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One month ago I was preparing to go MVP summit these dates. So me and one my colleague Mr. Saad Mahmood (Who is also entitled ad youngest MVP in the world) travelled via Dubai to Seattle. From Dubai to Seattle, It was long journey. It took us round 22 hours to reach from Lahore to Seattle.
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Bellevue is very similar to video games “The Urban Chaos the fallan”. Not in terms of chaos, but in terms of city design and how people walk and talk. Maple leafs were falling and flying in air.
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In bus we meet one other MVP from Dubai “Usama Wahab Khan Yousfzai”.
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Bellevue looks different at Night
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From Red lion bus took us to Hayat Regency hotel. Where I meet one more Pakistani MVP Adnan Amin.
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I took my MVP shirt and other things and start searching some Dynamics MVP. And some from Sri Lanka.
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The first Dynamics MVP I meet is “John Lowther”. When I introduce myself proudly that I am Dynamics Ax MVP. The sudden question he asked “ Man, when everything we can done in GP like supply chain, production why we need AX”. When I asked this question to Microsoft, they answered that what number of user you have. If the number of your fall in this limit then consider this product from Dynamic suite otherwise this. GP is also scalable. Why we need AX when we have GP.
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John Lowther MVP Dynamics GP
I try to convince him but later I decided to just enjoy his company. Everyone has Universe in himself so I just learn from himself instead arguing. It was wonderful moment.
Then we saw huge crowd of Canadian MVP’s. They are huge in numbers and they wear the Canadian national flag jackets. They Look like more American rugby team then MVP’s
At common hall we 4 Pakistani MVP decided to move Microsoft store and Appel store. The buildings are bridged and we travel through them. It was wonderful experience, Different nations of people are traveling there. I meet there Japenses MVPs at Microsoft Store at Bellevue.
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Adan Amin, usama wahab khan and Saad Mahmood
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When I came back to hotel Hayat regency, I saw a familiar face coming, he was “Martin Dab” Dynamics Ax MVP. We took some pictures and then he took me a place where other MVPs AX were sitting. I meet there With Lane Swenka and Antonio Gilabert. We share our experiences and with Dynamics Ax. It was too late and my jet lag starts to hurt. I said good bye and pick bus which leads to my hotel room.
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In the morning we took breakfast from Jonath restaurant with other MVPs. All four days I enjoyed the fried potatoes. We reached building 33 at Microsoft Campus,
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I meet many MVP’s there. Language was initially barrier, I am still not fluent in speaking English, but when I observer that everybody except English and US citizen were facing the same issue. I also start to speak English, later it become more fluent. The problem is same, We Pakistani particularly from Punjab first think in Punjabi (mother tongue) then translate it into Urdu (National language) and then translate it into English. Rest of fellow MVP dropped at building 33. I have to go Building 41. At reception they called shuttle and it dropped me at building 41. I was late. When I reached conference room where was discussion going on Staging Entities and data Import export from Dynamics Ax 7. I greet with every one specially Joris de Gruyter and Tommy Skaue.
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We meet most of the product team and there will question answer and feed back session . There are lot of Question from Thomas Bonde Ejby and I only remember his question about “ client side printer will not work while printer at AOS server side will print”. I enjoyed continues session one after other.
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After each session we got excellent treat from Microsoft. I enjoyed the Coffee there and finally developed its taste (We Pakistani mostly addicted to tea and there is no road side tea stall in US).
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The 4 th day we visit the building 91 where our group photo took with our Program Manager. It was wonderful meeting from all MVP from MEA region. I got chance to meet MVP program manager Lina Magday and Hande Kayadeniz Torkan.
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We enjoyed a lot of pictures with Big Microsoft logo at building 91. Like other MVPs we done purchases on MVP voucher. And then go back to building 33. On calling reception, shuttle took me at transit and from there I have to go Microsoft Advanta Campus. Microsoft Campus at Redmond is itself mini city, buses and shuttles are traveling one building to other. And distance between Microsoft Campus at Redmond to Advanta campus not much then Lahore to Kasur. From shuttle window I was just looking outside that how beautiful this country is neat and clean Advanta is the campus where Is Dynamics Ax was itself build. Joris took me from reception to required floor. After few more session, there we meet SSRS for Dynamics Ax development team. Meanwhile Joris gave us 10 dollar voucher for lunch.
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The Café is so big and at least 5 nations food was available and serve on different sections. Soft drinks were free at Microsoft Campus. I found Pakistani hallal chicken food there with Nana. Quality and quantity was good but taste was not good. With us one other MVP Thomas purchased Indian Pakistan food too, I observed that he has good taste of Indo-Pak food, surprisingly he told me that food is spicy here and I was laughing, It was very nice time to discussion with Joris de Gruyter and Justin carter. Justin told me that he has now more focused on Pre-Sale then development. In the evening, They dropped us on Cars back to Microsoft Campus. At common mix back side of Building 91, there is last party of MVP summit 2015 was going on. There I again meet “John Lowther”, There he answered me the question what He asked me when we first meet. Party is not of our type.
I meet there a lot of excellent personality.
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Erik Hougaard MS Dynamics Nav MVP
On Last day we have to go NewYork. I had no session at Microsoft Campus but my fellow MVPS had some. So after check out the hotel room. Hotel receptionist told me here in Bellevue many interesting places to visit. I just asked “Is there any ancient mound or any shrine of saint in Bellevue or near by” He replied “ No sir I am afraid no such place here”.
So I decided to go to Microsoft campus I stayed at reception and then enjoy the floor sitting where I found electric switch for my laptop.
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There I meet different MVPs and then move the Seattle airport. The travel from Seattle to New York is not much different than here In Pakistan. The boarding room is not much different from Fasial Mover (Local bus service in Pakistan) bus terminal. The JetBlue is look like more Jatt Blue (local Punjabi Cast in Pakistan).
From new York we have to go our company’s office at Cranbury New Jersey. When I reached hotel I was so excited that on map that it is 3 minutes car distance to reach Visionet system’s office. I decided to go on foot. It was look like riverside, so wild trees open air and greenery.
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I meet many exceptional people at Visionet office, Our SVP Jawad khan, VP Amin sab and then CEO Visionet systems “Arshad Masood”. In the evening my ex AX buddy Yasir Saeed took us took to New York. It was wonder reunion. And I am thankful to him that he took time for me. As compare to Seattle Bellevue and Cranbury, New York is different story, my target to reach the Time square. The city is crowed, and early 1950 era building stood there. The area is very similar to Crysis 2 video game. When I reached the Time square, it feels that food street at Lahore is squeeze inside the old wall city. In our local native language “ Food street no Baahtti main band ker diyaa hoo”.
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In the morning we travel back to Lahore via Dubai. It was wonderful travel, Microsoft organize such a wonderful event. I got chance to meet different MVP from different areas of World.
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