Category Get On The Bus

Career Express Day 0 Atlanta Highlights

by Christopher Kusek (PKGuild) Blog, Career Express, Certification, Christopher Kusek, Get On The Bus, Microsoft

Welcome to Atlanta! The Career Express is in motion! (For the uninitiated this is the MSLearning Career Express “Get on the Bus” tour)

Where the sidewalks have no name! image

After getting in and heading to the restaurant (on foot) I traveled where the sidewalks have no name! And Elise tries on a hat while we do our bus shopping!

So, Day 0 has come to an end and I prepare for sleeping to wake up in a few hours for Friday!

Last but not least, I encourage you to check out our events going on Friday!

Oh and a little special video of some of the clips taken while getting lost in the parking garage!

Join @CXI and @MSLearning in Atlanta on Friday, May 1st!

by Christopher Kusek (PKGuild) Baltimization, Blog, Certification, Christopher Kusek, Get On The Bus, Microsoft, Twitter

That’s right! You can come party with us as we begin our tour of Education and America!

Our first stop will be Atlanta!  So I encourage to come join us in whichever capacity you can!   Also feel free to follow the happenings on Twitter if you’d like! @cxi and @mslearning

Friday, May 1st: Atlanta, GA

I look forward to seeing and meeting you guys!

I’ll see you on the road, and at TechEd!

by Christopher Kusek (PKGuild) Baltimization, Blog, Certification, Christopher Kusek, Education, Get On The Bus, Microsoft, NetApp, Storage

So, if you haven’t seen my countless posts on the subject of “Getting on the Bus” I will be on the Bus, and I will be at TechEd this year :)

My official ‘announcement’ is finally up on the MSLCommunity Who’s on the Bus? Rider #9: Christopher Kusek (Atlanta to Los Angeles) and when on the road I will be doing constant updates on Twitter, Blogs (here and the MSLBlog) some live video on Ustream or BlogTV, and who knows what else! (I have no idea myself!)

I’ll be representing myself, the technology community, certification, education, learning, mentorship, and NetApp on this trip, so if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask!

So, if you happen to be in any of the cities we’re stopping, or the locations’ were visiting, I encourage you to come up and say hello! :)

Below is the (up to date as of today) itinerary of all of the places we shall be visiting!

My Goal: To meet (and make friends with? :)) 1000 people between the tour and the ride to TechEd, so help me meet that goal! :)

The Career Express tour, day by day:

Friday, May 1st: Atlanta, GA

Saturday, May 2nd: Atlanta, GA to Greensboro, NC

Sunday, May 3rd: Greensboro, NC to Philadelphia, PA

Monday, May 4th: Philadelphia, PA to Cincinnati, OH

  • Philly TechFest 2009 at Springhouse, 8:00am – 10:00am
  • Antonia Pantoja Charter School, 7:30am – 9:00am (private event)
  • Edward W. Bok Technical High School, 10:45am – 12:00pm (private event)
  • MCP “Tweet-up” in Columbus (be sure to follow us on Twitter for details!)

Tuesday, May 5th: Cincinnati, OH to Indianapolis, IN

  • MAX Learning Luau at MAX Technical Training in Cincinnati, 11:00am – 1:00pm (featuring Windows 7 previews, lunch, drawings and more!)
  • “Bring a Friend” Night at “LANTech Training, Indianapolis, 5:00pm – 7:00pm (bring a friend interested in starting a career in IT, and you both might win a TechNet Plus subscription (and your friend might win a laptop, too!))

Wednesday, May 6th: Indianapolis, IN to Kansas City, MO

Thursday, May 7th: Kansas City, MO to Denver, CO

  • MCP Study Break, Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, CO, 8:00am – 10:00am (featuring live rounds of “Are You Certifiable?” and Windows Server 2008 exam prep sessions)
  • Ask the Experts at Ameriteach, Greenwood Village, CO, 4:30pm – 8:00pm (featuring live rounds of “Are you Certifiable?” sessions on Windows 7, SQL Server, OCS and more—delivered by stellar MCTs!)

Friday, May 8th: Denver, CO to Santa Fe, NM

  • Get Off the Bus! Free day for our intrepid but tired riders—come join us as we explore Santa Fe (follow us on Twitter to see where we’ll be!)

Saturday, May 9th: Santa Fe, NM to Phoenix, AZ

  • Glendale Community College, 8:30am – 10:30am (details coming next week)
  • Microsoft Technology Round-Up, Training to You, Phoenix, 12:00pm – 3:00pm (featuring Windows 7 previews and Windows Server 2008 certification sessions) (registration link updated)

Sunday, May 10th: Phoenix, AZ to Las Vegas, NV

  • “How to Thrive in Your IT Career” at Netcom, 2:00 – 3:30pm (featuring Windows 7 preview)

Monday, May 11th: Las Vegas, NV to Los Angeles, CA

Get On The Bus, Itinerary and Me?!

by Christopher Kusek (PKGuild) Baltimization, Blog, Certification, Christopher Kusek, Education, Free, Get On The Bus, Microsoft

So, for those of you who do not know, I will be “On the Bus” from the start – Still waiting on Itinerary verification, but I will be there… May 1st – 11th with the rest of MS Learning and Certification Team (Something I’m looking forward to!)

You still have until May 20th to win your trip (on the bus, or direct to TechEd) So sign up!

Here is the break down of the travel itinerary as published so far (4/14)

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The Career Express tour, day by day:

Friday, May 1st: Atlanta, GA

Saturday, May 2nd: Atlanta, GA to Greensboro, NC

Sunday, May 3rd: Greensboro, NC to Philadelphia, PA

Monday, May 4th: Philadelphia, PA to Cincinnati, OH

Tuesday, May 5th: Cincinnati, OH to Indianapolis, IN

  • MAX Learning Luau at MAX Technical Training in Cincinnati, 11:00am – 1:00pm (featuring Windows 7 previews, lunch, drawings and more!)
  • “Bring a Friend” Night at “LANTech Training, Indianapolis, 7:00pm – 9:00pm (bring a friend interested in starting a career in IT, and you both might win a TechNet Plus subscription (and your friend might win a laptop, too!))

Wednesday, May 6th: Indianapolis, IN to Kansas City, MO

  • New Horizons Kansas City 12:00pm – 3:00pm (featuring Windows 7 previews, Windows Server 2008, .NET 3.5, SharePoint sessions on more)
  • Additional stops TBA

Thursday, May 7th: Kansas City, MO to Denver, CO

  • MCP Study Break, Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, CO, 8:00am – 10:00am (featuring live rounds of “Are You Certifiable?” and Windows Server 2008 exam prep sessions)
  • Ask the Experts at Ameriteach, Greenwood Village, CO, 4:30pm – 8:00pm (featuring live rounds of “Are you Certifiable?” sessions on Windows 7, SQL Server, OCS and more—delivered by stellar MCTs!)

Friday, May 8th: Denver, CO to Santa Fe, NM

  • Get Off the Bus! Free day for our intrepid but tired riders—come join us as we explore Santa Fe (follow us on Twitter to see where we’ll be!)

Saturday, May 9th: Santa Fe, NM to Phoenix, AZ

  • Microsoft Technology Round-Up, Training to You, Phoenix, 12:00pm – 3:00pm (featuring Windows 7 previews and Windows Server 2008 certification sessions)
  • Additional Stops TBA

Sunday, May 10th: Phoenix, AZ to Las Vegas, NV

  • “How to Thrive in Your IT Career” at Netcom, 2:00 – 3:30pm (featuring Windows 7 preview)

Monday, May 11th: Las Vegas, NV to Los Angeles, CA

Free All Expenses Paid Trip to TechEd for MCP’s: Will it be you?

by Christopher Kusek (PKGuild) Baltimization, Blog, Certification, Christopher Kusek, Free, Get On The Bus, Informational, Microsoft, Technology

If you remember that “Get On The Bus” Promotion I spoke about before, they’ve changed the game a bit more now! Now it’s not only easier, but it’s even easier than that!

Now, you have the opportunity to be rewarded like so:

  • Free admission to TechEd 2009
  • Hotel stay during the conference
  • Return airfare from Los Angeles to your nearest major airport
  • Your choice of:
    • Airfare from your closest major airport to your choice of cities on the Career Express tour route, where you’ll meet the bus and ride the rest of the way to TechEd, or
    • Airfare directly from your closest major airport to Los Angeles

That’s right! You can be flown to “get on the bus” *or!* You can get flown directly to TechEd itself! How’s that for amazing! It’s like winning one of those raffle contests we’ve all hoped and dreamed to win as children!

So, what does it take to win given light of the news of “I can go directly to TechEd!”

    • Send us an e-mail with your name, MCP ID, and preferred contact info. Include a link to the essay we asked for (“Why I’m Passionate about Microsoft Learning and Certification”) and an optional video URL.
    • You have until 9am Pacific time on Monday, April 20th to enter; we’ll select and notify up to 5 winners the next day.
    • Full legal rules and restrictions here.

And let me break that down for you a bit if you’re at all misunderstanding:

You are required to:

  • BE an MCP – Meaning you have an MCP ID, No ID, No Soup for you
  • Provide a link to an essay you wrote about “Why you’re passionate about MS Learning and Certification”
    • An essay does not mean, a resume, your webpage when it doesn’t include an Essay, or any other form of situation where in the end it does not equal your essay.  If you want an example of what an essay looks like, read mine here:
    • Get on the Bus: You mean I have to write an essay?!
  • (Optional) Include a link to a Video, further stating your passion for MS Learning and Certification.  Again, here is another example :)

Do all of this by April 20th and you’re in business! So, it’s never been so easy!

If you want to find more information about this – Read the source article from the Microsoft Learning Communities Blog Another Chance to Get on the Bus (or Fly Directly to TechEd!)

Whether you fly direct, or get on the bus – This will be an opportunity you’ll never forget!