A developer's guide to Ignite 2020

[Michael Crump (AZURE)]

Microsoft Ignite will take place online, kicking off on the morning of September 22^nd, at 8:00 AM in the Pacific Time Zone. The event programming will include live segments, digital breakout sessions, and Q&A, available across multiple time zones. Be sure to visit the Ignite home page to view the event agenda and additional details.

Fun news for developers will kick off on Day 1 with Julia White and her Invent with Purpose on Azure keynote and will be followed by Scott Hunter with The Future of .NET is .NET 5, followed with several additional rebroadcasts to accommodate a worldwide audience. On Day 2, Scott Hanselman and friends will keynote Are we there yet? App Development in Azure. It is a packed agenda, but don’t take my word for it -

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The complete line up for Azure App Developer sessions is listed below:

Start Time (PDT)	Session name	Speaker(s)
Tuesday, 9/22: 11:15am - 11:30am	Key Segment Preview: Ride the Developer Cloud with Visual Studio +.NET, GitHub and Azure	Scott Hanselman
Tuesday, 9/22: 2:30pm-3:00pm	The Future of .NET is .NET 5 Digital Breakout	Scott Hunter
Tuesday, 9/22: 3:15pm-3:45pm	Ask the Expert: .NET Team	Scott Hunter
Tuesday, 9/23: 10:30pm-11:00pm	The Future of .NET is .NET 5 Digital Breakout	Scott Hunter
Wednesday, 9/23: 6:30am-7:00am	The Future of .NET is .NET 5 Digital Breakout	Scott Hunter
Wednesday, 9/23: 8:30am-9:00am	Are we there yet? App Development in Azure with Scott Hanselman and Friends	Scott Hanselman
Wednesday, 9/23: 1:00pm-1:30pm	Enterprise-grade Kubernetes on Azure Digital Breakout Session	Brendan Burns
Wednesday, 9/23: 1:45pm-2:15pm	Enterprise-grade Kubernetes on Azure Ask the Experts	Brendan Burns
Wednesday, 9/23: 2:30pm-3:00pm	Migrate, Modernize .NET applications on Azure Digital Breakout	Gaurav Seth, Daniel Roth
Wednesday, 9/24: 4:30pm-5:00pm	Are we there yet? App Development in Azure with Scott Hanselman and Friends	Scott Hanselman
Wednesday, 9/23: 7:30pm-8:00pm	Migrate, Modernize .NET applications on Azure Ask the Experts	Gaurav Seth, Daniel Roth
Wednesday, 9/23: 7:30-8:00pm	Ask the Experts: Visual Studio, GitHub, and Azure	Victoria Cushing
Wednesday, 9/23: 9:00pm-9:30pm	Enterprise-grade Kubernetes on Azure Digital Breakout Session	Brendan Burns
Wednesday, 9/23: 10:30pm-11:00pm	Migrate, Modernize .NET applications on Azure Digital Breakout	Gaurav Seth, Daniel Roth
Wednesday, 9/23: 11:15pm-11:45pm	Enterprise-grade Kubernetes on Azure Ask the Experts	Brendan Burns
Thursday, 9/24: 12:30am-1:00am	Are we there yet? App Development in Azure with Scott Hanselman and Friends	Scott Hanselman
Thursday, 9/24: 3:30am-4:00am	Migrate, Modernize .NET applications on Azure Ask the Experts	Gaurav Seth, Daniel Roth
Thursday, 9/24: 5:00am-5:30am	Enterprise-grade Kubernetes on Azure Digital Breakout Session	Brendan Burns
Thursday, 9/24: 6:30am-7:00am	Migrate, Modernize .NET applications on Azure Digital Breakout	Gaurav Seth, Daniel Roth
Pre-recorded On-demand	Best Practices of Running Cloud Native Applications on Azure	Sean McKenna
Pre-recorded On-demand	Event-driven Applications with Azure Functions & Logic Apps	Derek Li
Pre-recorded On-demand	Resilient DevOps Practices with Code to Cloud automation	Gopinath Chigakkagari
Pre-recorded On-demand	Code, collaborate, and ship from anywhere: Meet the Microsoft Developer Cloud	Leslie Richardson, Vix Rian
On-demand (overflow), will be available on Tuesday, 9/22 at 8 am	Empowering Ops with VS Code	Zachary Deptawa
On-demand (overflow), will be available on Tuesday, 9/22 at 8 am	Java on Your Terms with Azure	Martijn Verburg, Edward Burns
On-demand (overflow), will be available on Tuesday, 9/22 at 8 am	Building Cloud-Native Applications with Azure	Uche Nkadi, Kate Olszewska
On-demand (overflow), will be available on Tuesday, 9/22 at 8 am	Serverless APIs with Functions and API Management	David Barkol

Also check out the Tech community at https://techcommunity.microsoft.com. Here you can share experiences, engage, and learn from experts, while having conversations with the community about Microsoft Ignite.

SWAG? Did someone say SWAG? Yes, we also have an assortment of digital swag that you can take advantage of today:

• Buzzword Bingo: Listen for buzzwords and share your progress on social
• Tech Stretch: A quick visual guide for desk workers who need a break
• Kid's Activity Pack: A printable pack of fun activities full of tech characters. Engaging kids while allowing caretakers to engage with sessions. 
• Desktop wallpapers: Show off your desktop with branded wallpapers
• Digital badge: Let everyone know you participated by printing your all access badge
• Social backgrounds (LinkedIn, Twitter): Background images to use on all your social platforms
  • LinkedIn backgrounds
  • Twitter backgrounds
• Social stickers
• Microsoft Teams backgrounds: Become a presenter in your next meeting with branded backgrounds

Microsoft Ignite lasts 48-hours and be sure to register for the event. With registration, you can access the full learning experience, including digital breakout sessions and the Connection Zone. What are you waiting for? Take a look at our official session list and add it to your session schedule to be ready for 48-hours of non-stop programming on Tuesday, September 22-24^th.

Thanks, 

Michael