Fourth Edition of Microsoft Day @EPITA

This year again Microsoft accepted to share Microsoft technologies and products with students of the IONIS Group. Four lectures are scheduled on 14 October. There will be booths staffed by Microsoft representatives to introduce the table-touch Microsoft Surface, to show students the latest developments, and provide an opportunity for business networking. The lectures, organized mainly at MTI student initiative, aims primarily at students who want to discover or deepen their knowledge of Microsoft technologies. The event is also open to the public.

Lectures
11:00am to 12:30pm– Windows Azure (Thomas Conté)
Microsoft Cloud Computing and PaaS solution, Azure.

2:00pm to 3:00pm– Microsoft Future Strategy (Pierre-Louis Xech)
Microsoft’s vision on new technologies. Introduction of the Imagine Cup.

3:15pm to 4:15pm– .NET 4 and Visual Studio 2010 (Thomas Conté)
New features in the version 4 of . NET platform and the new work environment Visual Studio 2010.

4:30pm to 5:30pm– XNA Development on multi-touch (Niels Freier)
Program development with XNA on Microsoft Surface and Windows Phone 7.

On Site
All lectures will take place in Amphi 1 while the booths will be located in Amphi 2.
MTI students as leaders of the Microsoft workshop will be on campus to welcome and inform you.

Location
EPITA, 14/16 Rue Voltaire 94270 LE KREMLIN-BICETRE
Metro : Porte d’Italie (Line 7)
Tram : Porte d’Italie (Tram T3)
Bus : Lines 131, 185 and 47 – Station : Salengro-Fontainebleau
Driving: Exit at Porte d’Italie from Boulevard Périphérique