Skills Matter is pleased to support Agile On The Beach 2012, - the annual agile conference taking place in Cornwall on September 6-7th 2012!

After the huge success of the inaugural Agile on The Beach 2011, organisers are this year celebrating after securing a “line-up coup” which is set to put Cornwall at the forefront of this globally-used methodology and extremely popular business principle.

Agile is a new tool designed to alleviate issues surrounding traditional software development and deployment, to help make businesses more effective. It focuses on the systems in place to become more efficient and effective, to deliver a project with greater success.

Along with two full days of keynotes speeches, workshops and presentations, Thursday evening gives you the opportunity to network and discuss the day’s highlights at our beach party with food, drinks and hogroast.

It will take place at Tremough Campus in Falmouth with the evening party moving to Falmouth’s famous Gyllygvase beach.

We are setting up pre-conference webinars so you can have the chance to sign up and gain a little more understanding before the event, and talks are in place for some post-conference activities. Dates and times to be published soon.

SPEAKERS
We have a range of speakers confirmed this year including:.

Mike Feathers (Keynote) - author of Legacy Code fame
Jeff Brantley (Keynote) - of Enthiosys
Eben Upton (Keynote) - Co-Founder of Raspberry Pi
Kevlin Henney - independent consultant and trainer
Kate Sullivan - Lonely Planet Melbourne
Allan Kelly – Agile consultant and author
Rachel Davies – Agile Coach and Author
Jon Jagger - independent software coach-consultant-trainer-enthusiast
Rob Bowley – Development Manager at 7digital
Steve Freeman – independent software consultant and developer
For a full list of speakers, bios and sessions please visit agileonthebeach.com/programme/speakers

PROGRAMME

Conference Overview: More and more Cornish businesses are using the Agile methodology to rapidly increase their efficiency and effectiveness within their chosen market. Designed to alleviate issues surrounding traditional software development, the approach can help all businesses to become more effective. If this sounds something you could benefit from, Agile on the Beach 2012 is the ideal starting point to find out what it’s all about from the world’s best, in beautiful and relaxed surroundings.

There will be 3 main streams as follows:

Software Craftsmanship: For the professionals, there’s plenty of technical innovations on offer. With an array of key international thinkers and forerunners signed up to the 2012 conference, software developers will be guided through the latest techniques, including design patterns and php. For two days Cornwall will be the epicentre of global Agile technology.

Teams: The Agile approach is not just about the business of software. It’s about the business of your approach. The conference will ask managers, directors, or indeed anyone leading a team to re-assess the way they work. Learn about high performing and innovative teams and find out what they do differently and how to create and manage your own. Agile on the Beach is the perfect environment to take some time to re-design the approach you take to your team.

Business including Lean Start-up: For those at the start of their business journey, it is the ideal time to set up as you mean to go on. Find the approach that will enable your business to operate at optimum efficiency throughout the many stage of growth. Learn how other start ups are utilising Agile systems to get a head-start, validating their market and accelerating delivery.

As well as speakers within these concurrent streams, there will also be 3 keynote speakers, 2 on Thursday and 1 on Friday.

Check out the website to view the full programme details and schedule.

TICKETS & REGISTRATION
Registration is open! As well as buying conference tickets, you can also purchase a ticket for the Thursday night Agile PARTY on the Beach which includes evening food as well as book accommodation on any nights from Wednesday through to Friday on campus in the new halls of residence (forget old style halls, these are 2 year old apartments with double beds and en suite rooms - similar to Travel Lodge standard!).

Ticket prices are as follows:
Early Bird – book by 1st August ........£245.00
Standard rate…..................................£295.00

Note that other ticket types are available including day tickets, block booking tickets, beach party tickets and B&B Accommodation. Full details at agileonthebeach.eventbrite.co.uk

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