Need technical information about MS products? Attend a TechNet Briefing! Held in over 130 cities around the world, free Microsoft TechNet Briefings provide you with in-depth, how-to information on deploying, managing, supporting, and optimizing your Microsoft products. We'll be focusing on crucial topics from the IT world designed to help you get the most from our products. Sign up now to attend one of these informative briefings!
	MSDN™, the Microsoft Developer Network is the essential resource for developers. MSDN events are held worldwide and give developers the opportunity to get the latest information from Microsoft. Ask questions of Microsoft experts, interact with other developers, and get the information you need to develop applications for Windows. Held in hundreds of cities around the globe.
	The new Microsoft Direct Access (MSDA) Briefings provide technology providers a great opportunity to get the information you need to satisfy your clients and profit using Microsoft products. In addition, you can interact with your local Microsoft representatives, learn about unique opportunities to offer your clients, and get the MSDA Quarterly Update Kit packed with great software FREE!*
	Register Now for the Free Microsoft® Education Solutions Briefing :The Connected Learning Community Powered by Windows® 2000 - March 8 Through a series of live interactive presentations, discussions, and demonstrations, you will learn how to create and expand a Connected Learning Community in your district using innovative technologies. This great event is designed for Technology professionals in primary and secondary education who evaluate, deploy, optimize, or support networking, administrative or instructional products and solutions.
	THE WINDOWS® DNA 2000 READINESS CONFERENCE FEATURING SQL SERVER™ 2000 -February 29 - March 3; Denver, CO Be among the first to get intensive, technical training on the new Windows® DNA 2000 products and SQL Server™ 2000 ("Shiloh"). When registering, please use code: ws-events.
	Prepare for Take Off at the Microsoft DirectX Developer Day-March 8 You’re about to take the ride of your life. Side effects such as faster game development, better graphics and enhanced audio are common. Attend our developer day to learn more; it's all about the latest version of the Microsoft® DirectX® application programming interface (API) - the fast, easy way to create powerful games. Sounds like all hype, no content? No way. It's under NDA! and it's taking place in San Jose on March 8th. Find out more and register now! Upon Departing your Flight, Walk Away with the Goods: Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition Microsoft Windows Me (Millennium Edition), most recent build.
	Tech·Ed 2000 Europe 4-7 July 2000, RAI Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Tech·Ed is Europe's largest technical training and support event for corporate developers and consultants. Technical sessions are aimed at professionals already using Microsoft platform development tools and technologies, and who are looking for more in-depth understanding. The 7th Annual European Tech·Ed will be the place to learn how to build the Business Internet with Microsoft Windows® DNA 2000.
	Don't Miss the Virtual Private Networking Conference (VPNCon)! Feb. 28-March 2 VPNcon is a focused conference with exhibits designed to show customers how to implement VPNs. The conference concentrates on new Virtual Private Networking technologies, products, and services. There are three major tracks for this conference: Network Administration , Security and Standards, and Business.
	Microsoft Office Deployment and Development 2000 -- March 19-23, 2000 The Pointe Hilton Resort on South Mountain in Phoenix, AZ Whether you're charged with evaluating and deploying Office 2000 or a developer building solutions with Office 2000, Microsoft Office Deployment and Development 2000 is the conference for you. Find out everything you need to know about Office 2000 from the world's leading experts.
	Windows Hardware Engineering Conference – WinHEC 2000 Plan now to be in New Orleans April 25-27 for WinHEC 2000! WinHEC delivers the technical information you need to build the most competitive products in the rapidly growing PC universe. WinHEC is doubling the number of technical tracks, doubling the delivery of in-depth technical information about hardware and the Windows-based platform. Get the latest technical details on new platform designs that exploit features in Microsoft Windows operating systems as the foundation for connecting the world.
	FREE EVENT! Spring 2000 at Microsoft eXtreme - April 8, 2000! Check out what's new! If you're a computer enthusiast who loves being the first to know what's new in software, if people come to you for computing advice, if you use your home computer for work or play, then attend eXtreme. It's a FREE, LIVE broadcast on Saturday, April 8th, 2000 to 30 movie theatres across the United States.
	The Premier Windows 2000 Event for MCPs -- MCP TechMentor Conference -- April 2-5 in Chicago and September 5-8 in San Francisco Presented by MCP Magazine and Microsoft, the MCP TechMentor Conferences are the Windows 2000 technical events of the year. The comprehensive, two-day conferences, with pre- and post-conference workshops, are full of technical sessions on Windows 2000, Exchange, BackOffice, and Internet technologies. If your IT career hinges on getting the best technical advice on Microsoft technologies, be sure to join us! If you already hold an MCP certification, save $200 if you register before February 18 for Chicago and before July 28 for San Francisco. Visit Tech Mentor Conference to request a brochure.
	PASS 2000 Europe - The Premier European SQL Server User’s Conference -12 - 15 March, 2000 PASS 2000 Europe ¾ the only European SQL Server user’s conference & expo sponsored by Microsoft ¾ will be held in London March 12-15, 2000. This user-run event promises to deliver the latest information users need to increase their productivity, meet their organization’s growing information needs, and stay professionally competitive. While offering a variety of unique educational opportunities, including informative presentations and hands-on technical sessions, the conference provides unparalleled professional networking opportunities and access to Microsoft. Keynote for this year’s European event will be Bill Baker, SQL Server Data Warehousing product unit manager.
	Don't miss the Software as a Service seminar! Be sure to attend this free, informative, half-day seminar. Microsoft and Cisco have teamed up with local ASP's in your area to show you how to reap the benefits of software as a service. On a monthly fee basis, ASP's offer business customers an opportunity to outsource all the services associated with the hosting of Web-based business or productivity-based solutions.
	Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Europe Deployment Conference March 27-29,2000 - Geneva Microsoft experts, including members of the development team and consultants will be presenting technical sessions to take you beyond basic technology pitches. Three task-based tracks (planning, operations, support) and three theme-based tracks (reliability, security, interoperability) will address your IT department's every day activities, as well as your overall concerns.
	Microsoft Tech·Ed 2000 June 5-8, 2000 in Orlando, Florida Register by March 31, 2000 and save $200.00. Get the in-depth education you need on the latest products, technologies and services that will solve real business issues now.
	Start smart, finish fast with Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 training! Get a quick start on learning to deploy Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 with two exceptional hands-on training classes. In one action-packed day, you’ll learn the core essentials of successfully deploying, installing, and configuring Windows 2000 Workstation or Windows 2000 Server (or take both classes) for just U.S.$99 each. Offer ends March 31.
	Communications Solutions Expo Spring 2000 (April 26-28 in Washington, DC) Previously known as the CTI Expo, this event has emerged in the past two years to become a must-attend event for people interested in learning more about solutions based on the convergence of telecom and data networking and related applications. Microsoft will have a major presence here including: a keynote speaker, a special conference track focused on Windows Telephony Platform development and deployment, a TAPI 3.0 Learning Center, and an exhibit hall presence that includes a Microsoft Partner Pavilion area featuring an impressive array of vendor solutions.