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Week one of Microsoft Learning s bus tour around europe ended, fittingly, in the host country of the European Union capital, Belgium. And what a great week it was. We visited 7 different cities, in 5 countries, spoke to students, IT professionals, career changers and IT managers. We drove over land,...

The master is at work in Zurich! David Elfassy, MVP: Exchange Server David Elfassy, MVP: Exchange Server, is a joy to watch. Entertaining and deeply information he brings Microsoft s latest collaboration server to life. Here on day 2 of the Get on the Bus Tour we are being hosted by The Digicomp Academy...

Hello, Andrew Bettany here on the Bus Tour. O ur second event in Milan took us to Pipeline IT . The attendees at this event spent the morning hearing technical presentations on Windows Server and Exchange. We arrived shortly after lunch, and Tjeerd opened with his presentation on the cool new features...

Even though we always see it coming, this is still an insanely busy time for my team (and for most Microsoft employees, I’d wager). Fresh off the bus and home from TechEd, we plunged immediately into planning for our next fiscal year (we run our business on a calendar that starts on July 1 and...

Phoenix was hot.  It feels like the middle of the summer rather than spring.  We received a warm welcome at Training To You , with colorful balloons and chocolate :) on the reception table.  Training To You is quite a unique company in Phoenix.  In this tough economy they truly put...

One of the most eye-opening moments for me during the bus tour was seeing the statistics about the decline of females taking computer science AP exams, and the attendant decline of females in the technology industry. Personally, I have a feeling that most of this trend largely boils down to… Click...

Yesterday we had a Tweet-up in Charlotte where we grabbed a bite to eat with some of the local MCPs. Joining us were some Microsoft Charlotte employees I met earlier in the week when I visited the Charlotte campus to kick off the Get on the Bus tour. Because our schedule had us coming through Charlotte...

I need your help. I’m creating a presentation for our “ Get On The Bus ” tour focusing on tips and tricks for exams and while I’ve got quite a few to share, I know that some of you are true experts with your exam strategies. Just to be clear, I’m not talking about anything...

I interviewed our GM Lutz about the upcoming bus tour – and learned that one of his assignment actually happened on the beach in Dominic Republic…  hmmm…

Several of you have asked whether we’re serious about our mini-contest , and the answer is yes: James, Liberty, and Elese are ready, willing, and hoping to pack their bags and join us on the Career Express, but only one of them will. There’s still about four hours left (as of this writing) to vote, so...

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...

I can just hear you now. “Why should I enter? I never win anything.” Well, this could be your chance to change your luck. If you’ve been thinking it’d be nice to win a FREE TRIP TO TECHED , let me say that again, A…FREE…TRIP…TO…TECHED , now is the time...

You know those times when there’s, like, a zillion things going on around you all at once, and you can barely keep track of them all? This is one of those times for us at Microsoft Learning, and March is shaping up to be really big news month. I really need to take a breather this weekend before...

Coming soon. Posted by Krosen Comments Friday, February 27, 2009 1:40 AM by Michael D. Alligood # re: We’re bad, we’re nationwide! Ken, have the lawyers for Springsteen not contacted you yet? As a friend, I feel it is my obligation to advise you on the legal aspects of "stalking." Friends of...