The New York Enterprise Windows User Group of NYPC
Presents
Windows Server 2008 Launch Event
by
Iain McDonald,
General Manager of the Windows Server Group,
Microsoft Corporation,
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Agenda:
6:00 pm – 6:15 pm Introduction and Announcement
6:15 pm – 7:45 pm Main Presentation
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm Software Raffle
Abstract:
An overview of major new features of Windows Server 2008.
Speaker Bio:
Iain McDonald has worked for Microsoft for 17 years and is General Manager of the Windows Server Group. In this role he owns end-to-end vision, planning, architecture, quality & delivery of future releases of Windows Server.
A native of Australia, he started working at Microsoft’s Australian Subsidiary in 1991. After moving to the US in 1992, he joined the Exchange Server development team where he worked on the first three versions of that product. Over his time in Exchange, his responsibilities moved from the connectivity components, to the deployment in Microsoft, to being the Project Manager for the 5.0 and 5.5 releases. After the release of Exchange 5.5, he became a member of the Outlook Web Access development team for their redesign which became the first and the model for what are now AJAX applications
In 1998 he moved to the Windows group where he accepted responsibilities as the Project Manager for Windows 2000. In this role he owned day to day operations of the development group, and project schedule. For Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 he was Project Director where his responsibilities included day to day operations of the development group, project schedule & the overall feature set of Windows.
In 2003, he moved to the Windows Server Group where as Director of Program management he owned vision, direction & delivery of Windows Server 2003 R2 & Windows Server 2008 which has led to his current role.
This meeting is held at Microsoft New York Customer Briefing Center, 1290 Avenue of the Americas ( the AXA building, between 51st/52nd Street) 6th floor . You must register with the ( http://www.clicktoattend.com/?id=128407) to attend. The new building security requires per event registration. You must register each month to get in. Please bring photo ID for building access and come on time. The building security requires a representative from our group to do the security check-in downstairs. Directions: B/D/F/V train to 47th-50th Sts./Rockefeller Ctr
1 train to 50th St./Bway
N/R/W train to 49th St./7th Ave.
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