Want to go to Tech·Ed 2005 but can't - as it's sold out?

[The_Exchange_Team]

Want to go to Microsoft Tech·Ed 2005 next week, but can't because it is sold out?  I've got some good news for you, and it's not about saving a bunch of money on your car insurance.  Due to overwhelming customer demand, we're excited to announce we've managed to create the availability of a very limited number of full conference passes to accommodate additional attendees at Tech·Ed.

These additional full conference passes are in an overflow seating area for the Day 1 keynote. This overflow seating price is $1,895--$100 less than the full conference pass. This registration will allow you to participate in all Tech·Ed sessions and activities. You will simply be asked to sit in an overflow room to view the keynote on Monday. You will still be able to see and hear the complete keynote, just in a separate viewing room.  This is the same overflow room that speakers, staff and crew use for the Day 1 keynote.

For more information about the limited number of full conference passes that are available, see http://www.microsoft.com/events/teched2005/default.mspx.  To register for Tech·Ed visit https://regp2.travelhq.com/teched2005/B/Main.aspx?Page=Login&rsvp=clickthrough.  But hurry, as the number of available full conference passes is very limited!  See also, https://regp2.travelhq.com/teched2005/B/Main.aspx?Page=Login&rsvp=clickthrough#, for a list of frequently asked questions.

Because this blog is about Exchange Server, I've included a list of the Messaging and Collaboration sessions below.  As you can see, there are more than 80 sessions devoted to Messaging and Collaboration, including Cabana Talk sessions where you can meet and engage speakers in a fun and friendly atmosphere.

Session Title (Session Number)	Speaker(s)	Time	Location
June 6, 2005
Exchange Server: Today and Tomorrow (MSG200)	David Thompson	10:45AM-12:00PM	S 220 D
Live Communications Server 2005: A Technical Overview (MSG220)	Ken Ewert	10:45AM-12:00PM	N 320 D/H
To Be Announced (MSGC01)		10:45AM-12:00PM	Track Cabana 11A
To Be Announced (MSGC21)		10:45AM-12:00PM	Track Cabana 11B
Exchange 2003 Architecture Best Practices (MSG300)	Dustin Smith	1:30PM-2:45PM	S 310 A
Microsoft IT: Exchange Best Practices from Microsoft IT (MSG360)	Konstantin Ryvkin	1:30PM-2:45PM	S 320 A
Meet the Speaker From MSG220: Live Communications Server 2005: A Technical Overview (MSGC02)	Ken Ewert	1:30PM-2:45PM	Track Cabana 11A
To Be Announced (MSGC12)		1:30PM-2:45PM	Track Cabana 11B
Accessing Exchange Server from Your Mobile Device (MSG338)	Max Ciccotosto	3:15PM-4:30PM	N 320 B/F
Running Exchange 2003 in a Hardened Environment (MSG348)	Will Martin	3:15PM-4:30PM	N 210 E
(Executive Cabana Talk) Meet the Executives from the Strategic Briefing Session: Exceeding Demands of Your End User (MSGC03)	David Thompson; Kurt DelBene	3:15PM-4:30PM	Track Cabana 11A
Meet the Speaker from MSG300: Exchange 2003 Architecture Best Practices (MSGC23)	Dustin Smith	3:15PM-4:30PM	Track Cabana 11B
Live Communications Platform: Architecting, Deploying and Building Custom Solutions (MSG324)	Kyle Marsh	5:00PM-6:15PM	N 310 H
Microsoft Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool (MSG364)	Paul Bowden	5:00PM-6:15PM	S 330
Meet the Speaker From MSG338: Accessing Exchange Server from Your Mobile Device (MSGC04)	Max Ciccotosto	5:00PM-6:15PM	Track Cabana 11A
Meet the Speaker From MSG348: Running Exchange 2003 in a Hardened Environment (MSGC24)	Willard Paul Martin	5:00PM-6:15PM	Track Cabana 11B
June 7, 2005
Exchange Performance Monitoring Analysis and Tuning (MSG368)	Paul Bowden	10:45AM-12:00PM	N 320 B/F
Exchange Server Backup and Restore Internals (MSG378)	Will Martin	10:45AM-12:00PM	S 220 D
Meet the Speaker From MSG360: Microsoft IT: Exchange Best Practices from Microsoft IT (MSGC05)	Konstantin Ryvkin	10:45AM-12:00PM	Track Cabana 11A
To Be Announced (MSGC25)		10:45AM-12:00PM	Track Cabana 11B
Upgrading from Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003 (MSG303)	Charlie Chung	1:30PM-2:45PM	N 310 H
The Life of an E-mail (MSG350)	Kevin Laahs	1:30PM-2:45PM	Hall A1
Meet the Speaker From MSG368: Exchange Performance Monitoring Analysis and Tuning (MSGC06)	Paul Bowden	1:30PM-2:45PM	Track Cabana 11A
To Be Announced (MSGC26)		1:30PM-2:45PM	Track Cabana 11B
Disaster Recovery in Exchange 2003 (MSG372)	Willard Paul Martin	3:15PM-4:30PM	N 310 A
Common Troubleshooting and Support Issues for Exchange Server 2003 (MSG390)	Nino Bilic	3:15PM-4:30PM	N 320 B/F
Meet the Speaker From MSG364: Microsoft Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Tool (MSGC07)	Paul Bowden	3:15PM-4:30PM	Track Cabana 11A
To Be Announced (MSGC27)		3:15PM-4:30PM	Track Cabana 11B
Exchange and the Active Directory Internals (MSG302)	Charlie Chung	5:00PM-6:15PM	S 320 A
Outlook Web Access: Five Things You Didn't Know (MSG335)	Kristian Andaker	5:00PM-6:15PM	N 310 A
Meet the Speaker From MSG390: Common Troubleshooting and Support Issues for Exchange Server 2003 (MSGC08)	Nino Bilic	5:00PM-6:15PM	Track Cabana 11A
Meet the Speaker From MSG378: Exchange Server Backup and Restore Internals (MSGC28)	Willard Paul Martin	5:00PM-6:15PM	Track Cabana 11B
June 8, 2005
Exchange 2003 Client Access from the Internet (MSG332)	Kristian Andaker	10:15AM-11:30AM	S 310 A
Microsoft IT: Exchange Security at Microsoft (MSG362)	Konstantin Ryvkin	10:15AM-11:30AM	N 310 A
Meet the Speaker From MSG303: Upgrading from Exchange Server 5.5 to Exchange Server 2003 (MSGC09)	Charlie Chung	10:15AM-11:30AM	Track Cabana 11A
Meet the Speaker From MSG370: Exchange Public Folder Internals (MSGC29)	Nino Bilic	10:15AM-11:30AM	Track Cabana 11B
Migrating from IBM Lotus Notes to Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Collaboration Solutions (MSG308)	Edward Wu; Janet Remus	2:00PM-3:15PM	N 210 B
Exchange 2003: Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts (MSG363)	Scott Schnoll	2:00PM-3:15PM	S 320 A
Meet the Speaker From MSG332: Exchange 2003 Client Access from the Internet (MSGC10)	Kristian Andaker	2:00PM-3:15PM	Track Cabana 11A
Meet the Speakers From MSG305: Upgrading from Exchange 2000 Server to Exchange Server 2003 (MSGC30)	Charlie Chung	2:00PM-3:15PM	Track Cabana 11B
Microsoft Outlook 2003: Better Together with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (MSG325)	Dan Costenaro	3:45PM-5:00PM	N 310 A
Secure Messaging with Exchange Server 2003 (MSG345)	Will Martin	3:45PM-5:00PM	S 320 A
Meet the Speaker From MSG362: Microsoft IT: Exchange Security at Microsoft (MSGC11)	Konstantin Ryvkin	3:45PM-5:00PM	Track Cabana 11A
Meet the Speaker From MSG363: Exchange 2003: Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts (MSGC31)	Scott Schnoll	3:45PM-5:00PM	Track Cabana 11B
The Life of an E-mail (MSG350R)	Kevin Laahs	5:30PM-6:45PM	N 220 A
Monitoring Exchange Server with Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 (MSG358)	Charlie Chung; David Sengupta	5:30PM-6:45PM	N 320 B/F
Meet the Speaker from MSG 325: Microsoft Outlook 2003: Better Together with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (MSGC22)	Daniel Costenaro	5:30PM-6:45PM	Track Cabana 11A
Meet the Speaker From MSG308: Migrating from IBM Lotus Notes to Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Collaboration Solutions (MSGC32)	Edward Wu	5:30PM-6:45PM	Track Cabana 11B
June 9, 2005
Designing a High Availability Exchange 2003 Solution (MSG375)	Scott Schnoll	8:30AM-9:45AM	N 320 B/F
Designing High Performance Exchange Server 2003 Storage Solutions (MSG386)	Pierre Bijaoui	8:30AM-9:45AM	N 220 E
Journaling, Archiving and Regulatory Compliance with Exchange 2003 (MSG352)	Kieran McCorry	10:15AM-11:30AM	N 230
Exchange Server 2003 Cluster Best Practices (MSG383)	Scott Schnoll	10:15AM-11:30AM	N 320 D/H
Meet the Speaker From MSG372: Disaster Recovery in Exchange 2003 (MSGC13)	Willard Paul Martin	10:15AM-11:30AM	Track Cabana 11A
Meet the Speaker From MSG335: Outlook Web Access: Five Things You Didn't Know (MSGC33)	Kristian Andaker	10:15AM-11:30AM	Track Cabana 11B
Microsoft Outlook 2003: Getting the Most Out of Outlook 2003 (MSG328)	Dan Costenaro	1:30PM-2:45PM	S 330
Tools and Scenarios for Exchange Server 2003 Site and Server Consolidation (MSG380)	Kieran McCorry	1:30PM-2:45PM	N 220 E
Meet the Speaker From MSG345: Secure Messaging with Exchange Server 2003 (MSGC14)	Willard Paul Martin	1:30PM-2:45PM	Track Cabana 11A
Meet the Speaker From MSG386: Designing High Performance Exchange Server 2003 Storage Solutions (MSGC34)	Pierre Bijaoui	1:30PM-2:45PM	Track Cabana 11B
Server Migration Chapter Two: Migrating from Novell Groupwise to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (MSG309)	Reed Wilson; Ronald Robbins; Edward Wu, et al	3:15PM-4:30PM	N 210 B
Message Hygiene with Exchange Server 2003 (MSG342)	Scott Schnoll	3:15PM-4:30PM	N 320 B/F
Meet the Speaker From MSG352: Journaling, Archiving and Regulatory Compliance with Exchange 2003 (MSGC15)	Kieran McCorry	3:15PM-4:30PM	Track Cabana 11A
To Be Announced (MSGC35)		3:15PM-4:30PM	Track Cabana 11B
Microsoft Outlook 2003: Getting the Most Out of Outlook 2003 (MSG328R)	Dan Costenaro	5:00PM-6:15PM	N 310 H
Exchange 2003: Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts (MSG363R)	Scott Schnoll	5:00PM-6:15PM	N 210 E
Meet the Speaker From MSG380: Tools and Scenarios for Exchange Server 2003 Site and Server Consolidation (MSGC16)	Kieran McCorry	5:00PM-6:15PM	Track Cabana 11A
To Be Announced (MSGC36)		5:00PM-6:15PM	Track Cabana 11B
June 10, 2005
Live Communications Server 2005: Deploying in the Enterprise (MSG323)	Rui Maximo	9:00AM-10:15AM	N 320 B/F
Exchange Server Sizing (MSG381)	Steve Tramack	9:00AM-10:15AM	N 210 E
Meet the Speakers From MSG309: Server Migration Chapter Three: Migrating from Novell Groupwise and Exchange 5.5 to Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 (MSGC17)	Paul Barcoe-Walsh; Edward Wu	9:00AM-10:15AM	Track Cabana 11A
Meet the Speaker From MSG342: Message Hygiene with Exchange Server 2003 (MSGC37)	Scott Schnoll	9:00AM-10:15AM	Track Cabana 11B
Microsoft Office Communicator 2005: A Technical Overview (MSG322)	Paul Duffy	10:45AM-12:00PM	N 210 E
Monitoring Exchange Server with Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 (MSG358R)	Charlie Chung; David Sengupta	10:45AM-12:00PM	S 310 A
Meet the Speaker From MSG375: Designing a High Availability Exchange 2003 Solution (MSGC18)	Scott Schnoll	10:45AM-12:00PM	Track Cabana 11A
Meet the Speaker from MSG322: Microsoft Office Communicator 2005: A Technical Overview (MSGC38)	Paul Duffy	10:45AM-12:00PM	Track Cabana 11B
Exchange Server 2000/2003 Management Feature Drilldown (MSG355)	David Sengupta; Ewan Dalton	1:00PM-2:15PM	S 310 A
Supporting East Asian Languages in Global Exchange Deployments (MSG369)	Michael Przytula	1:00PM-2:15PM	N 230
Meet the Speaker From MSG383: Exchange Server 2003 Cluster Best Practices (MSGC19)	Scott Schnoll	1:00PM-2:15PM	Track Cabana 11A
Meet the Speakers From MSG322: Microsoft Office Communicator 2005: A Technical Overview (MSGC39)		1:00PM-2:15PM	Track Cabana 11B
Secure Messaging with Exchange Server 2003 (MSG345R)	Willard Paul Martin	2:45PM-4:00PM	N 310 A
Meet the Speakers From MSG355: Exchange Server 2000/2003 Management Feature Drilldown (MSGC20)	Ewan Dalton; David Sengupta	2:45PM-4:00PM	Track Cabana 11A
Meet the Speaker From MSG358: Monitoring Exchange Server with Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 (MSGC40)		2:45PM-4:00PM	Track Cabana 11B
Repeat Messaging and Collaboration Session-Best of Tech·Ed! (MSGR)		2:45PM-4:00PM	N 230

If you still can't make it to Tech·Ed, you don't have to miss out on all of the fun!  You can tune in for a special week of Tech·Ed Webcasts, as we simulcast 12 sessions live from Orlando, Florida.

Click a link below to register for a live Tech·Ed Webcast:

Tech·Ed 2005 MSDN Simulcasts:

June 6, 10:30 a.m. (Pacific)	Working with SQL Server 2005 from Visual Studio 2005
June 6, 2:00 p.m. (Pacific)	Smart Client Architecture
June 8, 7:15 a.m. (Pacific)	ASP.NET 2.0: Overview of ASP.NET 2.0 (Part 1)
June 8, 11:00 a.m. (Pacific)	ASP.NET 2.0: Overview of ASP.NET 2.0 (Part 2)
June 9, 12:15 p.m. (Pacific)	ASP.NET 2.0: Going Global Gets Easier! New Localization Features in ASP.NET 2.0
June 10, 7:45 a.m. (Pacific)	.NET Framework: Being More Productive with the .NET Framework

Tech·Ed 2005 TechNet Simulcasts:

June 7, 9:00 a.m. (Pacific)	Architecting and Deploying Windows Update Services
June 7, 2:00 p.m. (Pacific)	Understanding and Fighting Malware: Viruses, Spyware and Rootkits
June 8, 5:30 a.m. (Pacific)	Tips and Tricks to Running Windows with Least Privilege
June 8, 7:15 a.m. (Pacific)	Security Policies? Ugh, Just Give Me a Firewall

Plus, attend any live Microsoft Webcast through June and you could win a Portable Media Center (see official rules)!

June 8, 2:30 p.m. (Pacific)	Security Configuration Wizard in Windows Server 2003 SP1
June 9, 2:00 p.m. (Pacific)	Exchange Server 2003: Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts

You can also view live and on-demand pre-Tech·Ed webcasts.

If you are attending Tech·Ed, don't forget to visit the Exchange Server and Exchange TechCenter booths in the Microsoft Product Pavilion.  We'd love to chat with you about Exchange, and get your feedback on product documentation, the TechCenter site, and of course on Exchange Server.

Hope to see you there!

- Scott Schnoll