Delphi Developer Days 2013 Cities and Dates

I am pleased to announce the cities and dates for this year's Delphi Developer Days tour. We will be in Chicago May 6th and 7th, Frankfurt on May 30th and 31st, and Amsterdam on June 3rd and 4th.

Delphi Developer Days are intense, two-day events that blend the in-depth coverage of formal training with the atmosphere and networking opportunities of a small conference. Joining with me in offering this year's tour is renowned Delphi expert Bob Swart (Dr. Bob). Bob is an Embarcadero MVP, winner of the coveted Spirit of Delphi award, as well as a developer, consultant, and author. His skills and Delphi knowledge make him uniquely qualified to replace my previous Delphi Developer Days partner, Marco Cantù, who became the Delphi Product Manager this past fall.

 

Delphi Developer Days includes joint sessions, presented by both Bob and me, as well as simultaneous tracks, where Bob and I break out into separate rooms to present focused topics. Like past Delphi Developer Days tours, we will be covering many of Delphi's newest features as well as topics that apply to older versions of Delphi. This year's offerings include database development, mobile applications, SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) and REST (REpresentational State Transfer), DataSnap, Windows services, debugging, migrating to FireMonkey, and the always popular Tips and Tricks session. Additional sessions cover threads and thread synchronization, browser-based clients, as well as gestures and touch. For a full list this year's sessions, visit www.DelphiDeveloperDays.com.

 

Also making a return is the popular Delphi Developer Days course book. This extensive manual includes papers written by Bob and me and covers all of our Delphi Developer Day sessions. This means that while you'll have to select which talk to attend when Bob and I break out into our separate sessions, you will still receive the material, including source code, from all of our talks. Past year course books have run hundreds of pages in length, and have included more content than most books on software development. We expect this year's course book to be no different, and Bob and I are in currently in the process of writing it.

 

In addition to our sessions, Delphi Developer Days includes a keynote presentation from an Embarcadero representative, and well as a different guest speaker in each city. We also include open Q&A sessions each day where you can ask questions about any Delphi-related topics. We also have a raffle at the close of the second day where you have an opportunity to win valuable prizes contributed by our many sponsors.

 

All of our Delphi Developer Days 2013 locations are easy to get to. Our Chicago event is close to Chicago's O'Hare airport, and the hotel offers a free shuttle bus to and from that airport. Our Amsterdam location is across the street from Amsterdam's Central Station, and our Frankfurt location is one and a half kilometers (one mile) from Frankfurt's main train station (Frankfurt am Main Hauptbahnhof), from which you can take a taxi. There is also a city bus that runs from the train station and stops right in front of the hotel. Hotel locations, travel details, and more are available at www.DelphiDeveloperDays.com.

 

Seating is limited to 42 attendees in each city. These limits ensure that attendees get an opportunity to interact with me and Bob, as well as network with each other. However, we sold out a number of cities last year, and anticipate that this will happen again this year. As a result, you should register early in order to ensure your spot in the city of your choice.

 

You can also earn a discount if you register early. There are additional discounts for previous Delphi Developer Days attendees, as well as for companies that register three or more employees.

Bob and I, as well as Delphi Developer Days coordinator Loy Anderson, are very excited about this year's tour. We think we've put together an exceptional program, and we hope to see you there.

 

For more information, and to register, please visit www.DelphiDeveloperDays.com.