See You at Microsoft Build 2024 in Seattle!

I’m flying to Seattle on Sunday to attend Microsoft Build 2024, preview new Snapdragon-based laptops, have a long-overdue meetup, and reconnect with old friends. It’s going to be a busy week. Here’s what you can expect.

Monday, May 20: Special event

Microsoft is hosting an event Monday morning at its Redmond campus tied to its “AI vision across hardware and software,” and many have misreported it as a Surface event. It’s much more than that. We can live tweet and post from the event, which starts at 10 am PT (1 pm ET), so stay tuned for live updates, and then follow-up news stories and commentary.

Tuesday, May 21: Keynote, sessions, meet-up

Microsoft Build 2024 kicks off with a Day 1 keynote featuring Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, EVP of Experiences + Devices Rajesh Jha (Microsoft 365, Windows, Surface), and CTO Kevin Scott. The keynote starts at 9:00 am PT (12 pm ET) and runs through 11:00 am PT (2 pm ET).

During the day, I hope to attend a few sessions (which is unusual for me). They are:

And then that night, We’re having our first meetup after a five-year recess! If you are in the Seattle, please join Mary Jo Foley and me at the TeKu Tavern + Café from 6 to 9 pm.

Address: 552 Denny Way, Seattle, WA 98109, USA

Wednesday, May 22

On Day 2, Scott Guthrie will host a second keynote, Next generation AI for developers with the Microsoft Cloud, that will also feature Sarah Bird, Julia Liuson, and other key Microsoft leaders.

Richard and I will record Windows Weekly live from the podcast area in the Seattle Convention Center from 11:00 am PT (2 pm ET) to 2:00 pm PT (5 pm ET)

And if possible, I will try to make a few sessions:

If not, I will watch the recordings of each later.

Thursday, May 23

We fly home on Thursday and then will be heading away for the Memorial Day long weekend on Friday, so that will be an interesting couple of days.

See you there!

–Paul