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Microsoft and Industry Conferences
Mar. 21, 2005

This chart shows major Microsoft-sponsored conferences scheduled through April 2006, and a selection of major industry conferences at which Microsoft and its partners are typically present. Events are in the United States except where indicated.

A database of Microsoft-sponsored events is at www.microsoft.com/events.

Event Main Audience Date and Location Web Site
Microsoft-Sponsored Events      
Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) IT pros, systems management developers Apr. 18—22, 2005; Las Vegas www.mms2005.com

Windows Hardware Engineering Conference (WinHEC) Hardware developers Apr. 25—27, 2005; Seattle www.microsoft.com/whdc/winhec

WinHEC Asia Hardware developers May 17—18, 2005; Taipei, Taiwan www.microsoft.com/whdc/winhec

TechEd IT pros, developers June 5—10, 2005; Orlando www.microsoft.com/teched

TechEd Europe IT pros, developers July 4—8, 2005; Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.microsoft.com/europe/teched

Worldwide Partner Conference Microsoft partners July 8—10, 2005; Minneapolis www.microsoft.com/partner/events/wwpartnerconference

Professional Developers Conference Software architects, developers Sept. 11—16, 2005; Los Angeles msdn.microsoft.com/events/pdc

Microsoft IT Forum IT managers, architects, and administrators Nov.15—18, 2005; Barcelona, Spain www.microsoft.com/europe/msitforum

Other Industry Events      
National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) National Show Television and telecomm providers Apr. 3—5, 2005; San Francisco www.thenationalshow.com

VSLive! Toronto Software developers Apr. 13—16, 2005; Toronto, Canada

www.ftponline.com/conferences/vslive/2005/to

Networld+Interop Networking pros May 1—6, 2005; Las Vegas www.interop.com

VSLive! Las Vegas Software developers May 8—11, 2005; Las Vegas www.ftponline.com/conferences/vslive/2005/lv

RSA Japan Computer security pros May 12—13, 2005; Tokyo, Japan www.rsaconference.com

Streaming Media East Digital audio and video developers and distributors May 17—18, 2005; New York City www.streamingmedia.com/east

Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) Game developers and resellers May 17—20, 2005; Los Angeles www.e3expo.com

Networld+Interop Japan Networking pros June 8-10, 2005; Tokyo, Japan www.medialiveinternational.com/global/interop/?s=tokyo

VSLive! Boston Software developers June 28—July 1, 2005; Boston www.ftponline.com/conferences/vslive/2005/bo

DemoFall (was DemoMobile) Wireless carriers and suppliers, technology vendors Sept. 19—21, 2005; Huntington Beach (California) www.idgexecforums.com/demomobile2

PASS Community Summit SQL Server professionals Sept. 27—30, 2005; Dallas www.sqlpass.org/events/summit05/index.cfm

VSLive! Orlando Software developers Oct. 9—13, 2005; Orlando www.ftponline.com/conferences/vslive/2005/or

RSA Europe Computer security pros Oct. 17—19, 2005; Vienna, Austria www.rsaconference.com

Streaming Media West Digital audio and video developers and distributors Nov.15—17, 2005; San Jose www.streamingmedia.com/west

Consumer Electronics Show Consumer electronics buyers Jan. 5—8, 2006; Las Vegas www.cesweb.org

3GSM World Congress Wireless carriers and suppliers Feb. 13—16, 2006; Barcelona, Spain www.3gsmworldcongress.com

RSA Computer security pros Feb. 13—17, 2006; San Jose www.rsaconference.com

CEBit Computer industry customers March 9—15, 2006; Hanover, Germany www.cebit.de