Windows Hardware Engineering Conference - Events

Events

  • 2001 – Anaheim, California. March 26-28, 2001.
    • Announcement of the availability of Windows XP Beta 2, which includes the first public beta of Internet Explorer 6.
  • 2002 – Seattle, Washington. April 16-18, 2002.
  • 2003 – New Orleans, Louisiana. May 6-8, 2003.
    • Bill Gates keynote; demonstrated "Athens" PC concept, discussed 64-bit computing, uptake of Windows XP.
    • Initial Windows Longhorn demonstrations and discussions, focusing on a new Desktop Composition Engine (which later became known as the Desktop Window Manager)
  • 2004 – Seattle, Washington. May 4-7, 2004.
    • Discussion of Longhorn release timeline and upcoming service packs for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
    • Updated Athens concept PC design, named "Troy" based on a Longhorn user interface
  • 2005 – Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, Washington. April 25-27, 2005.
    • Bill Gates gave a keynote speech on various topics including Windows "Longhorn" (known later as Windows Vista) and 64-bit computing.
  • 2006 – Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, Washington. May 23-25, 2006. Attendance of more than 3,700.
    • Microsoft announced the release of beta 2 of Windows Vista, Windows Server "Longhorn" and Microsoft Office 2007.
    • The Free Software Foundation staged a protest outside the venue, wearing yellow hazmat suits and handing out pamphlets claiming that Microsoft products are "Defective by Design" because of the Digital Rights Management technologies included in them.
  • 2007 – Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California. May 15-17, 2007.
  • 2008 – Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California. November 4-6, 2008.
    • Immediately following PDC 2008, held at the same venue, October 27-30.
    • Focusing on the upcoming Windows 7.

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