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title: "Mix-It-Up Dec 2008: Touch-It-Up"
date: 2008-12-03 22:15:45
permalink: https://lesterchan.net/blog/2008/12/03/mix-it-up-dec-2008-touch-it-up/
author: Lester Chan
categories:
  - Community
tags:
  - Microsoft
  - Mix-It-Up
  - Touch-It-Up
---

Microsoft Singapore have flew in Tim Huckaby from Microsoft HQ to give a talk on Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Silverlight 2.0 and programming for Microsoft Surface!

**Tim Huckaby’s Profile**

> Consistently rated in the top 10% of all speakers, and currently focused on Smart Client Technologies, Tim Huckaby has been called a “Pioneer of the Smart Client Revolution”. Tim has been awarded multiple times for the highest rated keynote and technical presentations for Microsoft and numerous other technology conferences around the world.

**Event Outline**

> Innovation is touching down in Singapore! See it with your own eyes and hear it directly from Mr Tim Huckaby, a “Pioneer of the Smart Client Revolution” as he shares on Windows Presentation Foundation, Silverlight and Microsoft Surface!
> 
> This session will be heavily demo focused to accentuate how the power of the Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) and Silverlight 2.0 can be used to visualize data.
> 
> WPF is the next-generation presentation sub-system for building rich Windows smart client user experiences that incorporate UI, media, and documents.
> 
> Microsoft Silverlight is a plug-in for delivering the next generation of media experiences and rich interactive applications for the Web.
> 
> Microsoft Surface a multi-touch product that allows a user to manipulate digital content by the use of natural motions, hand gestures, or physical objects.

**Event Details**

> Date: 10th December 2008 (Wed)  
> Time: 6pm – 9pm  
> Venue: Microsoft Auditorium, Level 21, NTUC Centre, One Marina Boulevard, Microsoft Singapore  
> Email: MSDPE@crystaledge.net  
> Call: Meagan at +65 6293 4947

Registration is free, so if you are interesting please RSVP at [this link](http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032397887&Culture=en-SG).

Full Details: [Mix-It-Up December 2008: Touch-It-Up](http://mssg.earth9.com/singapore/edm/2008/11/28/TouchItUp.html)

PS: Weiquan and Suqin, if you are interested want to go together?