Dear Ed,
I’ve been fortunate to be one of the conference chairs for Exchange Connections for a couple of years now. This year’s show will be especially good for several reasons:
- Lots of Exchange 2007 content: some from Microsoft, some from industry experts like Pierre Bijaoui, Kevin Laahs, Devin Ganger, and Jim McBee
- It’s co-located with Windows Connections and a host of other DevConnections offerings (including conferences on ASP.NET and mobile devices, two popular topics in the MS world)
- It’s in Vegas. Duh.
As a regular reader of (and commenter on) your blog, I know that you’re is well-acquainted with Microsoft’s marketing and positioning for Exchange. However (and forgive me for saying so) I think you and your readers might benefit if you understood the technology behind Exchange a little better. Heaven knows I see people posting howlers at your site occasionally. Thus this invitation: come join us in Vegas!
Your travel schedule says you’re going to be in Alberta. HP and US both have direct flights YEG-LAS for around $200. As conference chair, I’ll comp your registration, and you can wander around and talk to people– attendees and speakers alike– to get their unvarnished feedback on the good and the bad about Microsoft’s 2007 product lineup. It’s the same reason MS always sends people to Lotusphere and IBM sends people to TechEd, only with a very different audience and vibe.
Just drop me some e-mail and I’ll get your registration processed. Heck, I’ll even buy you dinner.
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