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Show Off and VSIP Passport Winners Announced

The Show Off votes have been tabulated, and we have winners!  In third place:  Clipboard History for Visual Studio; in second place: Multi-Channel Virtual Earth and in first place… Brian the Build Bunny.  These entries will each recieve $500 Visa Gift Cards.  Check out these innovative creations on [more...]
10/28/2008

Put the PDC in your pocket!

Go to: http://m.microsoftpdc.com/ for the PDC mobile experience.
10/22/2008

L.A. Insights: Music Highlights during PDC

The Los Angeles music scene may not be as cohesive as when jazz clubs lined Central Avenue in the 1940s or when Axl and friends emerged as the kings of the Sunset Strip in the 1980s – but there are always a huge number of live events going on, from classical to hip-hop to country to rock to bebop.  We’ve picked out some downtown-centric music highlights for the week of the PDC [more...]
10/22/2008

PDC2008: We don't need no stinkin' badges!

Countdown to PDC2008:  We don't need no stinkin' badges!  Yes you do-- if they’re PDC Badges!  Collecting PDC Badges is the way for anyone attending PDC to capture their experience at the PDC conference.  Just for showing up at registration you’ll receive the “I was there at Microsoft PDC2008 Badge”.  If you go to a [more...]
10/22/2008

The Devil’s Field Guide to the PDC2008

The long awaited “The Devil’s Field Guide to the PDC” is the ultimate insider’s guide to having the best PDC experience ever.  It answers questions that attendees of any type of large Microsoft conference event ponder, for example: • Where do all the Microsofties hang out after the event? • How do I get the backchannel instead of what the mainstream media wants me to hear? [more...]
10/22/2008

BRAINPOWER RED CARPET CONTEST DETAILS

Capture the brainpower of PDC in a creative photo and win a trip for you and a guest to the red carpet, the 60th Primetime Emmy Award Show.

If you’ve ever wanted to show how you’d creatively capture the brainpower, this is your opportunity. We want you to inspire others with the PDC2008 brain. All you need to do is create a photo illustrating the theme "Capture the Brainpower."

We want to keep it simple, so here are the guidelines:

  • Your picture must include the PDC Brain that we’ve provided online [jpg].

In addition:

  • With the exception of the PDC2008 assets provided by us for your use in connection with this Contest, your entry must be your own original work; and
  • Your entry cannot have been selected as a winner in any other contest; and
  • You must have obtained any and all consents, approvals or licenses required for you to submit your entry; and
  • Your entry must not otherwise violate the rights of any other person or company by using their copyrighted material, trademarks, music, logos, names or images without their express written consent; and
  • Your entry must not depict any material that we, in our sole discretion, deem to be obscene or otherwise inappropriate for any reason.

All entries must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM Pacific Time on Tuesday, August 26, 2008.

Create your photo and, post it in a publicly accessible location, and then click on the link at the bottom of this post and send us an e-mail that includes all of the following information (you might want to copy & paste this list to make it easier):

  • Your first and last name
  • Your e-mail address
  • The title of your photo
  • A short (2-3 sentence) description of your photo
  • Instructions for retrieval of your photo (e.g., URL)

We look forward to your submission.

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