Agile 2009 Program Announced

Posted by Deborah Hartmann Preuss on May 14, 2009

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The Agile2009 conference program has been announced. It is the Agile Alliance's largest annual event, held this year in Chicago from August 24-28. New themes include: Coaching and, Manifesting Agility. Back again: Open Jam, Programming with the Stars, Live Aid, Muzic Masti, AAFTT (Testing) Workshop, and 15 other "stages" organized by theme, not job description. This year the PLoP conference (Pattern Languages of Programs) follows right afterward, also in Chicago.

Using a "music festival" metaphor, the conference consists of "stages" proposed by members of the community. In December of last year the Agile Alliance solicited research papers, experience reports, panels, workshops, tutorials, and activities, and for three months those proposals were available to the public via a collaborative submission system, where proposals could be rated, questions asked, and improvements made. Overheard on Twitter: of 1600 submissions, 240 were selected. Subsequently, for each stage, its "stage managers" - practitioners passionate about their subject area - plan and execute the stage in their own style.

Agile2009 registration is open, with prices ranging from $1399-$1999 USD, with special pricing for academics.

This year's stages are: (follow the links for details)

Agile Adoption	Producer: Greg Smith Assistant: Amr Elssamadisy
Main Stage	Producer: Robin Dymond Assistant: Bill Wake
Agile Frontier	Producer: Olav Maassen Assistant: Eric Willeke
Manifesting Agility	Producer: Dan Mezick Assistant: Dan Caron
Agile & Organizational Culture	Producer: Mitch Lacey Assistant: Paul Hammond
New to Agile	Producer: Steven "Doc" List Assistant: Ola Ellnestam
Agile Product Management	Producer: Rich Mironov Assistant: Steve Johnson
Open Jam	A freeform space where participants are encouraged to meet informally to chat or create their own sessions and invite others. Producer: Esther Derby
Coaching	Producer: Chris Sterling Assistant: Gil Broza
Research	Three tracks: Research papers, Research-in-progress workshops, PhD symposium. Organizers: Yael Dubinsky,Tore Dyba, Philippe Kruchten.
Customers & Business Value	Producer: Greg Goodman Assistant: Jen Kintzle
Muzik Masti	Believes everyone is an artist / musician / performer and sets things so that everyone can join in, with music / sound activities for musicians and non-musicians alike. Producer: George Platts, Assistant: Henrik Kniberg
Developer Jam	Producer: Kirk Knoernschild Assistant: Nayan Hajratwala
Telling Our Stories	Producer: Steve Adolph Assistant: Geoff Hewson
Distributed Agile	Producer: Tamara Sulaiman Assistant: Monica Yap
Testing	Producer: Lisa Crispin Assistant: Bob Galen
Leadership & Teams	Producer: Pollyanna Pixton Assistant: Alida Cheung
Tools for Agility	Producer: Michael Hüttermann Assistant: John Smart
Live Aid	Learn new skills by participating in a real agile project for a Not for Profit organization, in a lab will be staffed with experienced mentors. Producer: Bob Payne, Assistant: Sanjiv Augustine
User Experience	Producer: Angela Martin Assistant: Lane Halley

The conference will again be preceded by an Agile Alliance Functional Test Tools (AAFTT) Visioning Workshop, Sunday, August 23rd, 9:00 - 17:00.

And, once again, the Programming with the Stars event pairs conference attendees with legendary agile programmers to perform live on stage before a panel of famous (and outspoken) judges.

The PLoP conference (Pattern Languages of Programs) starts right on the heels of Agile 2009 and is designed to promote development of pattern languages on all aspects of software, including design and programming, software architecture, user interface design, domain modeling, software processes, project management, and more.

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   Ennnn,GOOD!

   by Zhao jeason

   I planed to attend this conference,who has the same plan from Chinese? I think we should book the same hotel. :)

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   Re: Ennnn,GOOD!

   by Zhao jeason

   Ahhh, it from "China" rather than "Chinese", sorry!

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   Re: Ennnn,GOOD!

   by Steven Mak

   See you there :)

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