We have a fantastic program lined up and a uniquely collaborative
conference format.

Key note speeches from

Lisa Haneberg,
author of several books including "High Impact Middle Management",
"Focus Like a Laser Beam" and "Two Weeks to a Breakthrough",

and John Yuzdepski,
Chief Marketing Officer at TestQuest, former VP & GM at Openwave and
prior to that VP & GM of Sprintpcs.com

a CIO panel - featuring leaders from firms around Seattle,
participants to be confirmed

Think Tank / Open Space Sessions led by recognized leaders in the
agile field, including...

Luke Hohmann, Collaboration Games
David Anderson & Corey Ladas, Kanban
Brent Barton & Lance Young (of Solutions IQ), Scrum
Mitch Lacey & Julie Chickering, Getting Started with Agile
Bruce Eckfeldt & Jim Benson, Writing Agile Contracts
Mike Griffiths, Agile Program Management
Chris Matts & Olav Maassen, Real Option Theory
Arlen Bankston & Jeff Patton, Agile User Experience

On Day 1 each Think Tank facilitator will lead an open space group to
develop new material, thinking and ideas. Participants are free to
choose a single session or wonder freely from session to session
learning and contributing to each.

On Day 2 each session facilitator will present a 20-30 summary of the
findings from the previous day. The output from all 8 sessions will be
made available to participants.

Please come and join us. Enjoy the beautiful venue. Enjoy the Seattle
summer weather. Enjoy mixing and networking with leaders in the agile
and board members of the APLN.

It's a mini-Agile Conference in the Northwest.

Enjoy the great food at the luxury Edgewater Hotel. Join us for the
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