Ágiles 2009, 2nd Latin-American Conference on Agile Development Methodologies aims to be a meeting point for IT professionals in the region interested in sharing their experiences, discussing and learning on software development-related topics using agile methodologies.

Ágiles 2009, to be held in Florianopolis, Brasil, is a nonprofit event, organized by topic enthusiasts, united by the goal of creating a comprehensive discussion forum of agile methodologies and their adoption in Latin America.

We are a group of volunteers, professionals in the area, we seek to incorporate more efficient ways of developing software. Our principles include close collaboration with customers and focus on quality to add value to our customers.

Brian Marick will be presenting a Keynote session at the conference opening. Brian Marick is one of the 17 visionaries that authored the "Manifesto for Agile Software Development" in 2001. He is a recognized agile consultant and is a past chair of the board of the Agile Alliance. Brian Marick is the author of “The Craft of Software Testing”, which promotes test design techniques, how testers support the team, and unscripted exploratory manual testing.

Diana Larsen will be facilitating a conference retrospective to close Ágiles 2009. She has co-authored the book "Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great!" and co-founded the Agile Open Northwest conference and the international Retrospective Facilitators Gathering. Current chair of the Agile Alliance Board of Directors, she is recognized as one of the world's leaders in retrospective facilitation.

Among other international thought-leaders of the agile community, we will have the participation of Matt Gelbwaks, Naresh Jain and Dave Nicolette as special guests.

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