Hah, that'll be an interesting one to hear.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Jan 10, 2008 5:02 PM, Nistur <<a href="mailto:nistur@googlemail.com">nistur@googlemail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I just got this email on my university email... so, roll call... who<br>wants to hear microsoft's viewpoint on why silverlight is great?<br><br>-------- Original Message --------<br>Subject: Microsoft Inspiration Tour - Tuesday 22nd January 2008 - at
<br>Abertay !<br>Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:19:11 -0000<br>From: Robb, Wendy <<a href="mailto:W.Robb@abertay.ac.uk">W.Robb@abertay.ac.uk</a>><br><br><br><br>The Inspiration tour team will be visiting Abertay on *Tuesday 22nd
<br>January* There will be a presentation in *Lecture Room 1517/2517 from<br>1pm - 4pm* and all staff and students are welcome to attend.<br>Looking forward to seeing you there,<br>Dayna<br><br>Mr Dayna Galloway<br>Division of Computer Arts and Media
<br>University of Abertay Dundee<br><br>*The Microsoft Inspiration tour aims to inspire students to do more in<br>and out of class using Microsoft technology and products! Come along and<br>see how you can set yourself apart from other students and gain valuable
<br>real-world insight into the thriving software industry.*<br>**<br>*More information at*<br>*<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/uk/academia/inspirationtour*" target="_blank">www.microsoft.com/uk/academia/inspirationtour*
</a><br><<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/uk/academia/inspirationtour" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/uk/academia/inspirationtour</a>><br><br>*Session Title *<br><br><br><br>*Abstract*<br><br><br><br><br>
*Introduction to .NET*<br><br><br><br>The .NET framework represents a revolution in the way software is built<br>and executed. In this session, we will give an overview of how software<br>is developed, look at the tools and technologies used and see how they
<br>come together to produce software that can be run across multiple<br>devices - either on the PC, the web, mobile phones or even the Xbox 360.<br><br>*New cool stuff !*<br>Silverlight, XNA and Microsoft Embedded technologies
<br><br><br><br>In this session we will focus on demonstrating the power of software on<br>three different platforms representing key next generation technologies<br>of web 2.0, mobile and Microsoft embedded devices, and the games industry
<br><br>*What's in it for me?*<br>Student Programmes, Internships and the Imagine Cup<br><br><br><br>This final session will look at how you can take advantage of<br>Microsoft's great competitions, programmes and recruitment drives.
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