lunch @ The Mixer – Microsoft Store & Visitor Center

      12:15 pm – 2:00 pm

    • Breakout Sessions

      2:00 pm – 3:15 pm

    • Breakout Sessions

      3:30 pm – 4:45 pm

  • Friday

    August 17, 2018

    • Post-Conference Workshops

      8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Event Sponsors

Event Partners

  • Event Partner
    Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. Microsoft offers a wide range of innovative products and services designed to help individuals and organizations realize their full potential.

Platinum Sponsors

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Gold Sponsors

  • Gold Sponsor
    For 12 years, Amazon Web Services has been among the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platforms. AWS offers over 100 fully featured services for compute, storage, networking, database, analytics, application services, deployment, management, developer, mobile, the Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), security, hybrid, and enterprise applications, from 54 Availability Zones (AZs) across 18 geographic regions in the United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. AWS services are trusted by millions of active customers around the world – including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies – to power their infrastructure, make them more agile, and lower costs. https://aws.amazon.com.

  • Gold Sponsor
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Silver Sponsors

  • Silver Sponsor
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