Microsoft has confirmed that attendees of its upcoming WinHEC and Professional Developer Conference will receive “pre-beta” versions of its forthcoming Windows 7 operating system. The Professional Developer Conference (PDC) is scheduled for October 27–30 in Los Angeles; WinHec follows a week later.
“Attendees will be among the first to receive the pre-beta build of Windows 7,” write Microsoft marketing manager Denise Begley in a PDC blog. “Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to attend 21 different sessions that drill down into the details of developing for Windows 7.

