A Week at Microsoft’s Redmond Campus: My MVP Summit Experience
This year, I had the opportunity to attend the Microsoft MVP Summit in person for the first time and visit the Microsoft campus in Redmond.
Until now, my expectations were mostly around product updates, roadmap discussions, and learning about what’s coming next. But after spending a full week there, I realized the real value of the experience was something quite different.
The Journey
The journey itself is already part of the experience.
A direct flight from Istanbul to Seattle is long enough to disconnect you from your daily routine. It’s tiring, and the time difference hits you quickly.
But this was not my first time in Seattle.
About nine years ago, I attended one of the largest Dynamics conferences at the time, held at the Seattle Convention Center. Back then, there were no direct flights with Turkish Airlines, so we had to travel via New York, which made the journey even more challenging.
That visit was quite different. The event was in downtown Seattle, and we didn’t really have the chance to explore the Microsoft campus in depth.
This time, however, the experience was completely different.
