Workshop Descriptions

Qik Welcome
Tuesday 09:00 - 10:30
Audience: Sabre Qik Developer Attendees
General session
Welcome to the conference. During this session, we will introduce the new members of our community and showcase what has been going on since the last conference.

Qik – What do you value most?
Tuesday 10:45 - 12:15
Audience: Sabre Qik Developer Attendees
General session
During this session, you will need to leverage your creativity as you identify what makes Qik applications a success today. We will also explore the possibilities of Qik applications of the future. You are only limited by your imagination.

Qik – Developer Usability
Tuesday 13:30 - 14:15
Audience: Sabre Qik Application Developers
Breakout session
This session will combine demonstrations with round table discussions as we seek ways to heighten the Qik Developer user experience.

Qik – Application Adoption Techniques
Tuesday 13:30 – 14:15
Audience: Sabre Qik Managers
Breakout session
This session will probe ways that you can help your users understand and accept the changes as you roll out new versions. Please let us know if you are interesting in sharing your experiences with the community.

Qik – Application Development Techniques
Tuesday 14:30 - 15:15
Audience: Sabre Qik Developer Attendees
General session
This session will review various tools or coding practices that you could employ to make maintaining your application easier. This session will also examine future modularization enhancements.

Qik – Exceeding Your Expectations
Tuesday 15:30 - 17:30
Audience: Sabre Qik Developer Attendees
General session
This session will focus on what you expect from Sabre and how we can exceed those expectations.

Guest Speaker
Wednesday 09:00 - 10:15
Audience: All
General session
We are excited to present a guest speaker who will discuss the migration to Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) across the Travel Industry.

SOA and Qik
Wednesday 10:30 - 12:00
Audience: Sabre Qik Developer Attendees
Breakout session
Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) is spreading across the Travel Industry. The first part of this session will showcase various ways in which Qik supports SOA. Please let us know if you are interested in relaying your SOA experiences with the community.

In the second part of this session, we will dive deeper into two newer features that enable Qik developers to consume services more effectively.

Technology Expo
Wednesday 13:30 - 17:00
Audience: All
General session
This exposition will provide numerous opportunities in an energetic setting.

See what’s new with Sabre Qik Developer, Multitask Manager, Turbo Sabre, Ticketing Assistant, Power Assistant, Sabre Web Services, and more. Short vignettes will showcase new features.
Various experts will be available in the lounges throughout the exposition hall to answer questions that you might have regarding the Sabre Qik executable, Sabre Qik applications, Sabre Web Services, and Sabre NOFEP migration. Bring your laptop and dig into specific questions.
Learn how to configure various features in our mini-classes. Classes will be conducted every half hour through out the afternoon. The schedule and topic will be posted in the expo.
Experience the latest Sabre Qik Developer. Laptops will be provided in the exposition hall where you can play with the latest version.
Exchange ideas with other members in the development community

Sabre Web Services – Where we are now and a look into the future
Wednesday 10:30 - 12:00
Audience: Sabre Web Services Attendees
Breakout session

Sabre Web Services has come a long way in just a short time. During this session you’ll get see a recap of its evolution (or revolution some might say) and how the system is performing today. You’ll take a look into the future of Sabre Web Services and how Sabre will give you access to features and functions not possible with previous access methods. This session is intended for both existing customers as well as anyone interested in finding out more about Sabre Web Services.

Sabre Web Services – Best practices, tips and tricks
Wednesday 13:30 - 15:00
Audience: Sabre Web Services Attendees
Breakout session
Are terms like session management and TAM pool usage causing you to loose sleep? Do you have nagging questions about ways to get the most out of each transaction? You will get answers to these and many other questions during this interactive session. Although this session is primarily intended for current developers using Sabre Web Services, anyone with future development plans is welcome to attend.

Sabre Web Services – How to successfully start a new project
Wednesday 15:30 - 16:00
Audience: Sabre Web Services Attendees
Breakout session
Don’t find yourself saying “That’s what I asked for but that’s not what I wanted.” During this session you will explore how to successfully kick off a new Sabre Web Service project. You’ll see how a relatively small amount of planning time up front has the potential to save you development time and get your application built right the first time. This session is primarily intended for anyone thinking about starting a new Sabre Web Services project.

Qik – Looking Toward Tomorrow
Thursday 9:30 - 11:00
Audience: Sabre Qik Developer Attendees
Breakout session
During this session, we will discuss the Sabre technology roadmap. In addition, you will prioritize the enhancements that you have requested.

Qik – Closing Session
Thursday 11:15 - 12:30
Audience: Sabre Qik Developer Attendees
Breakout session
Do not miss the grand finale as we say so long after another great conference.

Sabre Web Services – Panel discussion
Thursday 9:30 - 10:30
Audience: Sabre Web Services Attendees
Breakout session
During this interactive session you will be able to pose questions to panelists representing the Open Travel Alliance, Sabre Web Service Development and Sabre CTO.