Today we've announced that we moved TechEd Europe 2006 from July to November. Also the location was changed from Amsterdam to Barcelona. Why did we reschedule? For those that might think that it was because I didn't want to celebrate my 30th birthday on a geek conference, well, they are wrong.  :)  Actually, July was not longer the most optimal time frame for the event:

• Many developers indicated that they want to enjoy their well-deserved summer holidays and have a difficult time coming to a geek conference in July
• People from the product teams in the US wanted to spend their official national holiday - the 4th of July - at home
• The worldwide Microsoft Partner Conference is also held in the same timeframe

On top of the date change, the event is now fully split up between developers in the first week (7 - 10 November 2006) and IT professionals in the second week (14 - 17 November).

The TechEd Europe team created a nice Frequently Asked Questions section on the website that contains all the official statements about the change.

In short: yes, there will be a TechEd Europe in 2006 but it will be held in November in Barcelona, Spain.