Hi everyone – sorry for the delayed blog update - I'm here at TechED Barcelona, Spain (Developers this past week) and IT Forum next week, and spending the following week with my wife on vacation.

I hope you are all doing well - I am so fired up for ODC 2008 – we have great partners, speakers, and attendees - all providing overwhelming positive feedback thus far. Are you fired up? If so, why? If not, why not? Give us feedback!

ODC 2008, like with any successful Revolution, the theme is real; we need to press ourselves – step outside of the box with me and take a risk. If you want opportunity, take a challenge – it is self perpetuating. I look forward to taking this journey together. Please let me (us) know how we can better and further team up.

Thank you to those who are sponsors/presenters, and if you haven't already, please consider attending Office Developers Conference 2008.

Stop by the MSFT EMEA IT Forum Office booth if you can!

The Blue Monster t-shirt was and is a discussion topic at EMEA Developers conference – it got people talking – everyone had a visceral response to it – the majority of the people thought it was really cool and knew about the Blue Monster already, since the artist is from the UK.

Net: it wasn't yet another giveaway –something people with which emotionally connected as do I – even many MSFTies wanted a shirt and some want more.