MVP Global Summit At the MVP Global Summit, MVPs receive access to exclusive technical content, participate in direct feedback sessions, and meet with Microsoft executives, product teams, and other MVPs from around the world. The MVP Global Summit typically features hundreds of technical sessions in which MVPs provide real-world insights and feedback to Microsoft product teams. 2009 MVP Global Summit Microsoft hosted the 2009 MVP Global Summit March 1-4, 2009 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, and at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington. The summit encompassed more than 30 optional side sessions, over 600 technical deep dive sessions, five keynote addresses, and several evening events combining great food, fun, drink, networking, and even singing! The summit started and ended with optional side sessions covering topics ranging from Windows Azure Present and Future to Social Networking and Messenger. Some of the more popular technical deep dive sessions were Silverlight: SL3 Core Runtime Preview, CSD/BizTalk: A Lap Around Oslo, and SharePoint Services: The New SharePoint User Experience. As for the keynotes, we were pleased to be joined by a range of top-level Microsoft executives who also engaged in live Q&A with our MVPs: | 2009 Keynote Speakers  | Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive Officer, provided an overview of the industry and discussed the impact of MVPs and technical communities. |  | Rich Kaplan, Corporate Vice President for the Customer and Partner Advocacy group, spoke about the impact of the community, listening systems, and the integral role of MVPs in these systems. |  | Mike Nash, Corporate Vice President for the Windows Product Management group, discussed Windows 7 and Windows Live, demonstrated unique troubleshooting features, and highlighted features influenced by community feedback. |  | S. Somasegar, Senior Vice President of the Developer Division, highlighted plans for the developer division, and then moderated a panel discussion with some Technical Fellows. |  | Bob Kelly, Corporate Vice President for the Server and Tools Division, shared news about Windows Server and R2 and discussed plans for future developments. |
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