The Gold Passport: Your Best Value at VSLive!

As a Gold Passport holder you'll have no boundaries in Toronto . Move freely between newly added Microsoft® Mobile DevCon and VSLive! sessions, both days of pre- and post-conference workshops, illuminating keynotes, parties and special events. Enjoy exclusive premiums, discounts, and a VIP lounge.

All Gold Passport holders receive:

• Unlimited access to every VSLive! and Microsoft® Mobile DevCon conference sessions
• Unrestricted access to all workshops and special event
• Wireless Internet access throughout the conference area
• Premium laptop bag and golf shirt
• Four books of materials and whitepapers — straight from the conference speakers to you
• VIP access to the Gold Passport Lounge and other special perks
• Plus you could be entered to win one of 50 Smartphone Developers Kitsa $499 value!
  

Jump to the forefront of wireless development and technology — start developing applications for Windows Mobile-based Smartphones using the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework. The Windows Mobile 2003-based Smartphone Developers Kit includes a pre-commercial Windows Mobile 2003-based Smartphone* with the .NET Compact Framework 1.0 in ROM, enabling the development of managed code applications in Visual Basic .NET and Visual C#. This allows you to develop .NET applications for the Windows Mobile-based Smartphone before .NET Compact Framework devices hit the market. The kit also includes a new feature guide, trial-edition of Visual Studio .NET 2003 plus CDs with comprehensive development tools and resources. A $499 value, this kit is available for free to 50 lucky developers drawn from registrants for the Gold Passport.

*This device is an English-only, pre-commercial Windows Mobile 2003 based-Smartphone. This handset does not support T9. The enclosed SIM card will enable the phone in developer mode (no GSM/GPRS services). This device is not certified for network access.