One of the new features at TechEd SEA this year is Dotnet University that was held on Sept 11-14, 2007. As I mentioned at my 6 things I love about TechEd, this is an Instructor Led Lab (ILL) that focusing on .Net 3.0. It's all about Windows Workflow, WPF, WCF, and Cardspace. The response from the attendees were overwhelming. They started to queue since 1 hour before every session. All available sessions are fully packed, even though the organizer managed to provide 5 sessions in a day.

Actually the lab materials were not so deep. It gave an overview about 4 components in .NET 3.0, at level 200 from 500 scale. The public curiosity about this new framework is very high, that's why the response was terrific. I hope the difficulties level will be improved at the next year since the adoption of .Net 3.0 going to be better.

I delivered the Workflow Foundation session at last class of the 3rd day (17.30 - 19.30). It was also fully packed, so my guess that the attendees prefer to go home was wrong. I did some demo with IF-ELSE branching and Code Activity, using Workflow designer for authoring workflow. Mark Dunn helped me a lot to handle the discussions at the QA session.

Yes, It's approaching again. TechEd SEA 2007 will be held at Kuala Lumpur on September 10-13, 2007. Same with the previous year, I'll be there again. Since my work schedules are so tight, I will miss the first day and attend from 11th onwards.

Attending TechEd is something I always waiting for every year. As a prominent and the largest Microsoft technical conferences in South East Asia, it provides a lot of break out sessions, hands on lab, instructor lab, good food, networking, and insights. What do I love about this event? Here are the summarize of my personal preferences:

First, is about the TechEd US 2007 DVD set. Conference attendees are eligible to purchase the DVD set at RM 108 only. It's less than $25, far cheaper than the usual retail price at $195! This is a collection of all technical sessions (hundreds, yes I mention hundreds!), including the recorded video, powerpoint slide, and demo. Tons of hands on lab manual are inside, keep me updated for the latest hot technologies in the market. I guest it's around 20 GB in size totally ;).