I just uploaded a lot of new events to my events site, including several new MSDN and TechNet events as well as a special event in Nashville happening next week. This special event features a special guest, non other than Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. The event also features highlights from the PDC, and is called MSDN Events Presents: A Lap Around PDC featuring Steve Ballmer. Here's a little bit about this big event.

A Lap Around PDC featuring Steve Ballmer
Join us as we bring the “highlights” from the PDC09 conference to you! At this special event we will cover the latest Microsoft technologies and exciting announcements from PDC09 and deliver 16 sessions presented by Microsoft evangelists as well as several local partners, MVPs and Community Leaders. The keynote will be delivered by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, and will cover Microsoft’s three screens and the cloud strategy.

Microsoft is releasing more than 25 products and frameworks over the next six months, more than at any other time. Our goal is to get you up to speed on what is coming, and how it can help you do more with what you have. The sessions will cover multiple technologies such as Microsoft® Windows® Azure™, Visual Studio® 2010, .NET 4, Silverlight™ 4, SharePoint Server® 2010, SQL Server® 2008 R2, Windows® 7, and Windows Server® 2008 R2.

During the event, we encourage you to network with your peers and chat one-on-one with the speakers at the “Ask the Experts” area to get all of your questions answered. You can also visit the Customer Showcase area to see how customers are using the latest technologies in real world applications, and the amazing results they are seeing. We will also showcase the latest Windows powered gadgets and mobile devices in the Customer Showcase area.

If seeing isn’t enough, we will also have a fully staffed Hands-On-Lab area packed with PCs, labs you can practice with, and expert staff to help you learn the new tools.

We will be hosting the event at Vanderbilt University Student Life Center in Nashville, TN. Specific information about event parking and shuttle service will be posted on the registration site and emailed to you prior to the event as well. Every attendee will receive a Visual Studio 2010 Beta2 DVD, a T-shirt and have a chance to win a prize at the end of the day.

I'll be sharing more details on the rest of the events coming soon. We hope to see you at our events when they visit a city near you!