Gates to Keynote Microsoft MVP Summit

Microsoft on Thursday announced plans for its 2007 MVP Global Summit, its annual meeting of Microsoft enthusiasts and developers that the company has placed a "most valuable professional" tag on. This year the company plans to recognize some of the over 2,000 MVPs who helped the company get Windows Vista, its first major operating system upgrade in five years, out the door.

This year's summit will take place from March 12 to 15 at both the Washington State Convention and Trade Center and on Microsoft's main campus in Redmond. The keynote speaker would be Microsoft chairman Bill Gates. "The MVPs serve as an inspiration, sharing their expertise and passion for technology communities with an unyielding drive to help others," MVP program head Sean O'Driscoll said.