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Microsoft’s BUILD Event Starts Today

Microsoft’s BUILD event starts today and runs through Friday. The keynote is today at 9AM Pacific Time and has the potential to reveal lots of new things about Windows 8. You can check out the BUILD website and see the general agenda of this week’s activities.

BUILD is a new event that shows modern hardware and software developers how to take advantage of the future of Windows. Learn how to work with the all new touch-centric user experience to create fast, fluid, and dynamic applications that leverage the power and flexibility of the core of Windows, used by more than a billion people around the world.

Hear how the UI was designed to work seamlessly with a diversity of devices and form factors. Go behind the scenes and learn all about the new app model that allows you to create powerful new apps. All while retaining the ability to use your existing apps. Web-connected and web-powered apps built using HTML5 and JavaScript have access to the power of the PC. Touch-optimized browsing, with the full power of hardware-accelerated Internet Explorer 10 transforms your experiences with the web. BUILD is the first place to dive deep into the future of Windows.

You can watch the stream directly with Silverlight and the BUILD website should also update to include info on where to watch the stream.

For more information on following BUILD, this MSDN blog has lots of places you can find BUILD and Windows information online.