Released on: March 30, 2008, 7:40 pm

Press Release Author: wowgao

Industry: Marketing

Press Release Summary: March 25, 2008 - Toronto, Canada - Microsoft is the latest
addition to the great speaker lineup for the 2008 Government and Health Technologies
Conference Expo, taking place April 15 -16, 2008 at the Design Exchange in Toronto
Ontario. Microsoft\'s National Technology Officer, John Weigelt will be delivering a
keynote presentation at the conference.

As the National Technology Officer for Microsoft Canada, John Weigelt is responsible
for driving Microsoft Canada's strategic policy and technology efforts. In this
role, Mr. Weigelt is the lead public advocate within the company on key issues such
as the development of national technology policy and the use of technology by
government, education and academia. Mr. Weigelt is also responsible for the
development and implementation of strategies, which strengthen the company's
relationships with the Canadian technology industry at large.

Prior to joining Microsoft, John held the position of Senior Director of
Architecture, Standards and Engineering at the Chief Information Officer Branch of
the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. In this role, he was responsible for the
development of the Government of Canada Enterprise architecture, Treasury Board IM
and IT standards, and provided support for Critical Information Infrastructure
Protection Policy. John holds a Master's Degree in computer and communications
security from the Royal Military College of Canada and is both a certified
information systems security professional as well as a certified information
security manager.

John is an automobile aficionado and keeps a North American road map handy whenever
he takes to the open road with his family. He continues to try to convince his
Bernese mountain dog, Yukon, that there is enough room in his Mini for both of them.

To register for Early-Bird Passes please visit http://gov.wowgao.com/registration OR
call (416)292-0038 Ext. 812.


Press Release Body: Microsoft to Deliver Keynote at the 2008 Government Technologies
Conference and Expo

March 25, 2008 - Toronto, Canada - Microsoft is the latest addition to the great
speaker lineup for the 2008 Government and Health Technologies Conference Expo,
taking place April 15 -16, 2008 at the Design Exchange in Toronto Ontario.
Microsoft\'s National Technology Officer, John Weigelt will be delivering a keynote
presentation at the conference.

As the National Technology Officer for Microsoft Canada, John Weigelt is responsible
for driving Microsoft Canada's strategic policy and technology efforts. In this
role, Mr. Weigelt is the lead public advocate within the company on key issues such
as the development of national technology policy and the use of technology by
government, education and academia. Mr. Weigelt is also responsible for the
development and implementation of strategies, which strengthen the company's
relationships with the Canadian technology industry at large.

Prior to joining Microsoft, John held the position of Senior Director of
Architecture, Standards and Engineering at the Chief Information Officer Branch of
the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. In this role, he was responsible for the
development of the Government of Canada Enterprise architecture, Treasury Board IM
and IT standards, and provided support for Critical Information Infrastructure
Protection Policy. John holds a Master's Degree in computer and communications
security from the Royal Military College of Canada and is both a certified
information systems security professional as well as a certified information
security manager.

John is an automobile aficionado and keeps a North American road map handy whenever
he takes to the open road with his family. He continues to try to convince his
Bernese mountain dog, Yukon, that there is enough room in his Mini for both of them.

To register for Early-Bird Passes please visit http://gov.wowgao.com/registration OR
call (416)292-0038 Ext. 812.

About Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ \"MSFT\") is the worldwide leader in software, services
and Internet technologies for personal and business computing.

Microsoft Canada Co. was founded in 1985. As the Canadian subsidiary of Microsoft
Corporation in Redmond, Washington, the company provides sales, marketing,
consulting and local support services in French and English. Microsoft Canada has
grown from five people in 1985 to more than 900 employees. It also has strong
relationships with more than 24,000 partners across Canada. More than 1,100 of these
are Microsoft Certified Partners, and over 200 are Gold Certified Partners.
Headquartered in Mississauga, Microsoft Canada has regional offices in Toronto,
Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec and Halifax.

Microsoft Canada had more than $1 billion in annual sales in 2005. In a 2005
KPMG/Ipsos-Reid study, Canadian CEOs voted Microsoft one of the 25 most respected
corporations in Canada. Microsoft Canada was also named in 2005 as one of Canada\'s
50 Best Employers in Report on Business Magazine and in 2006, as one of Canada\'s Top
100 Employers in Maclean\'s Magazine.

About the 2008 Government and Health Technologies Conference & Expo:
The 2008 Government and Health Technologies Conference and Expo will focus on the
latest IT products and solutions being developed and sought after in the healthcare
and public service sector, including Web 2.0, Patient Monitoring Systems, Document
Management, Business Intelligence, Mobile Data Systems, RFID Solutions, Biometrics
and much more.

As one of Canada\'s leading annual IT conference and exposition, the event features
ground breaking IT applications that aim to educate key IT professionals, Government
officials, developers, architects, engineers and medical professionals with the
necessary tools and techniques for the reliable, effective management of all public
information services across Canada. For more information about the event, please
visit http://gov.wowgao.com

About WowGao Inc.
WowGao Inc. is an award winning leading event management company that produces,
since 2003, internationally renowned conferences and expositions that address the
latest innovations and developments in the information technology industry. Our
featured events include:
Government & Health Technologies Conference and Expo, April 15 & 16, 2008
Wireless & Mobile Expo and Conference, July 15 & 16, 2008
RFID Forum, July 15 & 16, 2008
Financial Services Technology Forum, October 2008
For more information about the events, please visit http://www.wowgao.com/

For conference inquiries:
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(416) 292 - 0038 ext. 840 | conference@wowgao.com
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