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2011 will mark my third Microsoft TechED North America conference and I couldn’t be more excited for May to arrive. As active as I am in the Microsoft Partner network, it took me to actually attend the conference to understand its TRUE value. An analogy to help convey its value would be, “What...

Sometimes on the fourth day of an event like TechEd the attendees start to lose steam a bit, but I have not noticed anything like that this year, especially with the MCT Community members present. Today I had a chance to corral Susan Ibach, MCT, Community Author and member of one of the IT Grand Prix...

Early on Day Three at TechEd NA 2010 in New Orleans, I got to spend some time with Allan Jacobs, Unified Communications expert and MCT. He was kind enough to share some of his thoughts with me in this video. Lots of action happening at the MCT Lounge....stop by and take part!

Day Two at TechEd NA 2010 in New Orleans was filled with highlights for me. I presented first thing at 8:00 AM on the Contributor Community and the Microsoft Learning Courseware Library. The attendees were very interactive, which was pleasant considering the relatively early hour. For the rest of the...

My first full day at TechEd NA 2010 in New Orleans was spent connecting with a huge number of members of the community of contributors (authors, technical reviewers, content developers, etc.) and potential members of this community. I had the pleasure of spending part of the day with Marco Timmermans...

All our racers are now in New Orleans, awaiting the announcement of the final results this afternoon at TechEd! Friday’s challenge was a pulse-pounding one—our teams got quite the tour of New Orleans. How did it go? Watch and see…

Tech.Ed Australia 2010 is from August 24-27 th , at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre, Gold Coast. Passing along an invitation for MCTs from our Australian event team… We are inviting applications from MCTs and MVPs to carry out the duties of a Technical Learning Guide (TLG).TLGs are...

The results are in: Team Green wins the Washington, DC challenge ! With two of our ten challenges now closed (Build Your Team and Washington, DC), the Green and Gold teams are tied for first place with 15 points each, with the Red and Blue teams tied for second with 9 points each. There are still five...

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After two weeks of team-building and on-line challenges, the IT Grand Prix kicked off today in earnest, with our four teams competing to help non-profits in Washington, D.C. How’d it go? Hear it from the teams themselves: Gold Team and Green Team partnered with Byte Back to help train homeless...

The Born to Learn crew is heading to New Orleans next weekend for TechEd 2010! If you’re attending TechEd as well, stop by the Community Lounge throughout the event and say hi We’ll have staff at the Community Lounge all week long, but we’ve got some special sessions and topics scheduled as well:  ...

If you’re heading down to New Orleans next month, be sure to stop by the Microsoft Learning booth and the Community Lounge and say hi (and maybe score some sweet MCP swag)! This year, several of our Born to Learn contributors will be in attendance, so keep an eye out for: David Bjurman-Birr, Senior Program...

In 2010, we will be creating online communities where people can contribute and collaborate on exam questions for several live exams. We hope to establish a community-based item pool that not only taps into the real-world expertise of industry professionals but also opens the door for more influencers...

If you are attending TechEd Europe, or if you happen to be in Berlin next month, read on: On Tuesday, 10 November, at 21:00, get ready to rub shoulders with some of the world’s most powerful IT Professionals and community influencers. Exclusively for Springboard Series Technical Expert Panelists (STEP...

So a couple of weeks ago at TechEd I met Annur Sumar, who is working towards becoming an MCT.  So we chatted a bit about what inspires him to be one.  And here is what he said. :) Annur, hope all is well with you when you see this video!

If you are planning to be in LA for TechEd North America next week, I want to tell you about some things you should try to work into your busy schedule J 1. Visit with folks from Microsoft Learning, including Matthew Roche, Ryan Danner, J Seymour, Dana Calleja, Regine Smith, Joanne Lin, in the Resources...

Last week you met our Career Express road crew. We also let you know that we have one seat left for another Microsoft Learning staff member but we have 3 people who want it. The problem is that we think all three of our finalists are really cool and we can't decide which one of them should be out...

   Technorati Tags: MCT , bus , Windows 7 Hometown : Nes a/d Amstel, The Netherlands  Current Home: Bellevue, WA Alma Mater: The Free University of Amsterdam  Microsoft Certifications: working on MCAS  Favorite Road Food: Caramel Waffles  Most Likely to Get Kicked...

Hometown: Shantou, China Current Home: Seattle, WA Alma Mater: University of Washington, Washington  Microsoft Certifications: MCAS Favorite Road Food: burger and milkshake, or new local food that I haven’t tried Most Likely to Get Kicked Off the Bus for:  couldn't stop talking ...

Hometown: West Fargo, ND  Current Home: Auburn, WA Alma Mater: North Dakota State University --- GO BISON! Microsoft Certifications:   MCTS (Dynamics!), MCSE (oldie, but goodie), MCP (anyone remember Exchange 5.5?) Favorite Road Food: steak – moooo & Laughing Cow cheese. Most Likely to...