About Developer Day Scotland
Developer Day Scotland (DDS) is a community event, run by community for community, which is based upon the highly successful Developer! Developer! Developer! (DDD) community conference events.
DDD itself is a highly successful community event held at Microsoft’s TVP Campus in Reading! There have been six DDDs so far, the first one back on the 15th May 2005, the most recent on the 24th November 2007. The Reading event attracts some 300+ developer-focused delegates. The success of DDD is best expressed through the registration rate: DDD6 was fully booked within 24 hours of registration opening.
Scottish Developers is pleased to bring this phenomenal success to Scotland. The very best of the UK speaker community will be presenting on the topics delegates wish to see. We’re working with interested third parties to supply all manner of additional CPD resources for those delegates interested in professional and career development.
Highlights of Developer Day Scotland
Listed below are some of the key highlights of the day:
- Modern state of the art conference facility courtesy of Glasgow Caledonian University
- Three technical tracks with a capacity in excess of 150 delegates
- Sixty minute in-depth technical content sessions
- Leading international speakers and technology specialists
- Networking area, CPD resources
- Sponsor area to facilitate networking with delegates
The Developer Day Scotland team are constantly working on adding resources and more value to the day, so remember to come back from time to time to see what’s been added.
Who Should Attend?
Anyone involved in the software development or software engineering world.
Delegates will typically be drawn from software professionals and soon-to-be professionals, including business analysts, designers, DBAs, software developers, software engineers, students, team leads, testers and not forgetting managers of all levels.
Interest to attend as a delegate has already been expressed by individuals from education, small business, multi-national corporations and various branches of government.
Dates & Times
DDS will run from 9am to 5pm on Saturday 10th May 2008.
Over the next few months, there will be a number of key dates for submitting sessions, voting for the sessions you’d like to see, registering as a delegate and the conference day itself.
Our diary page shows the various stages and key dates as we move towards the big day.
Venue
The Continuing Professional Development Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA.
See the location on Google Maps or the Caledonian University website
Cost
Now the very best part! This event is free thanks to the generosity of our sponsors and supporters. Please check them out.
Promote Developer Day Scotland
Please show your support for DDS by blogging about or promoting DDS on your website. We’ll add you to our blogroll if you let us know what you’ve been doing.
Buttons and banners are available, subject to a few simple terms and conditions, to make this very easy.
Sponsors
The DDS team is still looking for more sponsors to help out with financial and other assistance.
Please Contact Us if you know of other organisations or companies who may be interested in sponsoring DDS.
More information can be found here of you’d like to be a part of the DDS success.
Please check out the sponsors and supporters already involved with DDS.
What Now?
Currently, the call for sponsors and the delegate registration is open.
On the top of the right sidebar you will always find the current status as we head towards the big day. Keep an eye on this information so you don’t miss out on the opportunity to participate in DDS.