TechEd 2009: Day -1

So here I am in Berlin ready for the start of the week proper tomorrow morning.  Apart from the early start flight was okay (for a no frills, budget airline anyway.  Wipe-clean vinyl seat coverings and £3 for a bottle of water probably mean that they save/make money elsewhere.  That said it left on time, arrived earlier than scheduled and my case made it to Schonfeld Airport so I should really can’t complain.  Myself & my colleague caught the train to the hotel and it was as expected: clean and on-time, downside was the amount of maintenance work which meant it took six changes instead of the expected two but it meant that I got to see a bit more of Berlin than I would have normally.  After checking-in it was yet another short train ride to the Messe Berlin, the venue for TechEd, to register.  It is a massive venue, a bit like a having the NEC in a city centre but looks like the event organisation this year is as good as ever.  Got the obligatory conference bag (just as well as the one from last year wouldn’t have lasted much longer) and inside was a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate!

Having gone through the list of sessions it is definitely going to be a case of not having enough time to do everything I want to so I’m in for a pretty intense week trying to cram in as much as possible.  Will keep you posted…