MS Inspire Developer Summer Staycation Party

Join the unofficial #MSInpire dev party from the comfort of your own home or office.

In the third week of July, Microsoft will be hosting its annual partner conference—Microsoft Inspire. Held this year in Las Vegas, Inspire will be co-located for the first time with Microsoft Ready, which is Microsoft’s internal sales and marketing kickoff. The idea, apparently, is that by bringing partners and employees together in one place, there will be more opportunity for collaboration.

So as a developer, why would you care? Sounds like a business/sales/marketing-type thing. Other than not wanting to miss the opportunity to be in Vegas in July, you’re probably right. However, with that many people in one place, waiting to hear what Microsoft thinks is important, there are bound to be some developer folks around to tell the story.

So on Tuesday, July 17, I’m heading to Vegas with Dee Dee Walsh from Mobilize.net and Richard Campbell from .NET Rocks! to bring the party and info to you. A summer staycation for developers, if you will. We’ll have a party on Twitter where you can win cool prizes from various Visual Studio partners (kind of like being on the show floor) and we’ll have some interviews with Microsoft folks (and some surprise guests) on Facebook Live (like some lightning round sessions).

Here’s the skinny about how to join in the fun on Tuesday, July 17.