Microsoft MIX11 : Students & Academic Staff Discount is Available For the Conference

Microsoft MIX11 : Students & Academic Staff Discount is Available For the Conference / The chance that every geek student wants to catch!

2/16/2011 8:22:00 AM 0 comment 1308 times

Nearly all of .Net developers are aware of MIX Talks (my guess, only developers who has no internet access are not aware of MIX. If you are one of those, stop writing code and go write child novels) and they are thrown every year by Microsoft. MIX11 is just a few months ahead of us and this year, it will take place in Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas between 12th of April and 14^th of April. For those who has no idea what I am talking about, here is a brief overview of MIX which was quoted from http://live.visitmix.com/About

MIX is a unique opportunity to engage with Microsoft and industry professionals in a two-way conversation about the future of web - from the diversity of devices and interaction models on the front-end, to the tools and technologies that power the user experience, to the services that make it all possible.

MIX is for professionals who design and build cutting-edge websites. http://live.visitmix.com
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Learn about the future of web, from the diversity of devices and interaction models on the front-end, to the tools and technologies that power the user experience, to the services that make it all possible. There’s no better place to hear about the future of Silverlight, Internet Explorer, Windows Phone, ASP.NET, and technologies like HTML5 and CSS3.

GET REAL ANSWERS FROM THE EXPERTS

MIX isn’t just about getting a first look at the latest technologies and trends – it’s an opportunity for you to have your questions answered by industry and Microsoft experts.

I thought that there could be an easy way for students to live those sessions where they happen. So I have searched (this is a Microsoft event so I thought that would be only legitimate if I Google it with Bing ) and nothing has come up and decided to try to get information by e-mail.

MIX registration team replied me at the same they with tons of information and I didn’t know that MIX has this kind of great deals for students.

Before diving deep, I would like to indicate that I have asked MIX registration team for the permission to publish the content of e-mail they have sent me on my blog so that the others can be aware of this opportunity and they kindly accept my request.

My question was so straight and their answer was so informative;

Q : I am a student on Travel Management, in Turkey and I would like to know if you have any discounts for students on MIX11 or not.

A : The academic rate is for full-time students and full-time staff of the academic community at the time of MIX11 with proof of enrollment or employment from an accredited educational institution. The cost to attend with a code is $595 and covers the regular conference fee only; Pre-Conference Boot Camps and hotel accommodations are additional.

Given the original cost which is $1395, this deal is pretty perfect. Of course you need to prove that you are eligible for the discount. How so? They informed me before I asked! Pretty gorgeous. The process is as indicated below;

Students

College, university, and career state-accredited school students qualify to register for MIX11 using the academic discounted rate with an acceptable form of academic ID. Please provide one of the following to prove that you are a current, full-time student:

Official dated, current class schedule indicating name of school and student
Official dated, current school tuition bill indicating name of school and student (please black-out tuition cost and any other personal information)
Official dated, current report card indicating name of school and student
Other official dated, current proof of enrollment indicating name of school and student

Faculty / Staff

College, university, and career state-accredited faculty and staff members qualify to register for MIX11 using the academic discounted rate with an acceptable form of academic ID. Please provide one of the following:

Official, current faculty/staff paycheck stub indicating full-time employment (please black-out salary information and any other personal information)
Official, current letter on school letterhead verifying person’s full-time employment

If you are an eligible academic and would like to attend MIX11, you need to submit your form of academic ID in one of the following ways:

Fax a photocopy of academic ID to 1-206-783-5594
--OR--
Email a scanned image of academic ID to MIX11@ustechs.com in JPG, PDF or GIF format

After you complete those above steps, the process is going to be like below according to MIX Registration team;

Once we receive your valid proof of academic ID, we will provide you with an RSVP code to register. Please note you will need to bring the original form of academic ID in addition to a current valid photo ID with you to the event and show it at the time of registration. Failure to provide valid proof of eligibility is the responsibility of the registrant, and the registrant is responsible for their hotel and travel plans.

Personally, I am not going to make it for this year due to the academic calendar but maybe you are. I would say that is a perfect deal to catch for students and this kind of events are the best way to integrate with Microsoft developers.

Pack your stuff, and get ready for those geek sessions

Owww, I almost forgot. If you’ll be there for MIX, don’t forget to put the picture (just on the left side) on your blog to inform others that you will be there

This is cool way to say “Hey, I am a geek and I am proud of it…”