On December 4th, there’s another event I’m attending. This one’s in Brussels and it’s the European Innovation Day. The speakers that day are pretty impressive because they include Commissioner Reding and Vice President of the European Commission, Commissioner Frattini, the Portuguese (holder of the rotating EU Presidency) Minister of Economy and Innovation, Mr Pinho, as well as Jean Philippe Courtois, President of Microsoft International and Robbie Bach President of Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices. I’m pretty thrilled I can be part of this day.

I’ll be showcasing either Silverlight or the Windows Home Server setup, depending on which booth needs me the most. The venue address is Parc du cinquantenaire, 1000 Brussels (Microsoft’s European Business Center, where most press briefings are given)

Those of you who wish to attend, please confirm your participation by registering on the site.

Government leaders, academic and industry stakeholders, and the media, will be given a sneak preview of the technologies of tomorrow. The event will house an exhibition looking at the digital future from a consumer perspective, spanning Microsoft’s future technology and newly developed prototypes in their early development stage. There will also be a small sample of our many partners who collaborate with us in the areas of banking, retail, health, government and the home. This event is an important policy forum to exchange ideas and have an open debate.

Innovation Day is also an occasion for our research labs to showcase their role in cultivating research talent across Europe. The researchers of today and tomorrow will join us at Innovation Day to explain their collaborations with Microsoft Research and demonstrate their innovative technologies and results.

Come to Innovation Day 2007 to experience the power of innovation, see the technology of the future, and understand how innovation is accelerating growth in Europe.