With just 6 days to go, our speakers have their basic story ready for the summit and this is typically the time where their creativity kicks in. I expect great things from 'The Windows Platform: What's happened, what's next' where Joey Snow and Stephen Rose team up. Stephen is our senior community manager for Windows and Joey is our technical evangelist, both are dynamic presenters and both know their products inside out. What will happen when we put the two together? Stephen and Joey will take a look at the impact Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 products have had on the IT Professional. From App-V to Hyper-V, they will review key technologies that make up the Windows Client and Server Operating systems. Stephen and Joey will also discuss the future impact of the Windows Operating System on the desktop, on the server, and in the Cloud.

Our own Krista Wall and MCT David Elfassy will tell The Truth About Certification; the inside scoop about Microsoft Certification exams. Find out which exams will be available soon, as well as what Microsoft is doing to protect the value of your certification. Get answers to your burning questions about how exams are developed, how they are scored, and how you can get involved in exam development.

Throughout the summit, you will see 'Meet the executives' sessions. Real life conferences are often a great opportunity for many of us at Microsoft Learning to meet with MCTs and Educators, we want to hold on to that valuable exchange of information and in these sessions our executives will talk about their goals, vision and I'm sure there will be a lot of lively Q&A time. We look forward to it, see if you can join us, while all sessions are recorded these are best to attend live.

Whether you are an academic Educator or an MCT, I'm sure you will get a lot of value out of the Train The Trainer sessions we offer. Here the authors present new and upcoming courses and these sessions should help you prepare for these new courses with much more efficiency. Hear more about the course design, how to deliver it, things to focus on and hear it from the authors themselves.

There's more, much more, if you registered you will see the interactive agenda is now online, this may help as you plan for your visits to the virtual summit.