Sources
- Estrel miniGUIDE (MCT Community Summit 2008) — on-site programme, January 2008 (Microsoft Learning; Estrel Congress Center, Berlin).
- Archive.org (Microsoft Learning web agenda)
web.archive.org snapshot from 6 April 2008
Original URI:http://microsoft.com/germany/learning/mct/mctsummit2008/agenda.mspx
Sessions and rooms below follow the miniGUIDE PDF (Day 1–3 agenda pages).
The agenda: 14 to 16 January 2008
14 January 2008 – Keynotes
| Date | Speaker | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 14 January 2008 | 12:30 - 14:00 | — | Registration |
| Monday 14 January 2008 | 14:00 - 14:30 | Tjeerd Veninga | WELCOME - EMEA - “Choose Change!” (ECC A) |
| Monday 14 January 2008 | 14:30 - 15:15 | Frank Fischer | Microsoft Global Product Vision - Product releases, Product cycles… What’s coming in 2008 (ECC A) |
| Monday 14 January 2008 | 15:15 - 16:00 | Chris Pirie | Microsoft Learning Global Vision - Product releases and focuses… What’s coming in 2008 (ECC A) |
| Monday 14 January 2008 | 16:00 - 16:30 | — | Coffee Break |
| Monday 14 January 2008 | 16:30 - 17:00 | Bill Chapman | First Look at Next Gen Courseware (ECC A) |
| Monday 14 January 2008 | 17:00 - 17:30 | Mike Honig | MCT 2008 Program - MCT Program Vision (ECC A) |
| Monday 14 January 2008 | 17:30 - 18:30 | Richard Klees | Nowhere to Run! Being Front and Center and Making a BIG Splash – Trainer presentation skills (ECC A) |
| Monday 14 January 2008 | 18:30 - 18:45 | Tjeerd Veninga | Wrap up - “Choose Change!” (ECC A) |
| Monday 14 January 2008 | 18:45 - 19:00 | — | Break |
| Monday 14 January 2008 | 19:00 - 21:00 | — | Welcome Reception |
15 January 2008 – Breakout sessions
| Date | Speaker | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 8:00 - 8:30 | — | Breakfast |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 8:30 - 9:45 | Andy Malone | Windows Server 2008 Active Directory – The Secret Session! (ECC 1) |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 8:30 - 9:45 | Rick Taylor | How to incorporate the SharePoint SDK into your classes (TTT) (ECC 2/3) |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 8:30 - 9:45 | Marcel de Vries | What’s new in Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio Team System 2008 (ECC 4) |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 10:00 - 11:15 | Stan Reimer | Train the Trainer for Windows Server 2008 Active Directory TS Courses 6424/6425 (ECC 1) |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 10:00 - 11:15 | Dandy Weyn | SQL Server 2008 - What’s new for Database Admins (ECC 2/3) |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 10:00 - 11:15 | Tiffany Nguyen | Building custom MOSS web services (ECC 4) |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 11:30 - 12:45 | Thomas Lee | Introduction to Implementation and Architecture of OCS 2007 (ECC 1) |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 11:30 - 12:45 | Ronald Beekelaar | Running virtualization on Windows Server 2008 (ECC 2/3) |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 11:30 - 12:45 | Matthew Roche | New Features in SQL Server 2008 for Database Developers (ECC 4) |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 12:45 - 13:45 | — | Lunch |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 13:45 - 15:00 | Andy Malone | Hack to the Future! – The Ultimate Windows Server 2008 Networking Vs Security Guide! (ECC 1) |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 13:45 - 15:00 | David Elfassy | Integrating Exchange Server 2007 SP1 into your Exchange deliveries (TTT) (ECC 2/3) |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 13:45 - 15:00 | Matthew Roche | New Features in SQL Server 2008 for Business Intelligence Developers (ECC 4) |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 15:15 - 16:30 | Stan Reimer | Train the Trainer for Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure TS Courses 6420/6421 (ECC 1) |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 15:15 - 16:30 | Thomas Lee | Integrating Exchange Server 2007 UM with OCS (ECC 2/3) |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 15:15 - 16:30 | Tiffany Nguyen | Integrating Silverlight into your SharePoint deployments (ECC 4) |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 16:45 - 18:00 | Thomas Lee | Train the Trainer on Office Communication Server courseware (ECC 1) |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 16:45 - 18:00 | Rick Taylor | Migrating from SPS 2003 to MOSS 2007 (for ITPro and Dev) (ECC 2/3) |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 16:45 - 18:00 | Matthew Roche | So you want to be a SQL Server MCT? Jumping into the Deep End with SQL Server 2008 (ECC 4) |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 18:10 - 18:20 | — | Wrap up |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 18:20 - 18:30 | — | Break |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 18:30 - 20:30 | — | Bus tour |
| Tuesday 15 January 2008 | 20:30 - 22:30 | — | Dinner |
16 January 2008 – Breakout sessions
| Date | Speaker | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 16 January 2008 | 8:00 - 8:30 | — | Breakfast |
| Wednesday 16 January 2008 | 8:30 - 9:45 | Andy Malone | The Windows Server 2008 Application Platform – Technical Drilldown! (ECC 1) |
| Wednesday 16 January 2008 | 8:30 - 9:45 | Dandy Weyn | Train the Trainer on SQL Server 2008 clinics (ECC 2/3) |
| Wednesday 16 January 2008 | 8:30 - 9:45 | Marcel de Vries | Customizing and extending Visual Studio Team System (ECC 4) |
| Wednesday 16 January 2008 | 10:00 - 11:15 | Stan Reimer | Train the Trainer for Windows Server 2008 Application Platform TS Courses 6427/6428 (ECC 1) |
| Wednesday 16 January 2008 | 10:00 - 11:15 | Michael Korp | Implementing SCCM 2007 and SCVMM 2007 (ECC 2/3) |
| Wednesday 16 January 2008 | 10:00 - 11:15 | Marcel de Vries | Introduction to LINQ programming model (ECC 4) |
| Wednesday 16 January 2008 | 11:30 - 12:45 | Bill Chapman | TTT Next Gen Courseware (ECC 1) |
| Wednesday 16 January 2008 | 11:30 - 12:45 | Dandy Weyn | SQL Server 2008 Advanced Administration (ECC 2/3) |
| Wednesday 16 January 2008 | 11:30 - 12:45 | Gina Haines | The real cool fit! - Dynamics AX “5.0” (ECC 4) |
| Wednesday 16 January 2008 | 11:30 - 12:45 | Wilfried Heermann | Integrated Product Training and the new Microsoft development technologies (ECC 4) |
| Wednesday 16 January 2008 | 12:45 - 13:45 | — | Lunch |
| Wednesday 16 January 2008 | 13:45 - 15:00 | Ken Rosen | New business opportunities for the MCT: featuring Nexus, MODL, Courseware Library and Microsoft Press (ECC 1) |
| Wednesday 16 January 2008 | 13:45 - 15:00 | Ronald Beekelaar | Using Virtual Machines in a classroom environment (ECC 2/3) |
| Wednesday 16 January 2008 | 13:45 - 15:00 | Rick Taylor | Demos are King (ECC 4) |
| Wednesday 16 January 2008 | 15:00 - 16:00 | — | Wrap up and Conference End |
Bus tour (15 January 2008)
The miniGUIDE lists an evening Berlin bus tour (see PDF spread with route highlights). Stops named on that page include Alexanderplatz (Fernsehturm, Marienkirche), Karl-Liebknecht-Straße (Berliner Dom, Lustgarten, Palast der Republik), Unter den Linden, Pariser Platz / Brandenburger Tor, Reichstag, Potsdamer Platz (Kulturforum, Philharmonie), Checkpoint Charlie, and Gendarmenmarkt.
Berlin Mini Guide
Pages from the printed miniGUIDE (scans). Click a thumbnail to open the full-size image in a new tab.
