The MVP Global Summit is a four-day invitation-only event hosted at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center in Seattle and at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington. With more than 400 sessions and a variety of networking opportunities, the MVP Global Summit enables Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) and Regional Directors (RDs) to:

• Connect with other MVPs and RDs
• Engage with Microsoft product managers
• Provide valuable feedback directly to Microsoft on its products and technologies.

Highlights for 2008 include:

• Event closing technical discussion by Ray Ozzie, Microsoft chief software architect
• Keynote by Steve Ballmer, Microsoft chief executive officer
• Deep technical sessions by competency
• Cross-competency electives
• Highly dynamic and interactive sessions, designed based on Open Space Technology, where you’ll be able to define topics, attend, or even host
• Additional activities designed to promote networking and meet attendees' diverse informational and business needs

Who can attend the MVP Global Summit?
The MVP Global Summit is an exclusive event for MVPs, Regional Directors (RDs), and Microsoft employees who work with MVPs and other influential technology users.

For this 2008 event, eligible MVP attendees are those who are current MVPs as of February 1, 2008 or will be awarded in April 2008.


Eligibility Requirements for Attendance

• If you need to verify your NDA status, please contact your MVP Lead.
• If you have not signed your MVP hard-copy NDA, you may do so at the summit when you pick up your registration information. Please contact your MVP Lead in advance to ensure that a hard-copy NDA is prepared for you.
• International attendees may require a letter of invitation in order to obtain a visa to enter the United States to attend the 2008 MVP Global Summit Conference. See the Letter of Invitation for Visa Application page for further details on this process.

Please contact the 2008 MVP Global Summit Registration Team if you have any questions:

• E-mail: 2008MVPGlobalSummit@microsoft.crgevents.com
• Telephone (Worldwide): (1) (206) 812-1215, available 08:00 - 17:00 Pacific time
• Fax (Worldwide): (1) (206) 441-6369