Hi everyone – just wrapping up my 2^nd week here in Barcelona, Spain at TechED IT Forum. What a great set of events (Developers event last week and IT Forum this week). I've got Office Developers Conference 2008 (ODC 2008) on the brain – many people are very excited that we're taking this event 'public' for the first time. This week I spent a lot of time talking about (ODC 2008) meeting with Office Business Applications (OBA Central) partners and ODC 2008 partners. Additionally I also had the wonderful opportunity to meet existing, and new friends and partners; some were OBA Central launch partners and others who were learning more about OBA Central and ODC 2008 it ran the full spectrum.

Further, I had the great opportunity to hear some great stories how OBA Central continues to grow as a community and a great networking site – I heard a number of examples of partners using OBA Central to find other partners and connect to come together as partners providing our customers and partners with a great ecosystem.

I envision ODC 2008 as a extension of IT Forum as a revolutionary opportunity to network and build relationships and share our mutual passion, spend time with partners/friends, celebrate existing friendships/partnerships and building new ones. I continue to be excited about this event. I can't wait – how about you???

I'm headed for holiday with my wife shortly – and am excited to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Best wishes – and stay tuned!!!