Tech Ed 2008 Announcement

Over on Trika’s blog, there was an exciting announcement about Tech Ed 2008. Tech Ed will again be held in my hometown of Orlando, Florida. This year, however, Tech Ed will be split into two tracks – one for IT Professionals and one for developers. This is the same way Microsoft has run Tech Ed in Europe. The Developer track will held June 3-6 and the IT Professionals track will be held June 10-13.

Based on Tech Ed 2007 numbers, Microsoft is expecting 5,000 attendees for the Developer track and 10,500 for the IT Professional track. The change is being made “to provide the same Tech·Ed experience but with expanded learning opportunities.”

I attended my first Tech Ed this year. It was an incredibly cool experience. Just seeing thousands of people who are all IT workers was incredible. I was also able to meet a couple of MCT’s who also teach in community colleges (I think that we are a rare breed). My favorite part of Tech Ed was the Hands On Labs. The labs themselves were fun, but interacting with the MCT’s manning the lab was even more fun.

Oh, yeah – I got to meet Trika and she introduced me to her blog. And I met Kathy of TechNet who would later help me with my TechNet subscription.

Good Times!

Tom <><