MVP Summit - Day 4 (The Big Goodbye)

So that's it for another year and the Microsoft MVP Global Summit comes to a close. It was an excellent week, even if it was an exhaustive schedule. Getting to meet everyone face to face was nothing short of fabulous. It's sort of like a U.N. Meeting, but for geeks. I don't know how many times I laughed at silly jokes that nobody would get if they didn't boot up a laptop everyday or deal with an IT problem. There was a lot to take in so we'll be digesting this information for sometime now. I can imagine there are literally thousands of OneNote pages with scribbles on them from the weeks adventures which will eventually make their way into someones blogs someday. Even Gary Bushey was completely alert and awake as evidence from the picture below (with Brad explaining the synopsis of Serenity to us).

I have to tip my hat (okay, so I don't wear a hat but hey it's just an expression) to Microsoft for putting on the event for us. These kind of things are a monster of co-ordination and you could always find a 'softie standing around to help you or give you some directions or drop another t-shirt in your bag (okay, so there were some serious transportation issues but we'll ignore that for now). Also a tip of my hat (remember it's just an expression, no hat here) to the other MVPs who got to travel from all over. Some people had to travel for 20+ hours on planes (or some from Kirkland which is 5 miles away) but it was well worth it having everyone together. I'm sure each of the MVP groups are a little closer now after meeting up with each other and exchanging tales (at least I think this is true for the SharePoint ones but I can't speak for others).

I want to say goodbye and thanks to everyone I met up with if I didn't get a chance to do it in person. Also shout outs to the various MVPs I came across (in no particular order except what my brain can recall):

And of course our MVP lead April Dalke and the every popular propeller-head Fitz (my apologies for those I missed as I'm sure I missed a few). Live long and prosper (okay that was completely geek-ridden but cut me some slack as it's been a rough week). Here's to seeing you guys again soon.

I spent the afternoon of my last day in Seattle downtown taking some pics of the town and what it has to offer. It's a pretty city with a lot of interesting architecture and sites to see. As with many cities that you don't live in, there are odd type behaviours that stand out. The farmers market is one such thing in Seattle as they toss fresh fish (mmm... fresh fish) around and put on a show for the various hangers on. In any case, check out my pics on Flickr for some neat things I ran across. It seems each city offers something different and unique for visitors (even if the natives look at you like an idiot as you take pictures of things they see everyday).

As with everything, it's tough to say goodbye but, as they say, we'll always have Redmond.

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