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Another year
3 days ago I got 'the email' again. I can call myself MVP for another year. While I am glad I made it, I have to admit, the suspense and excitement are getting less and less. The first time I knew I was nominated, and the wait was like being a...
Posted: Jul 04 2008, 01:25 AM by vanDooren | with 1 comment(s)
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Another year to call myself MVP
Just a couple of hours ago I received ' The E-Mail ' I was hoping to get: The confirmation that my MVP award is renewed as of July 1, 2007. I am glad I still qualified. These days it is becoming harder to provide meaningful answers in the public...
Posted: Jul 01 2007, 02:43 PM by vanDooren | with no comments
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Tech-Ed developers Barcelona: Afterthoughts
Tech-ed developers 2006 has come and gone. Traveling back home was uneventful, despite the fact that Barcelona airport has to be the most disorganized and chaotic airport I’ve ever seen. At least I was at the correct airport. On my way to the entrance...
Posted: Nov 13 2006, 08:03 AM by vanDooren | with no comments
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Tech-Ed developers Barcelona: Friday
Today is the last day of tech-ed. Hopefully I’ll arrive in Brussels somewhere around 23:00. I really start to miss my wife and daughter, so I am glad I’ll see them again tonight. Yesterday evening was an uneventful evening in my hotel room...
Posted: Nov 10 2006, 07:44 AM by vanDooren | with no comments
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Tech-Ed developers Barcelona: Thursday
Yesterday evening my Tech-ed issued tram card decided to die on me. I hadn’t noticed, but as luck would have it, a bunch of auditors entered the tram, accompanied by some tough looking stewards with handcuffs and batons. My card proved to be invalid...
Posted: Nov 09 2006, 11:57 AM by vanDooren | with 5 comment(s)
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Tech-Ed developers Barcelona : Wednesday
So yesterday I went out with Ayman Shoukry (VC product manager), Steve Texeira (VC Product Group manager), Marcus Heege (VC MVP), Siddhartha Rao (VC MVP) and an Architect from MS whose name I forgot. I’ll update when I’ve had a chance to ask...
Posted: Nov 08 2006, 11:29 AM by vanDooren | with no comments
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Tech-Ed developers Barcelona: Tuesday
After a healthy breakfast (Bacon and coffee) I was off to the convention centre. The weather is nice. Wireless access is a bit slow, but I suspect that this has something to do with hundreds of users sharing a 11 Mbs network. Keynote It’s a keynote...
Posted: Nov 07 2006, 01:35 PM by vanDooren | with 3 comment(s)
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Tech-Ed developers Barcelona: Monday
The airport It seems that today, there is a new set of regulations regarding the transport of liquids and gels in hand luggage. After being asked whether I had possibly nasal spray, shaving cream or beverages on me for the 5 th time I was allowed to check...
Posted: Nov 07 2006, 01:50 AM by vanDooren | with 1 comment(s)
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The joy of receiving an MVP award
Yaaaaaaay. Yesterday I received a message to tell me that I received the Microsoft MVP award in the category 'Visual C++'. I knew I was nominated 2 months ago, which I found very cool. Of course I had to wait a bit because the anouncement of the...
Posted: Jul 04 2006, 03:39 PM by vanDooren | with no comments
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