2. The Lead Enterprise Architect Program (LEAP) is a program targeted at developing know-how and insight on core components of the Microsoft platform. The audience is software architect at Microsoft partners and customers. The core deliverables of LEAP are 5 master class training sessions and a journey to Redmond together with the other LEAP participants. LEAP will cover the Microsoft platform from a holistic point of view. The trip to Redmond will be in January. The master classes are held monthly, starting in February and ending in June. The program fee is 18.000 NOK excl. VAT. This includes all session, dinners and selected tours. Flights and accommodations for the Redmond trip are not included in the fee. Deadline for applying is Friday, December 13th. http://reg.congresso.no/Microsoft/LEAP/

3. Master Classes – Oslo Five full-day sessions January – June* Software Architecture Information architecture, search, data and analysis Mobility Software Quality, ALM and QA Cloud computing Travel & Hotel Networking Seattle 3 days January 14-16 Meetings with product groups Technical Sessions Microsoft Campus tours

4. Participants within LEAP should be architects or lead developers. The trainings are optimized for persons with the following profiles: Software architects or senior software developers with experience of adopting parts of the Microsoft platform without a holistic view on it. Senior software architects or senior infrastructure architects with experience in the adoption of competitive products and technologies but with less experience on the Microsoft platform.