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Windows 8 AppFestProctor Briefing Session

Srinivasan Chandrasekharan & Mark D’SouzaDPE, Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd.

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Proctor Requirements • Technical skills:

o Core & Current Development skills on Windows 8 RP/RTMo Familiar with Visual Studio 2012 RC/RTM o Familiar with WinRT, C#/VB.NET, .NET Framework 4.5 OR WinRT, HTML5, JavaScript,

CSS3 OR WinRT, C++

• Soft skills: o Communication skills o Experience leading people, teamso Aesthetic sense to help with UX

• Base expectations from all Proctors:o Laptop running Windows 8 RTM with VS2012 RTM or Visual Studio Express 2012 for

Windows 8o Good to have all samples installed locally o You will be assigned 25 to 30 mentees at event o Be friendly, cheerful, excited, energized, helpful: this is a once-in-a-lifetime

opportunity!

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Proctor Charter

• We need total commitment from proctors to ensure a great attendee experience at the event.

• All proctors at the event are expected to be available during the entire duration of the event to provide tech help, guidance & mentoring to event attendees.

• Proctors are expected to screen and identify high potential apps & nominate these for AELs.

• Some proctors may choose to develop & retain 1:1 engagement with developers during & after the event.

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Technical Resources

• Windows 8 Product Guide for Developers• Learn to build Windows 8 apps• Design UX for apps• Windows 8 UX Virtual Training• Reimagining a Windows Phone app as a Windows 8 app• Windows 8 app samples• Downloads for Windows 8 app development• Windows 8 app certification requirements• How to test your app with the Windows App Certification Kit• Community Resources

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• Attend onsite briefing on 21st Sept:o First session: 11am – 11:45 amo Second session (repeat): 11:45am – 12:30pmo Location: North Parade conference room (Level C)

Fortune Select Trinity, Bengaluru No. 134-136, EPIP Area, Road No. 1, Whitefield, Bengaluru - 560 066

• Go to special registration counter, collect event badge, event t-shirt & AEL passes• Wear event t-shirt & be at your allocated Zone on time• On 21st Sept, event begins at 1pm, app dev begins at 2pm• Mentor 25-30 people in your Zone• Issue AEL passes for “nearly complete” & “good quality” apps.

– Refer to Checklist.– WACK report of the app should be kept ready by app creator. It’s alright if there are a few errors

remaining.– App profile should be submitted by app creator at http://bit.ly/windows8ael

• DO NOT speak to press at all. No “on-record” or “off-record” discussions. Politely ask them to contact the Microsoft PR team members at the media center.

• Attend onsite post-event meeting at the Microsoft Zone in the main building at KTPO immediately after the event ends.

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