2009 MVP Global Summit

[VictorN]

Hi MVPs!
Who is going to attend the MVP global summit in Seattle in March?

AFAIK, Registration will officially open on Monday, January 19th at 11:00 AM PST.
The last summit in April 2008 was exciting! :thumb:
Let's go on this year in March! ;)

[TheCPUWizard]

All indications are that I will be there (already have air tickets), Debi will be along same as last year.

[cilu]

I will be there too. Looking forward to seeing you guys.

[Marc G]

I will be there also. Have my plane tickets already :)

[dglienna]

Not this time... :mad:

[VictorN]

I've now booked air tickets too.
And I've already begun to register (hotel WestIn, four nights from from 1 March..., although it is still subject to change)

I wouldn't like to pay the second half of the hotel price, so would be glad to share room with someone from our community (and not with someone like that German guy that didn't want to allow us tasting Russian "Parliament" in our room last year :))

[Brad Jones]

I plan to be there as well :).

Last year the Codeguru folks got together Wednesday night for dinner. We might want to try that again!

Brad!

[VictorN]

It would be great, Brad! :thumb:

[Marc G]

I'm looking forward to the Codeguru dinner :)

I'm staying in sheraton this time.

[Alin]

I'm staying in sheraton this time.
stayed at the Sheraton last time. not at all impressed, on the contrary...

[TheCPUWizard]

The possibility of a CG dinner on Weds evening is the primary reason I am not leaving till Thurs afternoon (last year I had a real early flight....)

[Marc G]

stayed at the Sheraton last time. not at all impressed, on the contrary...

:(
Let's see if it got any better this time...
I'm doing some roomsharing with a collegue and he really wanted the Sheraton...

[Alin]

:(
Let's see if it got any better this time...
I'm doing some roomsharing with a collegue and he really wanted the Sheraton...
i hope it'll be better.

[cilu]

I'll be at Westin, from Saturday evening, hopefully (last year I missed the flight from NY, but this time I'm going from London directly to Seattle). Will return on Thursday morning, so a Wednesday dinner sounds just great.

[Arjay]

Wednesday CG dinner sounds good.

[Marie Mih]

Hello all readers and coders
I don't know how one can be an MVP ? How easy is it to be one ?
:D

[deletion is not allowed :D]

[dglienna]

http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/

[toraj58]

it is not easy to be an MVP. if you be a honeybee without honey you will never get MVP but if you be a bee with adequate honey it is likly to be after several years of exposing honey :wave:

[Arjay]

it is not easy to be an MVP. if you be a honeybee without honey you will never get MVP but if you be a bee with adequate honey it is likly to be after several years of exposing honey :wave:I don't know about that - part of the MVP award is a jar of honey.

[toraj58]

really?... they gave you jar of honey?

[dglienna]

You get one wish. I guess that's what he asked for. ;)

[TheCPUWizard]

I don't know about that - part of the MVP award is a jar of honey.

Really...they just covered me in necter, put me in a room full of bees and told me to wait...... ;)

[Belzeski]

You blended the jar of honey into a joke, right ?

[Arjay]

It was the least I could do - the original reference to honey was confusing at best.

[Belzeski]

No I figure it out in my own way (fine) of imagination.
The honey jar's meaning becomes different starting from toraj58's rhetorical question! :(

[toraj58]

put me in a room full of bees and told me to wait......

this is part of MVP test.

[dglienna]

You want to try? :eek:

[toraj58]

if bees promise don't bite me otherwise i will get MBP: Most Bitten Professional. :D

[Arjay]

Remember the sure fire way of becoming an MVP - just be yourself.

[toraj58]

what do you mean?

[Arjay]

what do you mean?...just bee yourself.

[toraj58]

again, i don't understand!!! in general sometimes it is not possible; for instance: in this case i should be you to understand what do you mean toward me :D

[Arjay]

Sometimes it's better off to not mention honey bees.

[toraj58]

Arjay, i really don't understand you; what i said is similar to an iranian Proverb but if it means something bad in american i apologize. but iranian meaning is good.

[Brad Jones]

I think this thread has buzzed completely out of control..... ;) :)

[VictorN]

I think this thread has buzzed completely out of control..... ;) :)Unfortunately.... :sick:

[TheCPUWizard]

I think this thread has buzzed completely out of control..... ;) :)

Agreed..but I think it has been fun, and after all, it IS chit/chat (although splitting the thread to serious / silly would not be a bad idea).

ps: I think VictorN missed your pun completely. ;)

[toraj58]

I think this thread has buzzed completely out of control.....

:lol:...yes buzzed....very funny.

[Belzeski]

Bees'acts are all cheats!

[ovidiucucu]

Hello all readers and coders
I don't know how one can be an MVP ? How easy is it to be one ?
:D
Here are revealed few top-secret criteria: http://communitygrouptherapy.com/2007/03/20/finally-revealed-the-secret-criteria-for-the-microsoft-mvp-award/

Returning on-topic [including for my (forum) enemies :)] : I'll be there.

[Marie Mih]

Here are revealed few top-secret criteria: http://communitygrouptherapy.com/2007/03/20/finally-revealed-the-secret-criteria-for-the-microsoft-mvp-award/
...
Thanks for directly quoting and replying. So sweet... That's what I love from the centralers

[Marc G]

Any of the Codeguru MVPs interested to go to a party?
http://mvpsummit2009.partywithpalermo.com/

Cover charge is just 1 business card and:
•Free to attend
•Free fingerfood
•Free drink
•Free swag

;)

[TheCPUWizard]

Any of the Codeguru MVPs interested to go to a party?
http://mvpsummit2009.partywithpalermo.com/

Cover charge is just 1 business card and:
•Free to attend
•Free fingerfood
•Free drink
•Free swag

;)


Went last year, plan on going this year.

[Marc G]

good to hear :)

[cilu]

What kind of party is this?

[Brad Jones]

What kind of party is this?

Palermo's parties are primarily a chance to do networking with other people. Palermo tends to have these at major Microsoft events such as Tech Ed, PDC, and the MVP Summit (check out the site and you can see). There are generally lots of people standing around chatting while enjoying a drink.

My understanding is that they are not sponsored by the associated event (so Microsoft has nothing to do with the MVP event)

[TheCPUWizard]

My understanding is that they are not sponsored by the associated event (so Microsoft has nothing to do with the MVP event)

That is my understanding also. However, the parties (at least those I have been to) are sponsored by corporate vendors in the "space". So there can be good vendor contact that is not available within a Microsoft sponsored environment (ie the Summit itself).

[Brad Jones]

As an FYI - You don't have to be going to the summit to go to a PartyWithPalermo. Anyone can go to those so if you are in the Seattle area, you can RSVP and show up.

[Arjay]

Alrighty then - party on Garth.

[Vanaj]

Alrighty then - party on Garth.


Party on - Wayne...

Will have to ck schedule...would like to make the CG party...looks like I might be out of a flying job tomorrow...but it is Fri 13th...:cry::cry::cry:

[VictorN]

I'll be at Westin, from Saturday evening, hopefully (last year I missed the flight from NY, but this time I'm going from London directly to Seattle)...Well I also "missed" my flight from Hannover to Kopenhagen, because it was cancelled 25 minutes before departure...
Now I've booked my flight with a "little" reserve time то arrive on Friday evening...

So, who plans to be there in Seattle on Friday evening, on Saturday?...
Who plans any activity for this time?
My first try is (would be) attending Flight Museum, but it is just a subject to discuss /change..., in case some alternative variants will or would be suggested.

[TheCPUWizard]

Wife and I will be arriving Saturday Afternoon. Checking into one of the smaller Marriott's (Spring Hill Suites) , then moving to Hyatt on Sunday.

[VictorN]

And I will be staying in Eighth Avenue Inn till Sunday, then move to Westin.

[Brad Jones]

We are still planning to get together on Wednesday night for dinner. For those of you planning to join us, please drop me a PM. I've been asked to watch my budget, so I'm asking for RSVPs.

Thanks,

Brad!

[TheCPUWizard]

I am checked in at the Hyatt.

Tomorrow (SUNDAY) morning, I will be the first presenter at the MVP2MVP session.

I welcome everyone to come down [11:45 AM].

Aybody else who is already in town, please PM me and we can set up contact.

[RobDog888]

I'm back home. Really great meeting all you CG guys! We definately have to do it again next year. Oh and double the Vodka for all!!! :lol:

[Brad Jones]

I'm back home. Really great meeting all you CG guys! We definately have to do it again next year. Oh and double the Vodka for all!!! :lol:

I agree that it was great to get to see everyone!

Victor was crazy with his camera, so we'll have to see if we can get his pictures on Flickr or a skydrive where others can get or see them.

Brad!

[kleinma]

It was great to meet you all and dinner was fun! I hope to see you all again next year (and perhaps a little more often around codeguru)

-Matt (vbforums)

[ovidiucucu]

Finally, I'm on the solid ground again. :)

Pleased because I have met few guys from VBForums.
Till now I thought... they are just a legend... :D ;)

[cilu]

He, he... do you recognize anybody in this video? http://www.microsoft.com/video/en/us/details/6d53ed7b-f784-4c00-b145-3c1123debc40 Let me give you a clue... there should be at least 3 people... ;)

[dee-u]

I didn't look in the video but my guess is kleinma, robdog888 and cilu, I believe it is the same link provided by kleinma in vbforums, am I correct?

[Arjay]

He, he... do you recognize anybody in this video? http://www.microsoft.com/video/en/us/details/6d53ed7b-f784-4c00-b145-3c1123debc40 Let me give you a clue... there should be at least 3 people... ;)Hmm, I didn't see anyone with white hair. :p

[TheCPUWizard]

But I did find "Waldo" :D:D:D

ps: I believe I am in there, but the image is not so stable when you blow it up, so I am not 100% positive....

[cilu]

I didn't look in the video but my guess is kleinma, robdog888 and cilu, I believe it is the same link provided by kleinma in vbforums, am I correct?
Correct! ;)

[VictorN]

...Victor was crazy with his camera, so we'll have to see if we can get his pictures on Flickr or a skydrive where others can get or see them.
Well, I've just arrived home (about an hour ago). The next days I will try to see the result of this "craziness" and learn how to public it.

[dglienna]

I think I recognized a couple of people...

[VictorN]

As promised, I've published some photos from MVP Global Summit 2009 here (http://www.codeguru.com/forum/album.php?u=88072)

[Marc G]

I'm now also back from my trip to the states. The summit was great.
After the summit I went to Miami for 8 days which was also very good :D

[cilu]

You lucky b/mustard... :D

[dee-u]

I'm curious, who is the lady MVP in the pictures? Is she a CG member?

[dglienna]

You didn't say which one (there are two females there), the one looks like the VB.Net MVP that I met at the last Summit.

Pretty sure this is her: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/972/506

[VictorN]

I'm curious, who is the lady MVP in the pictures? Is she a CG member?In what picture?

[Brad Jones]

I'm guessing you are seeing TheCPUWizard's wife and Arjay's future wife (although Arjay thinks it is just his girlfriend).

actually.... if it is the lady at the EMP event, then it is a member of the band.

[dee-u]

The lady (http://www.codeguru.com/forum/album.php?albumid=7&pictureid=88) in this photo.

[Brad Jones]

The lady (http://www.codeguru.com/forum/album.php?albumid=7&pictureid=88) in this photo.

That's Arjay's future wife..... :eek:

:)

[dee-u]

I thought she was also an MVP so I wondered who she was and if she is a CG or even a VBF member.

[Arjay]

Her name is Claudette and sadly she doesn't know how to program although she does know how to knit (which is harder than programming IMO).

Claudette works for The Boeing Company as a composite engineer.

[TheCPUWizard]

The lady (http://www.codeguru.com/forum/album.php?albumid=7&pictureid=88) in this photo.


Is that an insuation that my Wife (who does appear in some of the pictures is NOT a Lady? :mad::mad:

(I am just teasing/joking :wave::wave:)

[VictorN]

(I am just teasing/joking :wave::wave:)Well, then you might like (or, at least find interesting) this article: European Parliament bans use of ‘Miss’ and ‘Mrs’ (http://www.sindhtoday.net/world/74862.htm) :D

[TheCPUWizard]

Well, then you might like (or, at least find interesting) this article: European Parliament bans use of ‘Miss’ and ‘Mrs’ (http://www.sindhtoday.net/world/74862.htm) :D

That is right up there with banning "Manhole Cover" :rolleyes:

[dglienna]

Sorry, wrong photo. I thought you meant the "I'm a PC" video

[dee-u]

Is that an insuation that my Wife (who does appear in some of the pictures is NOT a Lady? :mad::mad:

(I am just teasing/joking :wave::wave:)
As she is close to you then I have tought that she is your wife so there is no mystery in her. :)