The Professional Developers Conference (PDC) is an event that Microsoft organizes on regular basis focused on the technical strategy of the Microsoft developer platform. the event pushes latest updates of development platform from Microsoft and the Attendees from around the world learn about the Microsoft developer platform directly from the people who make it happen.

The PDC is for developers, architects and technology leaders who are involved in making strategic technology decisions for their company or organization.

Over the course of years.. from Windows 95 to Windows 7, these events can be glimpsed at MSDN blogs.

Catch out more action and PDC keynotes and sessions from 2008 – 2010 now available on Channel 9 at http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/PDC?page=1 . For all those who are loving Windows 7, and interested to see Windows 8, stay connected to PDC updates as it is rumored Microsoft may reveal Windows 8 beta 1 at the PDC 2011 Event at Anaheim Convention Center in California during September 13-16.

                          

Microsoft’s 1-day Web Camps are designed specifically for professional developers and technology decision makers, focused on specific development goals and objectives.

It is a great opportunity for the inquisitive developers to learn HTML5.o and CSS3.o to build great web apps that will be the future of the Web.

For more details check Microsoft Web Camps.To register check web camps @New Delhi

                          

2010 has been Microsoft’s year undoubtedly. With the innovation and announcements of Microsoft’s visionary products like Kinect , Windows phone 7 and release of Office 2010, Internet Explorer 9 Beta, Microsoft is sure on the Cloud 9. Looking into 2011, expectations from Microsoft are higher. Microsoft Events are a platform for Microsoft to showcase these new technologies and innovations to the world. For 2011, following events are lined up by MSFT.

CES 2011: CEO Steve Ballmer is the kick-off CES keynoter on January 5 at 6:30 p.m. PT. Some people are expecting Microsoft to share details about plans to port Windows to ARM and/or about Windows 8.

Dynamics CRM 2011 launch: The virtual (Webcasted) launch event is January 20, 2011, for Microsoft’s “CRM 5? release. The Online version of the product will be available in January; the on-premises version in the first quarter of 2011.

Mobile World Congress 2011: In February (14-17 in Barcelona), Microsoft is expected to talk up some of its future update plans for Windows Phones as well as about “Mango,” the next release of the Windows Phone OS (possibly 7.5).

Microsoft MVP Summit: This year, the Most Valuable Professional (MVP) invite-only summit is slated for February 28 to March 2 in Bellevue, Wash. Already got an invitation for the same being an MVP.

Game Developers Conference 2011: Kinect updates can be shared by MSFT in this event. (GDC runs fromFebruary 28 to March 4 in San Francisco in 2011.)

Microsoft Management Summit 2011: In Las Vegas from March 21 to 25, MMS will be dedicated to the latest on all products and services management-related. Expect possible updates on Windows Intune, the various System Center products, virtualization and more.

Convergence 2011: The annual confab for Microsoft Dynamics ERP/CRM customers and partners is April 10 to 13 in Atlanta.

Mix ‘11: A Silverlight 5 Beta and IE 9 final release are expected @ this event which is happening in Las Vegas from April 12 to 14.

TechEd 2011: Microsoft’s annual educational conference, where the talks focus on already-announced products, is happening fromMay 16 to 19 in Atlanta this year.

E3 2011: This year’s game extravaganza is June 7 to 9 in Los Angeles. As usual, lots of Xbox, Xbox Live, games and game peripherals should be on the agenda.

Worldwide Partner Conference 2011: It’s @ Los Angeles again for Microsoft’s annual partner confab, taking place from July 11 to 14.

Professional Developers Conference 2011: No dates or location on this one yet, Expected announcement is a public beta (or at least a Community Technology Preview) of Windows 8 just like Windows 7 CTP in PDC 2008.

These are a few events listed @ ZDNet. If you know about any more event we can update the same. Time to plan some travel for all MSFT fan boys & enthusiasts.

                          

Community tech days are deep technology sessions for IT professionals and developers and these sessions are delivered by some of the best people in these field. Community Tech Days Event is sponsored by Microsoft and is organized 2-3 times in an year. The latest edition of CTD in Delhi is commencing on 20th Nov 2010 @ NCUI Auditorium, 3 Siri Institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, August Kranti Marg, Delhi – 110001

Dive deep into the world of Microsoft technologies at the Community TechDays and get trained on the latest from Microsoft. You can as well build real connections with Microsoft experts and community members, and gain the inspiration and skills needed to maximize your impact on your organization while enhancing your career. Also you can watch some of these sessions LIVE online from the comfort of your workstation as well.

The agenda for the event in Delhi is :

Register yourself for the event : Community tech days

More info about the Community Tech Days events across the country : http://www.communitytechdays.com/

                          

The Application(s) submitted shall fall under any of the following five (5) Categories:

1. Desktop Application
2. Mobile Application
3. Embedded Application
4. Web Application
5. Cloud Application

For all the details and registration: http://www.myappisbetter.co.in/

Register : http://www.myappisbetter.co.in/registration.aspx

                          

Since the Windows Phone 7 last week its one of the buzz words round the corner. I would be speaking for the same at a local User group event @ Meerut and would be covering Windows Phone 7 Overview & features in a Windows Phone 7 Preview event. My session would be also covering  Windows phone 7 for Consumer, Developer & Business Perspectives. Further there would be a session on Windows Phone Development by leading MSP’s of the cities. The event is schedules to be held at Meerut (70 Kms from New Delhi, India) on 30th October 2010 between 10:30 AM to 2 PM.

So if you are in Meerut tomorrow, don’t miss the show. did we tell you there are many goodies up that you can grab @ the event ?

Here is the preview of whats all you can grab in the event. I am sure now you don’t wana miss any. Catch ya all there.

                          

Since 1991, the Professional Developers Conference (PDC) has been the epicenter of Microsoft’s biggest platform announcements. Sessions are highly technical, and delivered by the technology leaders and teams that conceived and built the technologies.

The Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2010 will be held on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, October 28^th and 29^th.  The in-person event is sold out; however, you can still participate online via live streaming and real-time Q&A.

For the first time in PDC history, the entire PDC event will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Campus.  In addition to the Redmond event, the local subsidiaries have organized 200+ PDC events worldwide including 22,000 registered participants.

This year’s announcements will focus on using Microsoft’s developer frameworks and tools to connect your desktops and devices to the next-generation of cloud services.  Steve Ballmer and Bob Muglia will keynote the event.  The ground-breaking online broadcast will include live streaming of the keynote, as well as concurrent live streaming of sessions.

• Live and on-demand streaming will be presented in high-definition (720p) through Silverlight’s Smooth Streaming technology.
• Dual-screen view of speaker and their demos/code, with screen pinning and the ability to tag and bookmark video content.
• Live, multi-language audio translation (French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese) and live closed captioning in English.
• Unprecedented online interaction – inline Twitter client, real-time polling and live Q&A with product teams and experts.

The agenda for the event is :

Join the excitement starting at 9:00 am PST on October 28th.  No registration is required.  All content is free and available for viewing live and on-demand.  Recorded and presentation content will be available for download approximately 24 hours after recording.

For the latest event news, follow PDC10 on Twitter: @PDCEvent.  Follow the hash tag #PDC10 to  search & share your tweets.

Learn more at MicrosoftPDC.com.

P.S. I’m very excited to attend the Microsoft – Gurgaon, India event and would be live tweeting from the event. Follow me @vasujain or @windowsvj for the latest updates.

                          

IndiMix 2010 is an exclusive Conference for Web Developers and Designers building some of the world’s most innovative Websites.

Join Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer for the Keynote address at IndiMIX 2010. Listen to Steve as he discusses Microsoft’s user experience strategy, exploring the next wave of opportunity and creating new experiences with IndiMIX Partners.

IndiMIX 2010 will be held on 28^th May, 2010 at Taj Lands End (Mumbai, India) – a world-class, state-of-the-art venue.

Register : http://www.microsoftindimix.com/register.aspx

IndiMix on Twitter : http://twitter.com/indimix

                          

The launch of the new Microsoft Office 2010 presents a new opportunity for you to provide the best business productivity experience for your customers across PCs, browsers and mobile devices.
And now, with powerful new tools to express ideas, solve problems and connect with people, help people experience the new Office 2010 – gain insight, and reap the benefits! Attend the Community Launch of Office 2010. The community launch organized by MeraOffice can be attended free of cost.

Learn what’s new in Office 2010 client applications like PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and others with extensive demos and presentations.

The developers and IT Pros would learn the most sought skills on development and deployment of Office and SharePoint 2010 in the demo heavy sessions.

Click here to view the complete agenda

Register : http://www.meraoffice.com/land-register.aspx

                          

Registration for Windows Summit 2010 at Redmond, Washington is open. According to the Window’s Summit Website:

This is a special opportunity to learn—straight from the Windows team—how you can best use Windows 7 and Internet Explorer to enable great solutions for your customers. This three day event takes place at the Microsoft Conference Center on Microsoft’s campus in Redmond, WA and is designed for people who engineer and test Windows 7 PCs, devices, and software. Take advantage of this uniquely intimate event on the Microsoft campus to network with Microsoft technical experts and leaders at breakout sessions, chalk talks, and an Ask the Experts evening and social event.

The event to be held from 25-27 May 2010 would provide an opportunity to learn about Windows 7 & Internet explorer to enhance productivity. MVPs are invited to attend the event, as well as share the event information .This is an opportunity to understand the direction of Windows 7 in the ecosystem and how can you differentiate your new products and build alignment between your products and Microsoft’s strategies.

To stay informed about Windows Summit 2010 as the date approaches :

Follow @WinSummit2010 on twitter,

Join the Facebook page

More Info : http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-summit/default.aspx

Register for the event : http://microsoft.crgevents.com/windowssummit2010