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My wrap-up of Day 1 at Microsoft PDC 2008 just went live on DZone.com’s .NET Zone. Check it out!

UPDATED: 10/24 @ 12:50PM – Added specific times when I can be found at the DZone booth.

I’ll be arriving in Los Angeles for PDC08 in two days. Be sure to catch my daily PDC articles on DZone’s .NET Zone next week! On a related note, if you’re a .NET blogger, and you’re interested in contributing on the .NET Zone as a writer, Zone Leader, or by writing some .NET-related RefCardz, please stop by the DZone booth next week. If you can’t make it to PDC, drop me a line, and I’ll be sure to get you in contact with the right people. The folks at DZone have been an invaluable resource to the Java community for some time, and they are committed to delivering that same kind of value to the .NET community.

Here are some of the places/sessions where you can find me next week. Track me down if you want to say hello, chat, etc… I will keep this post updated as things morph and solidify over the next couple of days.

Sunday

• 11:58AM – Arrive at LAX
• 7:00PM-10:00PM – Party with Palermo

Monday

• 8:30AM-10:30AM – Keynote
• 12:45PM-1:30PM – DZone Booth 1201 @ Partner Expo
• 1:45PM-3:00PM – The Future of C# (Petree Hall CD)
• 6:30PM-9:00PM – Partner Expo Reception

Tuesday

• 8:30AM-12:30PM – Keynotes
• 1:45PM-3:00PM – A Lap Around “Oslo” (Petree Hall CD)
• 3:30PM-4:45PM – “Oslo”: The Language (151)
• 4:00PM-5:30PM – DZone Booth 1201 @ Partner Expo
• 7:00PM-11:00PM – Attendee Party – Universal Studios

Wednesday

• 8:30AM-10:00AM – Keynote
• 12:00PM-12:45PM – Microsoft XNA Game Studio: An Overview (501B)
• 1:15PM-2:30PM – “Oslo”: Customizing and Extending the Visual Design Experience (151)
• 3:00PM-4:00PM – DZone Booth 1201 @ Partner Expo
• 6:00PM-2:00AM – The Underground (I’m not the waitlist. So, I may be there if I get invited and have time.)

Thursday

• 8:30AM-9:45AM – Research: Contract Checking and Automated Test Generation with Pex (403AB) (If I have time before heading back to LAX.)
• 12:50PM – Depart LAX

See you there!

(BTW – Is anyone else staying at Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza?)