Adi Stoian

TechEd Europe 2009 - Day 0

Yesterday was a long day. In the morning I went to conference registration and made a short review of the surroundings. At noon, the MCT Day Zero started. This was a special event for MCTs attending the Microsoft TechEd Europe 2009.

Tjeerd Veninga and his team just "got off the bus" finishing a roadshow event dedicated to Microsoft training and certification. More details here. http://borntolearn.mslearn.net/2009/11/getting-off-the-get-on-the-bus-tour 

We had sessions on current training campaigns, courses, a soft skills session and a Windows Server 2008 R2 Deployment and Migration. Good way to start a conference. If you are an MCT interested in the content, the sessions were recorded and should be made available to the MCT Summit web site.

The evening was dedicated to the traditional MCT Dinner organized as always by Ronald Beekelaar. About 70 or so MCTs (including 6 Romanians) attended. Will not comment about the evening, or post pictures, but it was great to meet again and spend a few hours chating with other fellow trainers. Microsoft Learning people joined as well, and very passionate discussion started very quickly.

After the dinner, I went with Cristi Lefter through the city center, to take pictures. We spent about two hours walking between Potsdamer Platz, Brandenburg gate. There is a special anniversary for the Berlin City, on Monday, November 9 there are 20 years since the Berlin wall has falled. There is a big domino puzzle built in the center between Potsdamer Platz and Brandenburg Gate. Each piece is painted individually, with drawings about the Berlin wall fall. Hope to upload some pictures soon.