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MSDN Flash: Tech Ed - we have a problem...
12 May 08 10:36 PM

I was going to open this editorial in celebration of the fact that registration for Tech Ed is now open and encourage you to register today. And – I strongly encourage you to register today. Not tomorrow – TODAY! Here’s why: As of Read More...

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Tech Ed New Zealand Tickets - 25% gone
07 May 08 10:08 AM

Ummmm, yeah.if you were planning on heading to Tech Ed this year to hear the likes of Scott Hanselman speak, I would be considering signing up real soon. The early bird tickets are already half sold, and when they are gone they are gone. What is amazing Read More...

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Tech Ed and MSDN Unplugged update
11 April 08 01:12 AM

Sometimes it feels like we just live from one event to the next. So while we’ve now got the launch events out of the way, there is more coming – and we need your help to make them the best events they can be First up – we are getting underway with our Read More...

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Tech Ed sessions - top 10
24 August 07 05:55 AM

I'll I've just got the Evaluation results for Tech Ed, so I thought I'd share the top 10 sessions from Tech Ed before I head out for a weekend. I've got to say that the competition among the top half of the sessions was very tight - you needed to be exceptional Read More...

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MSDN Flash - Daylight Saving and Tech Ed wrap up
21 August 07 01:43 PM

Tech Ed is done. It was a great event and before you forget I want to remind you of something you may have heard about at Tech Ed and if you didn’t its critical that you understand it. One of the lunchtime sessions we had was around the changes to Daylight Read More...

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Tech Ed Blog posts
21 August 07 04:17 AM

I thought I'd put together a list of blog posts I haven't already linked to elsewhere. Code Camp: For developers it all started with Code Camp - Summaries from Ivan and Kirk . Tech Ed: Eileen loved the keynote , as did Mauricio - and they've both seen Read More...

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User Group Meeting at Tech Ed Today!
15 August 07 12:36 AM

Rodney Lake has organized a last minute User Group meeting for anyone interested at 4pm today at TechEd. If you are around, come to the Milford Room on Level 4 (its down the corridor in behind the stairways where the "Sponsors Rooms" sign is). The session Read More...

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Evermore @ TechFest
14 August 07 09:16 PM

I haven't spoken to anyone who didn't enjoy the Tech Fest last night. That means I've either spoken to very few people or everyone enjoyed themselves. Hopefully the photos speak for themselves... Read More...

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Depth of technical sessions
13 August 07 09:53 PM

One of the things we often get feedback on is that we often don't hit the mark on session depth. There are a few ways to fix this... The first is to ensure we get deep sessions in to the agenda. I've made an effort to try and work these in this year. Read More...

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Women in Technology - wow
13 August 07 09:31 PM

The Women in Technology dinner went off really well. The team did a fantastic job and everyone was engaged as soon as they walked in the evening - and the chatter began. The panelists did a fantastic job. Here's who they wer e and how they related to Read More...

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Ask the experts
13 August 07 08:46 PM

The ask the experts evening went off. I have been going to Tech Ed for a few years now and I don't think I've seen delegates as engaged with experts as I did last night. Those of you who stuck around to talk to the speakers - they enjoyed it. As I previously Read More...

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Tech Ed - Keynote and market place...
13 August 07 06:37 AM

Well, we are well underway at Tech Ed. The first event of the day was the keynote. Interestingly, in my experience a keynote is really hard - you need to appeal to the entire audience - and this is where it gets tricky. Lou Carbone was our keynote speaker Read More...

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Welcome to Tech Ed New Zealand!
12 August 07 08:46 PM

Its the first day of Tech Ed New Zealand and we are ready to rock. Last night was the speakers dinner, where all the speakers got to sit down and have an opportunity to meet each other and shoot the breeze. The evening was great and everyone seemed to Read More...

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Geekzone: Behind the scenes at Tech Ed New Zealand 2007
09 August 07 10:28 PM

Mauricio did a behind the scenes Q&A with me yesterday for the "Unofficial Tech Ed Blog". It *might* prove to be an interesting read, but I'm sure your life is more interesting than mine :-) Behind the scenes at Tech Ed New Zealand 2007: Darryl Burlin Read More...

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Blogging about Tech Ed?
08 August 07 10:13 PM

I mentioned this before , but thought I'd call it out separately as it was at the bottom of the post... If you are blogging about Tech Ed and you want us to link to you from TechEd Live, you can tag it TechEdNZ07 and then best thing to do is to ping me Read More...

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