Microsoft Ignite

Keynote at Tech·Ed Europe 2007

Tech·Ed is an annual conference for developers and IT professionals put on by Microsoft. It is held in several locations around the world. First time held in 1993 in Orlando, FL.

The conference normally lasts between 3 and 5 days, and consists of presentation and whiteboard sessions and hands-on labs. There are opportunities to meet Microsoft experts, MVP's and community members are enhanced through parties, community areas and Ask the Expert sessions. The event also includes an exhibition area where vendors can show off technologies and sell products. There are 21 technical tracks in which attendees can select which will be most beneficial. An agenda is published online before the conference begins.

Africa

Was previously known as Tech·Ed South Africa until 2007, where it changed to Tech·Ed Africa. 2007 was also the last year the event was hosted at Sun City, after which it was moved to the Durban International Conference Centre (ICC) due to the growing size of the audience was no longer able to be accommodated at Sun City. Official website for Tech·Ed Africa

Australia

TechEd Australia is the largest Tech·Ed in the Asia-Pacific region Official website for Tech·Ed Australia

Europe

Each year for the European event changes to a new location. Official website for Tech·Ed EMEA

India

Official website for Tech.Ed India

Microsoft Tech.Ed-India has been an annual fixture since 2003 except for 2008 which was the only year when Microsoft Tech.Ed-India event was not organized.

In 2006, Tech.Ed was held in New Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore during the month of June. There were two Tech.Ed events held in each city, the first one delved into architectural aspects of technology and laid emphasis on the needs of the Architect audience alongside four tracks focused on Platform and Tools for Developers. The second event was geared towards technology professionals working on IT infrastructure.

In 2007, Tech.Ed was held in Bangalore.

In 2009, Tech.Ed was held in Hyderabad in the month of May. Rechristened Microsoft TechMela, the name change was necessitated by an urge to Indianize the event and its content so that it aligned with the ethos of every Indian. It was attended by over 2,500 CXOs, TDMs, BDMs, Developers, IT Professionals, Architects, Designers, faculty Members and Technology Students.

Tech.Ed-India 2009 was keynoted by Steve Ballmer, the only Tech.Ed event worldwide where Steve Ballmer was to speak. There were 28 Technical Tracks that spanned more than 112 breakout sessions, 24 instructor-led Labs, more than 20 Chalk-Talk sessions. The tracks were designed as a navigational tool which assisted in finding the sessions and labs best suited for individual needs.

In 2011, Tech.Ed India is being held in Bangalore from March 23 - 25 at Hotel Lalit Ashok. The event will include keynotes by Senior Microsoft Executives, breakout sessions, hands-on-labs, instructor-led labs, product team tents, free Microsoft certification, community programs and solution expo. The event is keynoted by Qi Lu.

Latin America

The Latin American Tech·Ed has always been held in São Paulo, Brazil (up to now). Official website for Tech·Ed Latin America

Middle East

First started in 2010 and hosted in Dubai. Official website for Tech·Ed Middle East

North America

Each year for the North American event changes to a new location. Official website for Tech·Ed North America

Tech·Ed Online

An online supplement to the in person events, which contains video interviews recorded at the event, videos of sessions and keynotes, blogs and speaker blog aggregation. [1]

Dates and Locations of Tech·Ed Events

Year	Africa	Australia	China	Europe EMEA	India	Japan	Latin America	New Zealand	Middle East	North America	South East Asia
1993										Orlando, FL
1994										New Orleans, LA
1995										New Orleans, LA
1996										Los Angeles, CA
1997				Nice, France						Orlando, FL
1998				Nice, France						New Orleans, LA
1999				Amsterdam					n/a	May 21–28 Dallas Convention Centre
2000				Amsterdam					n/a	Atlanta, GA
2001									n/a
2002									n/a
2003		Brisbane		Barcelona					n/a	Dallas, Texas
2004		Canberra		Amsterdam, Juni 29					n/a	San Diego, CA
2005	Aug Sun City, South Africa	Gold Coast		Amsterdam					n/a	Orlando, FL
2006	Oct 21-24 Sun City, South Africa	Sydney		Nov 7-10/14-17 Barcelona, Spain					n/a	Boston, MA
2007	Oct Sun City, South Africa	Gold Coast		Nov 12-16 Barcelona, Spain					n/a	Orlando, FL
2008	Aug 03-05 ICC, Durban, South Africa	Sydney		Nov 10-14 Barcelona, Spain					n/a	Orlando, FL	Aug 11-14 Malaysia
2009	Aug 02-05 ICC, Durban, South Africa	Sep 08-11 Gold Coast, Australia	Nov Beijing, China	Nov 09-13 Berlin, Germany	May 13–15 Hyderabad, India	Aug 25-28 Yokohama, Japan		Sep 14-16 Auckland, New Zealand	n/a	May 11–15 Los Angeles, CA, USA
2010	Oct 17-20 ICC, Durban, South Africa	Aug 24-27 Gold Coast, Australia		Nov 8-12 Berlin, Germany	April 12–14, Bangalore, INDIA		Sep 13-15 São Paulo, Brazil	Aug 30 - Sep 1 Auckland, New Zealand	Mar 1-3 Dubai International Convention Centre, Dubai, UAE	Jun 7-10 New Orleans, LA, USA

References

• "Microsoft TechEd North America." Microsoft TechEd. Microsoft, 3 June 2010. Web. 3 June 2010. <http://www.microsoft.com/events/techednorthamerica/>.
• TechEd History <http://www.hoyty.com/TechEdBlog/archives/teched-history/>