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April 30, 2010
AGILE ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES FIRST DAY SPEAKER LINE-UP FOR AGILE 2010
First day of program offers attendees blockbuster schedule of presenters and topics
PORTLAND, Ore., April 30, 2010 – The Agile Alliance, (www.agilealliance.org) a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the advancement of Agile software development principles and practices, today announced the line-up of invited speakers and topics for the opening day of Agile 2010. The list of invited speakers promises attendees a wealth of information and practical tips for delivering business value from some of the brightest minds in the Agile community. Set for Aug. 9 – 13 in Nashville, (http://agile2010.agilealliance.org). Agile 2010 is the leading international conference on Agile methods in software development, bringing together many disciplines in the fields of information systems and software development to foster the exchange of fresh ideas and best practices. 
Some of the featured presenters for Day One of the Conference include:
- Alistair Cockburn, “Seven Tools for the Product Owner Interfacing with an Agile Development Team”
- Mike Cohn, “Agile Estimating & Planning: From Basics to Brain Stumpers”
- Jez Humble & Martin Fowler, “Continuous Delivery”
- Jim Highsmith & Pat Reed, “Beyond Scope, Schedule and Cost: Optimizing Value”
- Jeff Patton, “Help Me See It: Using Collaborative Sketching to Bring Product Ideas to Life”
- Mary Poppendieck, “Leader’s Workshop: From Cost Center Disease to Strategy Deployment”
- Jean Tabaka, “The Agile Organization: Applying Visioning and Learning Models”
To help ensure this year’s conference offers sessions that vary in experience level and address topics of interest shared by past attendees, the program committee invited specific sessions to be presented on the first day of the conference around the broad conference themes of “Business, Technical and Leadership/Organization.”
“We are excited to offer such a broad array of topics and sessions from some of the top minds in the Agile community,” explained James Newkirk, Agile 2010 conference chair. “We heard attendees’ feedback from last year regarding how we could continue to improve the annual Agile conference and make it more useful to them. We believe this year’s conference delivers on that feedback, making it the best, most useful conference ever for advancing the practice of Agile software development principles and practices.”
Additional first day invited speakers listed in alphabetical order are (NOTE: some speakers listed are co-presenting with another first day speaker):
Scott Ambler
Simon Bennett
Dawn Cannan
George Dinwiddie
Mike Dwyer
Abby Fichter
Neal Ford
Erich Gamma
Israel Gat
Mary Gorman
Ellen Gottesdiener
Tom Grant
Janet Gregory
Aslak Hellsoy
Ashley Johnson
Micah Martin
Sue McKinney
Jean-Michel Lemieux
Dave Nicolette
Linda Rising
Johanna Rothman
Ahmed Sidky
Greg Smith
Matt Smith
Michael Spayd
Dennis Stevens
Mark Summers
Brad Wilson
Submitted proposals for the remaining days of the conference program (August 10 through 13) will be finalized and announced May 3, Newkirk says.
Attendees are encouraged to register early to obtain the Super Early Bird and Early Bird rates. For more information or to register online, visit (http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/register.html).
About the Agile Alliance
The Agile Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the concepts of Agile software development, as outlined in the (http://www.agilemanifesto.org/). With nearly 6,000 members located around the globe, the Agile Alliance is driven by the principles of Agile methodologies and the value delivered to developers, organizations and end users. The Agile Alliance organizes the annual Agile Conference, the industry’s leading event that attracts practitioners, academia, business and vendor-partner community members from around the globe. The Agile 2010 conference http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/ is set for August 9-13 in Nashville. For more information about the organization, visit (http://www.agilealliance.org/).
Media contact:
Christie Denniston
Catapult PR-IR
Phone: 303-581-7760
Cell: 303-827-5164
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com
March 3, 2010
AGILE ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES MIKE COHN AND DAVE THOMAS AS KEYNOTE SPEAKERS FOR AGILE 2010 CONFERENCE
Cohn and Thomas to share insights on the state of Agile software development
PORTLAND, Oregon March 1, 2010 – The Agile Alliance, (www.agilealliance.org) a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the advancement of Agile software development principles and practices, today announced Mike Cohn and Dave Thomas as keynote speakers for the Agile 2010 Conference, set for Aug. 9 – 13 in Nashville, (http://agile2010.agilealliance.org). Agile 2010 is the leading international conference on Agile methods in software development, bringing together many disciplines in the fields of information systems and software development to foster the exchange of fresh ideas and best practices.
”Agile 2010 will provide attendees with unprecedented access to the foremost thought leaders and industry luminaries,” said Jim Newkirk, Agile 2010 conference chair. “Our intent is to provide attendees with the knowledge and resources they need to implement and scale Agile within their organizations. This year’s keynote speakers will offer attendees practical advice on how to succeed with Agile. “
Dave Thomas
He has a wide spectrum of technical and business experience and is a thought leader in the software industry. He is the Founder and Chairman of Bedarra Research Labs and a Managing Director for Object Mentor. Dave founded OTI, who developed IBM Smalltalk, Java VMs and the VisualAge and Eclipse IDEs. In the 80s he developed one of the first lean software processes called Just In Time Software used at OTI/IBM. Thomas is a practice leader in Lean and Agile working with large companies to streamline software product development. He was a founding director of the Agile Alliance and instrumental in establishing the Agile Conference.
Mike Cohn
Having run his first Scrum project in 1995, Mountain Goat Software founder Mike Cohn has more than a dozen years of experience with Scrum and Agile methodologies. Cohn is also a prolific author and writer. He was also a founding member of both the Agile and Scrum Alliance.
Research submissions will be accepted until March 12. For more information please visit: http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/speaker.html
About the Agile Alliance
The Agile Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the concepts of Agile software development, as outlined in the (http://www.agilemanifesto.org/). With nearly 6,000 members located around the globe, the Agile Alliance is driven by the principles of Agile methodologies and the value delivered to developers, organizations and end users. The Agile Alliance organizes the annual Agile Conference, the industry’s leading event that attracts practitioners, academia, business and vendor-partner community members from around the globe. The Agile 2010 Conference http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/ is set for August 9-13 in Nashville. For more information about the organization, visit http://www.agilealliance.org/.
Media contact:
Christie Denniston
Catapult PR-IR
Phone: 303-581-7760
Cell: 303-827-5164
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com
January 20, 2010
AGILE 2010 SET FOR NASHVILLE, CALL FOR SPEAKERS NOW OPEN
Based on community feedback, leading conference on Agile development to offer a tighter agenda to bring greater focus to event
PORTLAND Jan. 19, 2010 – The Agile Alliance, (www.agilealliance.org) a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the advancement of Agile software development principles and practices, today announced the “call for speakers” for Agile 2010 is now open. Set for Aug. 9 – 13 in Nashville, (http://agile2010.agilealliance.org). Agile 2010 is the leading international conference on Agile methods in software development, bringing together many disciplines in the fields of information systems and software development to foster the exchange of fresh ideas and best practices.
“This year’s conference will examine the latest theory, practical applications and implications of Agile methods,” said Jim Newkirk, Agile 2010 conference chair. “The Agile approach focuses on delivering business value early in the project lifetime and being able to incorporate emergent requirements. The Agile conference is not about a single methodology or approach, but rather provides a forum for the exchange of information regarding all Agile development technologies.”
The Agile 2010 submission process will be somewhat different from past years. In previous years submissions were submitted to individual stages for consideration. This year, interested presenters will submit abstracts that address one of the broad conference themes – Business, Technical, and Leadership & Organization. Once submitted, the program committee will identify and forward abstracts to the most appropriate stage for consideration.
In addition, to help ensure the conference offers sessions that vary in experience level and address topics of interest shared by past attendees, the program committee will invite specific sessions. These 180 minute sessions will be presented on the first day of the conference and will be selected based on the following criteria (in priority order):
1. The session content fills a specific hole in the program, either from a pure content perspective or from an experience level.
2. The session provides a fresh perspective on a particular topic.
3. The presenter scored in the top 20% with regard to feedback at last year’s conference.
“The changes we have made to the speaking submission process aims to build on the success of past conferences and ensure that all members of the Agile community – regardless of experience level – have focused sessions to attend,” said Newkirk. “I invite anyone interested in speaking at this year’s conference to visit our main Web site and also review a more detailed outline of this year’s process on the Agile 2010 blog at (http://agile2010.wordpress.com/).”
The submission system in open now and will remain open until Feb. 19, 2010. For more information or to submit a presentation please visit: http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/index.html.
About the Agile Alliance
The Agile Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the concepts of Agile software development, as outlined in the (http://www.agilemanifesto.org/). With nearly 6,000 members located around the globe, the Agile Alliance is driven by the principles of Agile methodologies and the value delivered to developers, organizations and end users. The Agile Alliance organizes the annual Agile Conference, the industry’s leading event that attracts practitioners, academia, business and vendor-partner community members from around the globe. The Agile 2010 conference http://agile2010.agilealliance.org/ is set for August 9-13 in Nashville. For more information about the organization, visit http://www.agilealliance.org/.
Media contact:
Christie Denniston
Catapult PR-IR
Phone: 303-581-7760
Cell: 303-827-5164
cdenniston@catapultpr-ir.com
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