A trip to Redmond, maybe?

A few hours ago i received a mail from a Microsoft representative.

Microsoft will be conducting a three day focus group meeting from February 27, 2008 through February 29, 2008 to establish a fair passing score and identify the most relevant content for the LIVE exams:

[ Edited for NDA purposes ]

I am contacting you because you performed well on the betas for these exams.

If you choose to participate, you will be providing a key role in determining the final live exam content in addition to “setting the bar” that determines the standard required to gain certification for these exams.

I am inquiring as to your interest and availability for these sessions.

Well, urm, i was pretty shocked when i read this and at first thought that this was a scam. Thanks to the friendly help of Helmer i was advised that this is, in fact, the real deal.

Okay, so first things first: It looks like i passed both 70-646 and 70-647, which i didn’t really expect.

Microsoft is offering me a three day stay in Redmond, all expenses paid. I just hope i get my passport and visa covered until then. Looks like this is really going to get interesting!