>Craig,
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>>>The corrolary to what Craig mentioned is that at WhilFest there will be a better opportunity to have more intimate discussions with those very same 'top' folks as the overall conference is smaller. Less folks demanding their time and all that..
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>>>Guess you'll just have to go to both... <g>
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>>Not the 'top' MS folk. Last year the only MS person at Whilfest was Garrett and I believe he was there in an unofficial capacity. However, Randy, Calvin, Robert, and Ricardo... along with many others from the Fox team will be in San Diego.
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>No, but the same top folks in the industry. Don't misunderstand, I think it's great to be able to talk with the MS folks but they're usually so darned busy....

Doug;

I think it was the 1997 DB Expo in San Francisco, at Moscone Convention Center - it was announced that Microsoft would be there. That is the main reason I attended - however Microsoft pulled out just before the doors opened. Wasted a trip from San Jose to San Francisco. So, I do not get my hopes up. We have a huge Microsoft building in Mountain View, just a few miles north of San Jose - problem is - you would not even know they are there. Guess it is good to keep a low profile in a large building.

Tom