[Agile2009news] Agile 2009 Conference Update, June 25, 2009

[Johanna Rothman]

Hi all,

Here's the current news about the Agile 2009 Conference:

We've announced the keynote speakers: Alistair Cockburn and Jared  
Spool. We (Ahmed Sidky, the program chair, and I) selected Alistair  
and Jared for these reasons:
- They make us think
- They are down to earth and fit with our theme, "Making Agile Real"
- They both have a sense of humor
- They are from the industry

In the past, we've had motivational speakers and high profile speakers  
who were great speakers. But they didn't know how to make agile real  
for the audience. We're trying to focus on that "real-ness" for the  
conference this year. Our keynotes will deliver.

If you're not keeping up with the Agile 2009 blog, I encourage you to  
do so. Here's the url:
http://agile2009.wordpress.com/

We make more frequent announcements on the blog and provide more  
information.

The Super Early Bird rate is sold out! You can still get the Early  
Bird rate, or find four other people and register as a 5-pack together.

Want to follow the conference on twitter? You can follow these hashtags:
#agile2009

Want to see a video of last year? See:
http://agile2009.agilealliance.com/conferences

If you're considering the conference, and you're still not sure what  
you'll get out of it, feel free to email me. I will either answer your  
question or forward it to the people who can answer it.

Hope to see you there,
Johanna
Agile 2009 Conference Chair
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Join me at Agile 2009: http://agile2009.agilealliance.org