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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...

In January 1993, I was 24 years old, ten months into my marriage and four months away from fatherhood. My history degree collected dust while I spent my days as an administrative assistant, typing and filing for a staff of architects and engineers only a few years older than me; my wife was still in...

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:  ...

Launching an event like IT Grand Prix can be a little nerve-wracking. Even more than the intricate planning and logistics (ably managed by Dana Calleja on a ridiculously short schedule) and the technology ( Erwin Chan manages the slick new mini-site on our Born to Learn platform, currently experiencing...

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...

Okay, normally I let my team talk about their own events, but as an MCT myself, I’m way too excited about this one to keep quiet. And since Tjeerd is pretty darn busy riding herd over 72 hours(!) of consecutive sessions (with three concurrent tracks), I’m gonna steal the microphone while he’s not looking...

Readiness is key to every MCT so that we can remain sharp and keep "up to date" with the technologies we teach. I have been fortunate to attend the recent in-person summits and the virtual summit last year, finding great value from being part of these events. I thought I would share some reasons...

Once a year, we get infected with ‘Summit Fever’. We run a ‘readiness’ program throughout the year that ensures that our Microsoft Certified Trainers have the ‘latest and greatest’ knowledge on new technology and new courses. Once a year we run Summits: three days and nights of technical overviews, deep...

Couldn t make it to a Bus Tour stop? Saw a presentation you liked during the tour? Couldn t leave your home country to get to Europe (like yours truly :( )? Then fret no more. The decks are now available on Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/MicrosoftLearning GOTB Europe - Introducing Exchange Server...

TechEd Europe Show Special: Onsite Exams only 42 Euro - Thursday and Friday ONLY! You’ve been to all the sessions, you’ve taken all the labs. You’re ready for this, it’s time to take an exam. And why not, when onsite tests have been discounted by 70%? Register to take an exam...

I m so proud of the MCT community here in scandinavia, we have had so many volunteering to get on our bus and speak at the events and help evangelize learning. Even if we want everyone to be on the bus it haven t been possible, due to budget-, time- and event- restrictions. But I strongly belive that...

This fresh in from Matthew Roche, Quality Architect, a new MCT Readiness Opportunity. As most MCTs are aware, Microsoft Learning is in the process of revising several Windows Server 2008 courses: 6416, 6425, 6426 and 6430. We have involved the MCT community along the way, and as we prepare to release...

Andreas H. asked for it: “Hmm… Only for US Residents? Why do we have such a tour only in the US, what’s about Europe?” Arnaud asked for it: “Hey, very good proposition but only for Us guys !!! I can’t believe it, I’m from Paris and hope you will change your...

9:00 Well, we’re here, at Microsoft Studios. We just had a tour, you may want to check the video below, it’s an exciting place! 11:00 Today is all about Windows 7 and Compatibility. We just went live and I’m in the director’s room. We have a lot of people with different perspectives, a lot of expertise...

This truly is an exciting day for me personally and all of us here at Team MCT. To see this event coming to life and running is great. In 12 hours, I will be starting the Opening session for the MCT Virtual Summit. We are well over a thousand people in attendance and climbing every hour, I find that...