BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Upcoming: AgileEvents Events PRODID:-//Upcoming.org/Upcoming ICS//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091123 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091125 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:XP Days Benelux 2009 DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3012450/ ] XP Day Benelux is an international conference about agile software development\, intended for software development and business people from all walks of life. It provides a good opportunity for exchanging ideas and sharing experiences and is suited for both experienced participants and beginners in agile software development. The focus of this conference is on practical knowledge\, real-world experience\, and active participation of everyone. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3012450/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3012450/ DTSTAMP:20090629T063912 LAST-MODIFIED:20090629T063912 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=Ilja Preuß:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/156646/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/84649/":Elewijt Center @ Tervuursesteenweg 564\, Sempst\, Vlaams Brabant XX END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091129 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:XP-Days Germany 2009 DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3012395/ ] Die XP Days Germany sind eine mehrtägige Konferenz über Agile Softwareentwicklung und Extreme Programming. Zielpublikum sind Softwareentwickler\, Projektleiter\, IT Manager\, Tester\, Architekten und Coaches. Die Konferenz bietet eine hervorragende Möglichkeit\, um Ideen und Erfahrungen auszutauschen\, und ist sowohl für erfahrene Praktiker als auch für Neulinge auf dem Gebiet der Agilen Softwareentwicklung geeignet. Der Fokus dieser Konferenz liegt auf praxisbezogenem Wissen\, praktischer Erfahrung und aktiver Teilnahme aller Anwesenden. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3012395/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3012395/ DTSTAMP:20090629T044923 LAST-MODIFIED:20090629T044923 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=Ilja Preuß:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/156646/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/582194/":IHK Karlsruhe @ Lammstraße 13-17\, Karlsruhe\, Baden-Württemberg 76133 DE END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091127T093000 DTEND:20091127T180000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Agile Specifications\, Bdd And Testing Exchange DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4333494/ ] Following the excellent response to our Agile Testing and BDD community events and courses during the last 10 months\, Skills Matter is proud to organise the first\, annual Agile Specification\, BDD and Testing eXchange - an intensive and intimate event aimed at bringing together leading thinkers and passionate community members. The aim of this eXchange is to promote awareness and adoption of modern Agile Testing techniques and ideas. With Lisa Crispin providing the conference keynote and two Parkbench sessions\, the programme is structured to encourage discussion and bring together the leading thinkers and passionate members of the UK Agile Development and Testing community. With a maximum number of 125 delegates\, we aim to provide an informal and intimate environment where you can share experience\, demonstrate new ideas and techniques\, talk to the experts and generally have lots of fun. Speakers Gojko Adzic has kindly agreed to be the Programme Lead\, and is currently working with Antony Marcano\, Lisa Crispin\, Dan North\, Liz Keogh and David Evanson on an interesting and exciting set of talks! Register today – and pay just £25 To event aims to provide a real opportunity to share ideas\, learn and discuss\, so we have limited the number of delegates to 125 only. There is also an Early Bird Discount of nearly 75% if you book on or before August 31st\, so if you would like to join us\, get your skates on\, register today and pay just £25 Info & Registration: http://skillsmatter.com/event/agile-testing/agile-specifications-bdd-and-testing-exchange/wd-33 Sponsorship There are a variety of sponsorship packages available for organisations that wish to reach this audience. For further details about sponsorship packages\, please contact Skills Matter's Community Manager Natalie Gray Programme You can find the full programme here: http://skillsmatter.com/event/agile-testing/agile-specifications-bdd-and-testing-exchange/wd-33 URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4333494/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4333494/ DTSTAMP:20090823T082540 LAST-MODIFIED:20090823T082540 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=SkillsMatter:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/93962/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/623709/":The Skills Matter eXChange @ 116-120 Goswell Road\, London\, England EC1V 7DP GB END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091201T093000 DTEND:20091201T180000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Lean & Kanban eXchange 2009 DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4314285/ ] Lean & Kanban eXchange 2009 Skills Matter is pleased to announce the Lean & Kanban eXchange 2009 taking place at Skills Matter in central London on December 1st - an intensive and intimate event aimed at bringing together leading thinkers and passionate community members. The aim of the Lean & Kanban eXchange is to promote awareness and adoption of Lean and Kanban ideas and techniques. With David J. Anderson providing the conference keynote and two Parkbench sessions\, the programme is structured to encourage discussion and bring together the leading thinkers and passionate members of the UK Agile\, Lean & Kanban community. With a maximum number of 125 delegates\, we aim to provide an informal and intimate environment where you can share experience\, demonstrate new ideas and techniques\, talk to the experts and generally have lots of fun. Structure 1 day\, 1 track\, 125 delegates. Full programme here: http://skillsmatter.com/event/agile-scrum/lean-kanban-exchange/wd-33 Speakers David J Anderson has kindly agreed to be the Program Lead and is currently working with David Joyce\, Martine Devos\, Rob Hathaway\, David Laribee and others to put together a fantastic programme of talks. Register Today – tickets just £25 (offer valid until Aug 31st) To event aims to provide a real opportunity to share ideas\, learn and discuss\, so we have limited the number of delegates to 125 only. There is also an Early Bird Discount of nearly 75% if you book on or before August 31st\, so if you would like to join us\, get your skates on and register today! http://skillsmatter.com/event/agile-scrum/lean-kanban-exchange/wd-33 Sponsorship There are a variety of sponsorship packages available for organisations that wish to reach this audience. If you think your organisation may be interested in sponsoring the event\, or you know of any other organisations\, please contact Skills Matter's Community Manager Natalie Gray further details about sponsorship packages. Natalie can be reached on natalie [dot] gray [at] skillsmatter dot com or skype natalieskillsmatter Hope to see you there?! Wendy URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4314285/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4314285/ DTSTAMP:20090823T013412 LAST-MODIFIED:20090823T013412 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=SkillsMatter:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/93962/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/623709/":The Skills Matter eXChange @ 116-120 Goswell Road\, London\, England EC1V 7DP GB END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091209 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:XPDay London 2009 DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3012391/ ] URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3012391/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3012391/ DTSTAMP:20090629T043752 LAST-MODIFIED:20090629T043752 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=Ilja Preuß:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/156646/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/582191/":Church House Conference Center @ Dean's Yard\, Westminster\, London\, England SW1P 3NZ GB END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20100106T190000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:CHIFOO Meeting: Confessions of a Public Speaker with Scott Berkun DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4881573/ ] Presented by Scott Berkun\, author of "Confessions of a Public Speaker" and other books http://www.scottberkun.com If you wonder why your wonderful ideas rarely get accepted\, or are compromised beyond recognition in meeting after meeting\, it might not be your creative design talents that are the problem. It’s your ability to frame\, shape and pitch your ideas effectively to others. This fun\, brutally honest\, interactive talk\, loosely based on the O’Reilly book ‘Confessions of a Public Speaker’\, will give you everything you need to know to present\, pitch\, convince and sell your ideas so your world domination plans can begin. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4881573/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4881573/ DTSTAMP:20091111T201841 LAST-MODIFIED:20091111T201841 CATEGORIES:Social ORGANIZER;CN=fellene:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/255827/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/557212/":White Stag Building @ 70 NW Couch Street\, Portland\, Oregon 97204 US END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100605 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:XP 2010 DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2901387/ ] URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2901387/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2901387/ DTSTAMP:20090612T035420 LAST-MODIFIED:20090612T035420 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=Ilja Preuß:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/156646/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/474024/":Rica Nidelven @ Solsiden\, Trondheim\, Sor-Trondelag 7000 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR