Seattle and Redmond are buzzing with the Microsoft MVP Global Summit 2009! I got in Saturday morning and had a chance to spend some time with a good friend all day that works on the MSN team. This week about 1,500 Microsoft MVP’s will converge at the Microsoft corporate headquarters and engage is awesome discussions with a ton of Microsoft’s key product teams. MVP’s will share their real world experiences with the product teams, and also have the opportunity to sit in on some amazing presentations provided by Microsoft (about 680 sessions to chose from).
I personally don’t know of any other company in the world as committed to customer feedback, and listening to their customers as Microsoft. A lot of the critical and objective feedback that will be given over the next few days will ensure that the Microsoft products constantly evolve and push the software industry to constant evolution.
How big is the event? 97 countries are represented, 37 languages spoken, and about 90 different Microsoft technologies will be discussed.
I’m all registered up and have my MVP kit in hand. Since I got in yesterday, I had a chance to tour around the Microsoft Campus’s and check out some of the cool sights in Seattle. Today should be an exciting day as hundreds of MVP’s head to the Washington State Convention and Trade Center to register for the event. Then the day kicks off right after lunch with some optional side sessions. I’ll be heading over to a presentation on Azure around 1pm and then going to pop in for a session with the Windows International Online team. Later on in the day the welcome keynotes get going with Toby Richards, General Manager of Microsoft’s Community Support Services and Rich Kaplan, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft’s Customer & Partner Advocacy.
I will be pretty busy twittering and taking pictures over the next few days, not sure how much time I will actually have to blog.
You can read the Microsoft PressPass official press release here:
1,500 Global Tech Professionals Take Center Stage at 2009 Microsoft MVP Global Summit
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