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Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals Community

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The Microsoft Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals community provides many ways to connect with peers, get answers to technical questions, find solutions to specific issues and help advance you and your career opportunities.


Community Agenda

  • Monday 3
    14:00 - 15:30
    Keynote Presentation
    15:30 - 16:00
    Session Break
    17:15 - 17:45
    Session Break
    19:00 - 20:00
    Wave 1 Speaker Idol
    19:00 - 21:00
    Welcome Reception 
  • Tuesday 4
    10:00 - 17:00
    Exhibition, Community Lounge & ATE open
    10:15 - 10:45
    Session Break
    12:00 - 13:30
    Lunch Break
    12:00 - 13:00
    Wave 2 Speaker Idol
    14:45 - 15:15
    Session Break
    16:30 - 17:00
    Session Break
    18:30 - 20:00
    Women In Technology Panel Discussion
  • Wednesday 5
    10:00 - 19:00
    Exhibition, Community Lounge & ATE open
    10:15 - 10:45
    Session Break
    12:00 - 13:30
    Lunch Break
    12:45 - 13:30
    Wave 3 Speaker Idol
    14:45 - 15:45
    Session Break and Expo hour
    17:00 - 17:30
    Session Break
    18:45
    Country Drinks
  • Thursday 6
    09:45 - 18:00
    Exhibition, Community Lounge & ATE open
    09:45 - 10:15
    Session Break
    11:30 - 13:00
    Lunch Break
    14:15 - 14:40
    Session Break and Expo
    12:00 - 13:00
    Final Speaker Idol
    17:35 - 18:00
    Session Break
  • Friday 7
    10:00 - 14:00
    Exhibition, Community Lounge & ATE open
    10:15 - 10:45
    Session Break
    12:00 - 13:30
    Lunch Break
    14:45 - 15:15
    Session Break
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Culminis
Forums
Blogging
RSS
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Tech·Ed EMEA TV

Keep up to date with all the latest action as it unfolds onsite. Hear what the experts have to say, check out the panel discussions and join the fun and games on the community stage.

Tech·Ed OnlineIf you want to get hold of the technical content from Tech·Ed EMEA or any of the other Tech·Ed’s that happen globally, then visit Tech·Ed Online and sign up today!

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Date: 14  Nov  2008
ESE Internals (Ross Smith IV)
This session provides an in-depth look at the underlying storage technology that is used by Exchange Server. Learn about the changes made in Exchange 2007 SP1 that optimized the Extensible Storage Engine providing the necessary groundwork for enhancements that are coming in future versions of Exchange.

Communities

Why do delegates come back year on year? The community is a major reason. Nowhere else in EMEA can you find the wealth of ideas, solutions and buzz.
 
Tech·Ed EMEA IT Professionals joins together thousands of your peers, product experts, top speakers and Microsoft Staff and offers ways to connect:
 

Community Stage

Situated at the heart of the Exhibition Hall, the Community stage offers the perfect opportunity to relax and network with some of the most influential community members who represent Microsoft MVPs, Culminis and other community groups. Watch the dynamic panel discussions, win some swag and cheer on your favourite in the Speaker Idol competition.

Microsoft Learning Bookshop

Stock up on the latest publications and look out for the big names authors signing their books.  

Conference shop

Purchase all the latest Microsoft merchandise from the conference shop. For more information, please go to

Official merchandize supplier: 

DK Blue

Women In Technology

Hear about the panel discussion, the big name speakers as well as the perceptions and challenges faced by women in IT! For everyone at Tech·Ed EMEA IT Professionals come along to room 125 at 18:30 on Tuesday 4 November.

 

Microsoft Communities

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Speaker IdolSpeaker Idol

Have you got what it takes to be King of the Stage?

The top Speaker Idol presenter will win a free ticket to attend Tech·Ed EMEA 2009 IT Professionals, PLUS the opportunity to present a technical breakout session to an audience of IT professionals attending the conference.  Hats off!

Not one... but two runners-up will also win free tickets to attend Tech·Ed EMEA 2009 IT Professionals. That’s hot! 

If you are technically competent and can confidently deliver a compelling and dynamic presentation to an audience of IT professionals... then you’re on!

Speaker IdolJoin us on stage at Speaker Idol 2008. Demonstrate your presentation skills and you can become the star of the show.  Take your first steps on the road to success...

Find out more and sign up

The Exhibition Hall

Meet leading Microsoft partners who come to exhibit from around the world offering a complete resource of information on the latest technologies, products and services. In addition the Exhibition Hall will host many community features:

Community Stage Situated at the heart of the Exhibition Hall, the Community stage offers the perfect opportunity to relax and network with some of the most influential community members.

Microsoft Learning Bookshop Stock up on the latest publications and look out for the big names authors signing their books.  

Microsoft Ask the Experts Pavilion  Ask questions, get answers. Meet face-to-face with Microsoft speakers consultants, technical support service engineers, product managers, Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCTs) and Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs). Allowing more time for drill-down scenarios and more chances to find solutions.

CulminisCulminis: The New Volunteer Organization


Representing over 1100 member organizations and over 2.7 million IT professionals, Culminis is the world's largest international not-for-profit organization powered by dedicated volunteers devoted to the development and growth of the IT community by freely providing services to support and connect user groups, associations, and student IT organizations. Culminis stands committed to the free exchange of resources, ultimately elevating the status of the IT professional both in their industry and in the community.

  1. Community development – facilitate growth of IT Pro User Groups
  2. Relationship mapping – provide leaders a point of contact with other leaders worldwide and Microsoft technical resources
  3. Event support – promote and sponsor User Group led events
  4. Participation – recognize and reward leaders and User Groups for their community contribution
  5. The VOICE – publish information received from and about the IT Pro Community
  6. Free Microsoft LiveMeeting service for User Groups
  7. Access to User Group Support Services (UGSS): Speaker’s repository, Sponsorship Repository, Event management & attendance tracking, Member management and communication, Consolidated UG Management Interface, UG Kits in supported regions, Study Groups

For more information go to: www.culminis.com

Forums

By becoming an active Tech·Ed EMEA Forum member you have the opportunity to share ideas, thoughts and solutions with like minded professionals from across Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Click here to sign up and join the conversation

Some of the latest discussions:

Blogging

TechEdBloggers is intended to share what people are saying about Tech·Ed and the products and technologies discussed at the event. We want you to get the most out of Tech·Ed even if you don't attend. TechEdBloggers is the best place to find blogs that are relevant to your Tech·Ed interests and we have human editors working to help you find the best content. TechEdBloggers is designed for open sharing of personal insights from community members. We are quoting content that is generated by and for the community.

Join the conversation today!

Here is a taster of what is being discussed:

RSS

Subscribe to Tech·Ed EMEA IT Professionals feeds below, giving you the latest news and video in one place, as soon as its published. All you have to do is decide what content you want to receive, click on one of the links below and subscribe within your browser or copy the url to your news reader application.

Photos

Check out some of our favourite pictures from 2007. If you still have some on your camera and want to share them then add them to our flickr page.

Get Certified at Tech·Ed EMEA 2008 IT Professionals

New for 2008 we have the Microsoft Testing Center allowing you to become Certified while at Tech·Ed EMEA IT Professionals. Visit us at the Microsoft Learning pod in the Ask The Expert area, and get yourself a Microsoft exam voucher with 25% discount and Second Shot!

Prometric, an independent testing organization with more than 3,000 locations worldwide, administers all Microsoft exams. Prometrics staff of experienced test developers and psychometricians is committed to ensuring your program meets the highest standards of excellence and credibility.

Just walk-in at the venue, to take your exam.

The Onsite Testing area is located in the HOL area on P2.



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