<p>The August 2008 release of the .NET Framework (version 3.5 SP1), aka "Arrowhead", includes exciting new improvements for WPF developers like GPU-accelerated bitmap effects, the “diet” .NET framework, and a totally custom setup experience. </p> <p>Then, just last week at the <b>PDC2008</b> in Los Angeles, Microsoft surprised us with even more WPF goodness by releasing the WPF <b>DataGrid</b>, Office-style <b>Ribbon</b> controls, and VSM (Visual State Manager) support in Blend. </p> <p>I’ll demo all of these in a fast-paced, slide-free (well maybe just a couple) session. There’s a lot to cover, so get here early. And if I can get it to work, I’ll show the all-new <b>Visual Studio 10</b>, built from the ground-up in WPF!</p>