Windows 7 (and Windows Server) briefing at Microsoft on 21st August (free, of course)

Hi All,

A quick note to pass on details of the event we're hosting at the Microsoft campus in Reading on 21st August. Maybe this shows "there is such a thing as a free lunch.

It's a Windows 7 workshop, where you’ll have the chance to hear about Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 and to explore what they mean for education. The agenda includes:
- James O’Neill from our Developer and Platform Evangelist team
- Richard Lane, one of our Account Technology Specialists
- Gareth Hall, Windos Server 2008 R2 product manager for the UK
- Asif Jinnah, who runs the Microsoft IT systems in the UK (he'll talk about what we've done internally)
- Alan Richards (fellow EduGeeker who's rolling out this summer)
- Dave Coleman (ditto!)

We aim to explore how the new products launched this year can help you to streamline your ICT infrastructure and improve the ICT management and user experience. With Windows 7 available to existing School Agreement customers from the end of this week, and Windows Server 2008 R2 available from the 19th August, it seems like the perfect time to take a day out of school to understand how it fits into your future plans.

There are already a number of schools planning to implement Windows 7 this summer, and so we hope to make the day as interactive as possible, with plenty of time for discussion with your peers from other schools, to compare notes and experiences (there will be schools attending who’ll have implemented Windows 7 by the 21st, so hopefully they’ll have practical advice for us all!)

To allow for those making longer journeys, we’ll start at 10am and finish by 3pm.

Full details of the event are on this webpage

Booked my place yesterday afternoon. :D

Reading is a little far for me, can you not change to the Manchester office :)

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Originally Posted by AngryTechnician

Booked my place yesterday afternoon. :D

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Ooh, this is quite exciting. After following your blog for so long (and laughing at it so much), does this finally mean that I'm going to be in a position to peer through the anonymity-shield?
I think I'd better keep it to myself though.

Sadly there were a few who booked yesterday, so can't narrow it down yet ;)

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Originally Posted by FN-GM

Reading is a little far for me, can you not change to the Manchester office :)

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Was just thinking the same thing :(

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Originally Posted by FN-GM

Reading is a little far for me, can you not change to the Manchester office :)

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can't change this one, but if there's enough demand, I can see what I can do. (The challenge is getting such a great line-up of speakers to travel on the same day).

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Originally Posted by rayfleming

can't change this one, but if there's enough demand, I can see what I can do. (The challenge is getting such a great line-up of speakers to travel on the same day).

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if you do, i know 6 people including myself who will attend.

Ric and I (hopefullt Russ too) shall be there, and if anyone fancies over-nighting we shall bring a load of EduGeek t-shirts to give away and of course get several rounds in :)

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Originally Posted by FN-GM

if you do, i know 6 people including myself who will attend.

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Would be interested for sure!

Depending on the rebuild here and money, etc I may consider trying to get down there...

I'll be there...just emailed in.

Hmmm I have a wedding in Aldershot to go to on the Saturday, and I've already got the Friday off to travel up there so I may see about adding this to my plans :D

Place booked :D

Well after checking dates/times of this wedding that I'm being dragged to I've emailed off to book my place :D

May as well try and make use of my time in that general location ;)

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have a wedding on the friday, if it was the saturday/sunday then I would be all for it. I shall kill my cousin for this! lol