Dennis J. Bottjer | MVP ASP.NET

I know I'm quite late in posting a review of TechEd I just hope you'll forgive the delay and find value in some of my comments. 

Besides Code Camps I haven't been to a large technical conference since the MVP Summit in March.  I must say TechEd is quite an amazing event.  The sheer scale of the event is jaw dropping.  I mean Microsoft is literally able to rent out theme parks!

Anyway, I was not able to attend the event for the entire week due to work conflicts.  However, I did find myself making the Jax-Orlando commute several days. 

It goes without saying that TechEd is going to have some incredible presentations.  For Example, I caught a great presentation on LINQ at which they publicly announced PLINQ.  However, I would like to discuss some of the less obvious benefits of TechEd.

I was impressed with how many opportunities there were to engage the product teams.  These opportunities are excellent for asking questions and networking.  As a result of one such networking endeavor I was able to schedule a conference call with David Hill of the Acropolis Team.  I was also able to catch up with Don Smith from Patterns and Practices and Paul Stubbs from the VSTO.  Finally, I got to make a few new contacts.  I met John Graham from the OBA team and Trisha  Lacey who manages Code Zone.