Break free from everyday limitations and get your answer to “what if ...” while having direct access to a variety of backgrounds, interests, and expertise. Microsoft Mash-Ups engage diverse professionals in a creative environment to envision and create the ‘next big thing’ in meeting customer wants and needs.

What is a mashup?

1. Wikipedia definition: A mashup is a website or application that combines content from more than one source into an integrated experience.
2. Layman’s definition: Make technology the way you want it to be!

Mashup Brainstorm: Sunday, April 29, 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Mashup Social Hour: Sunday, April 29, 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
After Hours Mashup: Monday, April 30, 8:00 pm - 2:00 am

Add your ideas to the brainstorm and mix it up at the Mashup social hour. Then, put your ideas in motion at the live ‘After Hours’ Mashup greeted by good food, music, drink, hands-on labs and prizes - a party fueled by brainpower and creativity!

Meet new friends and old, stay up to the minute on all the happenings, and network like you’ve never networked before using our MIX social networking offerings. 

Converse and connect before, during and after MIX on Facebook with other attendees. Upload event photos, start dialogues, and get the most current information on MIX07 and Birds of a Feather gatherings between sessions. Join the MIX07 Event on Facebook to connect with other attendees and join the Facebook Developer community to connect with fellow developers and learn more about the Facebook Platform.

What is Twitter? It's what everyone is doing! Twitter is a versatile new service that only asks one question: What are you doing? Answers are kept under 140 characters and routed between friends in real time so you always know what's up.  Join us! Text JOIN MIX07 to 40404 and Twitter will keep us all connected as we descend upon Las Vegas for our 72 hour conversation. We'll know who's "heading out to dinner in ten minutes," who is "sitting up for the Ray Ozzie keynote," and even, who is "waking up in the desert!"

Finally, be sure to tag all of your MIX related blog posts and photos as MIX07 so that all those folks who weren’t able to make it can see what’s going on (and all the cool stuff they are missing)!

A warm thank you to all the participants in this year’s REMIX contest!  With over 100 entries it was a fantastic outpouring of creativity and artistry.  The difficult decision of picking grand prize winners and honorable mentions was left to our capable judges who picked the designs based on three factors: quality of the design, creativity in remixing the home page and thoughtful user experience, with bonus points awarded for using the new Microsoft Expression Web design tool. 

And now, the envelope please…

The three grand prize winners who will be joining us at MIX07 are:

Horror Flick  by Ian Muir

Nox  by Sandra Krantz

Teenage Daydreaming  by Ryan

The ten honorable mentions who will be receiving a Zune prize pack are:

Elegant Mix  by James Ricks

AniMIX  by Zach Rivera

Cool Mixt  by Umasankar Arumugam

Quadricolor  by Guillaume

Mix Light  by Krisztian Hadi

Web Two Point oh!  by Maxime Garneau

Olives and Oranges Remix  by Lloyd Viente

Flair  by T. Carnright

Mixtification  by Sandeep Sood

Pure Blue  by Jason Polete

Congratulations to all the winners!  Please send me an e-mail when you have a moment:  bethg @ microsoft . com

Cool. The first 80 people to post some MIX07 blog bling on their blog or website will get all three posters mailed to them! These posters are from a limited print run and it is the only way you can collect all three. Hang one in your office, hang one in your bedroom, and if you are feeling generous; give the other one to your favorite co-worker. Check out the details over at Mixtify

The fun has started! Check out the new MIXTIFY page on the MIX07 site where all the really cool stuff lives. Blog flair galore, MIX posters that we humbly like to call art, and your very own gadget to count down the days to MIX with RSS built in. Only 95 days, 23 hours, 33 minutes, and 6 seconds until we meet at MIX.