Well - yesterday was the first of the roadshows over this next month. It was held in Boston. I arrived in Boston on Monday and discovered that the Boston Marathon was taking place. Cab driver let me off about 2 blocks from the hotel because of the barricades. The Marathon's Finish Line wasn't far from where the show was going to be held the following day. Lots of runners around the hotel. There was even a “triage” area setup in the hotel to deal with medical emergencies. When I went out for a little walk to get a diet coke, EMTs were on their way to the corner where an older gentleman runner was having difficulty. It was good to see the quick response.
Bill Baker kicked off the show with the keynote address and mentioned how the CTPs were in the process of being used instead of a Beta 3. He did state that the product would ship in 2005. This is a slight difference in the last official message from MSFT that had stated Summer 2005 (look when Summer ends).
I met Kent Tegels. He is definitely a character. I only had a chance to poke my head into one of his sessions for a few minutes, but he also used colorful body movements to illustrate points (actually endpoints) during the few minutes I was present. It was almost as good as his colorful writing. ;-)
Overall, attendees seemed to really enjoy the event and learned quite a bit. I am looking forward to tomorrow's event in NYC. The cost is only $99 and gets you lot for the moola. It is not too late to sign-up for the rest of the shows!
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