Vista Launch & Busy Days
I’m helping out the marcom team for the launch of the Vista on the 30th of January and it’s going to be one frigging huge event. I’m going to take care of the virtual part of the launch, together with One Agency, trying to get a dozen of club owners in Second Life to place huge movie screens at their club, and find a bunch of other places as well, to stream a live concert of Praga Khan that will be simultaneously broadcasted on the MSN.be website, 3G (mobile streaming) and then of course also in the virtual world. The real life event will be at the famous Atomium, a national monument that looks like a gigantic molecular structure. It’s a prestigious location, and every sphere of the construction will have its own theme.
Active balls of the Atomium will feature:
- Music Sphere
Unique digital concert, relaxing atmosphere,… Highlights: Vista Music and surrounding features - Digital Memories
A Unique picture-editing workshop, where the Photo-Touch-Up from Vista will be explained. Michiel Hendryckx, one of the better Belgian press photographers will give tips there as well. - Innovation Made In Belgium
Innovative cases by Belgian companies. Highlights: Vista’s productivity environment. - Personal Productivity
Classroom of the future, Office 2007 Quiz,… Highlights: the Vista PC with Office 2007 suite. - Gaming
Challenge ‘enfant terrible’ Frank Molnar on the gigantic plasma screens. Highlights: Vista Games Explorer. - Tv & Movies
HD imaging with director Wim Robberechts, learn to create your own movies and pictures in HD. Create your own personalized DVD of ‘Belgium, The Movie’ (and take it home with you afterwards). Highlights: the HD revolution, supported by Vista. - Top sphere: VIP lounge, surprizes and stuff I can’t talk about yet.
I’ll tell you more as soon as I can. Belgian launch site: (Dutch/French) ExperienceTheWow.be
In the meanwhile I’ve also finished some more trainings here at the New Hire Readiness Academy of Microsoft. The last one I did was the Standards of Business Conduct 2006 training course. I know it’s 2007, but they insisted on me taking it because it’s very important that you know how Microsoft thinks its employees should act. The training I took consisted of several case studies which can be completed in any order, as long as you complete them all. This training is obligated for all employees, every year, to illustrate how important ethically correct behavior is. It was the first course with an intro of Steve Ballmer. Impressive. I caught myself checking out the course twice, just to see the clip again.
January 18th, 2007 at 9:32 am
Morning Miel (at least is here morning ;))
One question: Will Vista Launch Day also in Germany and Austria take a place? And, of course, where?
Also, what are the plans for the CeBIT in Hanover in Mart 2007? It will be really interesting to see how Microsoft plans to introduce WIndows Vista OS in the biggest and the most important Fair in Europe.
Have a nice day.
a
January 18th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
The Vista launch day is for everyone, that includes Germany and Austria, but it could be some countries decide to do the event on another day.
As for CeBIT, I’ll have to inform about that myself. I think it’s the German sub that takes care of this event. I’ll see what I can dig up about that.
How are your exams going?
January 19th, 2007 at 12:49 am
Good.
in this Semester I have 10 Exams. 5 Exams for Practice and 5 Exams for so-called Theorie (Lectures).
In October, I declared 4 Practice and 5 Lectures. 4 Practice are already gone :)
and Lectures 1 (Math) also, and tomorrow I have C++ (it’s every Friday and we’re collecting Points. 50 is positive. I’m having right now 49 :))
etc.
another three are next week and week after.
January 19th, 2007 at 2:59 pm
Where do you register for this event?
Or is this a “on invitition only” event at the Atomium in Belgium?
I’m working at Brussels on that day so maybe i can join this launch event?
Greetings Ambionix
January 25th, 2007 at 12:00 am
Any chance of getting an invitation?
January 28th, 2007 at 2:28 pm
[…] While the event is an invite-only-event the “Experience the WoW” event already got some press coverage (before any press release was sent out), mainly due to Miel posts (status update) which were picked up by Radio Donna, StuBru, De Morgen, webwereld.nl, gamesplanet.be, De Standaard, Het Laatste Nieuws and webwereld.be. Of course we do expect a lot more press coverage in the next few days. […]