The PDC is coming...in fact it is sold out! Not surprising with all of the new platforms and tools coming in the near term...

• Visual Studio 2005
• Visual Studio Team System
• SQL Server 2005

...and longer term...

• Windows Vista (formerly code name Longhorn)
• WinFX with...
• Windows Communication Framework (WCF, code name Indigo...or, just, the System.ServiceModel if you want to be cool)
• Windows Presentation Framework (WPF, code name Avalon)

...of course there is more...but my point is, PDC will help you keep up...just jam your day with your favorite sessions...and on that note, a few things yours truly is involved in:

• PDC TV - The Microsoft Regional Directors are coordinating another cool attendee activity like you have never seen in the past. More information on this coming soon, in a separate blog entry. In short, you can participate in the PDC like never before, and we can get it all on film :)
• PDC Underground - For those who can't attend the PDC, and those that can but still want to come to a great show, we are putting on a special event on Tuesday night where many of us Microsoft Regional Directors will show off some of the coolest features we appreciate in these upcoming releases
• Women in Technology Panel - I have participated in a few of these, and I always end up wishing I could have a sit down with my fellow panelists because they impress the heck out of me...this time...they are: Angela Mills, Microsoft; Anne Thomas Manes, Burton Group; Dee Dee Walsh, Microsoft; Kate Gregory, Gregory Consulting; Michele Leroux Bustamante, IDesign; Shoshanna Budzianowski, Microsoft. WOW! What an honor to be part of this crowd! If you have never attended this type of panel before, it is all about reaching success in IT, career mentoring, overcoming challenges...and really this is just as much for men as it is women because the discussions usually relate to all of us in this community. Come join us for lunch and discussions: 402AB from 11:45AM to 1PM on September 13^th

Hope to see you there :)