The Professional Developers Conference (PDC) is coming up next month, October 27-30 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The conference will focus on the future of the Microsoft platform. Here is the website for more information: http://www.microsoftpdc.com/

At this future-looking conference, we will be giving a talk on the future of Visual Basic. Here are the details:

Title: Future Directions of Visual Basic
Speaker: Paul Vick
Abstract: In this talk, language architect Paul Vick discusses the future direction of the Visual Basic language. Learn about the new capabilities on the next version of the language, including additional LINQ features, syntax simplifications, and a host of other improvements. Also gain insight into possible future features, beyond the next version.

Hope to see you there!