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Day 1 - Friday 9 Nov 2012

Time Slot Pascal Room ( The Hub 1st Floor) Cobol Room (The Hub Ground Floor) Gallery
09.30 - 10.30 Gather up Gather up Windows 8 - VS 2012 Installations
10:30 - 11:00 Intro to C# - Dimitris Gkanatsios, Mixalis Nikolaidis, Giorgos Manoltzas - A lap over the C# programming language Intro to HTML - Bill Stavroulakis,George Kanellopoulos
11:00 - 11:30
11:30 - 12:00 XAML - Dimitris Gkanatsios, Naim Gaberlo, Kostas Louggos - The XAML UI language that's used in Windows 8, Windows Phone, WPF, Silverlight, Windows Embedded Intro to CSS - Bill Stavroulakis- introduction to ways you can style your Windows 8 HTML apps (and web pages, of course)
12:00 - 12:30 JavaScript - Bill Stavroulakis - learn the fundamentals of the JavaScript programming language
12:30 - 13:00 LINQ - Use Language Integrated Queries in the C# language - Dimitris Gkanatsios, Alexander Talavari HTML5: IndexedDB - John Katsiotis
13:00 - 13:30 Expression Blend - Dimitris Gkanatsios, Giorgos Manoltzas, Lia Kampantai - How to use Expression Blend to create stunning user interfaces for Windows 8 HTML5: WebWorkers - Bill Stavroulakis
13:30 - 14:00 Web Services - John Katsiotis, Pol Soel - How to integrate Web Services into your Windows 8 application (JSON, XML) and consume them with C# HTML5: WebSockets - Bill Stavroulakis
14:00 - 14:30 Break
14:30 - 15:00 Introduction - Eleni Rachaniotou, George Kanellopoulos - Welcoming, description of the event, contest and more! Coding (if you wish, but trust us, you don't want to miss the session on the left <---) Coding (if you wish, but trust us, you don't want to miss the session on the far left <---)
15:00 - 15:30 Keynote: Windows 8 Dev Platform - Ben Riga - A lap around the Windows 8 platform for developers Coding (if you wish, but trust us, you don't want to miss the session on the left <---) Coding (if you wish, but trust us, you don't want to miss the session on the far left <---)
15:30 - 16:00
16:00 - 16:30 Windows 8 Modern UI - Isavella Benekou - The design story around Windows 8, the Microsoft Design language and more Coding (if you wish, but trust us, you don't want to miss the session on the left <---) Coding (if you wish, but trust us, you don't want to miss the session on the far left <---)
16:30 - 17:00
17:00 - 17:30 Break Coding @Gallery
17:30 - 18:00 Windows 8 for HTML Devs - Ioannis Panagopoulos - Overall capabilities of the HTML/JS platform for building Windows 8 native apps Less is More - Spyros Iliadis - How to start designing a WIndows Store App
18:00 - 18:30 Navigation - Maria Nasioti - Navigation guidelines on Windows Modern UI
18:30 - 19:00 Windows 8 for.NET Devs - Manos Kelaiditis - Overall capabilities of the C#-VB/XAML platform for building Windows 8 native apps Layout - Spyros Iliadis - Designing the layout of your Windows Store App
19:00 - 19:30 Commanding - Spyros Iliadis - Design the usage of UI controls on your apps. Where should they be? When should they appear?
19:30 - 20:00 Controls - Manos Kelaiditis - Which are the available controls for a Windows 8 developer and how can I use them in my app? Design for Charms & Contracts - Maria Nasioti - Design your app for a great charms bar and contracts
20:00 - 20:30 Contracts - Ioannis Panagopoulos - Enhance your app's experience and integrate it with Windows 8 features Alive With Activity - Maria Nasioti - How to visually attract your potential users to use your great new Windows Store App
20:30 - morning (just kidding, till 22:00) Crazy music from the most famous DJ (no, not Disc Jockey, but DEVELOPER JOHNNIE aka djsolid) Coding coding coding like a zombie


 

Day 2 - Saturday 10 Nov 2012

Time Slot Cobol (The Hub Ground Floor) PopUp (Piraeus Str. 123) Gallery
9:00 - 9:30 Coding @Gallery Coding @Gallery
9:30 - 10:00
10.00 - 10.30 Build for both Windows 8 & WP8 Platforms - Ben Riga - Learn to use the Model View View Model architectural pattern in your Windows 8 and Windows Phone apps (10:00 - 10:45) Snap & Scale beautifully - Spyros Iliadis - Windows 8 apps can work in a variety of resolutions plus states (full screen, snapped, filled) (10:15 - 10:45). This session will teach you the secrets on how your apps will look great!
10:30 - 11:00 File picker - Peter Dwersteg - Learn how to use the File Picker in your Windows 8 apps (10:45-11:30) - live streaming from Finland
11:00 - 11:30 Bring your apps to life with tiles & notifications - Manos Kelaiditis - If you want your app to use live tiles and/or push notifications, this session is for you
11:30 - 12:00 Animation Library - Manos Kelaiditis - learn how to use great animations in your Windows 8 apps HTML5 Game Development - Jeff Burtoft - Want to become an HTML5 game developer? That's your session! (11:30 - 12.15) live streaming from Finland
12:00 - 12:30 Process Lifecycle Management - George Kanellopoulos - Description of the lifetime of Windows 8 apps, how to save state, how and when Windows 8 apps run
12:30 - 13:00 Callisto, WinRT XAML Toolkit, SharpDX - Dimitris Gkanatsios - some useful libraries for XAML developers  Sensors - Peter Dwersteg (12:15-13:00), live streaming from Finland
13:00 - 13:30 Windows 8 apps localization - Ben Riga - With the Windows Store, you can reach hundrends of countries throughout the globe. In this session, we'll see how to localize Windows 8 apps (13:00 - 13:45) Anatomy of a Web App - Spyros Iliadis - How to convert your web app to a Windows 8 HTML/JS one
13:30 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:30 Lunch: @Gallery Lunch: @Gallery
14:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:30 Windows 8 Store - George Kanellopoulos - Description of the Windows 8 Store, how to upload apps, how to price your app, etc. Interaction Design patterns for Windows 8 - Dimitris Gkanatsios - UI Design patterns to make your apps feel "natural", intuitive and easy to use
15:30 - 16:00 How to Submit succesfully - George Kanellopoulos - Submitting to the store requires some attention. In this session, you'll see some common pitfalls and (mainly!) how to avoid them Windows Azure Overview - Dimitris Koutsanastasis - a lap around Windows Azure cloud computing platform + offers for educators and students
16:00 - 16:30 I'm a student or startup or MSDN Subscriber! How Can I claim a free Windows Store Account? Lydia Morazzani
16:30 - 17:00 StudentGuru, Imagine Cup - Microsoft Student Partners Mixalis Nikolaidis, Giorgos Manoltzas - Come and learn about StudentGuru, the Microsoft Student Partners program and the world's biggest student technology competition SQL Azure - Dimitris Koutsanastasis - an introduction to relational data storage on the cloud
17:00 - 17:30 Imagine Cup participation - Ready, set, go! - In this session we'll guide you throughout the Windows 8 Imagine Cup challenge and you'll have a first class chance to participate! Windows Azure Mobile Services - Kostas Pantos - easily use Windows Azure from your connected apps
17:30 - 18:00 Windows Azure Streaming Services - Kostas Pantos - how to use Windows Azure Streaming Services to stream content
18:00 - 18:30 Windows Phone 8 - Dimitris Gkanatsios - The first ever presentation about Windows Phone 8 in Greece. 'nuff said :) Coding @Gallery
18:30 - 19:00
19:00 - 19:30 Convert your Windows 8 app to Windows Phone and vice versa - Dimitris Gkanatsios/Ben Riga
19:30 - 20:15 Marketing and monetization - George Karavias - Want to make money and properly your apps? Come and learn about monetization tips, tactics and strategies with real life examples
20:15 - 22:00 Coding @Gallery

 

Day 3 - Sunday 11 Nov 2012

Time Slot Pascal Room ( The Hub 1st Floor) Cobol Room (The Hub Ground Floor) Gallery
9:00 - 9.30 Coding: One step before the competition! No sessions, but ALL the experts will be helping you create an AWESOME APP! @Gallery Coding @Gallery
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14:00 - 14:30 Lunch @Gallery
14:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:30 Qualifying Round - Group 1 Qualifying Round - Group 2  
15:30 - 16:00
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18:00 - 18:30 Break 
18:30 - 19:00 Final Round
19:00 - 19:30
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20:30 - 21:00 Winners Announcement & Closing