Mark down August 7th as the day all of your prayers have been answered. 

1) Microsoft is piloting a brand new track at TechDays!
2) The track is about Developer Foundations, and yes, it *is* about what you are *hoping* it's about!!
3) Not only is Justice Gray involved, but he is the track co-chair!!!
3) The other track co-chair is adult industry legend, Peter Ritchie!!!!
4) And yes, you do need to put your pants in the laundry!!!!!

I have been so excited about this announcement that I ran around Vancouver all day yesterday randomly punching people in the face while I screamed "Developer Foundations" at the top of my lungs.  And trust me, after you attend our track you too will be punching people left and right.  In excitement. 

As if all of this wasn't overwhelming enough, you'll likely have an aneurysm once I reveal that

these are not regurgitated TechEd sessions - they are all-new original content being created by myself and Peter Ritchie, with input from the speakers involved! 

Not only that, but Peter and I have unprecedented leeway in determining the sessions themselves!!!  The tracks are going to be announced very shortly but I wanted you to be able to read this announcement without needing to call an ambulance.  Trust me when I tell you these sessions are going to be everything you have ever dreamed of!!!

This track is going to be piloted for TechDays this year at the following locations:
Vancouver - Sept 14-15
Toronto - Sept 29-30

Unlike the other tracks, this track will be 4 sessions and repeat for both days.  Microsoft, Peter, and I feel strongly enough about the content here that we want people to have an opportunity to attend as many of these sessions as possible.

This is really an unprecedented opportunity for the community - if these tracks are well-received there will be more foundational tracks at TechDays in the future, and in more cities.  Therefore, I am asking you to do me a favor - spread the word about this.  As one of the guys in charge of the track content, these tracks being well received is a foregone conclusion.  However we also want these tracks to be well-attended and that is where you come in!  If you care about having foundations represented at future TechDays, I beseech you to let people know about this stuff, particularly when the track content is announced!!!

If you doubt me now, I can tell you as one of the guys in charge of the content that it is going to be everything you ever dreamed of, whether you are a speaker or an attendee!

Thanks to Microsoft, John Oxley, John Bristowe, Joey deVilla and more for listening to the cries of thousands in adding this track, and listening to the cries of *millions* in involving me with its creation!   BTW, if you *are* interested in being a speaker at part of history in the making, give me a shout and we'll chat!