Congratulations to Jon Westfall, New Windows Mobile MVP!

[Darius Wey]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/' target='_blank'>http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/</a><br /><br /></div><em>&quot;Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) are exceptional technical community leaders from around the world who are awarded for voluntarily sharing their high quality, real world expertise in offline and online technical communities. Microsoft MVPs are a highly select group of experts that represents the technical community's best and brightest, and they share a deep commitment to community and a willingness to help others. MVPs represent a broad spectrum of Microsoft product users. They occupy many different professions including accountants, teachers, artists, engineers and technologists. MVPs reside in over 90 countries, represent 30 different languages, and cover more than 90 Microsoft technologies.&quot;</em><br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/500/zt/auto/1207143491.usr2.jpg" /><br /><br />In the early hours of yesterday morning, Microsoft awarded a number of people the <a target="_blank" href="https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/">Most Valuable Professional (MVP)</a> award for their contributions to technical communities over the past year. Among the newly-awarded is our own Jon Westfall, whose contributions to the Windows Mobile community here at Pocket PC Thoughts have proven invaluable.<br /><br />Congratulations on your new status as <a target="_blank" href="https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/communities/mvp.aspx?product=1&amp;competency=Windows+Mobile&amp;sortby=name">Windows Mobile MVP</a>, Jon, and congratulations to the other newly-awarded and re-awarded MVPs.

[Steven Cedrone]

Congratulations Jon!!! :)

[Paul Martin]

Way to go, Jon! Congrats for all of your hard work and this WELL-DESERVED honor.

[Darren Behan]

Congratulations, Jon. Appreciate your contribution to the community and glad to see it recognized.

db

[yawanag]

CONGRATULATIONS, Jon!! You're much appreciated around here.

[Don Tolson]

I add my congrats as well, Jon... well deserved (and thanks for all you do here!)

[Janak Parekh]

Congrats Jon! Your hard work has not gone missed. :cool:

--janak

[Ed Hansberry]

Awesome Jon. Will you be attending the 2008 MVP Summit (http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/MVPsummit)? I didn't know if the new April awardees would be going since it is so soon after the award date.

[Jon Westfall]

Awesome Jon. Will you be attending the 2008 MVP Summit (http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/MVPsummit)? I didn't know if the new April awardees would be going since it is so soon after the award date.

I'll be there! While I didn't know I was receiving the award until Tuesday morning, I did know I was nominated a few months back, so with that in mind I kept April a bit 'loose' on scheduling for that week. After coming down from Cloud nine a bit on Tuesday and regaining my senses, I registered and got my travel arrangements set up. Seattle here I come!

Thanks everyone who has wished me well, online or offline. It's always nice to be recognized, and I look forward to bringing more reviews, news posts, and slightly off-my-rocker commentary.

[Ed Hansberry]

I'll be there! .
Excellent. I'll see you there.

[marlof]

Congratulations, Jon, it's well deserved. And have fun at the summit. I have very fond memories of the ones I attended, not in the least since they gave me a chance to meet up with the people I only "knew" from my net activities. Some even became personal friends.

[reydiodj]

Congrats Jon! Hope to see you at the Summit too!