Who Comes to WinHEC?

WinHEC is the best opportunity to stay aligned with Microsoft technology roadmaps and keep up on new product opportunities. Join colleagues who come to WinHEC to discuss critical technology issues, gain practical advice, and network with Microsoft and industry experts to explore technical challenges.

Who will you see at WinHEC?

• Hardware engineers and system designers—who want technical information about advances in hardware and Windows architecture

• Driver developers and testers—who want technical information about Windows Driver Foundation, other driver stack architectures, and tools for development, testing, and deployment

• Business decision makers and product planners—who want to learn about technology roadmaps, strategic plans, and best practices to support their company's hardware development strategy

What You'll Get

Be one of the first to see Windows 7 in action. From senior leadership from the Windows engineering team unveiling Windows 7 to hundreds of sessions packed with technical information about Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008, you won’t be disappointed.

Deep Technical Information on Windows 7, Windows Server and more. In formal sessions, you will get deep technical information about architectures, design implementation, industry standards, roadmaps for technology directions, and strategies for new scenarios.

Conversations with Technical Experts. Talk with Microsoft architects and engineers for close collaboration on implementation details and best practices around the technologies that are transforming personal and server computing.

Connections. Participate in conversations with experts from a wide range of technology disciplines in the hardware industry. Take advantage of the many informal opportunities to meet with people who share your interests while you explore engineering and design innovations at the Expo Hall and during receptions.

Windows Fundamentals

Windows advances include major architectural updates and new functionality that every hardware engineer, system designer, and driver developer needs to understand to advance high quality, innovative system designs. You’ll learn how your current and future products are extended by these core technologies and best practices for implementing solutions.

Here are a few of the announced sessions that you may be interested in:
Distributing Drivers on Windows Update
Leveraging Solid-State Drives in Windows
Making Drivers Available on Windows
Network Power Management Fundamentals
New Developments in the Storage Platform
System Integrated Flash Storage
UEFI Industry Momentum: The AMD Perspective
Windows 7 Power Management Overview

Get Ready for Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 delivers new economies of scale and optimized usage on modern server design that will enable you to design flexible server form factors and the right server for the right job. These advances deliver on Microsoft's promise to continue reducing complexity and open up even more opportunities for modern server designs to meet the widest range of customer needs

Here are a few of the announced sessions that you may be interested in:
New Windows Server Logo Requirements and Programs
Server and Domain Isolation: The Next Generation for Network Security
Understanding the Performance Cost of Power Optimizations
Windows Server Power Management Overview
Windows Virtualization and Cluster Shared Volumes

Don't miss the keynote on November 6th with Bill Laing, Corporate Vice President, Windows Server Division, Microsoft Corporation.

Windows 7 Unveiled

WinHEC is the place to be to learn all about Windows 7, the next major release of Windows. Find out about the engineering innovations and advances for this newest platform and what this means for client subsystems and for PC and device connectivity, demonstrating new experiences built on the Windows 7 foundation.

Psst! There are many Windows 7 sessions planned this year, but we can’t talk about some of them until we unveil Windows 7 at WinHEC. Expect a lot more on Windows 7 when you arrive at WinHEC!

Here are a few of the announced sessions that you may be interested in:
Building a Communication Device in Windows 7
Connecting Projectors and Using Docking Stations with Windows 7
DirectX: Core Graphics for Windows 7
Windows 7 Device Experience Overview
Multi-touch in Windows 7 Overview
PC and Device IDs in Windows 7: What You Need to Know
Video Improvements in Windows 7
Windows 7 Power Management Overview
Windows Logo Program Future Strategy
Working with the Windows 7 Graphics Architecture

Don't miss the keynotes on November 5th with Steven Sinofsky and Jon DeVaan!

Windows Driver Fundamentals: Core Driver Models and Tools

Work closely with Microsoft developers and testers on tips and tricks for incorporating new models, tools, and best practices into your development environment that will help you develop more secure, reliable drivers faster.

Here are a few of the announced sessions that you may be interested in:
Distributing Drivers on Windows Update
Leveraging Solid-State Drives in Windows
Making Drivers Available on Windows