I was informed today that the opening keynote for the PDC is now announced. No one less than Rick Rashid, Vice President of Microsoft Research, will be welcoming over 5000 developers from around the world at the end of October in Los Angeles.
I'll be there, will you?
From www.MicrosoftPDC.com:
Rick Rashid, Vice President of Microsoft Research, will keynote at PDC2008. Microsoft Research (MSR) is dedicated to conducting both basic and applied research in computer science and software engineering. MSR's goals are to enhance the user experience on computing devices, reduce the cost of writing and maintaining software and invent novel computing technologies. Microsoft Research also collaborates openly with colleges and universities worldwide to broadly advance the field of computer science. Today Microsoft Research has more than 800 researchers, including some of the world’s finest computer scientists, sociologists, psychologists, mathematicians, physicists and engineers, working across more than 55 areas of research. Hear Rick talk about the latest and greatest coming out of MSR in his PDC keynote and get a glimpse at the future! http://www.microsoftpdc.com .