Awarded MVP BizTalk Server 1st July 2010

This is an exciting moment, before summer holidays will start. I have been awarded by Microsoft with 2010 Microsoft® MVP Award. I was working today and after finishing diner with the family I opened my mailbox and found the ‘Congratulations 2010 Microsoft MVP!’ email from Microsoft. I cannot describe how happy I am and how rewarding it feels to receive such an award.

I would like to thank all people at Microsoft (ones that nominated me), community members and other involved. My wife and children for enduring the long hours without me, while I was blogging, writing or participating on forums. I would dedicated this to them.

Finally I also would like to thank my former employer Inter Access (especially manager Kees Hout), dear friends Harco van Polen and Ivo Brouwer for always believing in me and supporting me for last couple of years in my career.

P.S. No logo yet as I have to wait for my logo kit.


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Edward said…
Gefeliciteerd! Ik heb er vandaag ook weer een jaartje bij gekregen... Tot op de Summit ;)
Edward
12:38 PM
Gijs said…
Congratulations Steef-Jan! Well deserved!
1:17 AM
Ben Cline said…
Congrats! Excellent job on the forums!

- Ben Cline
2:36 PM
Randal van Splunteren said…
Van harte gefeliciteerd. Top gedaan!

Randal van Splunteren
11:53 PM
Tariq Majeed said…
Congratulations on becoming MVP.

Tariq Majeed
4:04 AM
Tariq Majeed said…
Congratulations, great job.

Tariq Majeed
4:06 AM
Mark Willems said…
Well done Steef Jan!! Congratulations!
12:53 AM
Mohan Aryal said…
Congratulation Steef.. Your contribution is really great towards Microsoft community.. Great Job!!
1:05 PM
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