Where else, over the course of two days, can you get all the latest news and demos of DirectX Gaming goodness?  Meltdown 2005, of course!

This is going to be a lot of fun!  Mike Morhaime (Blizzard, you know...they guys who have built an enormously popular game) will give the keynote.  But it's more than just cool gaming celebrities talking about games...you'll get all the latest scoop on DirectX, Longhorn, and Visual Studio.  Of course, there's all the great networking opportunities as well.  I mean, where else can you meet pretty much EVERYBODY on the DirectX team in one location?

Here's some of the many cool presentations you'll see:

• DirectX: Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond (Shane Evans)
• Optimizing Windows Games (Kev Gee)
• Optimization Best Practices with VC2005 (Kang Su Gatlin)
• Debugging Tips and Techniques for C#/C++ Developers (Habib Heydarian)
• Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers: Profiler Tips and Tricks (Steve Carroll )
• Performance Investigator for Windows (PIX) ( Mike Burrows )
• Next-Generation Graphics on Longhorn Revealed (Sam Glassenberg & Craig Peeper)
• Microsoft Windows Gaming – Business Trends, Opportunities and Strategies (Rich Wickham )