From the MSDN Flash update sent out 1/4/2007

Developers should not feel left out as the retail versions of Microsoft's Windows Vista and 2007 Office system are boxed up for the big launch later this month. You can join the festivities and attend sessions specifically geared for developers by catching the Ready for a New Day Windows Vista Launch Tour 2007 (More info). Just find a launch event near you, attend the live sessions, and explore the new development capabilities that allow you to build applications that discover, organize, and present information to users in new ways. You will learn how to build differentiated user experiences and connected applications in Windows Vista, how to connect and extend Office client applications, and how to build key business applications on the Microsoft Office server platform.

Special Events

Receive your FREE copy of Microsoft Office Professional 2007 and Microsoft Office Groove 2007* when you attend a Windows Vista, 2007 Microsoft Office system, and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 launch event near you!

January 16 - February 26, various U.S. cities Come experience how developers will take advantage of the new software from Microsoft. You are invited to participate in this unique experience, featuring the Windows Vista operating system, the 2007 Microsoft Office system, and Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Attend breakout sessions for developers like you and see how to:

• Build security-enhanced applications and ensure reliability
• Create engaging and visually stunning user interfaces
• Build applications that connect users to each other and to their data

Register now!

*Offer good only to registered attendees of event on the date of their event, while supplies last. This offer is nontransferable. Limit one item per attendee. Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the recipient. Must be present to receive the product.

Microsoft Across America Launch Event

The release of Windows Vista operating system ushers in a new age of application platform development. Join us at the developer track, hosted by MSDN Events, as we explore the new capabilities and features that will let you create applications to help users communicate, collaborate, and present information in more powerful ways than ever before. Attend a Microsoft Across America Launch Event in a city near you.

Windows Vista: Build More Secure Applications

Learn how you can create user-experience breakthroughs that improve usability and enable greater relevance to the work users do. In this series of free webcasts, we cover Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Communication Foundation, Windows Workflow Foundation, Windows CardSpace, and XAML.