As a Gold Passport holder you have no boundaries in San Francisco. Move freely between all conference sessions — including everything at VSLive! as well as all co-located Microsoft^® Mobile DevCon and SpeechTEK sessions . You also get access to every pre- and post-conference workshop, illuminating keynotes, parties and special events. Enjoy exclusive premiums, discounts, and a VIP lounge.

Get More. Save More. With the Gold Passport.
All Gold Passport holders receive:

• Access to every session, workshop and event including:
  
  
  • ASP Live! Learn how to write dynamic, high-performance Web applications with ASP.NET 1.1
    
  • C# Live! Get advanced .NET content with C#, focused on the practical issue of shipping software
    
  • VBITS: Dive into 30+ hours of all-time favorites and brand new sessions on Visual Basic .NET
    
  • SQL Live! Find out how to get better flexibility, performance and optimization on the server
    
  • Microsoft^® Mobile DevCon: Find out about the latest platform advances for mobile technologies
    
  • SpeechTEK: Get the latest techniques on deploying speech solutions that work
    
  • .NET Architecture Sessions from Microsoft: Get an insider’s look at the advancements Whidbey promises and how you can benefit today
    
  • 11 Full-Day Pre- & Post-Conference Workshops

• Wireless Internet access throughout the conference area
  
  
• Golf shirt
  
  
• Eight books of materials and whitepapers — straight from the conference speakers to you
  
  
• VIP access to the Gold Passport Lounge and other special perks
  
  
• Conference DVD with session recordings and PowerPoint slides
  
  
• Microsoft Mobile Development Resource Kit
  
  
• First access to beta versions of Visual Studio "Whidbey" featuring device development (when available)
  
  
• Special offers on Windows Mobile-based devices
  
  
• Plus a Microsoft Smartphone Developer Kit for the First 500 Registered!
  
  

Jump to the forefront of wireless development and technology — start developing applications for Windows Mobile-based Smartphones using the Microsoft .NET Compact Framework. The Windows Mobile 2003-based Smartphone Developer Kit includes a pre-commercial Windows Mobile 2003-based Smartphone* with the .NET Compact Framework 1.0 in ROM, enabling the development of managed code applications in Visual Basic .NET and Visual C#. This allows you to develop .NET applications for the Windows Mobile-based Smartphone before .NET Compact Framework devices hit the market. The kit also includes a new feature guide, trial-edition of Visual Studio .NET 2003 plus CDs with comprehensive development tools and resources. A $499 value, this kit is available for free to the first 500 developers who register for the Gold Passport.

*This device is an English-only, pre-commercial Windows Mobile 2003 based-Smartphone. This handset does not support T9. The enclosed SIM card will enable the phone in developer mode (no GSM/GPRS services). This device is not certified for network access.