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TechEd NZ 2010 – The “Ivan” Factor

The Mindscape crew were up in force at TechEd New Zealand this week presenting on a number of development related topics. We had a lot of fun and all enjoyed the great vibe that the Microsoft team put on for us this year*

I wanted to extend a big congratulations to our very own Ivan who walked away with the honor of the best talk of the conference for his most excellent session on the Parallel Extensions (and he even got a second session in the top 10 with his Deep Dive into how LINQ works**). Clearly everyone enjoys his clarity of thought, witty presentation humor and his ability to really inform his audience about the topic at hand.

Ivan presents at Tech Ed – Photo by Ollie Dale

Here are some choice quotes from the #tenz twitter stream regarding Ivans talks at TechEd:

@nzben: There definitely needs to be an “Ivan” factor on room allocation at #tenz.50+ people overflowing from NZ4.

@seanrcross: #tenz top tip. When going to Ivan Towlson talks, go early. Standing room only again

@kiwipom: Ivan needed a bigger room for his #tenz session http://yfrog.com/eu1ntgj

* – Some more than others, although going against the punters odds JD did not pass out on the conference floor this year
** – I may have to yield control over the LightSpeed LINQ provider now!