Welcome. We have designed this virtual pressroom to provide members of the press and analyst community with important details about Microsoft Corp.’s 2008 MVP Global Summit. The Summit will be held April 14-17, 2008, at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, and at Microsoft headquarters in 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.

This site contains press material, executive and speaker biographies, and links to related Microsoft MVP program material. Members of the press and analysts are encouraged to continually check back with the 2008 MVP Global Summit virtual pressroom for additional content including keynote transcripts as they are available.

Thursday, April 17:

• Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft Corp.
• Ray Ozzie, Chief Software Architect, Microsoft Corp.