Quite exciting times again at Microsoft Belgium. Tomorrow we'll officially launch Windows Vista, Office 2007 and Windows Live OneCare to the broad public. After the big Business Innovation Launch event in November for enterpise customers, tomorrow is the day that we'll celebrate the (general) availability of Windows Vista and Office 2007 in stores and shops. As part of this general availability launch, there will be a launch event in the Atomium with a very limited number of attendees. To win an entry ticket, you should have participated in a contest organised by one of the media partners. At this moment all tickets are already distributed, so the few lucky ones that will be able to participate are already known and have been notified.
If you didn't get an entrance ticket, there is one last opportunity for you. You'll be able to watch the gig of Praga Khan for the launch event, live from the Atomium, through three different media: via MSN/Telenet, via Proximus 3G Vodaphone Live! or - probably the coolest - in Second Life. The details for the event in Second Life were mainly worked out by one of the newest Developer & Platform Evangelism members, Miel Van Opstal, who also gives more detailed information on his blog. The technical aspects (such as the streaming) are being taken care of by a marketing agency. (Technical aspects and a marketing agency... Let's hope that works out well... 
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The gig will be broadcasted on 10 different locations in Second Life:
- Strawberry Estate, Miel's own chunk of land with a miniature Atomium in the garden. In every sphere of the Atomium there are screens where people can watch the concert. There will also be 2 giant screens in the Strawberry Estate Club.
- Parioli Club in the Italian Virtual Parks region. They have created a great looking themed location, especially for this launch.
- Club Elements
- Crayonville Island
- Isle of Lesbos
- Mermaids Gentlemens Club
- ShowGirls
- Liquid Dreams
- The Sanctuary Rock
- Irie Vibes Club
And because a picture says more than a thousand words, I'm very happy that Miel allowed me to use his images on this blog:
Slightly adapted from http://blogs.msdn.com/tommer/archive/2007/01/29/second-life-streaming-of-concert-at-belgian-windows-vista-office-2007-launch.aspx.