The Microsoft Windows Mobile^TM   
North America 2003 User Group Tour

We met Microsoft staff and partners as they demonstrated the exciting future of mobile technology.  The Tour focused on:

·         Innovative applications and the future of mobile technology for Smartphones and Pocket PC Phone Edition

·         Applications and services to increase device efficiency and productivity

·         Demonstrations of personalization and entertainment applications and content

·         Amazing prizes and device giveaways!

The Free Event had games and raffles where lucky winners went home with valuable accessories and devices from Handango, Handmark, Ilium, Pharos, Visto, and Microsoft.  Yep 2 of our members walked away with BRAND NEW IPAQ devices !

November 5, 2003 - Sheraton Station Square

Pittsburgh, PA - 5:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

 See Below for Pictures from this great event!  We even had a surprise speaker (Dale Coffing!)

Table of Giveaways and Demo Items - OOOH Free Prizes:

If you ever wondered what "I actually WON" looks like see the Pictures below:

Has it been 3 Years Already !!!

Andy and Victor from the Club rubbing elbows with Dale Coffing (2nd from Left) and Mike Kirven from HP (on the right):

The guys who pulled this together locally from our club Andy, Phillip, Victor, Kirby, Earl (not shown - Wayne, Joe, George):

Excellent Support from Rukshana Edwards (Microsoft) Pictured Below, HP, and T-Mobile (not shown)

Nichole Papineau (Club Support) and Michael Bullion (Pocket PC Division) Both from Microsoft Corporate.

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November 1, 2001 

Pittsburgh Pocket PC User Group and Microsoft Corporation presented :

Microsoft Mobile Tour 2001

This November 1 event marked the 1st Anniversary of the Pittsburgh Pocket PC User Group.  We had a great celebration and timed it with the Microsoft Mobile Experience User Group Tour which included demonstrations of almost all the available  Microsoft® Pocket PC 2002 Devices out and the even the upcoming Microsoft "Stinger" smart phone solution, as well as the latest in wireless and mobile technologies from Microsoft and their partners.

Our own President (Earl Sarain) showcased Symbol's Compact Flash 802.11b wireless technology by controlling the introductory PowerPoint slide show wirelessly from his IPAQ as he walked around the room...

And for added excitement, we had lots of cool give-aways for folks who attend, including a variety of Microsoft products, and of course a T-shirt for everyone who attends! The rumor turned out true as we gave away not ONE but TWO HP Pocket PC 2002 Devices along with a slew of software such as Money 2002, Streets and Trips 2002 and Office XP  !!! 

Here are some photos from the event:

A special thanks goes out to the vendors (HP, AT&T Broadband and Mapopolis) for their support at our event. (see them in action below from left to right (HP / AT&T Broadband / Mapopolis)

Good food and nice anniversary Cake ... Thanks Microsoft :-)

Great presenter (Derek Brown - Marketing Mgr for Microsoft) and great attendance.  What more could we have asked for on our 1 year anniversary.

and this group of bums that somehow got past the front door ;-)

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