A listing of virtual pressrooms for key Microsoft events. For a complete listing of in-person and webcast events, visit the Microsoft Events and Webcasts site.
Event Information
Tech•Ed Europe 2009 Nov 09 - 13, 2009, Berlin, Germany Learn about the news, watch the keynote address and the post-keynote discussion and explore the stories from Tech•Ed Europe 2009 in Berlin. Go to Event Website
EDUCAUSE Nov 03 - 06, 2009, Denver, Colo. The EDUCAUSE Annual Conference is the one event for IT professionals in higher education that consistently delivers insight, thought leadership and community interaction. Microsoft Corp. is proud to be a 2009 EDUCAUSE Gold Partner. Go to Event Website
Microsoft Worldwide Innovative Education Forum Nov 04 - 06, 2009, Salvador, Brazil Microsoft Corp. is hosting the fifth annual Worldwide Innovative Education Forum, recognizing the work that teachers and school leaders from around the world are doing to help every student realize his or her full potential. Go to Event Website
Microsoft Open House Oct 06, 2009, New York, New York At the first-annual Microsoft Open House event on October 6 in New York, Microsoft is opening up its doors to share the latest products for the home, the office, and on-the-go. The event, hosted by Robbie Back of Microsoft's Entertainment and Devices Division, also celebrates the global retail availability of Windows phones with Windows Mobile 6.5. Go to Event Website
Black Hat Conference 2009 Jul 29 - 30, 2009, Las Vegas, Nevada The Black Hat conference in Las Vegas (July 29-30) is one of the world's most prominent security researcher conferences. Microsoft Corp. is proud to be a continuing Diamond Sponsor and appreciates the opportunity to build relationships with security researchers to help customers stay ahead of security threats. Go to Event Website
Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2009 Jul 13 - 16, 2009, New Orleans, Louisiana The Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) is an annual gathering where Microsoft Corp.’s partner community network and build connections, share best practices and learn new skills and techniques. Go to Event Website
Imagine Cup 2009 Worldwide Finals Jul 03 - 09, 2009, Cairo, Egypt Now in its seventh year, the Imagine Cup has grown to be a truly global competition with more than 300,000 students from over 100 countries and regions vying for a chance to attend the Worldwide Finals. For the 2009 competition, Microsoft is calling on student programmers, artists and technologists to help achieve the United Nations’ eight Millennium Development Goals by "Imagining a world where technology solves the toughest problems facing us today." Go to Event Website
Microsoft CEO Summit 2009 May 19 - 21, 2009, Redmond, Wash. Microsoft CEO Summit 2009 marks the 13th anniversary of the event, held at the Microsoft Conference Center. More than 105 CEOs representing 25 countries gathered to discuss business challenges and share insights or experiences with their peers from around the world about technology and innovation in the face of pressing global business issues. Go to Event Website
Tech•Ed May 11 - 15, 2009, Tech•Ed North America: Los Angeles, Calif. Tech•Ed is Microsoft Corp.’s premier worldwide conference on technical education for IT professionals and developers. The Tech•Ed Global News Room features press materials, event information, videos of keynote speeches and more for Tech•Ed events throughout the year. Go to Event Website
Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) 2009 Apr 27 - May 01, 2009, Las Vegas, Nev. The Microsoft Management Summit is the premier event of the year for IT Professionals seeking deep technical information and training on the latest IT Management solutions from Microsoft, Partners and Industry Experts. Go to Event Website
RSA Conference 2009 Apr 20 - 24, 2009, San Francisco, Calif. RSA Conference plays an integral role in connecting and informing security professionals from across the globe. At the 2009 event, Microsoft Corp. will discuss End to End Trust, which is the company’s vision for creating a safer, more trusted Internet. Go to Event Website
Worldwide Public Safety Symposium 2009 Apr 14 - 16, 2009, Redmond, Wash. The Worldwide Public Safety Symposium will bring together worldwide leaders responsible for homeland and internal security, crisis and disaster management, intelligence and investigation, and criminal justice, to facilitate collaboration and information sharing among the diverse audience groups. Go to Event Website
International CTIA Wireless 2009 Apr 01 - 03, 2009, Las Vegas From April 1 to 3, more than 1,000 exhibiting companies and tens of thousands attendees from more than 125 countries will converge to do business, discuss innovation and exchange ideas. Join us for four days to learn more about the emerging technologies that enable us to work toward the common goal of taking wireless and broadband communications to yet another level. Go to Event Website
MIX09 Apr 01 - 02, 2009, Las Vegas Here, members of the press and analysts can follow the news from MIX09, Microsoft event for Web developers, designers, and business and digital marketing professionals, this year’s event will unveil innovations from Microsoft that push the boundaries of the Web and will explore how to develop and design for the interactive generation. Go to Event Website
Convergence 2009 Apr 10 - 13, 2009, New Orleans Microsoft's annual Convergence customer conference highlights the company's strategy for business applications and detailing its enhanced technology road map to partners and customers. Go to Event Website
2009 MVP Global Summit May 01 - 04, 2009, Redmond, Wash. Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) are technical community leaders from around the world who are honored for voluntarily sharing their high-quality, real-world expertise in offline and online technical communities. Microsoft MVPs are a highly select group of experts who represent the technical community's best and brightest, and they share a deep commitment to community and a willingness to help others. Go to Event Website
Microsoft Research TechFest 2009 Mar 31 - Apr 01, 2009, Redmond, Wash. Microsoft Research’s annual TechFest event showcases solutions to some of the world’s most challenging technical problems and provides a strategic forum for Microsoft researchers to meet with the broader group of Microsoft employees and product managers. Go to Event Website
Mobile World Congress 2009 Apr 02, 2009, Barcelona, Spain Information on Microsoft’s presence at Mobile World Congress 2009, an industry convention that brings together some of the world leaders in mobility. Go to Event Website
FASTforward ’09 Feb 09 - 11, 2009, Las Vegas FASTforward’09 provides a much-needed forum for the discussion of best practices for developing and implementing search solutions. An international community of colleagues from a variety of business and government markets as well as Microsoft, FAST and industry experts congregates to gain valuable insight into how others are using search to address the challenges driven by expectations of an increasingly user-focused audience and unprecedented data volumes. Go to Event Website
Microsoft, EMC Extend Strategic Alliance Feb 03, 2009, New York At a New York event, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and EMC Corp. CEO Joe Tucci talked to leading CIOs about how extending their strategic alliance through 2011 will help deliver more agile, cost-effective business systems. Go to Event Website
2009 International CES Jan 07 - 11, 2009, Las Vegas The 2009 International CES virtual pressroom will include video, photos and press materials, including a live stream of the opening keynote by Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer and Microsoft Entertainment & Devices Division President Robbie Bach. Product demos, news and live updates from the CES show floor will be featured. Visit Event Pressroom|Go to Event Website
Defence Leaders Forum 2008 Dec 10 - 11, 2008, Lisbon, Portugal Microsoft Corp, in cooperation with NATO Communication Information Systems Services Agency (NCSA) and the Ministry of Defence of Portugal, is hosting the 2008 Defence Leaders Forum, which brings together more than 250 armed forces operational and information technology leaders from 22 countries and examines how national security and public safety-related organisations can improve operations through the use of technology. Go to Event Website
School of the Future World Summit Dec 01 - 04, 2008, Seattle, Wash. Microsoft Corp. is convening education leaders from around the world at the fourth annual School of the Future World Summit in Seattle. From Dec. 1-4, policymakers and education elites representing more than 30 countries will gather to discuss and debate issues and challenges facing our education systems around the world. Go to Event Website
PASS Community Summit 2008 Nov 18 - 21, 2008, Seattle, Wash. PASS Community Summit 2008 virtual press room includes highlights from the week’s events, new details about the momentum of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 in the industry, and the latest testimonials from customers, partners and developers using SQL Server 2008. Go to Event Website
Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) 2008 Nov 05 - 07, 2008, Los Angeles, Calif. Held at the Los Angeles Convention Center Nov. 5-7, WinHEC 2008 provides the opportunity to learn about the latest product news and opportunities from Microsoft Corp. and its ecosystem. This year’s event will focus on partner opportunities with Windows 7 and Microsoft’s channel engagement and will discuss features of the upcoming Windows Server 2008 R2 update release. Go to Event Website
2008 Worldwide Innovative Teachers Forum Nov 03 - 06, 2008, Hong Kong Approximately 250 teachers, school administrators and education policymakers are coming together in Hong Kong for the 2008 Worldwide Innovative Teachers Forum, Nov. 3-6, 2008. Now in its fourth year, the forum brings together the world’s most creative educators from more than 64 countries to celebrate and share best practices, showcase innovative classroom projects, and learn about new technologies that are helping transform the learning process. Go to Event Website
Microsoft Professional Developers Conference Oct 27 - 30, 2008, Los Angeles, Calif. The PDC is the definitive Microsoft event for software developers and strategic architects focused on the future of the Microsoft platform. At the PDC, the next wave of platform innovations will be unveiled, providing developers with the tools and technologies to create a better end user experience. Go to Event Website
Microsoft Business Intelligence Conference 2008 Oct 06 - 08, 2008, Seattle, Wash. The Microsoft Business Intelligence Conference is Microsoft’s worldwide customer and partner event completely focused on BI. It is the single best place to get the latest business strategy, product information, Microsoft team interaction, implementation best practices and deep customer insights into Microsoft BI products. Go to Event Website
Advertising Week Sep 22 - 26, 2008, New York, New York For the fourth consecutive year Microsoft is participating in Advertising Week, North America’s largest and most prestigious annual gathering of industry decision-makers, continuing its relationship with the event as a key sponsor. Several Microsoft executives will be featured in sessions and panels throughout the event, sharing insight into many of today’s most important industry topics. Go to Event Website
Get Virtual Now Sep 08, 2008, Bellevue, Wash. On September 8th, 2008 Microsoft will launch its new virtualization products. Now you can virtualize from the data center to the desktop, and manage with the same tools you're already using for your physical infrastructure. Go to Event Website
Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting 2008 Jul 24, 2008, Redmond, Wash. News, images and announcements from Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting 2008, held July 24 on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Wash. Go to Event Website
