UPDATE: Now this event is complete, you can watch it online as a Webcast here Power to Developers

The theme is Experience the Future of the Microsoft Platform.

• Steve Ballmer looks at high level trends in the computing industry, outlines Microsoft's strategic investments, its direction & expands on the platform announced at PDC 08.
• Gianpaolo Carraro, Senior Director, Drills into Microsoft Azure, Microsoft's "Cloud Computing" Software + Services Platform with slides & demos.
• Tim Sneath, Director, gives a preview of the new features of Windows 7.

At 3:30pm Thurs 6th Nov in Australia, (8:30pm Wed 5th Nov USA West coast). Steve Ballmer will speak to Australian Developers about Software-plus-Services & the new Cloud Computing Platform Microsoft launched last week. The venue is sold out, but you can watch it online. For more details & to watch it online, click Steve B - Liberation day

Note: it is not obvious what you'll need to do to view it. On the day another page will become visible with the viewing control.

He will speak for ~ 1 hr & will be followed by 2 Microsoft Directors, one expanding on the Cloud Computing Platform & the other demo-ing what Windows 7 has to offer.