Microsoft Brings Free IT Expertise to Washington, D.C. October 28, 2008

The Microsoft Across America team will be in Washington, D.C. delivering three day seminars demonstrating how to drive your business. These educational events are free of charge and specially designed for business owners. Through demonstrations and face-to-face interaction with Microsoft Technology Specialists, attendees will learn how to save time and money while driving efficiency and profitability.
TS2 – Target Audience: Microsoft Partners
Microsoft’s TS2 seminars teach attendees how to increase revenue with Small Business Accounting, Point of Sale, and compelling sales tools. During this seminar, Microsoft Technology Specialists also will discuss enhancements made in Small Business Server SP1 and cover Windows Server Update Services.

TechNet – Target Audience: IT Pros
This event dives deep into the technical aspects of Microsoft’s solutions providing participants with a detailed knowledge of product offerings and operations. TechNet briefings are presented by technology specialists with real-world implementation experience of Microsoft products and technologies. Deploying wireless networks, upgrading desktop software and understanding server security considerations are the key focus points of this seminar.

MSDN – Target Audience: Developers
Presented by Microsoft developer experts and designed for professional developers, this event is packed with intense, how-to technical information. Attendees will be able to get answers to their tough questions and have an opportunity to exchange ideas with other developers in their local community. The event includes live demos and code samples. In addition, attendees can download session information immediately following the event for more hands-on learning and easy reference.

October 28
Virtualization and Enterprise Search: 8am – 12pm
Microsoft’s Forefront Security Workshop: 10am – 12 pm
Microsoft’s Virtualization Workshop: 1 pm – 3pm
Web Dev Fundamentals: Moving Beyond ASP.Net - 1pm – 5pm

October 29
Window’s Vista, PowerShell, and Group Policy: 8 am – 12pm
SB2: Solution Building for System Builders: 8:30 am – 12 pm
SBS/EBS 2008, Response Point, and S+S: 1 pm – 5 pm
MSDN Event - Silverlight 2.0, SQL Server 2008, and VSTO
October 30
A Solution Briefing for IT and Business Executives: 8 am – 1:30 pm
SQL Server 2008 Roadshow: 8 am – 12 pm
Microsoft Dynamics ERP Briefing: 9 am – 12 pm
A Day of REST with WCF, ADO.NET Data Services, and ASP.NET MVC – 1pm – 5pm

Official Website: http://www.microsoft.com/acrossamerica