Impressions from MS TechEd 2013 Madrid

Monday, July 1, 2013 by Rainer Stropek

Here are some photos I took at MS TechEd 2013 in Madrid. Click on an image to enlarge and scroll through them.

If you are interested in my talk, you find more information in this blog post.

Arrived at the airport Arrived at the airport
MS TechEd 2013 has taken place in Madrid. Did you know that Madrid is the third-largest city in the EU? Correspondingly impressive it Madrid's airport. TechEd talk is a real highlight TechEd talk is a real highlight
This year I had my fourth session at a TechEd conference. It is always one of my highlights of the year. TechEd2013_03 TechEd2013_03
The nice thing at TechEd is that you meet friends who you see seldomly throughout the rest of the year. Here you see Toni Pohl (community leader) and Martina Grom (MVP for Office365) from atwork Austria. TechEd sign - of course a tile TechEd sign - of course a tile
The TechEd sign reminded me of the Windows 8 design. It had to be a tile, of course... Meeting friends at TechEd Meeting friends at TechEd
Meeting friends in the breaks between sessions und Madrid's sun and a clear blue sky. Heike Ritter (MS DPE), Martina Grom (Office365 MVP), Toni Pohl (Community Leader). Meeting friends at TechEd Meeting friends at TechEd
Georg Binder and Heike Ritter from Microsoft. We had a lot of fun together. What a party... What a party...
The MVP party for the Server and Tools Division took place at a marvelous location: On the roof of Palacio de Cibeles. What a party... What a party...
The MVP party for the Server and Tools Division took place at a marvelous location: On the roof of Palacio de Cibeles. What a party... What a party...
The MVP party for the Server and Tools Division took place at a marvelous location: On the roof of Palacio de Cibeles. What a party... What a party...
The MVP party for the Server and Tools Division took place at a marvelous location: On the roof of Palacio de Cibeles. Travelling in Madrid Travelling in Madrid
Travelling in Madrid is simple. The public transport network is impressive. Ask the experts Ask the experts
One evening was dedicated to "Ask the Exports". We were available for conference attendees to talk about our specific field of interests. I covered Windows Azure. But did you know that there are official experts for Minesweeper, too? ;-) Ask the experts Ask the experts
One evening was dedicated to "Ask the Exports". We were available for conference attendees to talk about our specific field of interests. I covered Windows Azure. But did you know that there are official experts for Minesweeper, too? ;-) TechEd is fun TechEd is fun
We had a lot of fun during TechEd breaks. Here you see Georg Binder (MS Austria) and Heike Ritter (MS Germany) in a Vadering session. TechEd is fun TechEd is fun
We had a lot of fun during TechEd breaks. Here you see Georg Binder (MS Austria) and Heike Ritter (MS Germany) in a Vadering session. Excited about TechEd Excited about TechEd
Can you see how excited we were about TechEd? ;-) Networking Networking
Personal networking is always an important reason for visiting conferences. Here you see my colleague Azure MVP Maarten Balliauw. Networking Networking
Personal networking is always an important reason for visiting conferences. Here you see my colleague Azure MVP Kris van der Mast. Networking Networking
Personal networking is always an important reason for visiting conferences. Here you see my colleague Azure MVP Nuno Godinho.
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Rainer Stropek

Rainer Stropek

Co-founder, architect, developer

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I am co-founder and CEO of the company software architects and have been serving this role since 2008. At software architects my team and I are developing the award-winning SaaS solution time cockpit. Previously, I founded and led IT consulting firms that worked in the area of developing software solutions based on the Microsoft technology stack.

In my work I focus on .NET development and software architecture. I have written some books and articles on C#, database development, Windows Azure, Windows 8 development, WPF, and Silverlight. Regularly I speak at conferences, do workshops and conduct trainings in Europe and the US. Since 2010 I have been MVP for Windows Azure.

I graduated the Higher Technical School Leonding (AT) for MIS with honors and hold a BSc (Hons) Computer Studies of the University of Derby (UK).

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