This session will introduce the fundamental concepts needed for attendees to start developing their own applications with Silverlight for the Windows Phone 7 platform.   Concepts to be presented include Basic Controls, Navigation, Application Lifetime, working with phone software and hardware services, and using the phone’s Notification Services.

Presenter Bio:  John Garland is a Senior Consultant at Wintellect and has been developing software professionally for over 12 years, having spent most of his career working on high-performance video and statistical analysis tools for premier sports teams, with an emphasis on the NFL, the NBA, and Division 1 NCAA Football and Basketball.  John is an active presenter in the New England .Net Development Community, having spoken at recent Code Camps in New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts.