I just totted up the Code Generation 2007 sessions that Juha-Pekka and I are leading (or participating in, for panels) -- seven in total. OK, so being a silver sponsor helps :-). But then again even the gold sponsor, Microsoft, only has three sessions, despite having their development team only a couple of miles away. Fortunately for us -- and the attendees -- all but one of our sessions are short, 75 minutes. Mark Dalgarno has also done sterling work in arranging the sessions to avoid clashes where similar topics have the same time slot.

To make the most out of the wealth of information on offer, you'll need to plan your time carefully. Obviously, you should go to lots of our sessions :-), but do make sure you take in other viewpoints too. Try to see the other tools in action (looks like only MetaCase, Microsoft and oAW have tool-focused talks), but in particular make sure you see some case studies. You'll need to take into account the limits of the tools used in the case studies, and the fact that in many cases this was that company's first attempt at DSM, but there's a lot to be said for learning from others' experiences (especially mistakes!) rather than your own.

Below is my sketch of a possible path through the conference (the gaps are plenary sessions and breaks). Jos Warmer and Pedro Molina are must-sees, as they have some of the longest experience outside of the usual DSM crowd. If you can only stand two MetaCase sessions, I'd recommend the "Industrial strength DSM" tutorial -- if you've only used other tools, I hope we can knock your socks off -- and "20 example cases from the past 10 years". MetaCase is the only company with that depth of experience, and it's applicable whatever tool you use. I'm particularly looking forward to Angelo Hulshout's section of that session, where he'll discuss a current case by ICT.